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Read the following advertisement and prepare a letter of application in response to it by using the information given in the C. V. (Resume) that follows :
| SITUATION VACANT |
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Wanted The candidate should be B.E. (Ist Class). |
| CV (Resume) | |
| Name: | Ajinkya J. Sharma |
| Address: | East Shri Nagar Colony, Solapur Road, Hadapsar, Pune. |
| Age: | 26 years |
| Education: | B.E.(Ist Class) |
| Experience: | 2 years as a Civil Engineer |
| Interests: | Reading, Travelling, Photography |
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