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ApplicationandResume

Formatforapplicationletter+Resume+expressions

Tipsforwritingapplicationletter:

Theletterofapplicationforascholarship,educationalcourses,orajob,witharesumeattached,isyourfirstchancetomakeanimpressiononapotentialemployerorinstitution,aprofessionallywrittenresumecanbequiteexpensive,butisnotnecessarilymoreeffectivethanoneyouwriteyourself.Youcandoubleyourchancesofsuccessbyusinga“tailored”letter.Soyouhavetopayattentiontothematterofcontent.

1）Statethatyouareanapplicantforascholarshiporajobandtellthesourcesthroughwhichyoulearnedaboutit.

2）Showaninterestinascholarshiporajob,enoughtohavelearnedsomethingaboutit.

3）Presentbrieflyyourqualificationsandreferthereadertoyourresume.Showconfidenceinyourability,butdon’tappeartooaggressive.Norshouldyougototheotherextremeandbegforsth.

4）Ifyouapplyforajob,expressyourwillingnesstocomeforaninterview.Andyouhadbettergiveyourtel.numbertomakecallingyoueasier.

Usefulexpressionsforlettersofapplication:

Introduction:

Ithascometomyattentionthatthepositionof…isnowopen.

Iwouldliketoapplyfor/tobeconsideredasacandidateforthejob/post/position/scholarshipadvertised/thatIsawadvertisedin../Ihavejustseenin…

Iaminterestedinseekingachallengingpositioninyourfirm.

Motivationandexpectations:

Ifmyapplicationissuccessful,Ishould/wouldliketo…

Ifsuchexperiencewouldbevaluabletoyouroffice,I…

Iwishtobecomeinvolvedin…

Iamavailableforapersonalinterviewifyouareinterestedinmyapplication.

Iwouldappreciateaninterviewatyourconvenience.

Qualificationsandexperience:

IfeelIamwellqualified（to../for）forthefollowingreasons.

Ihavehadexperienceof../done…before,/studied…,thereforeImayhavetheabilityyouarelookingfor.

Alongwithmyeducation,Ihavehadjobexperiencewhich…

Myinterestandskillin…contributetomyqualificationforthisjob.

YouwillseefrommyresumethatIhavehadbothtrainingandexperienceinthefieldof…

ThoughIhaveneverdone…,Iamwellawareof…

Anticipationofareply

Enclosure:

Ihaveenclosed/attachedacopyofmyresumeforyourconsideration.

Iamenclosingmyresumetoprovidefurtherdetailsaboutmyexperience./togivedetailsofmyresponsibilitiesinthatjob.

Ihaveenclosedacopyofmycurriculumvitaeandwillgladlyprovideanyfurtherinformationyoumayrequire.

Theenclosedresumewillgiveyouthedetailsandscopeofmypreviousexperience

Tipsforfullcontentofapplicationletter:

I.Typesofopenings:

A.summaryopening:

summarizeyourtwoorthreeoutstandingqualificationsrelatedtothejoborschoolyouseek.LikethefirstPara.Pfanewspaperarticle,thesummarystatestheimportantpointsyouwilldiscussinthemessage:

e.g.IbelieveI’mthepersonyou’relookingfortofillthepositionof___thatyouadvertisedin___,becauseoftheseimportantqualifications:

mydegreein___from___University,mysuccessful___,andmyunusualabilitytoworkeffectivelyonmyowninitiative.

B.Nameopening

Ifyouareansweringajob,ad.Refertoitandthenameofthepublication,alongwithwhatyoucanoffer.Avoidrepeatingrequirementsstatedinthead.

e.g.YouradintheSundayTimesforanaggressivepersontosellyourgraphiccommunicationproductsandservicescallsforqualificationsthatmatchmineveryclosely.Withthreeyears’successfulsellingaswellasservicingofduplicatorsandelectronicsystems,plusgenuineenthusiasmforsellingandabilitytosolvecomplexgraphiccommunicationsproblems,Iwouldliketojoinyourstaffasasalestrainee.

C.QuestionOpening

D.NewsItemOpening

E.g.InarecentSundayTimesarticleIreadwithinterestthatyourfirmisplanningtoopenabranchofficeinMexico.Becausemycollegebackgroundandworkexperience,plusfacilitywithSpanish,fityourbasicrequirementsforaresearchassistant,Iwouldliketoapplyforthatjobinyourbranchoffice.

II.DevelopmentParagraphsforInterest,DesireandConviction:

Thedevelopmentparagraphsinapplicationletteremphasizesthepointsyouselectedfromyourresume.Theygoalongwiththefactswhichmustrelatetotheemployer’sbenefit.Inthispart,youshoulddiscussyourstrengthsandminimizeyourshortcomings:

A.Education:

showthatyouhavebroadbackgroundinbusiness（orotherfield,dependingonthepositionyouseek）anddepthinamajor.

●Highlightyouroveralleducationbyshowinghowyourcollegestudiespreparedyoufortheworkyouapplyfor.

