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Section Ⅳ Developing ideas—Writing
写一封求职信
本单元的写作任务是写一封求职信。求职信也叫自荐信,是求职者根据岗位需要或自己的求职愿望通过介绍自己的情况向用人单位举荐自己的书信,通常是针对招聘广告而写的。
[写作要点]
1.认真阅读招聘信息,明确招聘要求。
2.交代信息来源用现在完成时或一般过去时,介绍个人优势用一般现在时,介绍工作经历用现在完成时或一般过去时,表达期待用一般将来时。
3.文章篇幅不宜太长,要简明扼要;态度要诚恳,实事求是;展示信息时语言要精练且具有针对性;语气要委婉、礼貌。
4.可列举具体事例来吸引招聘人的注意力,增强说服力。
[基本框架]
1.开头——说明求职信息来源,想应聘的职位;
2.主体——简明扼要地介绍自己,重点说明能胜任本岗位的各种能力等;
3.结尾——表示希望得到答复及面试的机会。
[常用表达]
(一)开头部分常用表达
1.I have learned from the newspaper that your company wants a... and I am very interested in it.
从报纸上得知,贵公司需要一名……我对此职位很感兴趣。
2.My interest in the position of... has prompted me to forward my resume for your review and consideration.
我对……职位的兴趣促使我递交简历供您参考。
3.I am writing to apply for the summer camp in your school.
我写信是想申请加入你们学校的夏令营。
(二)主体部分常用表达
1.For the past three years,I have been in the... ,where I worked as...
我曾经在……工作三年,担任……
2.Since my graduation from school two years ago,I have been employed in... as...
自从两年前毕业后,我在……担任……
3.You will find an enclosed outline of my education and work experience and copies of three letters of recommendation.
随函呈上有关本人的教育和工作经验的概要及三封推荐函。
4.I work hard and I can get along/on well with others.
我工作努力,并且能和别人和睦相处。
5.I am good at spoken English; as a result,I won first prize in an English Speech Contest in our school last year.
我擅长英语口语;因此,去年我在我们学校举行的英语演讲比赛中获得一等奖。
(三)结尾部分常用表达
1.Thank you for your attention to this matter.I look forward to speaking with you.
多谢您对此事的关注,期待与您面谈。
2.Your earliest reply will be much appreciated.
如能尽快回复,(我)将不胜感激。
3.I would appreciate it if you could offer me the opportunity.
如果您能给我这个机会,我将不胜感激。
假定你是李华,你看到某跨国旅游公司在中山市当地招聘暑期工的广告,打算申请该工作。请你写一封求职信,内容包括:
1.表达兴趣;
2.阐述自己优势;
3.希望得到回复。
[审题构思]
第一段:说明写信目的;
第二段:介绍个人情况;
第三段:表达期望。
[遣词造句]
1.我从你们的广告中得知暑期你们需要一名导游,我对此很感兴趣。
I have learned from your advertisement that you are in need of a tour guide during this summer vacation and I'm very interested in it.
2.我叫李华,刚从杭州市第一中学毕业。
I'm Li Hua,and I have just graduated from Hangzhou No.1 Middle School.
3.我能说一口流利的英语和标准的中文。
I can speak fluent English