This is a collection of character, hard work, integrity, and hard work elements and examples to help you write your cover letter. Use these examples to help you craft a personal statement that speaks to your strengths and gives you credibility.

Diligent and persistent

I don’t consider myself to be very bright, but I am diligent and persistent. I don’t give up easily, and I finish what I start. For me, graduating from community college was a big deal. When I told my parents that I was going to college, they told me that they couldn’t afford to pay for my tuition, and that I should just go straight to work and contribute to the family. But I wanted to study a little bit more and become a professional, so I convinced them that I would finish my education on my own. I worked hard and started getting scholarships, and I worked part-time on top of my scholarships, and as a result, I was able to contribute a little bit to my parents every month. My parents still talk about how proud they are of me when they think back to that time. So I’m a hardworking and persistent person.
But the downside is that because of that, I’m often misunderstood as a quiet kid. My silence sometimes gives people the impression that I’m inarticulate or blunt, so I practice smiling every morning and try to say at least one more word. My efforts have paid off and I’ve always fit in well wherever I go.

Perseverance and drive for my goals

I am patient and driven to achieve my goals, which I believe will be an advantage in my work in quality management. I am a person who is loyal to the basics and values learning principles, so I believe I have good qualities for quality management, which requires meticulous adherence to basic rules. I also believe that my unhurried and patient nature is essential for work that requires meticulous workmanship. I am a person who reflects on myself and uses it as a source of growth. Even if I encounter an unexpected setback in the process of accomplishing a goal, I don’t panic, but instead, I take a second look to see if I made any mistakes along the way, make corrections, and try again. In this process, I feel myself growing to the next level. I try to have confidence in myself by doing my best at what I do. I am a responsible person who never gives up, and I am a person who never gives up on a task until I have accomplished it. With this characteristic, I will be a useful person for your company through continuous self-development.
I am a perfectionist, and I have a desire to do my job perfectly. This is an advantage as I am often praised for being responsible and reliable, but it can also be stressful for myself when it becomes excessive. I also think it can be tiring for the people I work with, so I try not to overdo it by remembering that there is no such thing as too much of anything. I will be competent by maximizing the benefits of my desire to do things perfectly.

Do things slowly, carefully, and steadily

I’m not the type of person to improvise and jump into things on a whim; I’m a bit of a timid person who approaches new things carefully and cautiously. I realize that this part of my personality doesn’t make it easy to make a strong impression at the beginning of a job. But I would dare say that this initial cautiousness, this willingness to look at things one more time, to find out and get started, is my strength and a weapon that allows me to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of my decisions later on.
I believe that the human mind has great power because I believe that if you have a goal in mind and you put in the effort with the idea that it will work out, you can somehow achieve something close to the outcome. Of course, I sometimes face difficulties or have times of frustration, but whenever I do, I look at the small accomplishments that I am grateful for around me and recharge my strength to think big and achieve what I set out to do. It has been said that talent is given by the heavens, but achievement is earned through hard work, and I intend to use this as a driving force in my daily life to continue my slow but steady progress towards my goals.

A diligent personality

I am a diligent person. Growing up as the oldest of four siblings, I had to be diligent to take care of my younger siblings. I always had to be on my toes and ready to move quickly because once I got one thing out of the way, something else would pop up somewhere else. I think this has influenced my ability to get things done quickly. By having a plan and being driven to follow through with it, I am able to speed things up and focus on getting things done perfectly. My diligent nature also helps me develop my skills. As a morning person, I start my day at 5am and go to bed at 12pm every day since high school until now. Outside of my sleeping hours, I try to organize my time so that I don’t waste a single minute. I believe that’s why I was able to master English, Japanese, and Chinese, and improve my computer skills during my college career.
I have a meticulous personality. Responsible and diligent in my work, I am the kind of person who checks things over and over again to make sure there are no mistakes. My pursuit of perfection gives me the advantage of being neat and tidy, but sometimes it can be tiring for those around me. I used to share household chores with my younger siblings, and they would complain about my meddling even though they were entrusted with the responsibility. I will try to maximize the advantages of my meticulousness by keeping this in mind.