●Explainhowandwhyyousupplementedyourmajorwithimportantelectivesoutsideyourmajor.

e.g.theaccountingcoursesIstudiedattheuniversityof…emphasizeup-to-dateprocedures,principles,andtheory—thatprovideafirmbasiswithwhichtogrowintheauditingprofession…

B.WorkExperience:

Yourpreviousexperiences,fullorparttime,relatedorunrelatedtothepositionyouareapplyingfor,willhelpstrengthenyourqualifications.Trytotellconciselyhowyoupreformedsomefunctionsandwhatyouaccomplished

●Yougainedexperiencethatwillhelpyouunderstandorlearnfasterthespecialtechniquesrequiredforthenewjob.

●Youcanadapttopeopleandliketoworkwiththem.

●Youcanhandleresponsibilities.

●Youareahardworker.

●

C.personalattitudes,interests,activities,qualities.

III.Lastparagraph:

Thelastparagraphofanapplicationlettershouldaskforaction.Itnormallyconcentratesonaninterview.

e.g.Afteryou’vehadachancetolookovertheenclosedresume,pleaseletmeknowwhenIcancometotalktoyouaboutmyqualifications.Youcanreachmeat____（phonenumberandhourstocall）.

Sample1:

Ms.MariaValdez

//////PublishingCorp.

7777StateStreet,Room456

Chicago,IL60060

DearMs.Valdez:

IamwritinginresponsetotheadvertisementyouplacedintheSundaypaperforaproofreaderorcopyeditor.Ibelievethatbothmyeducationandexperiencearedirectlyrelatedtoyourneeds.

FortwosummersIworkedasaproofreaderattheDailyDelugein..,++,andforthreeyearsasapart-timeadvertisingcopywriterforradiostation+++inNormal.Astheenclosedresumeindicates,ImajoredinEnglishandminoredinjournalismat+++University.

Myexperiencewithvariouswritingandproofreadingassignmentscouldproveusefultoyourfirm.Iknowapositionwithyournationallyknownfirmwouldbesatisfyingtome,asitwouldfurthermyambitiontobecomeaprofessionaleditor.

MayIcomeinforaninterviewatyourconvenience?

Ifyouwishtotelephoneme,youcanreachmeinthemorning.Thankyouforyourconsideration.

Sincerely,

KathyGreene

KathyGreene

Enclosure:

resume

Sample2:

DearMr.____,

IwouldliketoapplytheESLteacherpositionyouhaveadvertisedinyourschool’snewsletter.Inyouradvertisement,youmainlyrequirethatanESLteachershouldhavespecialtiesin….HavinghadformalsystematictrainingonEnglishlanguageforsixyearsandtaughtEnglishlanguageforsixyearsandtaughtEnglishforfoursyears,IbelievethatIcouldwellfillthatposition.

AsanEnglishmajor,Iespeciallyliked….Inthosecourses,Icouldsee…

WorkingwithEnglish-speakingprofessorsandinstructorswaspartofmyresponsibilitiesasanEnglishlecturerin…Univ.Thisexperiencehelpedmelearntheuseof….Italsoprovidedmewithknowledgeaboutthe…TheteachingitselfhasgreatlystrengthenedmyownEnglishabilityintheoryandpractice…

Thesearethequalifications,Ibelieve,youarelookingforinyourESLteachers.PleaseletmeknowwhenIcantalktoyoufurtherabouttheposition,Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Sincerely,

ZhengFei

Sample3:

JoanWan

PersonnelResourcesDepartment

SinotransPekingStation

12Xinyuanstreet

Beijing100000

DearMs.JoanWan:

IamveryinterestedinyouradvertisementforanetworkEngineerinBeijingYouthdailyJuly11,2000.Iwouldliketoapplyforthisposition.

IearnedmyBachelorofSciencedegreefromthe__Departmentof___Universityin2000.AfterthatIworkedin___as___fornearlytwoyears.SinceIleftthecenter，Ihavebeenworkingas___with___Systems.Workinginthesetwopositions,Ihavegainedvaluableexperiencein__and___.NowIwishtodevelopmycareerinaforeignenterpriseinthefieldofnetworktechnology.

IpassedCET-6in1996.NotonlydoIpaymuchattentiontoimprovingmyreadingandlisteningskills,butIalsokeeppracticingoralEnglish.

Iknowtheimportanceofteamworkandcooperation,andIcanalwayscooperatewithmycolleaguesandcustomersveryclosely.

Iwouldbemosthappyifyoucouldfavourmewithanopportunityforaninterview.Iamavailablefrom8:

00am-6:

00pmMondaythroughFridayat010-8231…

Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely,

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SupplementaryVocabulary:

Foreignlanguageproficiency

B.S/B.Sc.---M.S/M.Sc.---Ph.D.--Postdoctorate.

Outlineforaneffectiveresume:

1）Heading:

nameaddressandphonenumberintheupperleft/righthandcorneroruppermiddleofthepage

2）Professionalexperience:

Workexperienceinthesamefieldinwhichtheapplicantisnowseekingsomething.

3）EducationalBackground:

Anycollegeandadvanceddegreesandfieldsofspecialization

4）PersonalData（ifnecessary）:

Immigration,residencestatus,andthelanguagestheapplicantisfluentin,etc.

5）References:

Afewpeoplewhocanvouchfortheapplicant’sbackgroundexperience,specialabilities,andmoralcharacter.

TheContentofanResume:

●Name,address,phone

●Immediateandlong-rangejobobjectives

●Professionaltraining

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