商務(wù)英語求職信Cover Letters Job Application Letters

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：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，寫信人應(yīng)該實事求是地說明自己的工作經(jīng)歷、技能、愿望等，重點是敘述自己的專長，以便給收信人留下好的印象，獲得面試的機會。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、具體寫法：

A、首段：說明從何處獲悉對方招聘何職位的信息，表明希望申請該職位；B、主體段落：簡要介紹自己的學(xué)歷、畢業(yè)院校、專業(yè)、工作經(jīng)歷、興趣愛好等必要信息(personalinformation)，表明符合對方的要求條件；

C、第三段說明按要求提供相應(yīng)資料（有時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：寫求職信時應(yīng)注意做到“禮貌、自信、簡潔、適度”這幾點。禮貌是指措辭語氣上對他人的尊重。自信是指在自我介紹時，語氣肯定，可以全力展示自己的抱負、經(jīng)歷、熱情、特長等，要具有充分的信心。簡潔是指在表達上簡明扼要，讀者一目了然。適度，指對自己的才華不作過分的渲染和夸大，對他人（如自己以前的老板、同事、老師、同學(xué)等）不作批評指責(zé)、只陳述事實，不發(fā)表意見。其次，還應(yīng)注意書寫、格式等細節(jié)問題。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