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USSR - Sourcing Requisition - USSR00
Location:
Sunnyvale, US - Sunnyvale
Req. Number:
31643
Date Posted:
2010/07/16
TECHNICAL YAHOO – New College Graduate
About Yahoo!
Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online—in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now’s the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people.
About The Job
We are looking for Software Developers (front-end and back-end), QA Engineers, Network Engineers, and Operations Engineers to help build and support Yahoo!’s suite of exciting next-generation products.
Minimum Job Qualifications
• Working towards a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related major
• Web-based server and client software development experience
• Strong Object Oriented design skills and proficiency in either C++ or Java
• Solid understanding of the software development process
• Development experience in an Unix/Linux environment
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Strong record of academic achievement
Preferable Job Qualifications
Depending on the position, some teams also prefer the following:
• Front-end: Apache, PHP, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript
• Familiarity with Perl, PHP, Python, LAMP
• Experience building or maintaining databases in MySQL
• Cross-browser, cross-platform coding
• Large-scale, large-user base website development experience
• Data mining, machine learning, AI, statistics, information retrieval, linguistic analysis
• Strong mathematical background
• Internship at a tech company a plus
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Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.
Shruti Nayak
#*** Block – C
25 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119081
(65) 91** ****
Email – shruti.nayak@gmail.com
September 5th 2010
Mr XYZ
Yahoo! Inc
Sunnyvale – US
Sunnyvale 94085
Dear Mr XYZ
This application letter is in response to the job advertisement found on the Yahoo! website calling for Software Developers and Operations Engineers. As a second year student at National University of Singapore, I am currently pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering alongside a minor in Financial Mathematics. Going by the job description and requirements, I believe I possess the required qualifications and experience for this position.
Programming has always been my strong point. C, C++ and Visual Basic are some of the programming languages I am most qualified at. However, I also do have considerably knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, C#, SQL with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft related programs (Excel, Power Point, and Word).
Apart from academics, I actively take part in co-curricular activities such as AIESEC (largest student organization in the world) and the Quantitative Finance Club as their marketing officer. With distinctions attained in the English examinations held by the New South Wales University, I can say that I have a good command over the English language.
As mentioned in my resume, I completed a two month internship at Robert Bosch Gmbh as a software developer in C#.NET. Thus, I have the relevant experience of working in a fast paced software development firm. Having learnt three programming languages over a period of five weeks during my internship, I believe I am a fast learner and can grasp the work culture and ethos of the company quickly. With a fresh perspective on things, I ensure to work with full dedication and my utmost sincerity.
I really look forward to meeting you and I hope you would take the time to arrange for an interview.
Thank you
Yours sincerely,
(Signature)
Shruti Nayak
Enclosure - Resume
Hey Shruti,
ReplyDeleteI am totally impressed by well written application letter. Indeed, you have shown high linguistic proficiency in your letter. However, I was wondering if blogspot's formatting might have made two paragraphs into one.
"Programming has always been my strong point....
Apart from academics, I actively take part in co-curricular activities....."
All the best in getting your dream job!
Best regards,
Sam
Hey Shruti !
ReplyDeleteYour application letter's really impressive. I believe you would be able to get your dream job !
The letter is well written except that the letter was not specifically addressed to anyone (e.g. in the salutation and above the company's address)
Goooooood job ! (:
Hi Shruti!
ReplyDeleteYou've done great job on protraying your strength to the job seekers!
Perhaps you could describe more on your job scope during the internship, your value as an employee to the company.
All in all, nice job done! All the best for your application!
Hey Shruti!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI seriously feel that your application letter is well written.You have highlighted your strengths in a very nice manner.In case you are actually planning to apply for the job I think you will definitely make it up.
One minor issue that I would like to bring to your notice is the spacing between the paragraphs.Make sure that there is uniform spacing between paragraphs.
Cheers
Nivetha
Hi Shruti!
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm also very impressed by your application letter!(: It was to concise and well supported with concrete evidences. You have successfully highlighted very relevant skills and experiences that this job position requires, so it really seems to me that you are THAT piece of missing puzzle that the employer is searching for! (:
Just one minor point: You would come across as more sincere if you can address this letter to a specific personnel. I'm not sure if you should use "Yours faithfully" since you started with "Dear Sir/Ma'am" in your salutation.
Great effort in this application letter!(:
@Sam and Nivetha -
ReplyDeleteHi ! Thank you so much for your response.
And yes, it was intended to be two different paragraphs but I guess the blog-post format put it as one.
From now on I must be more careful and see the preview before publishing it.
Thanks for pointing it out :)
@ Joanna -
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback.
Yes, generally I would specify the person's name as "Dear Mr XYZ", but then it wasn't specified in my job add so I wasn't sure how to go about it.
Definitely, the application letter would be more powerful if it were directed to a specific person. However, since it wasn't mentioned anywhere in my job advertisement, I generalized my salutation by stating "Dear Sir/Ma'am".
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ReplyDelete@ Linh -
ReplyDeleteYes, I do agree with you. Maybe I could focus slightly on the project I worked on during my internship,this way they will have a better idea regarding my specialization.
Also, I think it will be better if I add one or two points on how I could benefit the company. That might further enhance my chances of securing a spot at the firm.
Thanks for those pointers Linh
@ Lucinda
ReplyDeleteHi Lucinda ! I am glad you found my application letter worthy and impressive.
The application letter would indeed be more powerful if I target it to a specific person. However, there was no mention of a manager or a specific person in the job advertisement. Due to this ambiguity, I resorted to addressing the application letter on a general front, like -"Dear Sir/ Ma'am"
Regarding "Yours faithfully", could you suggest a few ways to end the application letter then. I am actually quite unsure of how to go about it.
You're help would be truly appreciated. :)