A letter to professor,please help me to better it.Thanks Dear pro.Peter, I am very sorry to bother you with this email, but I really wish to contact you.My name is Lily, a human resources manager working for a Chinese telecommunications company.I read some of your articles on the website of IZA, "leadership Skills and Wages, Do Co-Workers’ Wages Matter?Do Chinese Employers Avoid Hiring Overqualified Workers?... ", which draw my attention and deeply attracted me. I graduated from University of Science and Technology of China, where I obtained a Masters degree in Business Administration and started undertaking research in business development issues. I have taken part in a similar research program in university, which was launched by a professor of my former university and sponsored by local government. It’s a program aimed to work out the present level of senior managers’ professional qualities in China state-owned companies, in terms of several aspects of leadership skills, communication skills, learning ability, creativity etc. I worked voluntary for this research group and gained my original research experience. I am writing to ask whether I can get a chance to pursue a doctoral degree under your supervision. I consider myself as a person who has a lot of passion in learning and researching. During my career, I shifted my focus from management practices to research, which I believe is more valuable to the business organization. I have gone through many research projects which addressed emerging concerns with my organization, by which I gained insights of business related issues. My work was recognized by my supervisor for its creativity, and the contribution it made to the business. In particular, I raised questions about the correlations between human resource policies and business performance, and took the initiative to propose some research to look into it. This initiative led to the significant reform of HR policy in China Mobile(quote from the chairman of China Mobile), and the subsequent reform has been proven to improve the company’s productivity. This was reported by a national publishing house under the management of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, and in the trade press. Doctoral degree has long been one of my desires and it would be great if I can continue to have a positive impact on organizations through timely research. I would be honoured if you would consider my application to be a doctoral student under your guidance.