Trying harder than others

I am a person who always strives to do better than others. Whether it’s because my passion started as a way to prove that “I’m different,” or because I don’t want to settle for mediocrity, I’ve always had an attitude of always striving, staying on my toes, and whipping myself into shape to ensure that I’m different, I’ve always been told that I’m impeccable in school because I never missed out on top grades and maintained excellent self-care.
I’ve also been described as a needle in a haystack, but I’ve always taken that as a compliment for my perfectionism, and I’ve always taken it positively. Being meticulous in my public life doesn’t mean that I’m a knife in my private life, and I’ve always made a concerted effort to be friendly and approachable to those around me, as I think it can create a perception that I’m more cold than I need to be.

Persistence and integrity are my mottoes

I am a persistent and hardworking person who is always pushing myself. You don’t want to produce results in a hurry, but rather, you want to produce results that have been matured. I believe that the results I achieve from the beginning to the end are the ones that help me achieve the most in the end. I take the time to think and prepare before I dive into a task, and I take careful steps while I’m doing it, reviewing it over and over again with a critical eye.
This is because I always strive to demonstrate that my work is “worth the time” with heavyweight results, whereas those who value speed value lightweight results. At one time, I was looked down upon by some as a lost cause in a world that was all about going faster, but with the support of companies and clients that aligned with my beliefs, I was able to demonstrate my strengths with consistent results. While I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with being fast, I do believe that the world is a much richer place with diversity, and I’m always hopeful that I’ll be able to work with people who share the same beliefs as me and continue to build on my strengths.

Sincerity conquers deficiency!

The greatest strength of my personality is my integrity. No matter how hard it is for me, no matter how mentally or physically exhausted I am, I always keep working and never break my promises. There was one time in college when I was working two part-time jobs and studying all night during exams. My heart was really racing and I couldn’t get up and go because I couldn’t see, but I still went to work and I kept my appointments even if I had to collapse, because when my dad used to own a store, one of the employees was sick and didn’t come out, and I could see how hard it was for him to work alone, so even though I didn’t know anything, I kept going to work and I tried to keep my appointments. Also, when I first started working in an office job, there were a lot of things I didn’t know. I even got nervous because I didn’t know enough, and I was told, “You’re only good at this because you’re a college graduate.” But I didn’t quit or give up, and I stayed on weekends to finish my work, and I came in earlier and stayed later than anyone else, and I learned the job diligently, and later I was in charge of training new employees, and I got a raise the fastest. I realized that qualifications are important, but hard work is also important. I think my kind of, almost reckless, diligence is something I can learn to do well in any job.
The downside of my personality is that I try to do things on my own. I tend to do things on my own and keep my work to myself as much as possible so as not to bother others, which makes me a quick learner and very good at things, but also makes me a bit of a pain in the ass. From now on, I realize that collaboration is also a skill, so I try to develop my ability to collaborate.

A person who works hard and delivers results with integrity

You don’t procrastinate on the task at hand, but you respond with steady effort and work diligently to build up your achievements. I always realized the importance of ‘routine’ by watching my mother, who never forgot to wash and care for her face no matter how tired or busy she was, never missed a workout, and always kept her body in good shape even when things got tough. When I saw her fight through the years, people around her would say, “You can’t help the way you look and the way you’re built,” but I was the closest to her knife-like habits, and I realized that her passion was truly remarkable, because the words “different starting point” and “natural talent” couldn’t explain the years of hard work she put in.
The fact that time is something we fight for all our lives, something we are given so much of that it’s easy to take it for granted, but if we waste it thoughtlessly, we’ll never get it back, is something I’ve always been conscious of and tried to fight for since I was a kid. Just like if you don’t clean your room every day, it will accumulate dust and become harder to pick it up all at once, so everything in the world is meant to be won by those who do it ‘every day’.

