商务英语求职信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?适用范围及特点：求职信属于商业信函的范畴，旨在介绍自己，谋求职位。因此，写信人应该实事求是地说明自己的工作经历、技能、愿望等，重点是叙述自己的专长，以便给收信人留下好的印象，获得面试的机会。Part1.RequiredKnowledge结构框架求职信的格式跟一般信函格式一样。其结构为：

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

(签名)3、具体写法：

A、首段：说明从何处获悉对方招聘何职位的信息，表明希望申请该职位；B、主体段落：简要介绍自己的学历、毕业院校、专业、工作经历、兴趣爱好等必要信息(personalinformation)，表明符合对方的要求条件；

C、第三段说明按要求提供相应资料（有时第二和第三段可合并）；

D、第四段表示希望早日得到答复，为结束段。Part1.RequiredKnowledge4.注意事项：写求职信时应注意做到“礼貌、自信、简洁、适度”这几点。礼貌是指措辞语气上对他人的尊重。自信是指在自我介绍时，语气肯定，可以全力展示自己的抱负、经历、热情、特长等，要具有充分的信心。简洁是指在表达上简明扼要，读者一目了然。适度，指对自己的才华不作过分的渲染和夸大，对他人（如自己以前的老板、同事、老师、同学等）不作批评指责、只陈述事实，不发表意见。其次，还应注意书写、格式等细节问题。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