英文求职信从使用范围说，要比中文求职信小，一般用于和“外”字有关的求职中，如外企，外国驻华机构等；但是其重要性，某种程度上说往往还高于中文求职信和简历，因为它直接体现了您的英文写作水平。无论您在简历中如何写自己的英文水平，实际到招聘者手中的英文求职信非但没有文采，语言都不地道、说不通，会直接影响您拿到面试的机会。
所谓求职信，就是您在申请工作的时候随简历一起发送给招聘人员的信件。求职信的作用不可小觑，它可能在您找工作的过程中发挥巨大的作用。递交求职信的目的'是用求职信来吸引阅读者，而不是一种形式或习惯。
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求职信或者是看到职位广告后对职位的回应：是对某个职位广告做出的反馈。求职信的主要目的就是为了展示您与该职位广告相匹配的技能。
DearSirorMadam:
IamwritinginresponsetotheadvertisementyouplacedintheSundaypaperforasalesmanagerinyourcompany.Yourcompanyhasareputationforproducinghigh-qualityproductslikeMandolinnetworksystem.Iaminterestedinjoiningsuchaprofessionalorganization.
Asyoucanseefromtheenclosedresume,mypreviousworkinanexportcompanyhasprovidedmewithlotsofopportunitiestocontactallkindsofcustomersandsuppliershomeandabroad.Bycommunicatingwiththem,Ihavegotveryfamiliarwiththeinternationaltradeandthecurrentmarket.Besides,myeducationaltrainingatuniversityconcentratedalsooninternationaltradewhichequippedmewithasolidfoundationinsalesandtrade.
Assuch,Ibelievethatmyservicecouldbeofgreatbenefittoyourcompanyintermsofcustomerrelationandnewbusinessconnections.
Ihopetohaveanopportunitytomeetyourhumanresourcemanagerinordertoletyouknowmoreaboutme.Ienclosearesumeandcouldbeavailableforaninterviewatyourconvenience.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyouandthankyouforyourconsideration.
Sincerelyyours,xxx
DearSir/Madam:
IwillbegraduatingfromGraduateSchoolofSuzhouUniversitythisyearwithaM.S.degree.Mystudieshaveincludedcoursesintextilechemistryanddyeingandfinishing.
Duringmyeducation,Ihavegraspedtheprincipalsofmymajorandskillsofpractice.NotonlyhaveIpassedCET-6,butmoreimportantIcancommunicatewithothersfreelyinEnglish.MyabilitytowriteandspeakEnglishisoutofquestion.Besides,Iamfamiliarwithcomputersoftwareincludingwords,ExcelandPowerPoint.IfeelthatIamcompetenttomeettherequirements.
Iwouldappreciateyourtimeinreviewingmyenclosedresumeandifthereisanyadditionalinformationyourequire,pleasecontactme.Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytomeetwithyouforapersonalinterview.
Withmanythanks.
求职信Iwouldliketoapplyforthepostofindustrialengineer,whichyourcompanyoffered.IfeelthatIamtherightsortofpersonforthepostbecausemyqualificationsandexperiencearereallysuitablefortheposition.
IexpecttograduateinJulyfromtheDepartmentofIndustrialEngineeringofJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology,majoringinindustrialengineering.
Duringmycollegeyears,Ihaveworkedveryhardatmymajorcourses,soastolayasolidfoundationoftheoreticalknowledge.Asaresult,Ihavepassedalltheexaminationsandachievedexcellentacademicresultsinmajorcoursessuchasstatistics,operationresearches,systemengineering,businessmanagement,logistics,StatisticsandProbabilityTheory，ProfessionalEnglish,MetalworkingPractice,ElectricalEngineeringPractice,LinearAlgebra.MoreoverIhavepassedCET-4andNationalComputerLevelTest-RankThree.
Outsideclassroom,Iwasveryactiveandtookpartindifferentsocialactivities.Inmyjunioryear,Iservedasmonitorofmyclass,andreceivedAdvancedPersonofJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology.SinceSeptember20xx,Iworkedasapart-timebusinesscontrolleratAngelofGanzhou,andraisedourproducts’shareby48.28percentby20xx.Inaddition,Iworkedratheractivelyandsuccessfullyincertainstudent’ssocieties.Allthoseexperiencescontributedmuchtothedevelopmentandpromotionofmyorganizingandsocialabilities.
Iwishtoassureyouthat,ifsuccessful,Iwouldendeavortogiveyoueverysatisfaction.Itwouldbegreatlyappreciatedifyougrantmeanopportunityofaninterview.Atthattime,Iwillpresentmycredentials.Icanbereachedbyphoneat13531398140oremailmeat
laihaiyong@gmail.com
Enclosedpleasefindaresume,acopyoftherecommendationformandtheofficialtranscript,Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration
Sincerely,
LaiHaiyong2April13,20xx
P.O.Box36
TsinghuaUniversity
Beijing,China100084
DearSir/Madam:
YouradvertisementforaNetworkMaintenanceEngineerintheApril10StudentDailyinterestedmebacausethepositionthatyoudescribedsoundsexactlylikethekindofjobIamseeking.Accordingtotheadvertisement,yourpositionrequirestopuniversity,Bachelororabovein
ComputerScienceorequivalentfieldandproficientinWindowsNT4.0andLINUXSystem.IfeelthatIamcompetenttomeettherequirements.IwillbegraduatingfromGraduateSchoolof
TsinghuaUniversitythisyearwithaM.S.degree.Mystudieshaveincludedcoursesincomputer
controlandmanagementandIdesignedacontrolsimulationsystemdevelopedwithMicrosoftVisualInterDevandSQLServer.
