I-banking coverletter
Dear Mr. Bracken:
Joseph Rebas suggested that I forward my resume to you for your consideration. I am a second-year MBA student at the Anderson School at UCLA, and I am currently working as a summer associate at J.P. Morgan in New York.
As Joseph may have mentioned, I am in the top 5% of my class at Anderson, and I was recently elected President of the Investment Banking Club. In and out of the classroom I have consistently demonstrated my capacity to make a positive impact regardless of the situation. My analytical and personal skills are ideally suited to investment banking, and I am confident that I would be an asset at Merrill Lynch.
I will call you next Wednesday to discuss next steps. If you do have any questions regarding my resume or qualifications, please do not hesitate to call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx. I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely: Tim Walinsky
Dear Ms. Carsen:
I am in the second year of an Accounting and Finance degree at the London School of Economics and am looking for a summer internship at your company. During my degree programme, I have become very much interested in how investment and corporate finance institutions operate, and I would like to use my internship to learn more about the interactions of markets and how individual business units operate.
I am attracted to ABC Investments because of your dynamic work force. I’d like to be part of a team that can participate in joint ventures with notable firms like Lehman Brothers on projects such as the one on Izodia, taken up last year. My analytical skills are strong, and I can solve problems accurately in high-pressure conditions. I can also interpret numbers to come up with relevant ideas and suggestions. In addition to English, I speak French and German which are both widely spoken in continental Europe, and my Russian and Ukrainian may be useful since there is a great scope of investment opportunities in eastern Europe.
I am available for interviews any time and can start the internship programme as early as 20 June 2004. I plan to call for an appointment next week. If you’d like to contact me in the meantime, please call xxx-xxxx. I appreciate your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Kathryn