求职技巧（1）：如何写求职信

 　　又到了求职的高峰时期。想在万千求职者中脱颖而出？那就要费些心思打造一份个性化的求职信和简历了。作客Mr. Rudy的聊天室，掌握求职技巧！

　　Lisa: Good evening, Mr. Rudy. Sorry to disturb you.

　　Steven: Not at all. Have a seat, Lisa.

　　Lisa: Thank you, Mr. Rudy. May I ask you some questions tonight?

　　Steven: Why not? What questions do you have in your mind?

　　Lisa: You know that I'm going to graduate in three months. Can you tell me how I can get a job in a foreign company?

　　Steven: Do you mean that you're going to work in a foreign company?

　　Lisa: I'd like to work in a foreign company or any other foreign-invested enterprises after my graduation.

　　Steven: Please allow me to ask you a question first. What do you want to do in a foreign company?

　　Lisa: I'd like to be a secretary first.

　　Steven: Very good. I think there're four steps you should take before you're employed in a foreign company.

　　Lisa: Could you explain what these four steps are?

　　Steven: First, you should write an application letter. Second, you must write a resume. Third, have the interview. Finally, take the job.

　　Lisa: I see. Can you just tell me how to take the first step tonight?

　　Steven: Yes, of course. I'll tell you how to write an application letter tonight. Have you ever had any experience in marketing¹, Lisa?

　　Lisa: I think I have, Mr. Ruby². I sold books in a bookstore last summer.

　　Steven: That's very good. Please remember that job-seeking is something like self-marketing.

　　Lisa: Self-marketing? Mr. Ruby...

　　Steven: I mean to look for a job is to put yourself to the market.

　　Lisa: The personnel market?

　　Steven: Yes, you're got it. And the first step to put yourself to the personnel market is to write an application letter.

　　Lisa: What make up an application letter?

　　Steven: It includes three parts: an opener, the body, and the close.

　　Lisa: Could you explain them respectively?

　　Steven: An opener is to whom your application letter may concern. The body should tell your education background, skills and abilities, and the post you wish to have. The close usually expresses your readiness to be interviewed.

　　Lisa: It sounds very complicated. I'll write an application letter tomorrow. Would you have a look at it for me?

　　Steven: That's what I wish you to do.

　　Lisa: Thank you very much, Mr. Ruby.

　　Steven: You're welcome. Shall we talk about the second step tomorrow evening?

　　Lisa: Certainly. Then, see you tomorrow evening.

　　Steven: See you tomorrow evening.

　　(Resume)

　　Lisa: Good evening, Mr. Ruby. Nice to see you again.

　　Steven: Good evening, Lisa. Nice to see you, too.

　　Lisa: I wrote an application letter today. Could you have a look at it?

　　Steven: Let me have a look, please.

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　　APPLICATION LETTER

　　April 2, 1990

　　Dear Sir,

　　In answer to your advertisement in today's China Daily for the position of secretary to the general manager, I would like to apply for the job.

　　As you will note from the enclosed resume, I'll graduate from the English Department of Beijing Languages Institute, and have just completed a training class in Secretarial English. During the last summer vocation³, I have had experience as a secretary with the Goodluck Foodstuff⁴ Co. as listed in the resume.

　　If these meet your requirement, please grant me an interview. I am free any time from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Sunday.

　　Yours faithfully,

　　Lisa Wang

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　　Lisa: What do you think about it, Mr. Ruby?

　　Steven: Almost perfect, Lisa. You absolutely got it.

　　Lisa: Any mistakes?

　　Steven: Small one, unimportant. I suggest you use "the post" instead of "the job" at the end of the first paragraph.

　　Lisa: Yes. I agree with you.

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

3 vocation   

n.职业，行业

参考例句：

• She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
• She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。

4 foodstuff   

n.食料，食品

参考例句：

• They handled groceries and foodstuff.他们经营食品杂货。
• Construct a international foodstuff promotion and exhibition trade center.建成国际食品会展经贸中心。