Samantha's ePortfolio

A sophomore business student, majoring in Financing, and seeking a job in Financial Advising and Wealth Management.

This "artifact" is one of the various cover letters I wrote to apply for a business-related summer internship. I am proud of it because it is the first cover letter I had ever written, and I made sure it was geared towards the specific role that I was applying for. Although this was written for an accounting internship, it is still relevant to the job I am seeking because it is in the business field. I will have to write tons of more cover letters when applying to jobs for the rest of my life, but I will always remember how many times I reviewed this specific one (because it was my first). This cover letter also highlights my business-related experiences and shows that I have been in contact with different areas within the business field. (This is a screenshot of the artifact because a link to it was unable to be posted. In addition, personal contact information and the official header was removed for privacy purposes)

ACCTG 211 (already took) this course introduced me to both financial and managerial accounting. I learned how to create different financial statements for a business, and how to properly analyze those statements to make decisions about said business. It is very important to know this basic accounting information in any business-related job, so that one is able to have an understanding their company’s (or another company’s) balance sheet, cash flows and income. This course is relevant to the job I am seeking because it is vital to know how to read financial statements in order to evaluate if a company should be invested in. MGMT 301 (already took) this course taught me the fundamentals of management and leading a team in a business setting. I learned how a manager carries out their role in making company-wide decisions, motivating employees, globalization, organizational structure, and their different influences. This course is relevant to my future job because it has equipped me ...

I have not officially declared my major, but as of now I am planning on majoring in Finance. Most of the courses I have taken so far are business-related: Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing. These courses were all taught at an introductory level with basic concepts in each. I have already described the course contents of  Accounting, Finance, and Management, and how they relate to the job I am seeking. Those classes, along with Marketing, have increased my knowledge in the business-world and have made me more comfortable with business concepts. I did not just learn “textbook” information, rather during each of these classes my professors would also share their personal from working in these industries. This has taught me what to expect in the workplace when I get a job, and how to react properly. I have also taken non-business related courses, most of which were taken just for General-Education credit: FRENCH 137 (the history of Paris), SRA 111, ARTH 307 (American art ...