Practical Writing Applications and Resumes(英文版)(ppt 15页).ppt

PracticalWritingApplicationsandResumes ThewrittenwordShouldbecleanasbone Clearaslight Firmasstone TwowordsarenotAsgoodasone ApplicationsandResumes Inwritingyourlettersofapplication youshouldkeepinmindthreepoints Yourtoneshouldbepoliteandconfident You dbetterpresentyourbestqualifications youreducationandexperience inthemostfavorablelight Butdon tbetooaggressiveandtooconfident Theemployersmayfearthatyouwon tbeabletogetalongwiththeotherstheyhavealreadyemployed Ontheotherhand don tgototheotherextremeandbegforajobforsomepersonalreasons Suchappealssimplydon twork Youshoulduseastandardbusinessletterformat Theemployersjudgejobapplicantsasmuchonthewaytheirletterslookasonwhattheysay Yourlettershouldbebriefandtothepoint nolongerthanoneortwotypewrittenpage possiblythreeorfourshortparagraphs Thebodyofabasicjobapplicationlettercanbebrokeninto3parts effectiveopening presentationofqualificationsandsettingupaninterview Thefollowingsectionswillshowyouwhattoconcentrateonineachoftheparts 1 Writeaneffectiveopening Ifyouareapplyingforajobthatwasadvertised youshouldwriteagoodopeninginthemostdirectwaywhichmakesclearwhatkindofjobyouwant Whyyouarequalifiedforitandhowyourskillscanbevaluabletoaparticularbusiness forexamples Mytrainingandexperienceasasalesmanagerandqualityinspectorshouldbeusefultoyourfirm Anotherwayofopeningyourapplicationletteristoaskaquestion Doyouneedagood experiencedproof reader Thatcatchestheemployers attentionandgetsrighttothepoint butyoumustsupportyourclaiminthenextparagraph 2 Presentyourqualifications Whatisthemostimportanttoyourapplicationletteristheproofthatyoucandothejobyouwant Creatingagoodimpressionisnecessary Youdon tneedtobelong winded 唠叨的 aboutitbecauseyou llincludearesumesupplyingthedetail Yourlettershouldmentiononlythosethingsthatbestqualifyyouforthejob Experienceisessential Ifyoudon thavemuchworkexperience youcanemphasizeyourtrainingandyourgrades iftheyaregood Youcanalsoransack tosearchthoroughly yourpastforotherusefulexperience Ifyouwanttotakeajobwhichneedsorganizationalability youcanlistsomethingsasexamplesofyourabilitytoorganize Beasresourcefulasyoucanwhenconsideringyourskills butdon texaggeratethem Employerslikeemployeeswhoaredevotedtotheirwork Theyalsopreferemployeeswhohaveahighopinionofthecompanytheyworkfor sotrytoworkinanindirectcompliment Justbecarefulnottooverdoit Forexample ApositioninyourcompanywouldoffermemoreopportunityforadvancementthanIhavewithmypresentexcellent thoughsmaller firm Remembertoexplainyourdesiretochangejobsinapositiveway Salaryisasubjectthatshouldnotbedealtwithinapplicationletters Ifanad asksforyoursalaryrequirement suggestthatthematterbediscussedinyourinterview 3 SetupaninterviewToobtainaninterviewisarealobjectofanapplicationletter Concludeyourletterbyofferingtobeinterviewedatthecompany sconvenience andaddthanks Intoday stightjobmarket youshouldmakeeveryefforttoappearforaninterviewifyouareofferedone Afteryou vehadyourinterview youshouldwriteabrieffollow uplettertotheinterviewer Inthisletteryoucouldmakesomecommentsonsomefeatureofthecompanywhichimpressedyouandexpressyourthankstoyourinterviewersfortheirtimeandconsideration Asyourpurposeisonlytoremindthemofyourname afewbrief friendlylineswilldo Butifyouarenotexpectedtocallyourinterviewer nofollow upletterisnecessary Sample1 AJobApplicationletter 500WestMainStreetNormal IL61761March15 2008Ms MariaValdez name PersonalManager title ifany GreatWesternPublishingCorp company