Professional Development Assignment: Cover Letter, CV, App Answers

This assignment showcases a student's application materials, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), and responses to application questions. The cover letter introduces the candidate's skills and experience, highlighting their suitability for a research executive position, and emphasizes their interest in the role. The CV provides a detailed overview of the candidate's background, skills, and qualifications, including work experience, education, and interests. The application answers address specific questions about the candidate's motivations, teamwork experience, problem-solving abilities, time management skills, and persuasive communication skills, demonstrating their ability to work effectively and contribute to the company. The assignment also includes references to relevant academic sources.

Cover letter, CV and 5 question
Application Answers
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Cover letter
A cover letter is types of document. It provides the detailed information about the personal skills
and experience. Thus, this letter provide the explanation That why this job position is suitable for
the candidate and describe the interest of candidate in open position. Therefore, the main purpose
of cover letter is that the candidate introduce yourself to the organization, demonstrated their
personal interest in the vacant position, describe their skills, knowledge and experience which
suitable for the position (Caretta-Weyer, 2019). On the other side, candidate make the effective
cover letter along with resume it is the chance they tell their potential why they are complete
person for the place and how their skills and expertness can enhance economic value to the
company. There are various types of cover letter such as Application Letter, Referral Cover
Letter, Letter of Interest, Networking Letter, Value Proposition Letter
Application Letter – This cover letter is the traditional it applies for only the specific
job. Applicant sent this document with their resume to apply for job (Bischof, 2020
Wallwork, 2019).
Referral cover letter – In this letter, applicant mention the name of the person who
recommend for the job (Bromberg and Charbonneau, 2019).
Letter of interest - This cover letter is also called prospecting letter.
Networking letter - in this letter, applicant request the job researcher to give the advice and
assist.
Networking Letter – In this letter, candidate provide the brief introduction and also give
the unique statements that make the candidate unique (Oña Sandoval, 2019).
Cover letter
Silesia green
4231EastStreet
Baltimore,MD23127
123-456-7890
[e-mail]
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Dear Branslin
It is the Pleasurable experience for me to introduce myself and present my interest to acquire the
post of research executive under your proper guidance. As an experienced research executive
who has successfully managed the senior level executive personnel over an 3 years career, I have
increase my knowledge and experience to make the highest level of competences, time
management, confidently and effective operations. Having completed my bachelor and master
degree in management.
Most significant achievements
 Created detailed research and information for the competition of special projects.
 Extensive experience and scheduling and subordinating activities and coordinated with
other internal or external customer at all the level of management.
 Maximised the best customer services.
Transferable skills
 I have improved my communication skills with the helps of sharing the ideas with the
team members.
 I have improved my analytical skills by analysing the correlations between data trends.
 I have improved my time management skills by set the priorities of work and completion
the project on time.
Work experience
I have 3 years experience as a research executive as I successfully managed different projects
collected and analysed information that indicates what people think about consumer products or
particular societal issues.
Company name
XYZ company Ltd
Responsibilities
 Supervise research projects
 Mange the team members for ensure that project remains on schedule.
 Review and analysts the data during the project.
 Analyse past issue and re-create deviation analysis
 Create charts, graphs, and presentations for leadership teams
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Achievements
Successfully, applying analytical and mathematical methods to assist businesses and
organizations in making better, more informed decisions and solving problems.
Education and qualification
2007, Bcom in management, London university
2011, MBA in management, London university
Interest
Interest in planning, controlling and organizing the business activity
Interest in forecasting the future demand of organization
Interest in evaluate map, graphical record, and presentations for activity teams
Reference and recommendation
MR CHARLIE
Curriculum Vitae
It is a document which described the candidate unique personality and abilities. It is exploited
and created by a person to present their background, skills, and qualification (Parker and
Richards, 2019). Thus, résumés can be used for the professional and carrier perspective also
variety of reasons, but most often they are used to securing new employment. A typical contains
a “summary” of relevant job experience and education.
Curriculum Vitae
Silesia green
4231EastStreet
Baltimore,MD23127
123-456-7890
[e-mail]
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Career objectives
Scholar with good communicating, research design, and email control skills. Search a position as
a research executive at IPSOS MORI to leverage business and research skills to support external
and internal communication where I can exploit my 3 years of research management, program
development, quality assurance, and training experience.
Work Experience / Careers History
 Worked as a research executive for 3 year
 Currently working as research post
Summer training
 8 weeks of summer training at small company in the research department
 Studying about the new graphs and software for handle the research projects
 Analyse and forecasting the demand of product by handle the different projects
 In simmer training I handle the three different project which is related the management
 Identify the investigation techniques and also identify the different research tool that
helps to improve the practical skills.
