Rahul A Thakar is applying for a full time job opportunity at the company's HR department. He completed his engineering degree in information technology and has experience working as an assistant system engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, where he improved software performance through data analysis. He is currently pursuing his MBA in finance at Penn State University School of Business Administration. Rahul believes that the integration of technology and finance is the future and that a full time role at the company will allow him to further his serious interest in finance while applying his technical and analytical skills. He is available for an interview at the earliest convenience.

1. Rahul A Thakar
Apt 12, 41 Peter’s Avenue Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 805-3625, rahulthakar1990@gmail.com
January2, 2017
Attn:HR Department.
RE: Full Time JobOpportunity.
Dear HiringManager:
I have completedmy Engineeringdegree inInformationTechnologyandhave learntaboutsoftware development,
testingandengineering,webdesign,databases,programmingandcomputernetworksandsystems.However,
amongthisplethoraof subjects,mymainarea of interestwasthe subjectof Financial AccountingandManagement
of TechnologyInnovationthatI encountered inmyfourthsemester.The subjecthelpedme understandhowtolook
at balance sheets,profitandlossstatements, andeconomiccycles amongotherinterestingbusinessaspectsof an
organization.
Followingmybachelor’s,Ijoinedthe prestigiousTataConsultancyServices(TCS) asanAssistantSystemEngineer.
My role wasto improve the performance of the software applicationbyanalyzingthe applicationwiththe helpof
the data provided.Bythistime,Iwashooked onbusinessdailiessuchasEconomicTimesandto the stock market.
Beginningwithmysmall salary,Ibuiltastock portfolio,whichImonitoredactivelyandsuccessfully. Earlyand
repeatedsuccessinmanagingmyportfoliostrengthenedmyinterestinfinancefurtherapartfromhoningmy
analytical skills.Atthe same time,the realizationdawnedthatIneededtoexplore thisareaof finance notonly
deeperbutalsomore systematicallyasmodernfinance andeconomicsisa verycomplex areaindeedandisevolving
continuously.
Today, I am currentlypursuingmyMBA inFinance at PennState University School of BusinessAdministration and
am deeplyinterestedinfinance,butIfullyrealizethathalf-knowledge canbe a very dangerousthingwhenitcomes
to capital markets.Foolishoruninformedspeculationhasbeenthe undoingof manydewy-eyedbeginners.Butthere
isno denyingthatfact that a vibrantcapital marketisan absolute must. Therefore,Ibelieve thatafull time job
opportunityatyourcompanywill opennewdoorsandgive directiontomyseriousinterestinfinance.
Moreover,Istronglybelievethatintegrationof technologyand financeisthe future andhas the powerto make a
positive differenceinthe world. Therefore,Iwill be bringingmyknowledgeinthe fieldof technologyandanalytical
skillsthatwere developedduringmyworkinIndia toyour company. Iam available foraninterview atthe earliestof
your convenience andwouldliketothankyoufor consideringmyapplication.
Sincerely,
Rahul A Thakar