Dear Supervisor,

I am bilingual and a Canadian citizen. I have the editing background, initiative, and organizational skills necessary to make sure office documents are edited and sent out as efficiently as possible. In July 2018, I finished a master’s degree in English at the University of Toronto, and in the spring of 2017, I graduated with an English BA from the University of Ottawa. While I was a student of English literature at university, I honed my written and oral communication skills, and learned how to manipulate language, and use it to capture the attention of the target audience I am addressing.

I am personally committed to my own standard of excellence in prose and other kinds of rhetorical writing. My career as a graduate student has also taught me excellent organizational skills. I can easily adhere to and meet deadlines in a timely manner. I am especially meticulous about language and its use on an everyday basis. I hope I can use my proofreading, writing and communications skills and expand on them to meet your department’s objectives as efficiently as possible.

I have these and other skills that I hope will ensure that I am a positive, energetic, and committed member of your organization. To that end, I look forward to making your acquaintance.

Sincerely,

Racha Al Abdullah

RACHA AL ABDULLAH

162 Ingersoll Crescent, Kanata, ON, K2T 0C9 613-***-**** ac7q7z@r.postjobfree.com

Education

MA ENGLISH JULY 2018 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

BA ENGLISH LITERATURE APRIL 2017 UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

MA LEGAL STUDIES, BA POLITICAL SCIENCE/HUMAN RIGHTS CARLETON UNIVERSITY

Skills & Abilities

COMMUNICATION

-Excellent English communication skills (writing, reading, and oral)

-Fluent in English, French, and Arabic (writing, reading, and oral)

-Exceptional grammar and style

-Superior knowledge of rhetorical uses of language to persuade different audiences of points of view as necessary

EDITING SKILLS

-Extensive experience editing my own and graduate school colleagues’ written work while at university

-Taught students how to write research essays and edited their work over a two-year teaching period

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

-Ability to promptly meet multiple project deadlines

-Consistently able to set goals to manage and complete tasks as necessary

-Efficient multi-tasker

-Independent self-starter

-Superior analytical and interpretive skills

-Problem-solver

Work Experience

EDITOR AND ADMIN ASSISTANT, SUPPORT WORKER & FUNDRAISER SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT CENTRE OF OTTAWA (SASC) APRIL 2014-JULY 2017

-Edited and updated the Sexual Assault Support Centre’s training manual

TEACHER’S ASSISTANT CARLETON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LAW SEPTEMBER 2009-AUGUST 2011

-Taught undergraduate students essay writing, study and exam preparation skills and edited their essays as necessary

-Created lesson plans for tutorials twice a week

-Led weekly discussions

ADMIN ASSISTANT BUREAU OF PENSIONS ADVOCATES, VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA OTTAWA MAY 2008-SEPTEMBER 2008

-Informed pensioners and clients about office services

-Connected pensioners to office lawyers and law clerks

-Distributed office mail on a weekly basis

References available upon request

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