Dear Avani,

I have read your application letter and would like to invite you to join me in forming a professional writing team for ENGL 301.  Your blog and application letter has demonstrated that you are a strong writer, which is an obvious asset to any writing team.  Your previous experience as a Communications Assistant and Writer/Editor is impressive and no doubt will come in useful for future ENGL 301 assignments.

I would like to mention that as a BCS student with a previous 6 years of work experience as a Quality Control Supervisor, I too have a great deal of experience in writing formal and technical documents suitable for the professional work place.  I feel that our experiences can compliment each other’s and become a good foundation for a potential writing team if you decide to team up.

I have attached my application letter for your perusal in helping you in your decision.  I look forward to hearing back from you and thank you for your time.

Regards,

Ryan Tso
ENGL 301 Student
University of British Columbia
Phone: 778-558-3889

Hi Ayaka,

Thank you for your email and for considering me to be part of your professional writing team!  I am glad that my skills and qualifications can be an asset to you and your team.  I have also taken a look at your application letter and what stood out to me was your initiative in taking charge of stressful situations to come to peaceful conclusions.  I agree that our skills and experiences can complement each other’s in order to make a great team.

That being said, I would gladly accept your offer to be a member of your team.  Going forward, we can discuss and organize further over other communication platforms such as Facebook Messenger, Discord, or Telegram.

Regards,

Ryan Tso
ENGL 301 Student
University of British Columbia
Phone: 778-558-3889

Hi Jieun,

Thank you for your email and for considering me to be part of your professional writing team.  I am currently in a team of 3, but if there are no other members in your team at the moment, you are welcome to join ours!

We have taken a look at your application letter.  We think your previous work experience as an electrical engineer writing professional documents to clients can be a big asset to our own writing team.  Your email and application letter already demonstrates a strong command of professional writing.    Since we both have similar career and scholarly goals, I expect the transition into our team to be a smooth one.

Again, we are open to accept you as a member of our team if you are available.  Please let us know as soon as you can so we can accommodate you.

Regards,

Ryan Tso
ENGL 301 Student
University of British Columbia
Phone: 778-558-3889

Memorandum

To: Erika Paterson, ENGL 301 Instructor
From: Ryan Tso, ENGL 301 Student
Date: May 23, 2021
Subject: Application Letter for Ryan Tso

As per your request for my application letter to be done before May 26, it has been completed and posted to my personal blog as well as attached to this email for your viewing to be used for further assignments.

The attached application letter includes
• Details on my academic and professional background
• My previous achievements and accomplishments
• My strengths and weaknesses
• My personal learning philosophy

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Enclosure: 301 Ryan Tso Application Letter

301 Ryan Tso Application Letter

(Edit May 28, 2020: Currently in a full group now)

Dear ENGL 301 Student,

I am writing to express my deep interest in becoming a productive member of your 301 Technical Writing team. I am currently in my 4th year of the BCS degree at UBC, having worked six years previously on a Food & Nutritional Sciences degree as a quality control supervisor at health foods and supplements manufacturer Organika Health Products Inc. I would love to bring my skills and experience to your team.

With my years of working closely with colleagues in a professional setting and collaborating with industry leaders, I have developed my writing skills to be both professional and efficient in conveying my messages; something that may be highly valued for any writing assignment required by the team. From semi-formal e-mail exchanges between clients, to vital technical documents required by CFIA and other certifying bodies such as Product Specification Sheets and Standard Operation Procedures that meets every safety requirement, I am comfortable with any writing task that you may require. A few of my accomplishments include creating efficiency and cost analysis reports coupled with on-going negotiations with contract laboratories which resulted in a reduction of 25% in expenditure on contract laboratory costs; and, creating HACCP protocols and documents to get the company HACCP certified which ultimately landed their largest client to date: Costco. For your convenience, here is a list of my strengths and weaknesses to aid you in your decision:

Strengths
• Very detail oriented
• Works well in a team setting
• Years of experience writing professional documents and reports
• Takes pride in their work

Weaknesses
• Prone to concentrating on one task and working it to completion before working on others
• Prefers not to lead but will take charge if required

In regards to my personal learning philosophy, I believe students should not learn with the end goal of achieving the highest grade, as important as it is, but by acquiring as much knowledge as they can in order to develop into individuals of enriched thinking and thus achieving a more critical and better understanding of the world around them.

I thank you for your time and the chance to be considered a candidate for your team. I eagerly await your reply and can answer any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Ryan Tso (ryan_tso@hotmail.com)

301 Ryan Tso Application Letter