Célie

Hello,
I'm a french student and I need to have my CV and cover letter proof-read by a native english speaker or someone who's bilingue.
I want to have an intership in Australia in the area of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI).
Thank you for your help
Célie

CV :

Personal profile:
An enthusiastic and serious undergraduate specialized in international finance, with excellent interpersonal, organisational and analytical skills. Keen to progress and learn about different cultures. Self-confident and able to work as a team member or under own intiative, capacity for sales and marketing, comfortable in all customer contact situations, and strong oral and written ocmmunication skills.
Education :
2004 - 2005 :
Second Year at the Institute of Political Sciences of Toulouse, “Sciences Po”, a selective school wich awards a five-year degree : the “Diplome de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Toulouse”. Sciences Po's conception of higher education is to build a structure of technical competence on a multidisciplinary foundation of broad understanding and analytic skills.
•General courses on law, economy, political science, and languages.
•Special field of study : international Finance, economics
2003 – 2004 :
Admission in first year at the Institute of Political Sciences of Toulouse
2002 – 2003 :
French Baccalauréat (secondary education leaving certificate) in Economics (with highest honours). Main subjects : economics, mathematics, languages; other subjects : history, geography, philosophy.
Work experience
Since 2003 :
Worked regularly in an estate angency next to Toulouse :
•Reception of customers, assist them to establish their expectancies in property and advise them on how to invest in the best product
•Accounting
•Advertisments writing, management of the internet website, relationships with partnairs of the firm : notaries, bankers, asbestos consultants…
SkillsIT skills : computer literate, strong MS Excel and MS Word experience
Languages skills :
French (mother tongue) ; English (high standard) ; German (read and written).
Preparation of the TOEFL
Interests Involvment in charity : school support for children having difficulties in their scholarship
Humanitarian travel in Burkina Faso in 2002 : organisation of collection in aid of schools and hospitals, organisation of the trip
Involvement in a civic association : organized campaign on HIV/AIDS and poverty issues

Cover letter :

Dear Ms W,
I am currently an undergraduate in the Institute of Political Sciences of Toulouse (France), majoring in economics and international finance. As a part of my academic program, I am required to complete an internship of eight or ten months (between september 2005 and august 2006), consisting in having an unpaid training period which will allow me to use the skills I am developing in my coursework.
Highly interested by the ethical finance, and very informed about this topic (conferences, lectures about SRI, reading of the financial press and surveys of SRI in Europe, North America, and Australia), I would like to do this internship with Challenger Financial Services Group.
The concept, practice and growth of ethically, socially and environmentally responsible investing is a very attractive area. This approach to investing that considers both the profit potential and the investment's impact on society and the environment is ideal for me, because my multidisciplinary education allows me to have a global approach of society and investing, and my specialisation in economics and finance allows me to consider the framework of traditional investment or financial analysis too. Moreover, the Challenger Socially Responsive Investment Fund is all the more interesting as it uses both negative and positive screens to discern the SRI credentials of Australian compagnies.
Thanks to my involvement in charities or civic association, I use to work collegially with internal and external partners, and I have good publics speaking skills, and an ability to speak to a variety of audiences. My high degree of self motivation, innovation, problem-solving and decision making capabilities, as well as my experience in an estate agency, make me the ideal person to assist investors to establish their financial goals and their “ethical profile”, and assist them to invest in managed funds that suit both ethical profile and financial goals.
My interest and aknowledes in economics and finance, combined with my highly interest for social and environnmental issues, have convinced me that ethical financial adviser is a career option I would like to explore, and an internship with Challenger Financial Services Group would be mutually beneficial. Your company has an excellent Socially responsive investment fund, and I know that the combination of my financial skills, my multidisciplinary education, my european approach of SRI and my motivation to excel in this area, will make me an asset to your ethical financial advisers.
I am sure that it would be worthwhile for us to have a phone interview. I will contact you within a week to arrange a phone interview. Should you have any questions before that time, you may reach me via phone : ..........; or via email : ......
Thank you for your time and consideration
Sincerely,

jackspeese

Voici ma relecture de ton CV, qui est pour la plupart tres bien ecrit. Il y a des differences entre les styles anglaises et francaises, en anglais on prefere qu'on ecrit les phrases completes, donc j'ai fait quelques alterations a cet egard. Je te souhaite maltp avec ta solicitation, que tu trouves le stage de formation ideal!

