Sunday, 16 September 2012

Application Letter & Resume




16 September 2012

To:
Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

APPLICATION FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING

Dear Sir/ Mdm

I am writing to express my interest in the position of Process Engineering offered by Pfizer Asia Pacific PTE LTD. I would like to apply for Process Engineering in your company.

I am a year 4 student pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering (Major in Chemical Engineering) from National University of Singapore (NUS). Apart from academic pursue, I am also active in Student Co-Curicular Activities Clubs.

I would like to outline my personal qualities and attributes that I can offer to your company, and they are:
- Quick learning abilities
- Strong leadership, communication, and teamwork skills
- Proactive,responsible, self-motivated, meticulous,and punctual

Based on my qualities and keen interest in project and process engineering, I believe that I can give positive contributions to your company. If you need any additional information regarding my qualifications, you can contact me via e-mail at "xxxxxx@nus.edu.sg" Thank you in advance for your time and kind consideration.


Yours faithfully


Gregorius Ivan




Name:       Gregorius Ivan
DOB:        XXXXXXXXXXX
Identification No: XXXXXXX
Race:        Chinese
Religion:  Christian






Contact number:XXXXXXXXXXXX
Email: XXXXXXXXX@nus.edu.sg
Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

EDUCATION

National University of Singapore
·         Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
·         Expected date of graduation: June 2012


Aug 2008 to present
SMAK 1 BPK PENABUR JAKARTA
·         Equivalent A level

2005 to 2008
Kolese Kanisius JAKARTA

2002 to 2005


CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES




Kent Ridge Hall

Table Tennis, Member
Volleyball, Member



2008 to 2010
2010 to 2011

Choir, member
Chingay 09/10, Engineer
Infotech, member, programming

NUS
NUS Harmonica Orchestra, Executive Committee
VCF Indonesian Ministry, Executive Committee
NUS Choir, Member
NUS Electronic Music Lab, Member
2008 to 2011
2009 to 2010
2008 to 2009


2009 to 2010
2010 to 2011
2009 to present
2011 to present
IT SKILLS AND LANGUAGES

·         Proficient in Microsoft Offices (Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Visio)
·         Basic Matlab Programming
·         Aspen Hysys
·         Fluent in English and Indonesian


WORK EXPERIENCE

TOTAL Petrochemical SEA PTE Ltd
Industrial Attachment to HSSEI & Project Process Engineering Dept.





July 2011 to Jan 2012





Saturday, 1 September 2012

The Eighteenth Camel




The very purpose of this post is simple: listen to this TED guy for the next 20 minutes and spend less than 3 minutes reading mine (or skip all the paragraphs altogether but please do leave your comments below, much appreciated Folks J).



There are many interesting points that William Ury brought throughout this talk, especially the new perspective of conflict. He called the concept the Third Side. The idea is to bring mediation between two parties in disagreement. This third person should be able to view and assess the situation in an objective, unbiased manner (to do so it is advisable that he/she have no personal gain in the matter). At some point we might be the one in conflicts, therefore needing a mediator, but in other occasion we are expected to take the role of the third side.

But what kind of solution is expected from the third side? How to deal with the disagreements? We can learn a few tips from the book William Ury wrote: Getting to Yes. In this book about art of negotiation, he proposed a concise method consisting of several points:

1.       Separate the people from the problem
2.       Focus on interest, not positions
3.       Invent options for mutual gain (win-win solution)
4.       Insist on using objective criteria

Still  a bit too abstract? Well, reading the actual book might help: http://www.nine-iq.net/library/files/materials/EN%20-%20GETTING%20TO%20YES.pdf

There are many types and sources of conflicts out there, be it in workplace, school, or family. I believe that no matter how difficult our positions, no matter how hurt we are, we still have the choice to be the catalyst of peace.

“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?”
Abraham Lincoln