Hi, I am Nicolas, I am from Bordeaux, France and I moved to Boston Massachusetts 4 years ago. I am currently a junior at Northeastern University majoring in business administration with a concentration in management. I have to do a 6 months CO-OP(internship) abroad and I have been in touch with IBC HSBC in Hong Kong. They are now asking me a motivation Letter and I was wondering if you could help me with it. Dates of the coop: from July to december 2013. I am attaching my resume.

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Nicolas Battistella 167 Dorchester Street, Unit 2, Boston, MA 02127
(850) 501-3331 battistella.n@husky.neu.edu
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Northeastern University, D’Amore – Mckim School of Buisness Boston, MA Candidate for Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration May 2015 Concentration: Management
Boston School of Modern Languages Boston, MA
Foundation year in English to improve English language skills. 2010-2011
Lycee Saint Genes Boarding School Bordeaux, France
French Baccalaureate 2006-2009
EXPERIENCE
Château de L’Hospital : Vineyard Bordeaux, France
Owner May 2012-August 2012
Worked in a team of 7 to produce wine for customer purchase
Received 10 clients per day and took them through the wine tasting process
Delivered wine to customer homes and client businesses on a daily basis
Utilized excellent customer service and communication skills to interact with customers over the phone
SDMME: Electronics repair shop. Bordeaux, France
Mechanic/Sales Assistant Summers 2007-2009
Greeted customers upon arrival to shop
Used knowledge of technical issues to communicate problems to customers
Assisted in repair process as needed
Delivered repaired item to customer’s home and assisted with set up
Altares: Electronic printed circuit boards repair center Bordeaux, France
Mechanic/Sales Assistant Summer 2006
Sorted incoming boards according to failure cause
Pre tested boards to identified root causes
Changed electronic components on boards (post diagnostic) and final testing before sending the boards to outcome stock.
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Computer Skills: Proficient in Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
Interests: Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Music, Reading news magazines, particularly those covering business, political issues and sports.
Languages: Fluent in French. Conversational in Spanish and Italian. Exposure to Chinese.
Travel: Europe (Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Italia, Switzerland), Cuba, Dominican Republic,…

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Motivation Letter

The Dunia Beam Scholarship serves as a vital opportunity for me to meet one of my youngest and long lasting dreams. When I was young, I saw people from my family moving to overseas to advance their studies, which turned out to be one of my life’s dreams. I have always had an urge to seek credible ways of moving to a country where I would advance my studies. My main focus is to gain professional knowledge to apply in the future. As such, I find The Dunia Beam Scholarship as the most efficient opportunity for me to realize my dream by undertaking my studies abroad.

In addition to my ambition and dreams to join a recognized university abroad, I also find the need to undertake the scholarship based on my performance in school. I am an industrious individual who is always ready to deliver quality work and within the stipulated time. Hence, I am ready to utilize this opportunity and advance my knowledge in marketing as a course. I have a deep passion for the subject and believe that this is the area where I want to forge a career in, once I complete my studies successfully. I believe that passion is an essential fuelling factor that plays a major role in helping me decide the course to undertake and career to follow. Therefore, I have already decided to undertake a marketing course once I am given the opportunity through The Dunia Beam Scholarship. It is clear that my priorities are well outlined, and I am hopeful that this proves that I am ready to undertake the scholarship.

Interacting with new people is something I enjoy doing as they expose me to new cultures, different ways of doing things and I make friends. I have great communication skills that I put to use when meeting people and they make it easy for me to adapt to a new life easily. This proves that I will fit with new people upon leaving my native country and joining a new community abroad. Back at the university in my home country, I engage in a lot of activities that improve my communication skills, for example, empowerment clubs, managing and network marketing. These activities provide me with the opportunity to interact with many different people, which helps me to comprehend their interests, cultures, and interacting skills among other things. Hence, I have learnt the importance of listening and understanding other people, which makes it easy to be less judgmental in life. Moreover, it is necessary to fathom a people’s way of life and adapt to it because of the importance that lies in respecting other people’s culture.

I possess various strengths that would make me stand out as a unique student and a potential candidate for The Dunia Beam Scholarship. Firstly and as aforementioned, I am a hardworking person who works with an aim of completing the given work within the stipulated time. Secondly, I am a dedicated individual who is not only disciplined, but also focused on school work. I attribute these personal characteristics to my staunch guardians from home and school as I grew up. They instilled discipline in me that helps me focus on my tasks without wavering from the main work; sequentially, I deliver my work on time and with the expected standards.

My interest in studying abroad is limited to marketing, which is a major I am ready to pursue both in my studies and career. Europe is a fascinating region with many marketing elements that I look forward to studying and using in my life. Thus, my interest falls in attaining essential knowledge linked to marketing, but more so from Europe. Hence, my plan is to study the marketing course in Europe, and engage in campaigns that would help me comprehend the knowledge gained through application. As such, this proves my dedication I have towards studying abroad and my willingness to advance my knowledge and skills in the discipline I will undertake.

I plan on utilizing the knowledge and skills acquired by applying them through working in the community I come from or in the one I will reside in during my studies. Thus, I will use my knowledge and skills to improve the way marketing is currently done in my native country, which will assist me in improving my country’s economic performance. It is my hope that I will deliver the learnt knowledge and skills to assist the lives of the people around me. Being generous is also a unique skill that I possess and one that encourages me to assist others.

I really look forward to an international exposure in my life, and I believe that The Dunia Beam Scholarship platform will serve me right and assist me to realize my dream. The exposure will not only assist me by providing additional knowledge and skills to advance my career, but will also give me the correct tools to assist people around. As such, I believe I am a potential candidate and hope to attain this life changing opportunity.