Cover Letter for MBA Job
Investment Banking Sample Cover Letters
Richard Anderson,
1234, West 67 Street,
Carlisle, MA 01741,
(123)-456 7890.
1st May, 2005.
Mr. John Smith,
Recruiting Coordinator
Corporate Finance
Lehman Brothers
257, Park Avenue South,
New York, NY 12345-6789.
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am a first-year MBA student at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. I am writing because I am very interested in Lehman Brothers’s investment banking summer associate program and hope that you will consider me for your closed interview schedule.
This summer, I had the opportunity to meet John Doe from Lehman’s investment banking division. Three weeks ago, I met with Raoul once again in San Antonio during the National Society of Hispanic MBAs conference. On that occasion I also spoke extensively with Jane Doe, from the San Francisco office, who proved to be an invaluable resource regarding Lehman’s diversity recruiting initiatives. My conversations with these professionals—and with some of the Babson alumni at Lehman—reaffirmed my interest in Lehman Brothers as I learned first hand about the firm’s culture and breadth of growth opportunities available to junior bankers.
I am confident that you will find in my U.S. Marine Corps background and in my Wall Street experience a unique combination of skills that differentiate me from the pool of prospective summer associates. While in the Marines, I cultivated strong teamwork and leadership skills. I also learned to perform effectively under pressure and developed an ability to make decisions in the absence of perfect information. At J.P. Morgan and TCW, I acquired the key business valuation and deal-structuring skills necessary to execute complex cross border transactions. I believe that these abilities would prove to be valuable to Lehman’s investment banking division.
Again, I am excited about the opportunity to work for Lehman Brothers next summer and hope you will consider me for your closed interview list. I look forward to meeting you and other representatives from your recruiting team. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you might have. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Richard Anderson.
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