第一篇:cv与动机信注意事项
个人简历,在法语里面是“Curriculum Vitae”,但更多时简称为“CV”;而我们通常所说的“申请信”、“求职信”等等,在法国通称为“La Lettre de Motivation”,简称为motivation, 直译即为“动机信”。这两样东西,在法国是非常普遍、也是非常重要的,不管是找工作、找实习还是联系学校,都是必须提供的材料之一,而且往往居于其他材料之首。也许有人以为这没什么大惊小怪的,在国内找工作时就需要这些东西。而在法国,除了找工作,在联系实习和学校时往往也被要求提供这两份东西。法国人对简历和动机信的重视程度,肯定超出了我们中国人的想象力。你只要去书店、商场、图书馆、就业中心等地方转一转,你就肯定会看到各种有关CV和动机信的指导书,定价不菲。在大学第三阶段授课中,有专门的课程教授你如何写这两份文章,授课老师大都是这方面的专业人士。有的网站和公司还专门以帮人设计CV和动机信为生,生意很是红火(写简历也能写成专家,当作职业,夸张吧)。
我本人就上过这方面的4堂课,老师是学校在外面请的精通人际交流的专家,课后的作业就是每人写2篇,老师帮助修改,使我们受益匪浅,也澄清了我在这方面的认识误区:法国人不但重视CV和动机信的用词、造句、构思,对于版面的编排,字体字号的使用,纸张的使用都非常重视。
在这方面,我算不得专家,只是与其他中国学生相比,接触得更早、更多,曾花过一些时间做了些研究,俗话说久病成医,说起来还算有些心得。时至今日,为了申请学校和找工作,我的简历和动机信已经修改了几十版,在这些撰写和修改的过程中,我学到了许多技巧和规则。当然,有关这方面的法语指导书是很多的,但要我们这些人外国人真正看完研透,恐怕难有几人;再说这些书并没有考虑到我们中国学生的实际情况,生搬硬套未必行得通。所以我想把我的心得体会写出来,对大家也许是个参考。
在法国大学教育第三阶段(涵盖我国的硕士和博士)的申请中,一个专业二、三十个名额,往往会有500以上甚至上千人投书申请。大家的学历、经验相差不多的情况下,一份好的简历和动机信往往起着关键的作用,这也是许多招聘(招生)资深人士所公开宣称的。一个申请高级职位或者高级学历的人,如果连简历和动机信都写不好,其他的资料不看也罢。
首先要对简历和动机信有个正确的认识。许多中国学生一看要写CV和La Lettre de Motivation头就大了,不知从何下手。岂不知这正是发挥我们优势的时候,可以给我们一个机会来包装、推销自己,让人家更好地认识我们,无论如何要比用口头表达要有利得多。
下面是几个写作误区:
1、这两篇切忌长篇大论,各1页足以,除非你已经有了十几年的工作经验要讲。
2、版面一定要清晰易读,特别是CV,标题和内容字号分开,排版加上一定的修饰最好(比如斜体,阴影)。
3、动机信切忌写的像散文,更不要写那些空话大话,象什么为祖国建设添砖加瓦,贡献自己的什么力量之类的,老外不会理解我们的教育方式,他们认为读书工作是你自己的事情,不用戴个大帽子。
4、不要谦虚,不要自贬,比如说:我并不是最优秀,但我会更努力之类的话。
5、切忌乱抄,虽然别人的专业和你学的差不多,但每个人有自己的特点,一定写出自己的独特之处,发光点。
其次,就是学一些设计和拟写CV、动机信的技巧、经验和规则。刚开始的时候,可以学着模拟。先找几份精彩的样板,依葫芦画瓢。很多同学经常为找不到好的模版发愁,其实找模版有个很简单的办法:google.fr, 你在搜索词上输入: CV +informatique, 你就能找到很多法国人写的计算机方面的CV, 简单吧。
当然,即便是模拟,也还是要有自己的东西,完全照抄肯定是不可能的。所以,模拟作品也要找人帮你看一下,往往被人纠正的,正是你自己增加或者改动的地方。
当你模拟了数十份以上,你肯定开始不满意这种缺少个性化的东西。这就对了,其实你的收件人也不满意这千篇一律的文本。正如他们所言:看到这些一个模板出来的作品,我就联想到一个没有创造力、缺乏积极性的人——言下之意不言而喻。模拟只是一个过渡,我们始终都要设计出符合自己个性的简历和动机信。动手写之前,首先要弄清楚一些规则和技巧,绝不要用中国人的思维来假设和想象。经常的情况是:我们认为精彩的句子和构思,往往却被法国人嗤之以鼻。文化上的差异,不经过面对面的碰撞,是完全不可想象的。
招聘(招生)人员在提供职位(学位)的时候,对于招收什么样的人他们都已经有个轮廓和标准了。而我们要做的,一是告诉人家你正好符合这些要求,二是想办法打消招收者的疑虑。有一个很有效的办法:先把你身上所有的、哪怕细枝末节的优点都罗列出来,然后圈出与你所谋求职位(学位)有关的优点,再把这些优点按照从重要到一般的顺序进行排列。在写动机信的时候,把排在最前面的、最关键的几项优点描述出来,同时与简历结合,举例证明。不要空洞地说你“具备很强的组织能力”,而要概括地引用一、二个你的经历以资证明——点到即止,不要展开。
