WritingacoveringletterSkillsbuilding1:understandingajobadvertisement1.Whenreadinganadvertisement,weshouldpaymoreattentionto_____.1)_____________________________2)___________________________________________________________3)_____________________________Readthispartandanswerthefollowingquestions:whatpositionisbeingofferedthesortofpersonthecompanyislookingforhowtoapplyforthejob2.Readtheadvertisementandanswer:1)Whatpositionisbeingoffered?2)Thesortofpersonthecompanyislookingfor?3)Howtoapplyforthejob?SoftwareDeveloper.adegreeincomputerprogrammingandatleastfouryears’experience;speakfluentChineseandEnglish;creative;abletoworkinateamSendaCVandcoveringlettertoMrWangFeng,HRmanager.Step1:listeningtoajobadvertisementStep1:listeningtoajobadvertisementA.Listencarefullyandtakenotes.Thenfillintheblanksonpage26.B.Listenagainandcompletethenotes.AnswersA(1)United(2)China(3)services(4)managers(5)management(6)trainees(7)research(8)full(9)weekend(10)BusinessAdministration(11)English(12)player(13)workhardB(14)fullCV(15)JuneC.Youwanttoapplyforthisjobbutarenotsurehowtowriteacoveringletter.YousearchontheInternetandfindthefollowingexample.Readitandunderlinealltheexamplesoftheapplicant’squalifications,experience,skillsandpersonalqualities.1.Theapplicant’squalifications2.Experience3.Skills4.PersonalqualitiesadegreeincomputerprogrammingworkingforHanyangsoftwareateamplayer;workonmyown;honestandhard-workingspeakEnglishverywellSkillsbuilding2:talkingaboutyourpersonalqualitiesIhavesomejob-huntershere.Pleasefindouttheirqualities.Johnisaconstructionworker.Hecanworkverywellwithothers.Heisateamplayer.Thisgirllikestolearn.Sheisalwaysimprovingherknowledgeandskills.Sheiswillingtolearn.Sheisasuccessfulwoman.Shecanworkonherownwithoutbeingtoldwhattodo.Sheisaself-starter.Billisanastronaut.Healwayshasstrongreasonsforwantingtodosomething.Heismotivated.Thebeesarehappytoworkhard.Theyarehard-working.Sheisafilmstar.Sheisalwaysfeelingandshowingexcitementandinterestinwhatshedoes.Sheisenthusiastic.Heisafamouscompere.Hefindsiteasytotalkandlistentootherpeople.Heisagoodcommunicator.Talkaboutyourpersonalqualities:ateamplayerwillingtolearnaself-startermotivatedhard-workingenthusiasticagoodcommunicatorStep2:gettingadvicefromacareersofficerStep2:gettingadvicefromacareersofficerYouareajobhunter.Youwanttoworkingroupswithothertraineestoconductresearchandsupportmanagersbutaren’tsurewhichqualitiesarerequired.SeewhatadviceMary,acareersofficer,hastooffer.canworkwithotherpeople,finditeasytotalkwithandlistentoothers,ateamplayerYouwanttobeafamousarchitect.Youwanttobuildmorebeautifulhouses.Roleplaythescene.wanttoimproveknowledgeandskills;willingtolearn,fulltrainingcourseYouwanttorunacompanyandbeabossyourself.workonyourownwithoutbeingtoldwhattodo;havestrongreasonsforwantingtodoyourwork;feelingandshowingexcitementandinterestinworkYoureallywanttocontinuewithyourstudybutunfortunatelyyoucan’taffordit.Youchoosetoworkextrahours,forexample,onweekends.behappytoworkhardSkillsbuilding3:formattingacoveringletterItwillincreaseourchancesofgettingajob.1.Whyshouldwewriteagoodcoveringletter?Itshouldnotbemorethanonepagelongandshouldonlycontaininformationrelevanttothejobadvertised.2.Whatshouldyourletterbelike?3.Howmanyparagraphsdoesausualcoveringletterhave?4.Whatshouldyousayinpara.one?5.Whatshouldyousayinpara.two?Four.SaywhyIamwritingandwhereIsawtheadvertisement.Givemybackgroundandexperience.Refertomyabilitiesandachievements.Ishouldlinkmyqualifications,experienceandskillstothosementionedinthead.SayI’msuitable.6.Whatshouldyousayinpara.three?7.Whatshouldyousayinpara.four?8.Whatshouldyoudoafteryouhavefinishedtheletter?Mypersonalqualitieslinkedtothosementionedinthead.I’mavailableforaninterview.Readitthroughverycarefully.Checkforspellingandgrammarmistakes.Checkthatnothingisleftout.9.Whathadyoubetterdowhenyourletterisready?10.Whenshouldyousendyourletter?Asksomeoneelsetoreadit.WhenIamcertainthatitisdefinitelywithoutmistakes.Step3:writeacoveringletterHomeworkYouareawould-begraduatefromTsinghuaUniversitymajoringinEnglish.Writealettertoacompanyapplyingforaposition.Yourlettershouldinclude:1.Anintroductionofyourself.2.Yourqualificationfortheposition.3.Askingforaninterview.WriteacoveringletterCoveringLetterFromthewebsiteof104OccupationAgency,IlearntthatyouareofferingaworkingopportunityofageneralassistantwithrequirementsofhighdemandofEnglishandbasicknowledgeoftradingandcomputerskills.Asonewhofitsyourqualificationsandwantstolearnmoreabouttradingbusiness,Iwouldliketoapplyforthisposition.AsanEnglishmajor,IhavenotonlymasteredEnglishandcomputerskills,butalsoacquiredafairamountofknowledgeintradingbusiness.IbelievethatI’mthepersonforthepositionyouofferinthead.Ilookforwardtodiscussinghowmyqualificationsmeetyourneedsinaninterview,andthankyouforyourconsideration.