Be diligent, patient, and persistent

I had one part-time job for four years during college. Usually, when you’re in college, you work a lot of short-term jobs to get a variety of social experiences, but I ended up sticking with the same part-time job I started my freshman year of college, which was a secretarial job at a high school. I didn’t have a specific vision for this job, but it was a good fit and I stuck with it. In fact, I tend to think that finding a good fit has a lot to do with personal perseverance.
Sometimes I see people who move around and change jobs frequently because they think it’s not a good fit for them, and they may have their own life philosophy, but I think it’s important to work steadily in one place and try to be patient if there’s no particular reason to try something else. I think it’s sincerity to do a job, even if it’s a small job, for more than six months or a year, and only then can you say “I tried”.
When I worked part-time as a secretary at a high court, I came in, left at the same time every day, and kept the books, and I never made a mistake in my work. If I had to miss a day of work, I always told them a day in advance, and if I needed a substitute, I arranged for one in advance. I found it harder to make mistakes than not to make mistakes, and when you think about it, it’s not that I had to follow rules, it’s that I became good at following rules as a matter of course. I’d like to see you show the same kind of integrity and consistency in your organization, so that you can stay in your position for a long time.

You’re a go-getter

When something interests you, you’re the kind of person who can sit down and spend hours on end. I’ve been known to forget about hunger or my period for hours on end. Perhaps it’s because my attention span is so focused on one thing that it cuts off all other senses, and when I’m deeply engrossed in something, I often wake up only after darkness has fallen. Some people have marveled at my relentless enthusiasm, wondering how I can stick with one thing so long without getting tired of it, but I can’t really explain it because it’s not something I do out of any artificial effort or motivation; it’s just something I’m drawn into like a physical switch.
Someone once told me that while this behavior is great for getting results in the short term, it can get you in trouble in a work environment where you have to pay attention to what others are saying and what’s going on outside of you. Rather than cutting off all external ties and hiding in a cave, it’s much better to keep some sort of line of sight, like a live phone, in your head, so that you’re always ready to react and respond quickly if something happens.

You’re well-connected!

I’m a people person, and I strive to be well-connected. In Korea, where we live in groups and are influenced by each other, I believe that making the right connections with others is more important than any other quality required of an individual. As the saying goes, the arm bends inward, and close management of people is the fastest way for me to gain more opportunities, favorable evaluations, and external goodwill. Just like the saying that three birds of a feather make a tiger, the power of a few words in human interaction is overwhelming, and when you have people around you saying the same thing about you, your plus points are bound to skyrocket.
At times, I’ve been criticized for this close attention to people, for being too intentionally cultivated for my own personal or professional purposes, but I value both the relationships I cultivate for personal friendships and those I meet professionally to facilitate smooth transactions, and I want to be consistent in my desire to make the best impression I can on anyone I meet, believing in the future that will lead me forward in a tightly intertwined way.

Natural affinity and proactive attitude

Since I was 21 years old, I have been a leader whenever I have a team, and I think the reason for this is because of my friendly personality and proactive attitude. Many young people my age are depressed because of the military, because they are worried about the future, and because I have had various experiences since I was 20 years old, I have learned that taking action is more effective and leads to good results than thinking about it, so I am proactive and people follow me. Being a leader of various groups has given me the confidence that I can quickly get along with any group of people, and that I have an affinity that allows me to go to any group and have fun. I also take action based on my curiosity and looking at the world and things with a willingness to be challenged in any situation.
The downside of my personality is that I often improvise as much as I challenge myself; sometimes I take on as much as I can easily get away with, and sometimes I take on more than I can handle. To fix that, I’ve developed a new habit: ask three people before making a decision. Whenever I have to make a decision, I always ask for the opinions of three people around me before I make a decision. Once I started doing this, I found that I made fewer mistakes or reckless decisions.

Soften the mood

One of my strengths is being able to soften the mood around people. It doesn’t always mean that you can lighten the mood by being funny or telling funny stories – humor has its own code. When I meet someone for the first time or in a formal setting, I’ll compliment them on their outfit or appearance, and when I meet with a higher-up or a client, I’ll ask specific compliments or questions about the person at the highest level, such as how nice your tie is today, how good your skin looks, or where did you get the shirt you like so much, to soften the mood.
I like people and I’m interested in a lot of different things, so it’s easy to lose track of the details. To reduce these mistakes, I keep my schedule organized. I use Google Calendar to remind myself of all the important things, and every morning I check my to-do list for the day. It was annoying and cumbersome at first, but it became a habit, and now my day doesn’t feel like it’s started unless I check my schedule, and it’s a good habit that has helped me cover some of my deficiencies.