好多人搞不懂为什么有了简历,还要动机信?如何协调二者的关系?法国人认为简历是客观的东西,里面罗列的是一个人的学历、经验和特长等事实,其中不乏数字和专有名称。而动机信则是较主观的东西,能把简历中的事实与对方的要求及提供的职位(学位)联系起来,以表明你适合他们所提供的职位(学位)。打个比方,在简历中你声称“在大学二年级做过一个关于化妆品的市场调查”,这是一个客观事实;而在动机信中,你就应该进一步阐述“该调查使我有机会将课堂所学与实践结合起来,并借此初步建立了市场调查的经验和技巧”,以应对方所提供的“市场调查员”一职。简历和动机信是同一事物的两个方面,但不应该是内容的重复,而是各有所重,协同作战。虽然说不得重复,但你身上最耀眼的王牌还是有重复必要的,只是形式不同而已——你不会傻到照抄一遍吧?比如你最得意自己的组织能力,而你在简历中说到自己“成功组织过2004年中法小学生手
牵手活动”;那你就可以在动机信中稍微定义一下这次活动,然后再说“这次活动更证明了我在活动组织方面的能力和经验”。
动机信到底是不是一定要手写?这是一个经常被问到的问题。这个问题我估计也只会发生在法国这么一个“古老落后”的国家。在美国、加拿大许多西方国家都基本不接受手写的东西,而法国的许多机构却还在以研究笔迹为乐。可以说,法国是个流行用手写动机信的国家,但近几年情况也有所变化,大部分用人单位和教育机构都不再强调manuscrite,甚至个别组织机构还声明不接受手写资料。我认为,只要对方不明确要求,动机信也可以跟CV一样用电脑打印出来,一来可以避免写字不漂亮的尴尬;二来可以争取时间,先人一步——特别是找工作,抢时间是很关键的。但要是人家规定了用手写的话,那你就老老实实去爬格子吧,哪怕你的字写得再难看。当然,如果你本来就写得一手好字,那即使人家不作要求,你也大可以亮上一手。本人还是倾向于用电脑打印,因为用电脑可以排版出极漂亮的文本格式,而且法语版的WORD还可以帮我们纠正拼写和语法错误。用手写常常是顾得了动词变位却又忘了性数的配合,有时检查好几遍都没查出来。而要是放在电脑里面,它早就用红线标出来了,接着还有修改建议。WORD的拼写和语法检查功能在法语里面可是表现了其真正的价值。
相信每一个将要或者已经留法的学子们,都知道出国前申请签证要写“留学计划书”,而且要翻译成法语。其实,对法国人来说,根本没有什么“留学计划”一类的应用文,即使有什么计划也都包含在动机信里面了,我在法国还从来没有看到过以此命名的东东。在申请大学的动机信里面,就需要以一个段落提到你的专业修业计划。这一部分很重要,要仔细研究课程设置之后才可动笔,否则会“ETRE
A COTE DE LA PLAQUE”(牛头不对马嘴)。即使对于同一个专业,各个大学的课程安排是不一样的,侧重点也有所不同,因此文本复制的功能不大用得上。
“留学计划书”的具体写法,在这里先讨论一下。“留学计划书”实质上应叫“留学动机信(La lettre de motivation)”。从内容上讲,大体分为三部分。开头当然是自我介绍,报完姓名之后,就只管拣好听的说:何等学历,什么工作,法语水平……。第二部分写留学法国的动机与目的。这部分看起来是关键,写起来却千篇一律,无外乎是法国之发达,科技之先进,语言之美丽,再加上你言之凿凿求知之迫切,国家之需要,等等,写来写去就这么些东西。第三部分就是真正的留学计划了,你大可以吹自己“一年语言、二年专业、三年回国”的打算。在内容之外,我觉得反倒要注意的是留学动机信的格式。想当初我们都是以文章的格式来打印的:首先标题,然后一、二、三……自然段,最后签名、日期。其实这是不符合规矩的。既为动机信,就应该以法语书信的格式来写,在日期、城市、双方地址之后,才是上面那些内容,签名之前还有信末祝语。
上面说了一大堆,写起来非得要二页纸不可。但是,不行!法国的简历和动机信通常是不能超过一页纸的,而留学这等“小事”,更是属于“通常”之例。简历还好把握,利用表格的形式充分利用空间,或者删掉一些次要的内容,甚至把字体变小一些,怎么都能解决。问题在于动机信,在区区一张A4纸上,既要有内容的翔实,又要兼顾到格式的美观,还是有些难度的;如果再要求手写的话,更是难上加难。这里除了有效地利用纸张空间外,还得学会一些有效的表达技巧,不过这就涉及到语言运用的问题了,不是本文所能解决得了的。我的体会是,为了在同样长度的句子里面,尽可能表达更多的信息,学会运用定语从句、伴随动作和介词是很重要的。这里看来得打个比方才行。我在申请大学的时候,某大学某专业要求“必须毕业于经济类学院”,而我正是,在写动机信的时候便有所不同:“持有某经济学院颁发的学士学位和数年专业工作经验,我冒昧申请贵校的DESS国际商法专业……”,写到后来,我连“冒昧(me permettre)”二字都省掉了,你看,这就又多出12个字符的空间。有人会耍小聪明了:一张纸,正面写不下我写到背面行不?那我告诉你,如果你确实“罄竹难书”的话,还不如用二页纸的好。
