Application Letter

(my address)

Singapore XXXXXX

February 7, 2012

Dennis Gan

Block 750 Oasis, Chai Chee Road,
Technopark @ Chai Chee #01-01

Singapore 469000

Dear Dennis,

Your job advertisement that you posted on the JobsDB website immediately caught my attention. I am a very active person and not a fan of desk-bound jobs. Hence, this job strongly attracted me because the nature of the job requires one to work out of the office.

Currently, I am a Year 2 student in NUS studying Mechanical Engineering. As part of the school curriculum, I have to conduct many laboratory experiments. These experiments require one to have a keen eye for details in order to find out why experimental values deviate from theoretical ones. Therefore, this has trained me to spot things many would overlook. I believe this skill is important for an Energy Engineer whose job requires them to identify energy saving potentials in building facilities.

During my college days in Serangoon Junior College, I am honoured to be appointed as the Captain of the school’s Taekwondo Team. My responsibilities include the smooth running of trainings, organizing events and more importantly, as a liaison between the Coach, the Teacher-in-charge and the members. At the end of my college year, I was awarded the CCA distinction award for my tremendous contribution towards Taekwondo.

Over the past few years, I have been actively participating in taekwondo tournaments and have won a few medals in the National Taekwondo Championships. The trainings for the tournaments were physically and mentally strenuous. However, I find great joy in these trainings because I am always eager for a challenge.

My experience in liaison and a keen eye for details are the qualities you are looking for in an Energy Engineer. Coupled with a positive attitude toward challenges, I am confident I would be able to have a significant contribution to your company.

Thank you for taking some time out of your busy schedule to read my cover letter.

Do feel free to contact me at XXXXXXXX if you require clarification on any of my qualifications.

Yours Sincerely,

Lim Gang Rui

JOB AD!

Post Date 05-Feb-12

Employer Ref. 190274    JobsDB Ref. JSG400003000885310

Company: UGL

Energy Engineer 

 Job Description:

• Perform energy audits for building facilities, identifying energy savings potentials and implementation of energy savings measures
• Perform energy savings verifications after project completion
• Provide energy consultancy services to building owners, assisting the buildings in achieving Green Mark Awards and incentives such as GREET Funding, EASe Funding etc
• Liaise with architects, M&E engineers, facility managers and building contractors to ensure issues are addressed and completion of projects within tight deadlines and budget.

• Degree in Environmental/ Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
• Min.3 years of experiences in energy audit, energy modelling and green mark award projects.
• Knowledge of air conditioning systems and chiller plant system's operations sequence will be advantageous.
• Preferbly Singapore Certified Energy Manager (SCEM) or Certified Green Mark Manager (GMM)

An interpersonal conflict situation

This situation happened in my current course of study in NUS. Dipsy(not his real name) was one of my good friends in NUS. However, he had this bad habit of asking questions regarding schoolwork during non-school hours. Many of us would be acceptable to the idea of their good buddies asking for help during school hours. But it gets a little on my nerves as the frequency of his questioning kept increasing the more I help him.

Ok now you guys may think I am being selfish here. Consider the following scenario; you are sitting comfortably at home deeply immersed in your schoolwork. Suddenly, you got a call from Dipsy. After picking up the call, Dipsy asked you to flip to a page of your notes to clarify a concept from the notes. As you were busy with your own work at that time, you offered to get back to his question another time. Instead of agreeing to your suggestion, he pressed on with his question. Even though he did not demand an answer, he was indirectly trying to get you to answer his question immediately. The above scenario was what usually happened when he called me for help in his schoolwork.

The first few times was acceptable and I helped him. Subsequently, his request gets more and more frequent. In addition, it was getting a little irritating because his frequent calls often disrupt my train of thoughts while I was doing my work. He was very persistent to get me to answer his questions immediately. On the account of our friendship, I did not reject him. At some point in time, I felt I had enough and decide to talk to him nicely about it. So the next day in school, I asked him politely if he could to ask his queries during school hours. Asking me during that period was more convenient for me and it was also easier to explain questions to him face to face. He agreed to my suggestion. 

There I was at home feeling happy, thinking that he finally understands my situation. WRONG! The subsequent weekend, he started his query spree again. I started to feel more irritated because my advice had fallen on deaf ears. I tried to think of other methods to curb this habit of his but to no avail. Hence I decide to just ignore his calls. He began to message me asking why I am not picking his calls and I ignored all of them too. A few days later, he did not call to ask me questions anymore. Instead, he clarified his doubts regarding school work with me in school.

It seems like a problem solved! But it had affected our relationship. Sometimes I can feel a little bit of awkwardness when we talk to each other. Anyway, we are still good buddies. I felt that I have not handled this situation correctly, resulting in a little scar in our friendship. Maybe you guys could give me some suggestions on how to handle it better!! Thanks!