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0:00welcome back to my Channel or welcome to
0:02my channel if you're new here you have
0:05caught me in the midst of my un
0:07internship series is one video out
0:10already and um because this is a
0:13democracy I recently took to my
0:15community tab shout out to YouTube for
0:17giving me a community tab I have been
0:19waiting for one for so long um and now I
0:23have one which is so cool so keep your
0:25eyes peeled on that I will be engaging
0:27with you all um more so on there just
0:30cuz like the purpose of this is really
0:32to build a community and I basically
0:34asked which video you want to see first
0:37um a video where I read out the cover
0:39letter that got me my un internship or
0:43the video where I talk about my un
0:44interview
0:46experiences and according to the poll
0:4860% of you at at least at the time of
0:50recording this voted that you would like
0:52to see the UN coverlet video first so
0:55here I am a woman of the people I'm just
0:58here to deliver so obviously in prep for
1:00this video I had to go back into the
1:03archives to find this cover letter first
1:05of all and when I found it I just I felt
1:09like mixed emotions but I really want to
1:11share what I what the settling emotion
1:13was cuz I always say you are not
1:16responsible for your first thought but
1:17you very much are responsible for your
1:19second when I first read through it I
1:21was like wow my cover letters have come
1:23such a long way since then um and this
1:26cover letter really walked so my current
1:28cover letters could run cuz they
1:30sprinting at this point if I do say so
1:32myself and then you know the more
1:34enlightened part of me refrained from
1:36being critical of the past version of
1:39myself that wrote this cover letter and
1:41you know usually I think we can all be
1:43very self-critical I don't think this is
1:45unique to me um and for me you know it
1:48often takes shap in the form of oh my
1:50gosh she was so ignorant the settling
1:52emotion and really my second thought was
1:55just that you know 23-year-old me was
1:58really just doing the best she could
1:59with what she had and with what she knew
2:02and um yeah I've made it seem like this
2:05is the worst cover letter out there it
2:06really isn't I actually remember being
2:08so proud of it funny enough the place
2:11where I found the cover letter is
2:13actually an email IID sent to my friend
2:15who had reached out asking for cover
2:17letter guidance and here's the best part
2:19about this story I actually hadn't been
2:21selected for the internship yet let
2:23alone you know being shortlisted for an
2:25interview but I just remember after
2:27submitting this um application and I do
2:30remember thinking this cover letter was
2:32pretty good I mean enough to send it to
2:34you know my friend as a sample of what a
2:37cover letter should look like even
2:39though I had no external validation that
2:41this really was uh you know you and
2:44internship with a Caleta if you will so
2:46yes and as much as this video is really
2:48about a un internship cover letter I'd
2:52be a Miss if I let the opportunity slide
2:54to remind you not to be too critical of
2:57past versions of yourself cuz genuinely
3:00you were just doing the best you could
3:01with what you knew and that has to be
3:03enough okay last thing before we get
3:05into it for real um I need to give a
3:07necessary disclaimer that evidently
3:09there are so many ways to write a unw
3:12worthy cover letter the purpose of this
3:14video really is just to show you one of
3:16said ways you're more than welcome to
3:18copy the structure of my cover letter
3:20but it's really not advisable that you
3:22copy the content of my coveretter and I
3:25think that's pretty much all the
3:26housekeeping I need to do today and
3:28let's just get into it yes sir or Madam
3:31I'm hereby applying for the Giga
3:33Communications internship with the
3:35office of innovation at UNICEF
3:37headquarters I would like to intern for
3:39Unicef because this organization shares
3:42the same passions and beliefs that I
3:44have held for many years protecting
3:46educating and empowering the world's
3:48most vulnerable children is work I
3:50consider fulfilling and it would be an
3:52honor to contribute to this cause
3:54furthermore this internship is appealing
3:56to me because I'm interested in the
3:59execution
4:00of well strategized Global programs like
4:03the Giga and how they intersect with
4:05effective communication strategies I
4:08believe I am a suitable candidate for
4:10this internship because I have strong
4:12written and verbal communication skills
4:15which I am regularly improving both
4:17online and offline I led the english
4:20team as a global engagement officer for
4:23Kosar University of Venice for one year
4:26being equipped with these skills will
4:28help me to prepare engage enging content
4:30using persuasive and emotive language
4:33for the different UNICEF social media
4:36platforms furthermore these skills will
4:38help me to efficiently gather
4:40information draft out reports and
4:42correspond with personnel and third
4:44parties moreover I possess a strong
4:47track record of creating quality content
4:50for my blog previously entitled low blog
4:53Damia my University's website and most
4:56recently for my storytelling podcast
4:58entitled global narratives where I share
5:01events and experiences that have altered
5:03my perception and changed the way I move
5:06through the world in one year my podcast
5:08has been streamed in over 30 countries
5:11and I continue to refine my storytelling
5:13skills with every new episode I also
5:16take online classes such as Keith
5:18yamashita's class storytelling for
5:21leaders how to craft stories that matter
5:24lastly after holding several leadership
5:26positions such as her of vmba house 2016
5:30and Secretary of the European Parliament
5:32in the Venice University's model
5:34European Union 2019 I've gained strong
5:37organizational speech writing and
5:39problem solving skills which I believe
5:41will make me an asset to any team
5:43through this internship I hope to
5:45improve my understanding of analytics on
5:47platforms that I'm less familiar with
5:49while building new skills such as
5:51learning how to operate new software
5:53more importantly as I aspire to insert
5:56very big life goal that I cannot share
5:58on Beyonce's internet here this
6:01internship will be very insightful as
6:04International internet connectivity will
6:06be essential as we strive to close the
6:08digital divide and persevere towards SG4
6:12quality education the Giga program will
6:14also provide me with an opportunity to
6:16connect with like-minded individuals who
6:19are just as devoted to International
6:21Development thank you for taking my
6:23application into consideration your
6:25sincerely lamia far I really hope this
6:29CET
6:30has given you some guidance in your own
6:32cover letters be it with the United
6:34Nations or elsewhere thank you guys so
6:36much for watching this video and I'll
6:38see you on the next one