I like people, and I enjoy giving gifts!

The best part of my personality is that I like people. I like people so much that I easily get along with people I don’t know, and I do well with people I do know. I don’t bump into people as much because I think, “Let me understand, and if possible, let me move.” I also love to give gifts. I once watched a program called “Healing Camp” where the music director Park Kalin came on and said that he likes to give gifts to people he likes. I was surprised to hear that, and I’m the same way. If I see something that I think is worthy of a gift, I write it down on a notepad and give it to them at Christmas or Chuseok based on that. So people around me say, “He’s like Christmas,” but I’m just happy to see people’s happy faces. Because of my personality, I often do things out of the kindness of my heart, and many people like it.
The downside of my personality is that I’m not good at saying no. When I was working in a management position, there were times when I couldn’t take charge of a task or speak firmly because I couldn’t say no. However, when I worked, there were moments when this was actually an advantage, because I didn’t hold people back too firmly and wanted to work with them from the bottom of my heart, so when that sincerity worked, it created a greater synergy than a strictly hierarchical relationship. I thought at that time that I should try to make this an advantage.

Flexible relationships and accurate work

First of all, my strengths are my friendliness and guts that make me feel like an old friend at first glance. In college, I quickly became close to my classmates and seniors at the department orientation in February, and I often went to the department office to hang out before I entered the university. After entering the university, I was elected as the class president for the first semester of my freshman year and received full support. When I joined my first job, I became the president of my classmates’ group and led regular meetings and studies. Even during my rookie year, when I was nervous and busy learning the ropes, I was told by my seniors that I had the guts of a rookie. This personality helped me integrate well in the organization and maintain good relationships with my seniors and peers. It also helped me in sales and purchasing, where I dealt with external companies.
My second strength is my flexible thinking and precise work. My effort to put myself in the other party’s shoes as much as possible helps me to understand them better and lead to better discussions. I have experience in persuading suppliers and renegotiating with customers to negotiate a reasonable price reduction when a customer requested an unreasonable price reduction. This was the result of accurate market analysis, thinking from the other side’s perspective, and persuasion.
Third, I have an excellent understanding of all industries due to my interest in various fields. Regardless of my college major, I have a good understanding of engineering fields such as mechanics and electronics, so I can quickly adapt to work in engineering-related industries. In addition, through my work experience, I have worked in various industries such as architecture, civil engineering, textiles, and mobile, so I have a good working knowledge of these fields.

I always liked to socialize

The neighborhood I grew up in was very small, so we didn’t know each other. Naturally, I stayed with the same group of friends from first grade to sixth grade, so I got to know people on a deep level. Even though I was young, I had a lot of fun during those years because I had real friendships with my friends. I never stopped hanging out with my friends in middle school and high school because I knew how much fun it was to be with them and I grew up around good people. I didn’t do well in school because of this, but I gained a lot from having a lot of friends because each person had a different story and it was inspiring to me. Some of my friends were struggling because they didn’t have enough money, but there were also people who were living hard in the midst of it. Some of my friends were taking care of their younger siblings without their parents, and some of my friends were always smiling even in difficult situations. By talking deeply with such a variety of friends, I realized that there are many different ways of life in the world, and I think I was able to grow through people rather than books. Therefore, having a lot of people around me and a lot of friends with whom I can talk openly was a great strength for me, and it was a good skill to have a lot of people around me no matter what I was doing.
However, the downside of my personality is that I’m not good at making and breaking connections. Because I like people, I have a hard time saying no to favors, and I often find myself taking on other people’s work, so I’m trying to develop a way to separate my work from my personal life, and to collaborate with people instead of taking things over.

