Cover-letter-Mckinsey-麦肯锡求职信

XueyingWangT[e-mail]12/10/2013Mckinsey&CompanyHumanResourcesDearMr./Ms.,I’mwritingtoyoutoapplyforthepositionofBusinessAnalystbasedinShanghai.MynameisXueyingWANG,secondyearmasterstudentinTsinghuaUniversitymajoredinChemicalEngineering.I’mstronglyinterestedintheconsultingalthoughIhaveanengineeringbackground--formetheydon’tconflictwitheachother;what’smore,theengineeringbackgroundgivesmealogicalthinking,solidanalyticskillsaswellasagoodnumericalsense.Mckinseyistheworld-leadingconsultancycompanywithalonghistoryandaprosperousdevelopmentinChina,itistheveryonecompanyinwhichI’mpassionate.Ibearastrongcuriosityfornewthings,I’mreadyforchallenges,Ihavealogicalcriticalthinking(GMAT720withoutspecialrevision)andlanguageabilities(fluentinEnglishandinFrench).I’mpreparedtosolvecomplicatedbusinessproblems.6months’experienceofPTAinBCGgavemeabetterunderstandingoffinanceandindustries;HejunbusinessschoolgavemeadeepperspectiveoftheChinesemarketwithmanyrealmerger&acquisitioncases.IalsonoticedthedifferentwaysinwhichChineselocalconsultancycompaniesandforeigncompaniessuchasBCGwork—theyeachhavetheirownadvantages,tobemoreadaptedintheChinesemarket,Ithinkforeigncompaniesmaylowertheirprofiletohavealookathowlocalcompaniesmanagetosuccess.It’salwaysusefultoknowmoreaboutcompetitors.Ihavedone2internshipsintheconsulting.ThemostrecentoneisinaFrenchConsultancycompanycalledDaxueConsultingwhohelpstheforeigncompaniestostudytheChinesemarketfortheirentry.Asitwasasmallenterprise,Ididquitealotofanalyticwork(deskresearch,quantitative/qualitativeinterviews).BeforethatIworkedforBCGasPTAduringhalfayearwhereIdidlotsofbasictasksandtrainedmycommercialsense.I'mastrong-determinedperson.WhenIhaveagoalImakeallmyeffortstoreachit.Ilearnthingsveryfast.WhenIfirstarrivedinFranceIdidn'tspeakawordinFrench.AtfirstIwassoupsetbecauseIhadalwaysbeenexcellentbutatthatmomentIunderstoodnothingatallinclassandwithmyfriends.HoweverIadaptedmyselfveryquicklytothenewsituationandtoldmyselfitdidn'tmattertobeginfromzero.Miraculouslyin3monthsIacquiredthebasiccommunicationskillsaswellastheabilitytogetthroughacademicissues.Thesetwoyears'experiencealsoshapedmymulti-culturalcommunicationskills.I'mamultitaskperson.Thisyearbesidesmyscientificresearch,Isuccessfullyrunthesino-frenchassociationinTsinghua(400+members),IdidmyinternshipinBCG,ItooktheGMATexam,Ibuiltupmymusicband,IjointHejunBusinessschool,throughmygreateffortsIarrangedameetingbetweenTsinghuainternationalofficeandaFrenchinstitutewherewesignedadouble-degreeprogram…IcandoallthesethingsbecauseItakeinitiativeswhenIwork,I’mefficient,Iknowhowtomanagemytimetooptimizemyscheduleinordertodomanythingsatonetimeanddothemwell.I’magoodteamleaderandagoodlistener.I’mpersuasiveandIhaveagreataffinity.IthinkI’mfullyqualifiedforsuchaposition.Thankyouinadvanceforyourkindconsideration!YourssincerelyXueyingWANG