Personal profile:
I am an enthusiastic and serious undergraduate specializing in international finance, with excellent interpersonal, organisational and analytical skills. I am eager to progress and learn about different cultures. I am self-confident and able to work as a team member or under my own initiative. I have sales and marketing skills, and am comfortable in all customer contact situations, and I also have strong oral and written communication skills.
Education :
2004 - 2005 :
I am in my Second Year at the Institute of Political Sciences of Toulouse, “Sciences Po”, a selective school which awards a five-year degree : the “Diplome de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Toulouse”. Sciences Po's conception of higher education is to build a structure of technical competence on a multidisciplinary foundation of broad understanding and analytic skills.
•General courses on law, economy, political science, and languages.
•Major field of study : international Finance, economics
2003 – 2004 :
Admission to the first year at the Institute of Political Sciences of Toulouse
2002 – 2003 :
French Baccalauréat (secondary education leaving certificate) in Economics (with highest honours). Main subjects: economics, mathematics, languages; other subjects : history, geography, philosophy.
Work experience
Since 2003 :
I have worked regularly in a real estate agency near Toulouse. My job duties are:
•Cusomer reception, and assisting them in establishing their property goals and advising them on how to invest in the best product
•Accounting
•Advertisment writing, management of the internet website, relationships with partners of the firm : notaries, bankers, asbestos consultants…
IT skills : computer literate, strong MS Excel and MS Word experienceSkills
Languages skills :
French (mother tongue) ; English (high standard) ; German (reading and writing).
Preparation for the TOEFL
I am involved in volunteer work, in which I provide school support for children having difficulties with their scholarships
Interests
Humanitarian travel in Burkina Faso in 2002 : organisation of and soliciting funds to aid schools and hospitals, organisation of the trip
I also participate in a civic association : organized campaign on HIV/AIDS and poverty issues

Cover letter :

Dear Ms W,
I am currently an undergraduate in the Institute of Political Sciences of Toulouse (France), majoring in economics and international finance. As a part of my academic program, I am required to complete an internship of eight or ten months (between September 2005 and August 2006), which consists of an unpaid training period which will allow me to use the skills that I am developing in my coursework.
I am highly interested in ethical finance, and very well informed about this topic (conferences, lectures about SRI, reading of the financial press and surveys of SRI in Europe, North America, and Australia), I would like to do this internship with Challenger Financial Services Group.
The concept, practice and growth of ethically, socially and environmentally responsible investing are very attractive areas. This approach to investing that considers both the profit potential and the investment's impact on society and the environment is ideal for me, because my multidisciplinary education allows me to have a global approach to society and investing, and my specialisation in economics and finance also allows me to consider the framework of traditional investment or financial analysis. Moreover, the Challenger Socially Responsive Investment Fund is all the more interesting, as it uses both negative and positive screens to discern the SRI credentials of Australian companies.
Thanks to my involvement in charities or civic associations, I am used to working with internal and external partners, and I have good public speaking skills, and an ability to speak to a variety of audiences. My high degree of self motivation, innovation, problem-solving and decision making capabilities, as well as my experience in a real estate agency, make me the ideal person to assist investors in establishing their financial goals and their “ethical profile”, and to assist them in investing in managed funds that suit both their ethical profile and financial goals.
My interest and knowledge of economics and finance, combined with my high interest for social and environmental issues, has convinced me that ethical financial adviser is a career option I would like to explore, and that an internship with Challenger Financial Services Group would be mutually beneficial. Your company has an excellent socially responsive investment fund, and I know that the combination of my financial skills, my multidisciplinary education, my European approach to SRI and my motivation to excel in this area, would make me an asset to your ethical financial advisers.
I am sure that it would be worthwhile for us to have a phone interview. I will contact you within a week to arrange a phone interview. Should you have any questions before that time, you may reach me via phone : ..........; or via email : ......
Thank you for your time and consideration
Sincerely,