CoverLetters

JobApplicationLettersQuestionsforDiscussionWhatisthefunctionofacoverletter?Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenacoverletterandresume?Thecoverletterservesasanintroduction.Ittellsanemployerwhoyouareandwhyyouaresendinghim/heraresume.applicationletterCaseStudy

ReadSample1Whatpositiondoesthewriterapplyfor?Wheredidhegetthejobinformation?Whatqualificationsdoeshehavefortheposition?majoracademicrecordexperienceanyotherqualifications?Doyouthinkhewouldgetthejob?ApplicationLetterDiscussion:Whatdoesthepotentialemployerwanttoseefromyourapplicationletter(English)?ApplicationLetter

Whatdoesthepotentialemployerwanttoseefromyourapplicationletter(English)?YourwritingabilityinEnglish(abilitytounderstandyourselfandexpressyourself).Yourabilityindemonstratingyourstrongpoints.Yourabilityinorganizinganapplicationletter.ApplicationLetter

Somequestionstoponderuponwhenyouarewritinganapplicationletter.1.Whoismypotentialemployer?2.Whataremymainattractions?3.Whataretheuniquecharacteristicsthatmakemespecial?4.Howcanyouinformthepotentialemployeraboutyourstrengths?5.Whatmisconceptionsaboutyoushouldyoutrytocorrect?Forinstance,ifhethinksthatyouaretooyoungandinexperienced,howcanyoupersuadethemthattheyarewrong?適用范圍及特點(diǎn)：求職信屬于商業(yè)信函的范疇，旨在介紹自己，謀求職位。因此，寫(xiě)信人應(yīng)該實(shí)事求是地說(shuō)明自己的工作經(jīng)歷、技能、愿望等，重點(diǎn)是敘述自己的專(zhuān)長(zhǎng)，以便給收信人留下好的印象，獲得面試的機(jī)會(huì)。Part1.RequiredKnowledge結(jié)構(gòu)框架求職信的格式跟一般信函格式一樣。其結(jié)構(gòu)為：

(日期)DearSirorMadam,(稱(chēng)呼)(正文)Ihaveseenfromthe______________thatyourcompanyisinneedofa_______________.It’smypleasuretoapplyfortheposition.Part1.RequiredKnowledgeIam_____(age)andgraduatedfrom____________withanexcellentacademicrecordinallcourses.WhileImajoredin_____________,Iamskillfulat________.Inmysparetime,Ilike________________.Iamenclosingmy_______________________.Ilookforwardtohearingfromsoon.Yours’sincerely

(簽名)3、具體寫(xiě)法：

A、首段：說(shuō)明從何處獲悉對(duì)方招聘何職位的信息，表明希望申請(qǐng)?jiān)撀毼?；B、主體段落：簡(jiǎn)要介紹自己的學(xué)歷、畢業(yè)院校、專(zhuān)業(yè)、工作經(jīng)歷、興趣愛(ài)好等必要信息(personalinformation)，表明符合對(duì)方的要求條件；

C、第三段說(shuō)明按要求提供相應(yīng)資料（有時(shí)第二和第三段可合并）；

D、第四段表示希望早日得到答復(fù)，為結(jié)束段。Part1.RequiredKnowledge4.注意事項(xiàng)：寫(xiě)求職信時(shí)應(yīng)注意做到“禮貌、自信、簡(jiǎn)潔、適度”這幾點(diǎn)。禮貌是指措辭語(yǔ)氣上對(duì)他人的尊重。自信是指在自我介紹時(shí)，語(yǔ)氣肯定，可以全力展示自己的抱負(fù)、經(jīng)歷、熱情、特長(zhǎng)等，要具有充分的信心。簡(jiǎn)潔是指在表達(dá)上簡(jiǎn)明扼要，讀者一目了然。適度，指對(duì)自己的才華不作過(guò)分的渲染和夸大，對(duì)他人（如自己以前的老板、同事、老師、同學(xué)等）不作批評(píng)指責(zé)、只陳述事實(shí)，不發(fā)表意見(jiàn)。其次，還應(yīng)注意書(shū)寫(xiě)、格式等細(xì)節(jié)問(wèn)題。Part1.RequiredKnowledgeStructurepersonalinformationthepositionyouareapplyingfor.thereasonofapplyingforthepositionaskingforanappointmentwhereyouheardaboutitappreciationthepurposeofthisletter2321131Opening:thepositionyouareapplyingfor.whereyouheardaboutitthepurposeofthisletterBody:personalinformationthereasonofapplyingforthepositionEnd:askingforanappointmentappreciationPartIIReadingandCommenting

1.SampleReading

PracticeExerciseonpage6Expressions:

Opening:

Inreplytoyouradvertisementinyesterday’sChinaDaily,Ioffermyservicefortheposition.Learningfrom…thatyourarelookingfora/an…,Ishouldliketoapplyforthepost.Pleaseconsidermeasanapplicantforthepositionwhichyouradvertisedin…Iamwritingtoapplyforthepostwhichyouadvertisedin…Iwonderifyouwouldconsidermeforajobasawaiterthissummer.IwishtoapplyforthepositionadvertisedintheenclosedclippingfromtheMorningHerald,IfeelthatIamcompetenttomeettherequirementswhichyouhavespecified.Ms.HuangLijiaofyourcompanyhastoldmethatyourdeptneedsamanagerassistant,andIwishtoapplyfortheposition.Inreplytoyouradvertisementintoday’sChinaDaily,IamapplyingforthepositionofsecretarytotheGeneralManager.Expressions:

Ending:

Ishallappreciateareplyfromyouinregardtomyapplication.Thankyouinadvanceforyourconcernandattention.Iawaitwithgreatinterestyourcompany’sanswerregardingmyapplication.Iwillbeavailableduringtheweekdaysinthemorningforanyinterviewsyoumaywanttogive.Iwouldbepleasedifyouwillsendmeinformationaboutthepayandconditionsofthejobtobeoffered.IwillbefreetobeginworkinthefourthweekofJulywhentheschoolholidaysstart.Expressions:

StatingEnclosures:

Theenclosedresumedescribesmyeducationandworkexperience.Theenclosedresumewilltellyoumoreaboutmydetails.Enclosedyouwillfindacopyofmyresume.Ibelieveitmaybefoundsatisfactory.BodyMymajoris…Imajorin…Ispecializein…Ihavehadalotofsocialpractice.Ihavehadrelevantexperienceinhandlingofficedocuments.Ionceworkedas…Atcollege,IhavebeentrainedasaprofessionalsecretaryofChineseandEnglish.IhadsuchcoursesasSecretarialWriting(Chinese/English)…Besidesworkinghardontheacademiccourses,Ispentconsiderabletimeonthepracticeofmyprofessionalskills.Ionceworkedas…Collegehasgivenmethechancetofindoutwhatmyrealinterestis.Besidesworkinghardonmyprofessionalcourses,Ihavealsospentconsiderabletimeonothersubjectsofmyinterestsuchas…ApplicationLetter

Somequestionstoponderuponwhenyouarewritinganapplicationletter.1.Whoismypotentialemployer?2.Whataremymainattractions?3.Whataretheuniquecharacteristicsthatmakemespecial?4.Howcanyouinform