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To whom it may concern:
In today’s highly competitive and fast-paced market, companies need strong individuals to help meet their ever-changing business development goals. With my skills and experience, I am certain that I can contribute significantly to your organisation, and I invite you to consider my qualifications.
I am a proactive, spirited person, devoted to achieving the best possible results in the business world and determined to reach the highest goals in every company I work for. I want to employ my exceptional skill set to reach excellence in a new industry. I have considerable experience in the executive field, whether it is task prioritisation, strategic planning, business & data analytics, time & budget management or staff recruitment & allocation. Invariably dedicated to continuous personal and professional self-growth, I have a track record of excellent results and I am always focused on the good of my colleagues and my company.
I am an extremely driven individual dedicated to my work and capable of delivering exquisite results with minimal guidance, prepared to work on myself in order to improve even more with commendable time management skills. Always a team player with formidable interpersonal skills, I am ready to collaborate with both colleagues and stakeholders to get a better insight into the market and customers’ routines and needs.
Other key skills and personal attributes I possess that I believe will help me succeed in this position are:
- Superior aptitude to strategise, execute and deliver tangible, measurable results that support and enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objective of Business Excellence.
- Exceptional aptitude for creating project/program plans including scope, schedule, cost, and quality parameters.
- Superior data and business analysis skills with established record of descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytic work across multiple domains, including enterprise‐wide optimisation, financial services, etc.
- Exceptional business acumen and commercial awareness; applies analytical, forward planning and proactive thinking to understand key business indicators and develop innovative, integrated solutions to business problems in a complex, change-orientated environment.
- Talent for utilising effective communication strategies, interpersonal, tact and diplomacy skills to manage, influence, negotiate and foster long-term strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- I achieve results – ability to build organisational capability and responsiveness, ensure closure, and deliver results on time, to budget and to correct quality standards.
- Visionary leader, capable of providing clear direction for the team and motivated to constantly drive efficiencies to a high standard. I promote autonomy within teams, have a flexible approach, and encourages an ethos of managing upwards.
- I value collaboration, respect, innovation, integrity and diversity and bring these core values in identifying and capitalising on strengths in the organisation.
- High degree of emotional intelligence, professionalism and integrity, loyalty, resilience, character; self-discipline and control; honest, punctual, reliable, responsible, structured, resourceful, mission-oriented, with a can-do attitude.
- Highly proficient across a range of operating systems and software platforms, including the ability to quickly adapt and train on various platforms.
Attached herewith is my resume for further details on my employment history and skills. I would appreciate the chance to meet with you about this employment opportunity. I am available for an interview, at your convenience.