coverletter.tex

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%	PERSONAL INFORMATION
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\name{Abdullah}{Basulaib}
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%\address{}

\mobile{(+1) 416-887-4294}
\email{basulaiba@gmail.com}
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\github{basulaib}
\linkedin{basulaiba}
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%	LETTER INFORMATION
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% The company being applied to
\recipient
  {Postmedia Network Inc.}
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% The date on the letter, default is the date of compilation
\letterdate{\today}
% The title of the letter
\lettertitle{Job Application for Junior Software Developer}
% How the letter is opened
\letteropening{\textbf{Dear Hiring Manager,}}
% How the letter is closed
\letterclosing{\textbf{Sincerely,}}
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% \letterenclosure[Attached]{Curriculum Vitae}


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\begin{document}

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  {}
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%	LETTER CONTENT
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\begin{cvletter}

\lettersection{About Me}
\textbf{I'm a York University Computer Science graduate. I'm a passionate, motivated and hard-working developer. I have lead many of  the projects throughout my university years, with clear and effective communication while working in a safe, respectful and open environment. I express my thoughts and ideas loud and clear to the team, and accept and appreciate reply and feedback as well. Additionally, I am also willing to learn new knowledge and experiences.
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\lettersection{About Me}
\textbf{During my contribution to the Soccer Twitter project, I took leadership of the project and managed the project's specifications and deadlines, along with having the responsibility of laying the foundation of the project. I designed and wrote the base foundation of the project, using real-time data coming from Twitter. I was instrumental in developing the data flow and organization of the incoming data. \\
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I am also attentive to continuously look out for difficulties or bugs. When we faced a bug with the real-time data stream from Twitter, I suggested and implemented that we do the data cleaning after the data collection and not during. This led to 50\% faster data processing and analysis.\\
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When I am not working on projects, I like to spend my time learning more about frameworks, libraries, and programming languages. That includes reading documentation, exploring, and experimenting. I am always ready and happy to try any new technology. I took the time to learn Flask to make my own web projects. 

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\lettersection{Why Me?}
\textbf{I believe I fit for the Junior Software Developer position as I bring my curiosity, drive, and effective communication skills for this position. I love working with teams and learning a lot with them, it is an experience I'm looking forward to. Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to hearing from you regarding this position.
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