Application Letter

Medical / Laboratory Technologists SGH/ACSS/0911/053 Posted Date: 1 Sep 11
The Job  You will perform laboratory tests, assist in preparing various types of media as well as receive and process specimens, including carrying out specialised investigations of patient samples. In addition, you will perform on-going quality control checks to ensure test results are precise and accurate. You may work in one of the following laboratories in the Department of Pathology:- Specialties: ·         Bacteriology ·         Biochemistry ·         Blood Banking ·         Cytogenetics ·         Cytology ·         Histopathology ·         Immunology & Serology ·         Molecular ·         Pharmaceutical Microbiology ·         TB laboratory ·         Virology Requirements:  Degree or Diploma in Biomedical Science, Life Sciences or its equivalent Candidates with relevant work experience may be considered for senior positions Fresh graduates are welcome to apply May be required to work shifts, weekends and holidays, as scheduled
Education Level	Diploma
Job Category	Allied Health, Laboratory, Life Sciences
Job Location	Singapore-Any
Job Type	Full Time , Part Time , Permanent, Contract
Consider Fresh Graduate Application	Yes
We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

SGH offers you a challenging career with unlimited opportunities. Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of people.

Yew Xin Ying
Blk 350, Clementi Ave 2, #03-35
Singapore, 120350.
Cell: 91359772
Email: xinying.yew@gmail.com

9^th September 2011

SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Outram Road

Singapore 169608.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am writing to express my interest in applying the position of Medical / Laboratory Technologists in the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) which I came across in SGH internet portal recently. I will be graduating from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Science in Life Science in 2012. I believe that I would be a suitable candidate for this job position with my years of learning in related field in NUS.

In my years of study in NUS, I have worked with a Bioinformatics mini project. In that project, I have performed BLAST sequencing using BLAST software and I have worked with a team of 5 colleagues to update T3SE protein database. Thus, I am comfortable to work with other people in the laboratories as well as others from other units.

In additional to that, I have undertaken Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme in Science (UROPS). It is a programme that has given me the opportunity to work in a research environment. I have learnt to perform cell subculture, SDS PAGE, PCR, ChIP, real time PCR and western blotting. I believe with the skills that I have learnt through UROPS, I would be able to handle the laboratory tests meticulously and independently in order to provide accurate results.

 For your information, I have participated in a biodiversity field trip research programme in Costa Rica. I have carried out some experiments in the night such as gaining data about sea turtles and bats at night. I am able to work shifts if required to do so. I believe I can contribute the knowledge and skills of my specialisation which is biomedical science to the hospital. I am keen in working in SGH which I believe it would be an inspiring working environment to provide me opportunities to learn and improve myself. It would be an honour to work with other elites in a prestigious hospital like SGH.

I do hope that you will look favourably at my application. Please find my enclosed resume for your review. I can be reached anytime via email at xinying.yew@gmail.com or my mobile phone number, 91359772. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time.

Yours Faithfully,

Yew Xin Ying

Resolving interpersonal conflict

I still can remember vividly what Ms Lim (teacher of the class professional communication) had told us about Emotional intelligence (EQ) in the class. She said:” 80% of your success depends on your Emotional intelligence (EQ) and 20% of your success contributed by your Intelligence Quotient (IQ)”. The first thing came across my mind was what is EQ? what define EQ? People have always been talking about EQ, but the term EQ actually seems very vague and abstract to me.  Then I did a quick search on Google search engine to get a quick glimpse on its definition.

“Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage your emotions in positive and constructive ways. It's about recognizing your own emotional state and the emotional states of others. Emotional intelligence is also about engaging with others in ways that draw people to you.”

It actually makes sense that EQ shapes a person’s success. In my opinion, how a person succeeds is depending on how well a person is fitted in a community. We are living in a social world which comprised of people of different interests, perspectives, social background and etc. Since everyone is quite different from each other, without communication, we possibly cannot fit in well in the society. Hence, interpersonal skills come in handy to help people to interact with each other but it is not an easy task.

Inevitably, most of us always encounter interpersonal conflicts with our friends, family or colleagues. There is a live example about interpersonal conflict that I have had with my friend, Mr A.

Mr. A is an ambitious undergraduate like us who wants to become a BIG boss in the future and he has always worked hard towards his goal (do internships, do start up business, join investment clubs, join business trips and etc). It is a good thing that he has the passion on doing these. As a friend, I am fully supporting him towards his dream. However, there are some weaknesses of him that somehow irritate me. First, he thinks that to become a boss he must think like a boss. So, sometimes he tends to promise an empty promise. For example, once, a friend B had ordered 50 club shirts from his family business. He ensured the friend B to meet her requirements. At the end, what B gets are shirts with some typing error and shirts which are not in the size that B wants.

Besides, every time when a bunch of friends are throwing gathering or asking him out, he will definitely be late for it (almost up to one hour). The reason being is that he is busy about his business or whatever meetings. Once in a while is ok for us, but that is like every time. In my opinion, if you are too busy with your business, you  can just tell us that you could not make it instead of making promise that you will come on time and yet making everyone to wait for you and hence wasting everybody else’s times. In fact, I did tell him about his weaknesses politely and privately (so that he would not feel embarrass in front of other friends). He replied that he will improve yet still the same old him again. How to feedback to him again as I have tried before once but failed?