From: Angela Chen (angelaichen87@gmail.com)
To: Shannon Benson (shannonbenson7@gmail.com)
Subject: Professional Writing Team for ENGL 301
Date: January 23, 2017

Dear Shannon,

I have read your letter of application and I would like to invite you to form a four-person writing team for ENGL 301.

Your experience in transcription work sounds fascinating and I agree that it would make you an asset to any writing team. I believe our writing styles and professional interests complement each other well—I too am in the BCS program at UBC and want to explore the human side of computer science.

Attached to this email is my letter of application for your perusal. If you are interested in my offer, then feel free to contact me via email at angelaichen87@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Angela Chen

Enclosure: 301 Angela Chen Application Letter

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From: Angela Chen (angelaichen87@gmail.com)
To: Salman Mohtadi (salmanmohtadi@gmail.com)
Subject: Professional Writing Team for ENGL 301
Date: January 23, 2017

Dear Salman,

I have read your letter of application and I would like to invite you to form a four-person writing team for ENGL 301.

I feel like we can learn a lot from each other. I would love to hear more about the skills you have developed in the writing courses you have taken and I can help you understand sentence structure. Our interests also align quite nicely—I too am in the BCS program at UBC and I can tell you about user interface experience while you tell me about your computer graphics and computer animation experiences.

Attached to this email is my letter of application for your perusal. If you are interested in my offer, then feel free to contact me via email at angelaichen87@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Angela Chen

Enclosure: 301 Angela Chen Application Letter

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From: Angela Chen (angelaichen87@gmail.com)
To: Marvin Cadano (madeup@email.com)
Subject: Professional Writing Team for ENGL 301
Date: January 23, 2017

Dear Marvin,

I have read your letter of application and I would like to invite you to form a four-person writing team for ENGL 301.

I too am a fourth-year student in the BCS program at UBC with experience in working for non-profit organizations. I feel like our strengths and weaknesses complement each other very well. I can teach you how to create an effective web folio and I would be interested in learning more about literary analysis from you.

Attached to this email is my letter of application for your perusal. If you are interested in my offer, then feel free to contact me via email at angelaichen87@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Angela Chen

Enclosure: 301 Angela Chen Application Letter

To: Dr. Erika Paterson, ENGL 301 Instructor
From: Angela Chen, ENGL 301 Student
Date: January 16, 2017
Subject: Letter of Application

I have posted my letter of application for a professional writing team in your class on to my blog. You can access it online here or please see the enclosed attachment to this memo.

The letter of application includes the following details:

• My educational background
• My professional interests and experiences
• My strengths and weaknesses in my writing skills and work habits
• My learning philosophy

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments, or require additional information. I look forward to your feedback.

Thank you for your time.

Enclosure: 301 Angela Chen Application Letter

2205 Lower Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
January 16, 2017

ENGL 301 Technical Writing Class
University of British Columbia
2329 West Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

Dear ENGL 301 classmates,

Please consider my application to be a member of your professional writing team for ENGL 301, as advertised on the ENGL 301 blog page. I am a fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Over the course of working in the customer service industry for eight years, I have developed excellent communication and teamwork skills which I believe would make me a valuable team member.

My first degree is a Bachelor’s in Commerce, specializing in Human Resource Management. After graduation, I had a strong urge to give back to the community. Therefore, I decided to work and volunteer at charitable organizations such as the YMCA and the Canadian Cancer Society, respectively. In the future, I wish to make the best use out of both of my degrees and become a Project Manager, where I can facilitate better communication between business clients and technical employees.

I have completed two co-op experiences while attaining my BCS degree. First, I was a Learning Technology Rover for the Faculty of Science at UBC and second, I was a QA Ninja at Eventbase Technology Inc. I wrote training documentation for both experiences and they are still in use today. I am able to write in a tone that is suited for the audience; however, it can veer too much into a formal tone. I also have difficulty in letting a project go or sharing a task with others, but I am a conscientious and fast learner.

My learning philosophy is “you learn by doing.” I find practical experience in the subject matter to be superior to reading or listening about it. I also think that group work can be very rewarding in the sense that one can gain a different perspective from one’s peers.

Thank you for your time and consideration of my application. I feel I would be a good fit for your professional writing team due to the qualities and experiences I have described above. If our background and interests are in alignment, then please contact me through the Facebook group page or by email at angelaichen87@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Angela Chen

301 Angela Chen Application Letter