Dear Ms Smith,
I saw your advert in the newspaper of Saturday, 26 October and I would like to apply for this job.
I am an eighteen year-old girl from the Netherlands. I study vwo at -school- at -plaats-. Next year I will have my final exams. After my exams I would like to work a year before I go to before going to college, and I prefer to work abroad.
Since I was thirteen, I have been babysitting in my neighborhood. At one point I had eight different addresses, and I spent a lot of nights and days with the children when their parents were away. I have got a lot of experience with young and old children.
I see myself as someone who has good communicating skills, a hard worker, and a team worker. I am also a good planner and I am a good problem-solver. I like to play with children and I can do a lot of things around the house.
As the captain of my volleyball team, I was able to manage conflicts and with my positive attitude we were a really good team.
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Vwo is al genoemd. Volgens mij is "before going to" netter, maar misschien zit ik er wel naast of is het gewoon mierenneuken, want bij meer zinnen zou ik het net anders gedaan hebben. Als ik ernaast zit hoor ik het graag. Ook zou ik "I would like to work a year" anders doen, al heb ik even geen suggestie. En wellicht ook nog "Since I was thirteen" veranderen in "Since the age of [x]", maar vooral bij dat laatste twijfel ik of het wel klopt wat ik zeg.
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