Cover Letter Draft for Peer Review

Job ad Analysis(1)

Reflection

 

1. Why did you choose this job ad? Do you feel that you are qualified for the position? Macy’s is someplace I went shopping a lot. As a customer, I have experienced their service and I think their business philosophy and service philosophy are worth learning, I think if I could work in Macy's, that will help me learn much more in sales. So in the future, I can have more experience and skills for preparing to apply better companies. I think I am qualified for as a retail receiving support associate because my academic course is about customer service and sales management, that knowledge will help me learn faster on this job and do a better job than other employers who have not to take those courses and have no enough work experience.  I also know that the local Asian families like going to macy’s shopping because their products are cheaper and with great quality. I think I have an advantage when I am dealing with and serving with those individual customers.  2. How long has the ad been posted? If it has been posted for a long period of time, are you sure that the position is still available? How? This ad has been posted online since September 7, 2020, and now they are still hiring.  3. Where is the company located? Are you willing to move if it is out of state or in a foreign country? The company is located at Boling Brook which is not that far from West lafayette and I luckily have a friend there. I would like to move there for the job because I like to stay in a different place and experience different life and people. 4. Why is living in the area that the company is located appealing to you? Because it is the nearest place I can apply, and as I mentioned I have a friend there who can help me find great apartments and I do not want to take my belonging to someplace that is too far. I do not want to waste energy, time, and money on it.

2. Job analysis

1. Did you know anything about the company before you saw the job ad?

3. This is not the first time I have been interested in their work, although I have not seen their advertisements before. I often shop at May 'c and I have observed their work and service flow

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2. Does the company have a website? What is the URL?

Yes, they have a website.  https://www.macysjobs.com/Search/JobDetail/Macys-Seasonal-Retail-Receiving-Support-Associate-Full-Time-The-Promenade-Bolingbrook/Bolingbrook/IL/71281603

5. 3. What is the mission statement of the company?

6. to be a retailer with the ability to see opportunity on the horizon and have a clear path for capitalizing on it

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8. 4. What are the keywords on the website that you can use in your  cover letter  and interview?

9. Self-motivated, independent, and good time management skills.

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11. 5. Write a few sentences about the history of the company. Remember that it is essential for you to learn as much about the company as possible; you can use such knowledge for your cover letter and interview.

12. Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated with the Bloomingdale's department store chain; the holding company was renamed Macy's, Inc.

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14. 6. Based on your research, what is your personal sense about the company? What do you feel about company values?

15. I think the value of this company is to serve its customers with the best price and good service. I think it is very valuable to learn the service methods of Macy's so that I can draw lessons from the past and use the valuable knowledge to do the service work better

16. 7. Does Purdue’s Career Center have a networking system with this company?

17. Yes, May 'C sells Purdue clothes

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19. 8. Do you have any personal connections to this company? Do you know anyone who works there? Does anyone in your family or friends of your family work there?

20. I have no personal relationship with the company. One of my seniors once worked there. He said that May 'c is a worthy place to work, where you can learn a lot

Reflection

 

1. Why did you choose this job ad? Do you feel that you are qualified for the position?

Xiaomi company is the place Where I have been looking forward to working, because its employees are well paid and the company offers many opportunities to employees.Xiaomi is almost the place where most Chinese students want to intern and work.I hope I can work in the management department of the Foreign Ministry of Xiaomi. I think I am capable of taking this job, because I have spent a long time in the United States and my major is sales, so I know more about the psychology and culture of American customers than people in China.

2. How long has the ad been posted? If it has been posted for a long period of time, are you sure that the position is still available? How? They hiring people during agust till october.

3. Where is the company located? Are you willing to move if it is out of state or in a foreign country? Localed in NanJing, I would love to live in Nanjing for this job.

4. Why is living in the area that the company is located appealing to you?

First my grilfirend is live in Nanjing, I won’t worry about finding apartment or even paying the rent for apartment. I also have been live there for 2 summers, it is a great city for people who want working hard and live in great life style.

Job Ad Analysis

 

1. What skills is your prospective employer seeking, from most important to least important?

The most important skills are good English communication skills and experience in American culture and how to serve American customers. The second is a sense of responsibility, have the ambition.Ability to react quickly to different problems when serving the comstmers. The least important is work overtime.

2. What exceptional skills do you have that prove you to be invaluable to this company or organization? Remember that your resume is not a record of what you’ve done, but a persuasive document that proves indisputably that you are the best person for the job.

I have fluent English communication skills, and I know many different people in the United States.This makes it easier for me to help them solve their feedback problems and serve them when I serve them.My major in Purdue University is sales, which enables me to have a better understanding of the psychology and preferences of American customers.In addition, if I can work in Macy's, it will help me to be better qualified for this job.

3. As an exercise, list the skills, professional experience, personality traits, etc., the job ad is asking for, then list your skills, experience, etc.

 Good English communication skill Good English communication skill

A knowledge of economics I need to take more expirence and take more economic courses

Customer service knowledge I need to do more intern

Responsible and self-motivated Increase Responsible and self-motivated

History of the Company / Organization

 

1. Did you know anything about the company before you saw the job ad? Xiaomi company is the place where I have been longing to work. My girlfriend is now working as an intern in the company.Xiaomi's management philosophy and business philosophy are very advanced in China.Xiaomi is a company where many people want to make their dreams come true.

2. Does the company have a website? What is the url?

Yes, http://job.hr.xiaomi.com/#/

3. What is the mission statement of the company?

Always adhere to the "touching, affordable" good products, so that everyone around the world can enjoy the good life brought by science and technology

4. What are keywords on the website that you can use in your cover letter and interview?

Fluent English communication skills and professional customer service knowledge

5. Write a few sentences about the history of the company. Remember that it is essential for you to learn as much about the company as possible; you can use such knowledge for your cover letter and interview.

Founded by Xiaomi in 2010, its revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan in 2012 and 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, the fastest in history and 100 billion yuan in 2017. In August 2019, xiaomi became the youngest fortune 500 company, ranking 468, and its revenue exceeded 200 billion yuan in 2019

6. Based on your research, what is your personal sense about the company? What do you feel the company values? Founded by Xiaomi in 2010, its revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan in 2012 and 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, the fastest in history and 100 billion yuan in 2017. In August 2019, xiaomi became the youngest fortune 500 company, ranking 468, and its revenue exceeded 200 billion yuan in 2019

7. Does Purdue’s Career Center have a networking system with this company? Yes they have.

8. Do you have any personal connections to this company? Do you know anyone who works there? Does anyone in your family or friends of your family work there?

My girlfriend is working in Xiaomi now