Sample cover letter for Internship position at Credit Suisse

My qualities are that I am outgoing, a team player and very quality conscious in my work, or studies. My interest for the financial market appeared in early age, with a mother within derivative solutions, which opened my eyes for the financial market and macroeconomic. I am writing my bachelor thesis in finance next autumn. I intend thereafter to continue my studies at a master level.

Why Mikael Tellkvist?

Picking me, you will get an international business student who is used to collaborate in different types of context. From motivating my team members, by way of international students from all around the world in time pressured cases’, to be a role model for my team player in my ice hockey team.

You will also get a team player, who is not afraid of taking initiative or making an error, instead, very eager to understand. As a person, I put a lot of effort and dedication in things that I find interesting. I am also very quality conscious in my work, or studies, and getting highly motivated by working in an environment surrounded by my colleagues, working towards a common goal.

What also motivates me is to set up goals for myself or for my team. An example of this is when I got accepted to my exchange semester. My goal was to get accepted at the KEDGE Business School, a school that belongs to the top tier of business schools in France, which I succeeded to do. The school emphasis on an analytical and entrepreneurial thinking in an international environment, which has contributed in personal development.

During my time at Söderberg & Partners, I got to apply my interest and knowledge for the financial market in work in contacting potential and existing clients to the firm. My ability to quickly be able to understand the customer, her/his situation or problem and preferences were valuable in my work as an ambassador for the company and its products.

At Skeppsholmen Sotheby’s International Realty, my duties were mainly in assisting the brokers and other administrative tasks. It could include registering an incoming offer for a property, to make sure that the broker was well prepared for a showing or to be responsible in a day of settlement between a buyer and seller and in contacting the bank. These are duties that require one to be accurate, structured and responsible.

During my latest experience as a part-time intern at PwC, I’ve had the opportunity to analyse and audit several companies within the different industries. I have gained valuable skills in an analytical and a business-oriented thinking. Even though workings in teams, consisting of partners, businesses managers, associates and other highly competent people, it has been required of me to take initiative. This internship have also meant a lot of work in excel which has provided greater insight of the program. Around quarterly and year-end reports, it has been required to still have the ability to perform, even in times where the workloads peaks, which I’ve succeeded. The work as an audit has also included ensuring that procedures, policies, legislation and regulations correctly follow and complied with, which have required me to be accurate and structured in my work.

I am looking forward to meet you and to tell you more about me, in hopes of a long-term cooperation!

Best Regards,

Mikael Tellkvist