Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:40:53 +0000

Dorothy’s Motivation letter.
By Dorothy Amboka.
My education level and experience have contributed to my powerful communication skills and hard work in everything that I do.
During my Diploma in applied biology course, I operated in Teso District as I wrote my project on the ‘prevalence of Taenia Taeniasis in Teso District’. This was more of co-ordination with the community and the veterinary doctors for six months.

I later joined mass communication course and these helped me a lot on public relations and article writing. I became a powerful communicator and up to now I am a master of ceremony, a writer and as well a good reader. I can communicate to any person perfectly, be it children, adult or old people.
Due to the above skills, I was chosen to take part in media advisory centre co-ordination talks during campaign 2007 elections which lasted for only three years.
ARID lands INFORMATION network advertised for the community information volunteers. They were selecting young fresh graduates from university. Despite the fact that I was not a graduate but I was called for the interview. They liked my communication skills and I was selected in the first best ten. I am now working there as a community information volunteer. We are not paid salary but we are paid a sustainable fee of Kshs.15, 000.
Arid lands information network sponsored me to take part in gender, women and social development at Egerton University in Nakuru.
Now I have come out the best volunteer of the year and am going to be awarded in the graduation that will take place on 28th April as the best volunteer of the year. I have also been selected to take part in climate change project in both Kyuso District and Mutomo. Although my contract will be ending in May, the community in Kyuso liked and appreciated me so much.
I believe that I will be the best, and as well contribute a lot into achievement of your goals and objectives.

My motivation for studying the programme 'International Business' at the University of Maastricht

My main motivation for studying ____ “International Business” is my intent to study in an international environment. I would like to gain international business knowledge in order to work in an international company such as an investment bank or a consultancy.

To achieve this goal, sufficient academic qualification regarding business knowledge, language skills and the ability to work in a team are required. Having checked the homepage of the University of Maastricht and the bachelor__ programme brochure, I am feeling very confident that this will provide all the aspects I listed above in a very good manner.

I am also interested in this programme because I would like to study abroad in order to get in contact with other students from foreign countries and cultures, and to face the challenge to work with them in teams. Furthermore I am very attracted by the “Problem-Based Learning” system. “Problem-Based Learning” combines gaining soft skills and academic knowledge. As a son of a mathematics teacher I was educated to work goal-orientated. I believe that working on concrete problems will help me to deal with the subjects taught in the bachelor__ programme “International Business”. That is why I think that the programme fits to my perception of my future academic studies. I am as well very interested in testing the experience to live in an international environment that can be found in the city of Maastricht. Additionally I would like to study in rather a small and compact city like Maastricht because I like to have close contact with my fellow students.

My motivation for the programme comes also from my interest in business matters which developed at school in a management game called “WIWAG” (Organization Simulation WIWAG), in a stock market training game and in the economics and politics class. This has even increased more within a two-year-apprenticeship within the HSH Nordbank AG in Kiel, Germany, which I joined in 2006 an will have finished in July 2008. It is acknowledged by the International Chamber of Commerce. During the apprenticeship I have already been gaining insight into a bank’s business with focus on Capital Markets, Real Estate Finance, Private Banking and Human Resources. In these business areas I acquired broad knowledge about capital market’s products and about complex financial structures. Throughout my long-term training in the capital markets division for 4 months, I have had contact with international customers and colleagues. In addition to that I learned to work in a team as well as to lead a team. I gave proof of these qualities as a trainee’s representative within the HSH Nordbank AG. My main duties were supervising tutor for students apprentices, organizing Christmas party and I was the contact person for the apprentice’s trainers. In this function I improved my skills to lead a team smoothly by organizing team-work and by integrating all team members with their respective strengths properly. Throughout my apprenticeship I already dealt with business mathematical problems. Solving these problems was very interesting for me.
However, I am longing for more theoretical knowledge and a higher academic degree to be able to deal with more sophisticated tasks and to improve my career opportunities. Moreover I want to enhance my soft skills as well.

I can contribute to the programme’s international atmosphere with diverse experiences from my home country and from many other countries around the world. I have been living with my family in Japan for five years from 1997-2002. I went to the “Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama” (German School) where I had classes in German and in Japanese. During my stay in Japan I played in an all Japanese soccer team. This unique experience made it possible for me to learn a lot about Japan’s culture and language. Today I am still in contact with my Japanese friends who help me to talk Japanese reguarly. Furthermore I have travelled a lot with my family during my stay in Japan. Together we visited a lot of English speaking countries like Australia, North America and also Asian countries like Thailand. During these trips I improved my English skills a lot. I additionally deepened my English skills in school in my “Leistungskurs”- English (Advanced Class English) in which I wrote my A-levels and also during my apprenticeship at the HSH Nordbank AG where I took part in a “Business English Course”. The possibility to study in another foreign country like the Netherlands during the bachelor programme has assured me to choose the bachelor__ programme “International Business”.

My orientation towards team-work is supported by my hobbies. I have been playing soccer since I was six years old. During my youth I have been a youth representative in the sports club and today I am a member of the team council. Moreover I am a licensed snowboard instructor. This enables me to work with other snow instructors as well as with customers in a close and team orientated way. All these aspects allow me to be a helpful team member and even a good team leader.

As a result, I will be a highly motivated, international, social and team-orientated student who claims to be involved in many curricular and extra-curricular activities. I want to play a vital role in order to make the best of the excellent opportunities that the University of Maastricht offers.

Please see attached documents for the formal proof:
-Copies of school reports from “Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama” 1997-2002
-Copy of written confirmation of my apprenticeship within HSH Nordbank AG
-Copy of certificate of participation in business English course

Well, I hope me suggestions help you. If I may give you an advice I would recommend you to revise your lettre of motivation. I have been studying abroad and experienced that such lettres like yours are regarded as over the top. I myself, I have been studying economics and law on an national and international level. You seem to be arrogant if you assume that being in an economics and politics class enable you to study International Business. Of coure it is an advantage but this advantage will be disappear after two week at least. And you should not emphasis your team member ability too much because this seems to be arrogant as well. So I would say you should try to write in a more "moderate" way.


Regards

Eddie