A Letter of Application

Interests

Professional Experience

Education

Personal Details

Curriculum Vitae

Recruitment

When a company needs to recruit new people, it advertises the job or position in a newspaper or magazine. People who are interested can apply for the job by sending in a letter of application and curriculum vitae (CV). These two documents are very important and should be well-written. Then the company draws up a shortlist of candidates and invites them to attend an interview, for which the candidates should prepare themselves. At the interview the candidate should create a good impression of himself.

Here are the examples of CV and a letter of application:

Name: Susan Robertson

Date of birth: 7 August 1969

Nationality: British

Address: 45 Hanover Street

H58 2LM England

Telephone: [phone]

Marital Status: Married 1995

1991-1992: London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Diploma in Public Relations

1988-1991: University of London

BA in Journalism and Media Studies

1981-1988: British College, London

1992 to present: PR department in English Wildlife Trust

Editor of the Trust’s monthly journal

1989-1992: Glasgow Herald. Assistant to the sports editor.

Sports: skiing, swimming, rock-climbing

Driving license

IBM PC user

Susan Robertson

45 Hanover Street

H58 2LM England

UK

Natalie Smith 3 October

Patagonia GMBH

Reitmorstrasse 38

5000 Munich 33

Germany

Dear Ms Smith,

I am writing in response to your advertisement in the International Herald Tribune to apply for the position of Public Affairs Associate.

I am working for a non-profit making organization, but it has always been my intention to work in a commercial environment. I would particularly like to work for your company, as the job you are offering matches my personal and professional interests.

My work has familiarized me with many of the challenges involved in public relations today. Moreover, I am fluent in the German language and would enjoy working in a German-speaking environment.

I would be pleased to discuss my curriculum vitae with you in more details at an interview. Contact me if you need further information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Susan Robertson

Тренировочные задания:

1) Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа в соответствии с предложенной информацией (например, 1а):

1. If a company wants to employ workers, it ……………………………………

a. asks their old stuff to find them new ones.

b. places advertisements in different media.

2. What do job-seekers first do?

a. They make up and send in a letter of application and CV.

b. They go to attend an interview.

3. The company invites ………………………………. to attend an interview.

a. all the candidates who wish to apply

b. the candidates from the final list

4. CV should contain the details of ………………………………………………

a. person’s private life, preferences and tastes.

b. personal information, job experience and skills.

5. The letter of application is in …………………………. style.

a. formal

b. informal

6. The letter of application usually consists of …………………………………..

a. one paragraph only.

b. three-four paragraphs.

2) Соотнесите слова и словосочетания в колонке А с их определениями в колонке В:

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