法国人还很重视称呼,男士称“Monsieur”,女士“Madame”,未婚女性是“Mademoiselle”,第一个字母永远大写。法国人从名字就能判断性别,如果你看不出来的话,最好要问清楚,切不可混淆弄错。我如果确定不了的话,就会走到街上随便拉住一个人问:这个名字是男还是女?然后才好起笔写下称呼啊。如果招收单位没有提供任何人名,则用“Madame, Monsieur”泛指即可,这是最可靠的称呼了。书面表达时不可在人家的名字前面使用缩语,如M.、Mme.等,这样被认为是不礼貌的,还是用全拼的好。另外要记得信末祝语里面的称谓一定要与前面开头的称呼保持一致,如果前面用了Monsieur
le Directeur(主任先生)”,结尾时照抄即可,不要有变化。
一个比较难于把握的是简历和动机信里面的侧重点和粗细问题。可以说,简历和动机信既是概括的,又是是具体的;既是简要的,又是全面的。所谓概括和简要,就是说对优点和经验的陈述都是言简意赅、总而言之的,不能太过细节;但同时又要具体、全面,要有时间、人物、地点、事件等实质性要素,从而个性化你的简历,立体化你的形象。只说自己“有二年行业软件设计经验”,未免太空洞了;但是如果再具体一点讲“2002年至2003年期间,在北京长城软件工程公司参与财务操作软件的设计与调试”,这样,在人家面前出现的就是一个活生生的你了,而不再是“千人一面”中的一员了。当然,这是在与对方所要求或者所期望相关联的方面,渲染泼墨都是应该的;否则,如果与应聘职位并无多少关联的,大可一笔带过,不加阐述,管人家信也好,不信也罢。
其他细节性的问题,例如上下左右的页白空间、书写动机信的干净整洁、信末祝语的正确使用、标点符号的规范运用、信纸信封的常规选择……,只要平时稍加留意、作个对比,或者开动脑筋想一下,肯定就会有所明白。
第二篇:写CV和动机信
专家指导:如何写好申请法国个人简历和留学动机信 来源:考试大 【分享考试大 • 共建考试大】 2012 年 6 月 7 日
简历 一般分为 5 个部分: 个人信息:包括 姓名、出生日期、联系地址、电话、e-mail 等; 学历背景:一般从高中写起,要注明起始年月、院校名称、专业名称和所获文凭; 工作背景:包括 全职工做、兼职工作和实习经历,要注明起始年月、工作单位名称、所在职位和从事的具体业务; 曾经获得的奖励:包括 奖学金、优秀作品奖、优秀论文奖、优秀学生称号等; 个人兴趣与爱好 注: 1)时间顺序要从最近的日期开始写起,这点与我国的习惯相反; 2)简历的篇幅尽量不要超过一页,过于详细的描述并不会引起校方的兴趣,反而会增 加反感程度; 留学动机信 留学动机信其目的在于让申请者清楚的表达出来个人基本情况、申请学校及专业的原 因,以及未来的职业构想。1--个人基本情况:与个人简历不同,这里的个人基本情况是要着重表述个人的学习和 工作期间的主要业绩。2--申请原因也就是申请的动机:明确阐述申请某某学校以及某某专业的理由,要告诉 校方这个学校为什么吸引你,学习这个专业对你有什么帮助。为什么选择去法国留学。3--未来职业计划:具体说明在毕业之后,你准备从事的工作。切忌使用贡献、奉献、报效之类空洞的词汇,而应该表明去什么企业、公司,在什么职位上负责什么工作。也许很 多学生会说: 以后的事情现在怎么能知道?其实,学校就是想了解你是否有明确的求学目的,并允许学生有根据、符合逻辑的设想。另外,在申请高等商学院的时候,学校还会特意让学生谈谈自己的优缺点和性格特征。注:留学动机信一定要具体并且全文贯通、有前因和后果,按照西方人的说法就是有逻 辑性。在撰文时,一定要以具体事例配合你所表达的中心思想,使文章显得生动。总之一句话:具体、生动、逻辑性强、中心思想明确
第三篇:动机信格式
留学动机信格式:
1--个人基本情况:与个人简历不同,这里的个人基本情况是要着重表述个人的学习和工作期间的主要业绩。
2--申请原因:明确阐述申请某某学校以及某某专业的理由,要告诉校方这个学校为什么吸引你,学习这个专业对你有什么帮助。
3--未来职业构想:具体说明在毕业之后,你准备从事的工作。切忌使用贡献、奉献、报效之类空洞的词汇,而应该表明去什么企业、公司,在什么职位上负责什么工作,并且最好把预期的年薪也写出来。
另外,在申请高等商学院的时候,学校还会特意让学生谈谈自己的优缺点和性格特征。
注:留学动机信一定要具体并且全文贯通、有前因和后果,按照西方人的说法就是有逻辑性。在撰文时,一定要以具体事例配合你所表达的中心思想,使文章显得生动。总之一句话:具体、生动、逻辑性强、中心思想明确。