Knowledge and skills
 Effective motivational and leadership skills.
 Solution-oriented with particular innovative thinking.
 Excellent verbal and written communication with subordinates, team members, and
clients.
 Expert technique with Microsoft Office, Access, SAP, Peoplesoft, and ERP software
 Time management skill
 Team management skill with managing the people.
Roles and responsibility
 Supervise research projects
 Mange the team members for ensure that project remains on schedule.
 Review and analysts the data during the project.
 Analyse past effect and execute deviation analysis
 Create charts, graphs, and presentations for leadership teams
Core qualification
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2007, Bcom in management, London university
2011, MBA in management, London university
Professional experience
 Achieved certificate in handling the research projects
 Attending the research workshop
 Strong knowledge of company act.
Other projects
 worked with company 1 on a 7 days project for gathered the data it requires for an area of
research
 Worked with company 2 on a 30 days project promoting its research techniques of
marketing.
 Organizes a 7 days training program for the research department employees
Interest
 Interest in planning, controlling and organizing the business activity
 Interest in forecasting the future demand of organization
 Interest in assess interpret, diagram, and presentations for activity teams
APPLICATION FORM
Why do you want to work for us
I read an article & found vacant position of a research executive so I seen your company as it
deliver the best services to the customer I securely accept in attractive a cooperative approach to
each projection so when I saw vacant job with your company to join the research unit I knew I
had to employ. I've seen your activity in research projects, and also I seen the review and
comments of employee who had good experience working in your company. Thus, I also seen
the video and interior the company that truly glorious me because i saw the cooperation in
activity. I glade to operative with a group to succeed a ordinary goal, and I know my aspect in
management has fitted out me for this duty. I looking progressive to proper a valued subscriber
to this extraordinary team. On the other side, I also read your mission and vision. So I find the
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specific and different information about the company on social media. This information helps me
that my objective and goal is aligned with the company mission and vision. This is the reason I
can choose your company.
Tell us about the time you worked in a group to achieve an objectives
I have handled the group of people for the past 3 years, so my group management skill is good.
Recently, I working with 17 team members which have knowledge about the marketing,
management and production related activities. In the current job role, I m leading the group and
also I make plan of the group, so I analyse that which activity need how much time. So, I can set
the properties of work according to the specific time. The group members help me to achieve the
goal and objective of the particular task. Thus, Almost of my regular occupation is rather self-
directed, so it's pleasant to have this group experience formerly in a while, and I aspect
progressive to advance teamwork experiences with your administration. Thus, when I handle
your employees and group of people it helps your productivity because the experience which I
have it helps me out to manage the member because the ability of influence the people is good.
so, I can well proceed the advantage when it comes to duty the unit organized.
Tell us about the time when you identity the new approach of solving the problem
I occupation for xyz company for three years. There was one issue which I faced during the
research as I found that my team member and employee are not solved the practical problem and
they not estimating the clear result. Thus, to solve this problem i take initiatives as I found the
actual problem employee Face during the research. I was in research executive so I gather all the
information, Formulate challenge questions and Explore new ideas with the help of employees. I
Come up with solutions like providing the training to the employees and also give them to
chance for working with practical project that helps to enhance the practical skill of employees.
Thus, I find the ideas and I can implement this idea on the business for taking the action. On the
other side, for solving the difficult problems I spent an hour on the research. I handled the
situation. I sent a lengthy email description the issue to the top manager and our solution and
everything was okay.
Tell us about the time when you had to manage a number of different priorities and
complete a number of task in a short amount of time
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Firstly, I underspend the work that which types of activities require for complete the project.
Further, I make the plan according to the time and knowledge and distribute the work to the
employees according their skills and knowledge, Further, for Meeting the important deadlines
the distribution process is mandatory because it helps to reduce the misunderstanding. Thus, the
plan and distribution is successfully done. So, I am able to analyse the performance and,
emphasize my statement of processes and of the value of running in the lead. For example, the
planning approach is the best for handle the work. So, I am breaking it into little project and
scope mini-deadlines for all job directing up to the task whole due date. In that manner, I am
regularly making development each day, and I am ensured that the project is completed on time.
This, it is the best plan for me because breaking the task into smaller group it helps me for
achieving the goal and objective of the particular task.
Tell us about project you worked on that required you to persuade other to your point of
view.
Last month, I need the top manager to approve the research project. So I sent requesting email
with the potential saving underlined. That got his attention. When he came to seem me, I showed
the detail report that how to handle the project by reducing he time and cost as well and he
impressed with me and he approved this project on the spot. Henceforth, to influence the people
firstly, I understand the view point and then give the testaments in an appropriate manner. This
strategy helps me to influence the people.
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