1. 27 December 2015
Dear Interviewer,
Between March and July 2015, Ms Fira Hashim was an intern at the Emerging
Markets Division (EMD) at the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).
2. During her posting, she was assigned to the New Media team within EMD. Fira’s
primary responsibilities included creating and curating content in the form of articles for our
website, GoBeyond.SG. To write these articles, Fira would set up interviews on her own with
a wide range of people, including foreign citizens and members of the arts community. In
addition to her writing duties, it was also Fira’s job to maintain the website (which was on a
WordPress platform), manage our social media accounts to raise awareness and attract
readership, and also collate our monthly readership statistics.
3. Fira was hardworking and conscientious, and worked well within a team with two
other interns. She was always willing to take on board advice and never stopped looking for
ways to improve her skills, both in writing and digital media. Fira was always prompt with
her assignments and made an effort to come up with new ideas for our website.
4. I am happy to say that I enjoyed Fira’s internship with the New Media team, and I am
certain that she would be an asset to your organisation.
Best Regards,
Sulaiman Daud
(DID: +65 63327675)
Assistant Director, Emerging Markets Division