this kind of major, which is generally called “Interdisziplinare Forschung” in Germany, can approve me a lot in both aspects of electronics and finance.Nowadays every thing needs “Synthese”.For instance: in cultural respect, “Synthese” provides much more chance to make people all over the world know about each other;in financial filed, it makes common wealthy of different countries.It will make me more competitive, with good command of electrical knowledge and the extra economical information.When I graduated, I can seek a job not only in an Electrical Company, but also in a Financial Planning Corporation.I am planning to be an engineer only electrical technology.Thirdly, Braunschweig is the 2nd biggest city of Niedersachsen.I have overlooked through the “Goolge Earth” and gathered some information about Braunschweig on internet.It’s beautiful and much more like a peaceful town than a metropolis.This kind of surrounding is particularly suitable for studying.Living and studying in Munchen or Stuttgart, cities with the highest living cost in Germany, will exceed my budget.And I think my choice can lower the financial pressure to my family, since the cost of living in Braunschweig is not as high as in other Cities like Stuttgart or Munchen.First of all, the major I am applying for is “Precision Manufacturing”, while in China my major is Mechanical Engineering and Automation with a Bachelor Degree.In my opinion,the major Precision Manufacturing is an extension for my current major.I think I can get more professional knowledges than I can get inland and extend my knowledge fields to enhance my competitive strength.Secondly,as we know, the major of Precision Manufacturing,which has an close conection with industry,is an important major for a country’s development.It is in an indivisible relation with science and technology.I have strong interest on this major because I intreset in all kinds of measures of manufacturing especially incredibile