I like to do things together and I’m very deliberate

The best part of my personality is that I like to do things together. I’ve been around computer science for a long time, and I’ve rarely met anyone who likes to program who doesn’t like to socialize with people, because we’re all error-averse, meticulous, and used to working alone. But I like to work alone, but I also like to work with people. I like to work on projects together to develop better security systems, I like the way we solve problems we have through discussion, I like to play sports or hang out together, but I’m very deliberate when it comes to my work. When I have a goal or a point I need to study, I like to plan ahead and make sure I have a day’s worth of work before I dive into it. I also like to think things through to make sure I’m making the right decision. I think I’m more defensive than adventurous, which is why I thought I’d be better suited to a career in IT security rather than programming or app development.
On the other hand, my cautiousness sometimes leads me to put off decisions. I’m not procrastinating, I’m deliberating, but there have been times when people thought I was procrastinating and let it slide. As I’ve gotten more experience with that, I try to make it clear when I’m making a decision that I’m in the process of deciding, and I try to be flexible when I need to make a quick decision.

I like to interact with a lot of people

I’m the type of person who likes to feel warmth from interacting with many people rather than being alone. As a child, my parents were always out working, so I didn’t have the opportunity to grow up with the warmth of others, so I grew up lonely with a somewhat affection-deficient personality. This led me to develop an outgoing personality that can talk to and spend time with many people, and I don’t mind arranging meetings with a large number of people. I also realize how essential smooth human relationships are for a person to grow properly. It’s not just about growing up in the right direction and not splashing around, but also the sense of unity that comes from feeling the body temperature of a large number of people, which is what makes a person grow up without splashing around alone.
While some people have advised me to take time to be alone and mature myself more, I’m the type of person who feels at home in the majority and can be more authentic with a stable base, so I’ve always preferred to be in a space where I can actively interact with the majority and feel each other’s presence.

I’m obsessed with making new friends and socializing

Growing up, I was always the type of person who would make friends and socialize with new people wherever I went. Having a way to stay in touch with people I knew from all over town, both near and far, was essential to keeping in touch, and I never ran out of cell phone calls or texts each month, which is why I was always close to so many people. The idea of friendship is not something that ends when you’re comfortable with someone, but rather something that begins in earnest and must always be nurtured to take it to the next level, just as you must always enrich your interactions in order to make the connections you make in the moment and continue to weave them into a larger fabric.
I also wondered what it would be like to have a portable program that would allow me to interact with people more freely than calls and texts, because while it’s fun to have live conversations on the computer with people you know from time to time and write to each other, those things are hard to do fully on a portable device. Adults worried that we would become the latest generation to be glued to our gadgets, numb to human connection and interaction, but I’ve always been able to disprove that notion by making long-distance friends I would have never dreamed of making in the past. This is because I’ve learned that people’s hearts exist across space and time as long as they’re sincere, and I’ve always tried to do my best to convey more of my true feelings to others.

A social and adaptable personality

I wasn’t always a social butterfly. In fact, in elementary and middle school, I was often told that I was too introverted, and I was usually very quiet and didn’t say much. I was just a normal person who studied in moderation, communicated in moderation, and kept my friendships in moderation. However, in high school, I started to think differently about myself, especially after I found my aptitude in programming and discovered what I wanted to do.
It gave me energy to realize that there were things I wanted to do, things I was good at, and things I wanted to challenge myself with more, so I used that energy to study harder and actively socialize with the people I was studying with. In high school, I was involved in extracurricular activities and even formed a team to develop game software. We sometimes competed in competitions, and I became very interested in the field of IT development, which led me to pursue computer science in college. From this point on, I became a highly social and adaptable person who strived for my own development.
I went from being shy to approachable, and if I have something to say, I don’t hesitate to say it. Being outgoing has made me realize how important dreams and goals are to an individual. I realized that people who have goals and strive to achieve them have passion and energy, and that energy makes them vibrant, so I vowed to be a person who never loses sight of their dreams and passions no matter where they are. In fact, even when I went to college, I ran my own software development project organization and actively prepared for employment at the same time.