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\name{Ben}{Soh}
\address{77 Gumnut Rd, Cherrybrook 2126}
\mobile{0432 623 519}

\email{ben.soh@student.unsw.edu.au}
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\recipient{Company Recruitment Team}{Optiver\\Australia} % The company being applied to

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\lettertitle{Application for 2016/17 Software Developer Internship} % The title of the letter

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\lettersection{About Me}

I am a second year Bachelor of Computer Science student due to graduate by the end of 2017 and planning to major in artificial intelligence, and I am writing in response to your online advertisement for a software developer intern.
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I currently balance my academic studies alongside involvement in CSE events as well as being a casual tutor for flute and various first year computing subjects. Undertaking these responsibilities has allowed me to develop a well-structured work ethic and interpersonal skills in regards to effective teamwork and communication whilst teaching students.

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\lettersection{Why Optiver?}

I am interested in this position as I want to experience what it's like to work with all kinds of applications of computer science. Since Optiver is a leading company in the area of trading, I believe that Optiver presents the best opportunity available for work experience regarding computer science in trading.
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I have already dabbled in trading via a small hackathon run by Jane Street and I found that to be an eye opening experience towards the complexities involved in trading. I believe that working for Optiver would supplement and fulfil my experience regarding trading.
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I strive to be the best at whatever I do, and I believe that the best way to improve is to challenge yourself. Working at a company as well-established as Optiver would constitute a worthwhile challenge for me to overcome, while at the same time providing an avenue to learn and contribute meaningfully towards a field of my personal interest.

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I satisfy most of your requirements, including:
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	\item \textbf{Technical ability}
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		\item I currently sport a distinction average (82.6) in my Computer Science degree. I have experience in both Bash and Perl: I received a mark of 86 in COMP2041: Software Construction which explored both Bash and Perl in depth, as well as command-line utilities such as grep and sed. I received a mark of 90 in an assignment involving writing a Bash-to-Python translator in Perl, and a mark of 99 in an assignment revolving around developing a social media website (similar to Twitter) using Perl with the CGI.pm module.
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	\item \textbf{Passion}
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		\item Extending beyond university, I express a personal interest towards the field of computer science, reflected not only in my academic achievement, but also at home. I have self taught myself a few technologies such as Ruby on Rails and React.js, as well as taken a machine learning online course un-related to UNSW. I am constantly searching for ways to apply my knowledge in everyday life: I've made a few side projects, none of them too ambitious, but my personal favourite would be a simple script which sends an SMS alert notifying me of any upcoming games featuring my favourite team.
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Thank you in advance for considering my application. I look forward to discussing this opportunity with you in the near future.

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