and innovative processes.Thirdly, Switzerland possesses internationally recognized qualities and skills in the fields of education,science and technology.Its university including SUPSI focuses on education based on professional need and on applied reseach the university.They provide a practice-oriented education and offer a wide range of bachelor’s and master’s programs.For my part,I prefer practice-oriented educcation to pure reseach-oriented.I think that it's more important to use what you have learnt in virtual life than to reseach various of theories beyond our application.In addition,the institution cooperates with our university.Due to the cooperation between the Chinese and Swiss governments on this project,the fees are low.Living and studying in cities with the highest living cost will exceed my budget.And I think my choice can lower the financial pressure to my family.
第四篇:如何写出国动机信
如何写动机信
动机信大体分为三个部分,首先是开头做个简单的自我介绍和表明此封动机信的目的,注意要简单,明确,使老师读的时候一目了然。然后再做具体阐述说明,第二部分可以是一段,也可以再分段,但重点一定要突出。最后,就是表达一下心愿,期盼早日得到学校的回复。具体如下:
第一部分,做一个简单的自我介绍,学历背景,想要申请什么学校,什么专业。
其次开始介绍自身特点,有何特长,做过什么论文,参加过什么样的社会实习,学校活动,在活动中扮演过什么样的角色等等,要突出自己的优势,给老师最好的印象。
第二部分
1.是结合自己所学的专业,兴趣爱好或将来发展目标,或家庭背景等来说说为什么要选这个专业,所选的这个专业对自己将来的职业发展有什么帮助,对所学专业有什么兴趣,例如什么课程或项目的设置对你如何有帮助或能力提高等等。
具体以“为什么选择这个专业项目”为主题展开叙述。这就要求学生首先要对所选择的国家,学校,专业的背景情况都比较熟悉,熟悉自己所要申请的具体项目和课程内容。这样,结合自己的实际情况叙述时内容才能显得具体,丰富,针对性强,让审核老师看到时也能印象深刻。应对老师的面试时才能有的放矢,而不是讲空话,泛泛之谈。
2是个人的职业规划,将来自己想在什么样的领域,行业发展(可以具体到以后想去什么样的部门工作),此行业和领域必须是你现在喜爱或比较熟悉的领域,因为面试时老师会问到有关此职业发展的一些问题,如果对此行业不了解,会影响面试表现。
最后一部分为非常简洁的总结语,感谢老师的阅读,期盼能够来学校读书的愿望。
总之,老外的思维方式是比较直线式的,所以学生在做动机信的时候,不要用发散式的思维方式去书写动机信,切忌长篇大论,空谈,泛谈,结合自己的实际情况来说明自己为什么选择贵校的此专业,将来想到什么部门工作,专业对工作有什么帮助,外国老师不希望学生只是为了一张文凭才去读书的。
第五篇:推荐信动机信
什么是推荐信?
推荐信,是推荐人(通常担任一定领导职务)就被推荐人(此处为项目申请人)的学习喜欢,工作技能,和主要成绩等给予评价,并以推荐人名义提交的信函。绝大多数学校要求每位申请人提供3至4封来自不同推荐人的推荐信。
为什么推荐信如此重要?
推荐信是申请人提供的唯一体现第三方评价的材料。在审阅了个人陈述,简历等资料后,申请审核官迫切希望看到他人对申请人优势,能力,及成绩的评价,以达到从多角度进行判断的目的。推荐信是欧美国家求学申请和工作申请中不可或缺的部分。一封客观且内容丰富的推荐信可以极大的增加申请材料的整体可信度,提升申请人被录取的可能。
以下是一份推荐信的模板:不同老师的推荐信采用不相同的字体和排版!
