商务秘书实务Chapter 18 - Writing job search cover letters in English.ppt

Chapter18,WritingJobSearchCoverLettersinEnglish,Introduction,jobsearchcoverletter=resumecoverletter,Coverletterspurposeistointerprettheresumeandaddapersonaltouch,soitshouldnotduplicatetheresume.,TypesofResumeCoverLetters,specific,general,twotypesofcoverletters,Thespecificcoverletterisdirectedtowardaspecificcompanyorapersonandposition,personallyaddressesthecompanysneedssendsapositivemessagetotheemployerthatyouaretrulyinterestedshouldbeusedwheneveryoucansparethetime,TypesofResumeCoverLetters,specific,general,twotypesofcoverletters,ThegeneralcoverletterisoftenaddressedDearEmployer,orToWhomItMayConcernemphasizesyourqualifications,issometimeswrittenwiththedateomitted,WhatShouldbeAddressedinaCoverLetter?,ThereasonsofyourwritingTheinformationoftheadvertisement,thetitleofthepositionyouwant,yourskills,andwhyyourskillsmatchwiththoseemphasizedintheadMakeefforttoexplorethegoalsofthecompany,itsregularandcontinuingjobneeds,andtheclimateofthecompanyExpressadesiretoarrangeatimeforaninterviewinclosing,Itshouldbebriefandinformative.,TailoringYourCoverLetter,Alwaysmakesureyouare100%correctinspelling,grammarandfacts.Researchthetargetcompanyandtrytoincludeinformationorfactsrelatingtoyourwould-bejoborindustry.Analyzethejob.Checkforthenotedandassumedneedsanddeterminethemostimportantskillstheemployerislookingfor.Addresshowyouwillmeettheemployersneeds.Makeyourcoverlettervisuallyappealingandcoordinatedwithyourresume.Donotoverdothestyleelements.Beconcise.Keepittoonepage.Usegoodqualitypaper.,KeyWords,KEYWORDSarethewordsusedasreferencepointsforfindinginformation,andareveryimportantfortworeasons:,First,theyworktocapturethereadersattentionandinterest.,Second,theycanhelpyourresumegetselectedbycertainHRstaffsearchingwithkeywordsonlineorintheircomputers.,KeyWords,Manydifferentwordscanbecomekeywords,includingverbs.,alistofqualityactionwords,Samplecoverletter1(Specifictype),Samplecoverletter2(Specifictype),Continue,Samplecoverletter2(Specifictype),Back,Continue,Samplecoverletter3(Generaltype),Continue,Samplecoverletter3(Generaltype),Back,Continue,Summary,Yourresumecoverletterisyourfirstandbestchancetomakeagoodimpressionwithanywould-beemployer.Ittellsthepotentialemployerwhatpositionyouareapplyingfor,andgivesyouanotheropportunitytosellyourselfandyourcredentials.,ExplainwhyyouareinterestedinthecompanyandthejobStatewhatyoucandoforthecompanySummarizeandhighlightyourskills,qualificationsandmajoraccomplishmentsExplainwhyyourqualificationsandthejobrequirementsareagoodmatchStatehowan