Speculative application

[Iron287]

Hey guys. 
Hopefully you can help me to check my speculative application. I have the opportunity to perform an internship abroad at the beginning of next year and I need to apply for several internships now. 
It would be awesome, if you could check my spelling, grammar and the sense of my sentences as well. And maybe you have some hints or feedbacks for me! 
Thanks! 

Dear Mrs. xyz,

I am writing to inquire about internships within your marketing and sales department. 

At present I am studying International Marketing in the fourth semester at the xyz of Nijmwegen (Netherlands) and I will have my final exams in summer 2018. Until now I have had several lectures in, e.g. marketing analysis, strategic marketing, brand management, sustainable innovation and economics.

 During my studies I worked part-time at xyz, an agency with the focus on youth communication and marketing. Before my studies I finished an apprenticeship at xyz as a digital media designer with the focus on web design and -development. During my apprenticeship I trained other trainees and handled a lot of projects as a member of a big team. Due to my outstanding achievements I was able to finish my apprenticeship 6 month early than necessary. Furthermore, I am self-employed as a digital media designer since January 2014.
Due to my work experience at xyz and xyz I gained skills such as flexibility, communication, organization and a lot of knowledge about customers, target groups and their behaviour. Surely these skills are not just very useful in general, but will help me to support you, too.

Having studied your homepage and some articles I feel that your company will offer me a challenging and diversified internship and the opportunity to learn a lot and develop my skills. I particularly would like to work in your marketing/sales department because xyz is a global and outstanding company with a lot of customers and communication. I would therefore like to be a part of the challenges your company is facing. Besides speaking English very good, I am a native speaker of German and I am able to speak a bit of Dutch as well. 

I would be very thankful if you would give me, as a dedicated, motivated and reliable intern, the possibility to work with you and especially to learn from you.
I am an absolutely team-minded an I like to rise to new challenges and chances to achieve new experiences.
Ideally, I could start my internship at the beginning of January 2017. I would prefer a period of 4-6 month but of course I am available according to your requirements. 

I’m confident that my overall qualifications will be adequate for working with your company and I look forward to hear from you soon.
My resume is enclosed and if you need any additional information, I’ll be glad to supply it.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours sincerely,

xyz

[Schuyler]

Dear Mrs. xyz,

I am writing to inquire about internships within your marketing and sales department. 

At present I am studying International Marketing in the fourth semester at the xyz of Nijmwegen (Netherlands) and I will have my final exams in the summer of 2018. Until now I have had several lectures in, e.g. marketing analysis, strategic marketing, brand management, sustainable innovation and economics. [Or: "Until now I have had several lectures, eg. in marketing analysis, strategic marketing, ..."]

During my studies I worked part-time at xyz, an agency with a focus on youth communication and marketing. Before my studies I finished an apprenticeship at xyz as a digital media designer with a focus on web design and development. During my apprenticeship I trained other trainees and handled a lot of projects as a member of a big team. Due to my outstanding achievements I was able to finish my apprenticeship 6 months earlier than necessary. Furthermore, I have been self-employed as a digital media designer since January 2014.
From my work experience at xyz and xyz I gained skills such as flexibility, communication, organization and a lot of knowledge about customers, target groups and their behaviour. Surely these skills are not just very useful in general but will help me to support you, too.

Having studied your homepage and some articles I feel that your company will offer me a challenging and diversified internship and the opportunity to learn a lot and develop my skills. I would particularly like to work in your marketing/sales department because xyz is a global and outstanding company with a lot of customers and communication. I would therefore like to be a part of the challenges your company is facing. Besides speaking English very well, I am a native speaker of German and I am able to speak a bit of Dutch as well. 

I would be very thankful if you would give me, as a dedicated, motivated and reliable intern, the opportunity to work with you and in particular to learn from you.
I am a completely team-minded person and I like to rise to new challenges and have the chance to encounter new experiences.
Ideally, I could start my internship at the beginning of January 2017. I would prefer a period of 4-6 months but of course I am available according to your requirements. 

I’m confident that my overall qualifications will be adequate for working with your company and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
My resume is enclosed and if you need any additional information, I’ll be glad to supply it.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

xyz

[Iron287]

Thanks a lot! 
What about the application itself? Is it good enough or do you have some suggestions for me?
I want to apply at very big companies, for example at Coca-Cola, EA, NIKE, ... so I would be very happy for every hint  

[Schuyler]

I'm afraid I'm not the best person to ask for advice on this subject, as I've never applied for an internship or anything very similar before and therefore don't have a lot of experience to pull suggestions from. But from my limited knowledge, your application looks great. You use a good professional voice and I think it details your past experience and skills quite well.

The only thing I would suggest is to not use contractions and instead write out the full words. So instead of saying "I’m confident that my overall qualifications ...," it would be good to write out "I am confident that my overall qualifications ..." When you use contractions, it makes your writing a little more informal, which you want to avoid when writing important documents, applications, essays, and so on.


Ich wünsche dir viel Glück!

[Ehab Goda]

It's a wonderful application, I wish you the best of luck in your future   

[Luxdux]

I guess it is more like - what is in German called - a 0815 application.
It is always easy to assert being reliant, thorough and suchlike.
However, you need to prove them through your achievements.
An example would be that you have already worked in different departments together with a variety of people, which shows that you are open-minded.
Working for more than 9 hours every day, obviously shows that you are stressable.
Also you quite often repeat words such as "during" and "due to" - try to find synonyms.