Let's imagine I read a job posting with the following lines:
Experience:
• Experienced in managing embedded software development teams and developing and maintaining a training concept for the group.
• Experienced in managing the entire software development life cycle including requirement gathering, architecture, design, implementation, testing and deployment of functionality.
After writing a motivation letter, I usually copy/paste above items and specifically answer them line by line. This is a way:
- to help the recruiter "selling" my profile to its client.
- to show my understanding of the post.
- to show that the job specifically interests me and that I spent some time and energy answering it.
Experience:
• Requires BSCS/EE or equivalent and 8+ years of software development experience with 2+ years in a first level management role.
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7 years as 1st level management role @ Logitech & Mariner Networks
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13 years of embedded software
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8 years for businesses
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5 years network product @ IBM
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2 years network product @ Mariner Networks
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1 year elevator @ Schindler
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5 years in consumer electronics @ Logitech
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• Experienced in managing embedded software development teams and developing and maintaining a training concept for the group
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7 years as 1st level management role @ Logitech & Mariner Networks
- Regarding developing and maintaining training concepts:
I organized some courses that were also adopted by the other firmware swiss development team
- Through the years, I progressively set setting additional embedded software goals every year.
• Experienced in managing the entire software development life cycle including requirement gathering, architecture, design, implementation, testing and deployment of functionality.
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requirement definitions interacting with marketing
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5 years @ Logitech
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architecture
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2 years @ Mariner Networks
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coding
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8 years @ IBM, Mariner Networks & Schindler
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test management
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7 years @ Logitech & Mariner Networks
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field support
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@ Logitech & IBM
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