Sunday, September 6, 2009

Application Letter (Draft 2)

Wyeth Nutritionals, with its presence in Singapore since 1999, will embark on 1st expansion plan in 2009. The production capacity will be increased by 50% from annual 80 million pounds to 120 million pounds by 2010.

Senior / Chemists(Singapore - Tuas)

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, train and supervise a team of Chemists / Assistant Chemists in providing prompt analytical services to support production activities
  • Investigate and document any non-compliance or out-of-speciifcation situations and follow up for proper disposition
  • Assist in the validation / verification and review of laboratory test methods and reports
  • Qualify, operate, calibrate and maintain laboratory facilities and instruments to set standards

Requirements:
  • Degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Food Science / Pharmacy or a related discipline
  • Minimum 3 year’s experience in laboratory in a pharmaceutical / chemical or a related industry
  • Familiarity with lab systems e.g stability/ contaminants program and qualification/ method transfer is an advantage
  • Able to work on 12-hour day shift in a fast-paced environment
  • Perform shift and weekend duties if necessary
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Ms Chen Yuanhua
Block 333 Sembawang Close
#04 - 429
Singapore 750333

September 2, 2009

Ms Low Siow Ching
Wyeth Nutritionals (Singapore) Pte Ltd
No 1 Tuas South Avenue 4
Singapore 637609

Dear Ms Low,

Application For Wyeth Nutritionals Chemist Position

I read with interest your advertisement in the Executive Appointments on 27th August 2009 for the post of Chemist. I believe that you will find me an appropriate candidate, with my academic qualifications and work experience. I graduated with Bachelor in Science (Chemistry) in year 2010 and I am familiar with analytical equipment, which includes Fluorescence Spectroscopy and HPLC.

I was an intern for your company from June 2006 to December 2006. I was assigned to assist in the stability program, which I have tested and reviewed the stability product. With that, I documented an out-of-specification report and stability report. My most rewarding experience with the company was assisting the stability program as working with both the chemistry department and the production department allows me to develop strong interpersonal skill and team spirit.

I recognized that the expansion of the production capacity is highly prioritized; I am confident I can bring in my expertise and contribute in supporting the production activity.

I will be most delighted to discuss my background with you in person. I can be reached at this mobile number: 96444330 and email: yuanhua@hotmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration.

Yours sincerely,


Chen Yuanhua

Enclosure: Resume

7 comments:

shiny_eatsmudpie said...
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shiny_eatsmudpie said...

Hi Huahua,

I believe you made a minor mistake with the company's name and address. The two should be separated. :)

Your application letter is short and precise. There's this chinese saying: yi zhen jian xue. It simply means precise. Am i right? :X

Anyway, what I'm trying to illustrate is the fact that being an intern in their organization have given you an advantage. It was very smart of you to use that as your "secret weapon". When you were an intern in their organization, you had learnt how the company works. It would be a lot easier for you to learn and adapt if they were to hire you. :)

Quoting from what Zi Kai mentioned during peer teaching: If you want to find out more about a certain company, it would be best to secure an internship with them. This not only allows us to adapt to the working environment and find out the requirements of the job, but also fine tunes ourselves towards the company's goals. :)

Love,
Shiny

Anonymous said...

Hey Huahua,

i agree with Shiny, that mentioning your experience from internship was a great idea.The way you describe your role during internship is impressive.

Being an intern gave you the advantage to be able to recognise the company's direction in the future.

Perhaps you might want to include how your past work experience has helped you?i think that would be useful in promoting yourself.

Ruth=)

Peiling said...

Hi Hua Hua!

Having interned in the company which you are applying for definitely give you an advantage over the other fresh graduates. In addition, it allows you to make an insightful choice whether or not to start a full time profession with the company.

It is great that you have provided relevant information as requested in the job advertisement. It would be even better if you could include your leadership skills or activities as the first responsibility stated in the advertisement requires you to lead, train and supervise a team of assistant chemists.

Overall, I find your letter neat and concise. Thank you for sharing!

Peiling

shiny_eatsmudpie said...

Hi Huahua,

I would like to add on. I agree with Peiling that you should include events where you display your leadership skills as the first responsibilty for the job is to lead a team.

Maybe you can talk about the skills (e.g HPLC, UV-vis and any other analytical skills)which you acquired through lab works, in polytechnic or NUS. This may help to enhance the impression of the interviewer on your lab capabilities.

You can also talk about interpersonal skills which is also important for a team to work efficiently.

Love,
Shiny

Z Bang said...

Yuan Hua,

I have a few suggestion here.

First of all, I suggest you not to put your name above your address as your name is already written at the bottom of the letter.

Then, you could put this sentence " I am familiar with analytical equipment, which includes Fluorescence Spectroscopy and HPLC. " in second paragraph because it is a description about your skills and knowledge.

In addition, for the third paragraph, you may add in more details to support your statement so that it will be more convincing.

Lastly, you may emphasize more on what you have learnt in ur internship and use it to compensate with the criterion you do not satisfy, which is " Minimum 3 year’s experience in laboratory in a pharmaceutical / chemical or a related industry ".

On the whole, your letter is very clear and concise. It will be very impressive if you can elaborate more on your work experience and your relevant knowledge in chemistry industry. =)

Cheers,
Zhi Peng

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