Duringmyeducation,Ihavegraspedtheprincipalsofmymajorandskillsofpractice.NotonlyhaveIpassedCET-6,butmoreimportantIcancommunicatewithothersfreelyinEnglish.MyabilitytowriteandspeakEnglishisoutofquestion.
Iwouldappreciateyourtimeinreviewingmyenclosedresumeandifthereisanyadditionalinformationyourequire,pleasecontactme.Iwouldwelcomeanopportunitytomeetwithyouforapersonalinterview.
Withmanythanks,
WangLin
3DearSirorMadam:
It’sgreatlyappreciatedthatyoucanshareyourtimetoreadmyself—recommendationletter.MynameisYuTing.MajoringinEnglish,IwillgraduatefromNeijiangTeachers’collegeinJune20xx.
“Onlyafterpolishing,theswordwillbesharp;onlyaftersufferingseverwinter,theplumblossomwillbefragment.”Afterfour—years’heardstudy,Ihavepossessedthequalitytobeaqualifiedgraduate.
Four—years’hardworkingarmsmewithsolidspecializedknowledge.Now,IhavemasteredthebasicEnglishskills:listening,speaking,reading,writingandtranslation;andalsohaveagoodknowledgeofgrammar,phonetics,linguistics….Moreover,extensivereadinghasbroadenedmymind.Itacquaintedmewithwesterncountries’cultureandcustom.Heard-workingalsorewordsmewithhighscoresinexamination.
Withaperfectmasteryofspecializedknowledge,Ialsodevelopedmyselfinall-roundway.Ihavebeenpayingspecialattentiontofostermymanagerialability,coordinateabilityandcooperativeability.SoIhavedonglotsofjobsinmycollegelife,suchasworkingasabranchsecretaryofthegroup,anEnglishteacherofJianmingEnglishTrainingSchool,asalesman…Ihavenotonlydongagoodjobbutalsohaveleantalotfromsuchexperiences.
Additionally,myself-confidence,industry,andenthusiasmpavethewayforconquerthedifficultieswitchwouldoccurinfuturework.
Myattributehaspreparedmeformakinganimmediatecontributiontoyourcompany.Yourtrustandmyabilitywillmakeustocreateanewmarveltogether.Iwelcometheopportunitytomeetwithyoutofurtherdiscussmyqualificationandyourneed.Thanksforyourtimeandconsideration.
在雇主眼里，一个求职人员的履历表占30分，求职附信占20分。所以写好求职附信几乎和写履历表一样重要。
Inemployers’eyes,ajobhunter’sresumeisworth30pointsandthecoverletterisworth20points.Sowritinggoodcoverlettersisalmostasimportantaswritingresumes.
Whenyoupreparetowriteacoverorapplicationletter,youcouldrefertothefollowingchecklist.
I.Attention(OpeningParagraph)
A.Capturethereader’sattentioninabusinesslikeway.Chooseanoption:
1.Summaryopening.Presentyourstrongest,mostrelevantqualifications,withanexplanationofhowtheycanbenefittheorganization.
2.Nameopening.Mentionthenameofapersonwhoiswellknowntothereaderandwhohassuggestedthatyouapplyforthejob.
3.Sourceopening.Whenrespondingtoajobad,identifythepublicationinwhichtheadappeared,andbrieflydescribehowyoumeeteachrequirementstatedinthead.
4.Questionopening.Poseanattention-gettingquestionthatshowsyouunderstandanorganization’sproblem,need,orgoalandhaveagenuinedesiretohelpsolveormeetit.
5.Newsopening.Citeapublicizedorganizationalachievement,contemplatedchange,ornewprocedureorproduct;thenlinkittoyourdesiretoworkfortheorganization.
6.Personalizedopening.Presentoneofyourrelevantinterests,mentionpreviousexperiencewiththeorganization,orciteyourpresentpositionorstatusasameansofleadinguptoadiscussionofwhyyouwanttoworkfortheorganization.
7.Creativeopening.Demonstrateyourflairandimaginationwithcolorfulphrasing,especiallyifthejobrequiresthesequalities.
B.Statethatyouareapplyingforajob,andidentifythepositionortypeofworkyouseek.
II.InterestandDesireorEvidenceofQualifications(nextseveralparagraphs)
Presentyourkeyqualificationsforthejob,highlightingwhatisonyourresume:job-relatededucationandtraining;relevantworkexperienceandrelatedactivities,interests,andqualities.
A.Adoptamatureandbusinessliketone.
1.Eliminateboastingandexaggeration.
2.Backupyourclaimsofabilitybycitingspecificachievementsineducationalandworksettingsorinoutsideactivities.
3.Demonstrateaknowledgeoftheorganizationanddesiretojoinitbycitingitsoperationsortrendsintheindustry.
B.Linkyoureducation,experience,andpersonalqualitiestothejobrequirements.
1.Relateaspectsofyourtrainingorworkexperiencetothoseofthetargetposition.
2.Outlineyoureducationalpreparationforthejob.
3.Provideproofthatyoucanlearnquickly,areahardworker,canhandleresponsibility,and/orgetalongwellwithothers.
4.Presentampleevidenceofthepersonalqualitiesandtheworkattitudesthataredesirableforjobperformance.
III.Action(closingparagraph)
1.Requestaninterviewatthereader’sconvenience.
2.Stateyourphonenumber(withareacode)andthebesttimetoreachyou,tomaketheinterviewrequesteasytocomplywith8),ormentionatimewhenyouwillbecallingtosetupaninterview.
3.Expressappreciationforanopportunitytohaveaninterview.
4.Repeatyourstrongestqualification,tohelpreinforcetheclaimthatyouhavesomethingtooffertheorganization.