ifany 77777StateStreet Room456 streetaddress Chicago IL60606 city state andzip DearMs Valdez salutation Doyouneedagood experiencedproofreaderorcopyeditor FortwosummersIworkedasaproofreaderatTheDailyDelugeinColfax Illinois andforthreeyearsasapart timeadvertisingcopywriterforradiostationWXYZinNormal Astheenclosedresumeindicates ImajoredinEnglishandminoredinjournalismatIllinoisStateUniversity Myexperiencewithvariouswritingandproofreadingassignmentscouldproveusefultoyourfirm Iknowapositionwithyournationallyknownfirmwouldbesatisfyingtome Asitwouldfurthermyambitiontobecomeaprofessionaleditor MayIcomeinforaninterviewatyourconvenience I dbemostgladtomeetwithyouanytimenextweekexceptTuesdayafternoon whetheratyourofficeorsomeotherlocation Thankyouforyourconsideration SincerelySueLeseure typedname Enclosure Resume 4 Attacharesume Aresumeisalisting ineasy to readform ofeverythingaboutyouthatmightbeusefultoanemployeroraboss Yourresumeshouldincludeworkexperience education professionaltraining personaldetailsandalistofreferences twoorthreepeoplewhowilltestifytoyourcharacterandcapabilities Sinceyourresumeisyourrepresentative apersonalrecordofyouraccomplishments itmightwell BeasattractiveandinformativeasyoucanmakeitPresentbestpointseffectivelyFiteverythingononeortwotypedpageBeinbrevityEmphasizeyourownstrongpoints strengths inaproperformBeginwithyourname addressandtelephonenumberMakeeachofthefourparts education experience personaldataandreference aseparateheading Resume Yourresumeisakeyjob huntingtooltogetajobinterview Itsummarizesyouraccomplishments youreducation aswellasyourworkexperience andshouldreflectyourspecialmixofskillsandstrengths Neverlieorstretchthefacts donotgetcreativewhenidentifyingyourjobtitles datesofemployment oraccomplishments Ontheotherhand donotbemodest beclearaboutsuccessesandaccomplishments andquantifywheneverpossible Payattentiontothefollowingexplanationsofthefourparts 1 Experience Listyourjobsinreverseorder thatis listthepresentonefirst thenthejobbeforethatoneandsoon Itisbestnottoleaveanygaps evenifyouwereunemployedsometimeinthepast Itisthebestplacetoliston the jobawardsandmajorpromotions 2 Education Listallyourformaleducationanddegrees Again startwiththemostrecent Youcanuseseparatesubheadingsforscholastichonororscholarshipsandfortechnicalormanagementtrainingthatyoureceivedwithsomebusinessorcompany 3 Personaldata notlistedtoavoidanyracial religiousornationaldiscrimination Thiscategoryincludesinformationlikeage height weight healthandmaritalstatus Youmaywanttomentionyourmembershipinclubsandofficeheld 4 References 证明人 推荐人 List2or3peoplewhohaveagreedtowritereferencelettersforyou Givetheircompletebusinessaddressandtelephonenumbersiftheydon tobject Sample2 AResume SueLeSeure500W MainSt Normal IL61671Telephone 309 452 9999ExperienceOct 1976topresentStationWXYZ NormalIL duringschoolterm Part time 20hoursperweek Wroteadvertisingcopyandsolicitedads June August1979TheDailyDeluqe ColfaxILJune August1978Full timeproofreader Substitutedforheadproof reader 1979 June August1977Gilbey sVarietystore ColfaxIL Salesclerk Alsomadedeliveriesandcalledinsupplyorders June August1976UnemployedJan 1974 Aug 1975Alice sRestaurant ColfaxIL Waitressandcashier EducationSept 1977 June1980IllinoisStateUniversityWillreceiveB A inEnglish June1980 Sept 1976 June1977BaskervilleCommunityCollegeSept 1972 June1976OctaviahighSchoolScholastichonors Earneda3 46gradepointaverage ona4 0scale GeorgeCanningScholar shipinEnglishLiterature 1979 80 IllinoisSta