October 14, 2009
Name of the department
Name of the institution
Address of the department
Email of the department
To whom it may concern
老师介绍自己的资历:On behalf of(University name)I am pleased to recommend(applicant’s name)as a student in your graduate school of accounting.I have served as the dean at(University name)for more than 15 years.During that time I have taught many accounting classes including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Corporate Finance.I
have had the pleasure of teaching and counseling many young students including(applicant’s name)and I am confident that her work ethic and knowledge of accounting will be more than sufficient to succeed at your prestigious university.介绍所推荐学生的一个较详细的优秀事例:(applicant’s name)was a student in my Financial Accounting class in her sophomore year.This is the first accounting class where students are required to use an English textbook and answer all questions in English.I noted within only a few weeks of the class that she had a hunger for knowledge that far exceeded her peers.She routinely sent me emails and met with me personally going over her formulas to make sure they were correct.I also noticed that she was very skilled at using Excel and seemed to get real enjoyment out of solving problems by using spreadsheets and formulas.Needless to say she received an A in my class.简要介绍所推荐学生的其他优秀品质和能力:Not only was(applicant’s name)a great
accounting student, she was a great overall student.She particularly showed an excellent aptitude for math by maintaining a 90 plus average in all of her calculus and statistics studies.She was awarded a level 3 scholarship as an outstanding accounting student in each of her last 3 years at our University and her major GPA of 3.6 ranked her in the top 15% of her class.简要介绍所推荐学生获得的主要荣誉:Another thing that impressed me about(applicant’s name)is the practical experience she gained during her time here.In addition to her
schoolwork, she managed to complete two internships.The first one was at(Accounting firm)in the audit department and the second was at an international trading company.It is my understanding that she did extremely well in both positions.推荐结论:I believe that(applicant’s name)will make an excellent candidate for your
accounting department.She has a genuine curiosity about her that will serve both her and your university well.I am proud to recommend her and truly believe that her future is very bright.Should you need any additional information, please contact me.Sincerely yours,Name of the professor
Title of the professor
Email of the professor
什么是动机信:
动机信就是“个人陈述或目的陈述”,是关于申请人个人背景,出国目的,以及职业规划的简要描述。目前,欧美绝大多数大学,研究生院均要求入学申请人提交个人陈述、目的陈述、或类似申请资料。其中,个人陈述应更多侧重于申请人的个人经历,而目的陈述则应更多侧重于申请人的求学计划。
为什么个人陈述/目的陈述如此重要?
如谚语所述,“你没有第二次机会去打造第一印象。”
个人陈述/目的陈述是审核官对申请人获取感性认识的第一途径,也是申请人从数千万成绩优异,经验丰富的竞争者中脱颖而出的重要手段。申请人的成长背景,性格特点,爱好专长,求学目标等均将受到申请审核官的特别关注,进而对申请结果产生重大影响。
可以说,一篇出众的个人陈述/目的陈述是录取成功的必备要素,而个性鲜明则是一篇优秀个人陈述/目的陈述的第一要诀。
以下是一份动机信的模板:
1、介绍自己:生活自理能力、学习适应能力,语言能力,并表明自己具有较成熟的心智;
2、职业规划
3、介绍父母和家庭条件:家庭经济条件能够支付留学费用;父母都是大学毕业生,重视子女的教育,支持子女的留学计划
4、国外优秀的教育资源,可以让自己学到更多的知识和技能
Personal Statement
In 2009, when everyone in China was saving money for real estate investments, I was putting money away so that I could come to the United States and study.This was not a popular decision among my family and friends.Why would I give up a great job and life to travel half way across the earth and become a poor college student again? I don’t know how many times I tried to explain to them that I thought it would be a good investment and that in the end it would benefit my life and my career tremendously.The second reason(and maybe the most important)is that I truly enjoy learning and obtaining knowledge;it makes me feel I am growing as a person and gives me a great sense of self-satisfaction.My grandfather was a respected professor at a prestigious university prior to the Cultural Revolution and both my parents are senior engineers who graduated from the best university in China.Though we were never rich by any means, my parents always made it a priority to take me to museums, bookstores, and famous colleges in their spare time.I loved reading stories about famous scientists, especially those who persisted in their theories no matter how difficult the situation.The atmosphere in my house was one that allowed me to cultivate my mind and find my passion.My decision to major in accounting came from my three-year term as the treasurer of my high school class.There I was responsible for recording, archiving receipts, making the annual budget, and collecting and refunding money for programs.This job transformed me into a
