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Office of Human Resources

The Ford Foundation

320 East 43^rd Street

New York, NY 10017

Dear hiring manager:

I am a college student that hopes to become an intern in your institution. The intern opportunity was presented to me by my counselor Patricia Johnson. I am currently attending Baruch College and I am a freshman. I hope to get a PH.D in Psychology.

Ever since middle school I have been involved in many different volunteer activities. In middle school I helped raise money for classmates that could not afford going on a trip. In high school I was part of the Human Rights Coalition, the Animal Rights club, Youth on the Rise, Hispanic Resource Center and took part in trips to save dogs in West Virginia. Needless to say I love to help others, I do not know why but work seems less heavy when I know that I am making a difference in someone else’s life. I can work well with others and can be assigned organizing and cleaning duties since I often do them for my other volunteer jobs.

I can only provide to your organization with my hard work, experience and will to help but please allow me to clear your doubts. If you wish to contact me to answer further questions my phone number is (914) 615-5703 and my e-mail address is [email protected]. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Carlos Quispe

During my first semester at college I was overwhelmed by the amount of work that was given. the table in which i do my homework would bend its legs from the weight of the readings I put on it each weekend. i will not lie that I had taken senior year as a time of relaxation and peace of mind, of course I had no idea it was that calm before the storm. Sleepless nights and tiresome weekends ensued, free time became a memory. I began to sadden every time a new week started and untouched projects remained on the table would depress me and often made me want to quit college.

The day I woke up on top of my half read paper,surrounded by cups of coffee I decide it was time to get serious. The first thing I did was organize my schedule and tap in my free time between classes, rather than playing table tennis or pool I would go to the library and read my work. I began to use highlighters and small notes, so instead of reading papers once more for tests or thought pieces I could just re-read the highlighted parts rather than starting once more. I began seeking help from teachers and clearing questions about class parts that i did not fully understand. this lead to better understanding of the assignments and improve my preparation and grades for and from tests.

this gave me positive results. Good grades on tests and chances to participate in class. All and all i am glad that my new schedule has served me well. my worries of college being too hard are not gone but now i know that I can handle with whatever comes my way and this story is proof of it.

to my father:
I know when you said that i should be a doctor it was because you wanted me to be able to take care of myself. you told me that dreams do not put food on the table, you told me that dreams do not place a roof over my head, you told me that dreams can only get me so far, that in this world money insures my survival, a good job insures my future. I cannot take it any more. I cannot be a doctor, I do not want the life of others on my back, I cannot handle that much responsibility. I cannot be an accountant, the numbers do not spark my interest or do they make me feel real. I cannot be a lawyer, right and wrong I cannot protect sinners or attack the innocent. I cannot be a government official, having that much power and not being able to help more people would make me seek more power and that will eventually corrupt me.
I can only chose my path by walking, I can only move forward if I know I will like what I do. The desire, the passion must be real. In the end I cannot be what you want me to be. I am yet to find what I want to become but I am sure that settling for money will create an emptiness that will consume me. I hope you understand, and even if you don’t someday I will show you that I can pave my own road.

I was very surprised when the results for the Strong Interest Inventory Interpretation arrived. Me, musicians, ridiculous, I chuckled at the first result and then continued to the other suggestions. A teacher, a cook amongst many others, I first saw them and thought that the only thing that made sense was probably the musician one. When I was about to give up, on what seemed like another person’s exam, I then looked at the part of the test that explain the results. I was a SA student. This meant I had both social and artistic qualities that made me the kind of person that can deal with being with people and that likes the freedom which comes with creating and making. Suddenly the results did not seem so farfetched. I did enjoy meeting new people and I also enjoy the freedom that comes from creating new things like writing and drawing.

I still had disbelief for some of the results, but the one that attracted me the most was teacher. I hate to admit this but I kind of like school, I know it’s a very nerdy thing to admit but I kind of like an environment in which people are passionate about a subject and how they share their opinions with others. It is invigorating. Another one that attracted my attention was cooking, now I am not the one to brag but I do make one mean fettuccini Alfredo.

All and all it was a very pleasant surprise to find that there are so many jobs out there to find and that I have some qualities that can shine in these areas. I am still not sure about what I am going to do in the future but I know that when I find what I like than I will give it my all.

what can i say about myself? often i think of the weaknesses within my personality before thinking of my strengths. my lack of confidence that comes from encounters i wish to not think about or my lack of sociability that comes from my defensive nature. all and all i have only come to the conclusion that i am in fact a pessimistic person that wishes to see the bad before the good.

i was raised in Peru and was put into a variety of schools in which i tended to excel, then i was asked to go to a higher school in which every kid was pinned to out do one another. in this competitive environment i came to hate the idea of competition and doing better. i eventually came to the united states and at first was not very happy about the idea, but now that i am in Baruch i guess i am.

i guess i do have one strength which i take great pride on and it is my ability to write. when i write of my own will i feel as if the entire world is my canvas and i can make anything and everything happen, i can show the world who i am and not have them judge me for my quirks or my mistakes. i can show everyone how i see the world and they can feel all of my happiness, all my sadness, all of my confusion and all of my understanding. writing is my pride and joy, i may not be too good at it but i can only improve with practice or at least i hope so.

there are many things i can say about myself but truthfully i don’t completely understand myself enough to share truthfully. all i know about myself is that i am happy, insecure, caring, quiet, creative, stubborn. i will continue to find out new things about myself but truthfully i do not believe in strenghts and weaknesses, i believe in myself and isn’t that all i need?

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