To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to express my very strong interest in the position of translator. The job is very appealing to me and I have confidence that my strong language and writing skills and a very solid education background make me a highly competitive candidate for this position. 2k words would take me approx 2 days to translate. I am a native Swedish speaker and have just finished my B.A in English. I have also studied Psychology of Religion and have written both a bachelor and a master thesis in the subject. Moreover, I have studied Arabic for five semesters and also some Swedish grammar and linguistics. All in all, I have more than 400 ECTS credits - most of them related to language in some way and all of them related to working with and producing high quality texts.
My key strengths are anything and everything related to language, especially writing and translating in between English and Swedish. In my studies, I am forced on a daily basis to switch in between the two languages. I am a fast and accurate writer, with a keen eye for detail. As an example, I received an A on both the English A, B and C courses and scored a 100 out of 100 possible points in the English Grammar sub-course. In the Swedish course, the teacher wanted to use my essay as an example for her future students on how the perfect essay should look like.
Thank you for your time and consideration!
I look forward to hear from you about this opportunity.
Best Regards,
Elin