patient and organized person who wanted to learn more about financial management.In 2001, I enrolled as an accounting student at the(college name).(college name)is one of the most competitive universities in China and my time there taught me a lot about the spirit of hard work.Each of my last three years at the university I was awarded a level 3 scholarship as an
outstanding student.Upon graduation my major GPA was a 3.6 which ranked me among the top 15 percent of my class.To prove my accounting sense and financial management capability I postponed my graduate education and accepted a position as an auditor at(accounting firm name)Beijing Branch.During my 4-year employment there I had the opportunity to experience the full range of planning, auditing, and reporting.Among my duties there were:(1)the designing of suitable audit methods for clients,(2)using procedures to exam and analyze accounts,(3)evaluating the fairness of financial statements and reports,(4)and providing recommendations regarding improving operations and financial positions of clients.My largest client when I was with(accounting firm name)was(company name).I worked as an auditor of their IPO program and on the first annual audit after that.One of the things I am
most proud of is the Revenue and Cost recognition model I created while I was there.It was based on the percentage-of-completion method and could check for inconsistencies within the data, calculate the revenue of projects, and exam clients’ combination results when there are inter-subcontracts.This model was adopted as the major tool for the entire team of auditors(approximately 100)and to my knowledge is still used in(company name’s)audit team today.My work there not only confirmed my competence in the accounting field, but also trained me into a diligent and persevering professional.More than 50% of my clients were new clients, meaning we had no records in our database to refer to.The challenge of starting from the very beginning is stressful and exciting at the same time.I found myself extremely motivated when I had the authority to design procedures and make decisions.The feeling of success and
confidence I gained from serving new clients is the main reason why I stayed with the(company name)team for 20 months.My work there gave me a great sense of self-satisfaction and was recognized by my peers and supervisors.I was rewarded for my hard work by being one of the top paid employees at my level during my last three years of employment.When working as an auditor, the thing that interested me most is the conversion between
different GAAPs.My experience of serving publicly listed companies in China, Hong Kong, and the US made me realize there are many theoretical differences between PRC GAAP, IFRS, and US GAAP.The accounting principles adopted by different countries not only show their stages of development, but also express their culture and social preferences.So is it really possible that we eliminate the GAAP difference by implementing IFRS? I am not sure what the right answer is but it is my opinion that the current IFRS employed in Hong Kong is vague and can be the source of many discussable issues.US GAAP, on the other hand, provides a much more advanced and structured approach to accounting.Maybe the US will adopt the IFRS eventually, but I believe that the US GAAP will still provide helpful guidance in the future.Learning more about the US GAAP is one of the main reasons I want to pursue an Education in the United States and I hope to obtain the AICPA license prior to my graduation.I chose the accounting program at the(college name)not only because of its great reputation, but also because of the financial services option that I am especially interested in.Though my auditing experience proved my accounting skills, I also want to learn more about financial tools, such as bonds, forward contracts, and arbitrage.New businesses are relying more and more on the capital markets and having a solid knowledge of financing is a necessary commodity in the accounting field.With(college name’s)financial services option I would be able to take more than 20 credit hours of finance classes, which will help me become much more proficient in the area of financial analysis.After graduate school, I plan to go back to China and consider a career in a new developing industry.The ability to see my accounting and financial management knowledge evolve into a hopeful, healthy, developing business is my motivation for this choice.Although many of my family and friends may not think that coming to the US to study is the best decision, I believe it will broaden my knowledge of accounting to an extent that I could
never find in my home country.Also it will allow me to follow my own passion and learn from another culture which will be an invaluable asset for the rest of my life.applicant’s name