viernes, 13 de marzo de 2015

Rewriting a letter

Dear Ms X,

Over the past six years, each morning, as soon as my students walk in the door… I am so happy to see them again and see my classroom take on life again; It feels so natural to me to be a primary school teacher. Yet for the past few months I am longing for and thinking about a new personal challenge in the field of primary education. As I am very much intrigued by different cultures and languages I have decided to start looking for a position at an international school.

Your school attracted my attention, as it is a relatively young international school and I would like to be member of a pioneering and ambitious team. I also like the fact it is a Dutch subsidised school with competitive fees, so it is open to a very broad variety of students. Last, I value the fact that the experience of living in Amsterdam and the Netherlands are being used and added to within the multicultural setting of your school, as I think this city and also the Dutch culture have much to offer.

Initially I am interested in positions in groups 3-8. To me, children of these ages are still very spontaneous and eager to learn and at the same time able to communicate and discuss well. But in view of my university education, teaching secondary school students might be a future job possibility to me.

I am an open minded person with excellent social skills. I tolerate pressure easily. Group management, organising and planning is natural to me. I graduated at an outstanding technical university and worked several years as an consulting engineer and groupleader in the field of logistics and general management. This way I developed my rational, analytical and coordinating skills. Then I decided to really follow my heart and passion and became a primary school teacher.

I believe value would be added to your organisation with my skills and enthusiasm and I would very much appreciate to be interviewed so that we could discuss more about the job description, my motivation and suitability.

Yours sincerely,

Candidate Y




Dear Ms X,

As soon as my students walk in the door each morning over the past six years, I am so happy to see them again and my classroom take on life again; being a primary school teacher feels so natural to me.  Yet for the past few months I've been longing and thinking about a new personal challenge in the field of primary education. I have decided to start looking for a position at an international school, because of my intrigue for different cultures and languages.

Your school is a relatively young international school, which attracted my attention and I would like to be member of a pioneering and ambitious team. I also like the fact it is a Dutch subsidized school with competitive fees, so it is open to a very broad variety of students. Last, I think that the Dutch culture have much to offer and I value the fact that the experience of living in Amsterdam and the Netherlands are being used and added to within the multicultural setting of your school.

Initially I am interested in positions in groups 3-8. To me, children of these ages are still very spontaneous, eager to learn and at the same time able to communicate and discuss well. Teaching secondary school students might be a future job possibly to me, in view of my university education.

I am an open minded person with social skills, I tolerate pressure easily, and group management, organizing and planing is natural to me. I graduated at an outstanding technical university and worked several years as a consulting engineer and group leader in the field of logistics and general management, where I developed my rational, analytical and coordinating skills. Then I decided to really follow my heart and passion, and became a primary school teacher.

I believe that with my skills and enthusiasm value would be added to your organization and I would very much appreciate to be interviewed so that we could discuss more about the job description, my motivation and suitability.

Yours sincerely,

Candidate Y