求职信分为推荐信和自荐信两种,写求职信可按下列七个步骤进行。
第一步:介绍消息来源
介绍消息来源实际上是求职信的开篇交待句,它可使求职信显得自然、顺畅;而不介绍消息来源,会
使收信人感到意外、突然,文章也缺乏过渡、照应,本文消息来源可作如下介绍:
Dear manager,
I learned from the newspaper that your company wanted to hire an English translator.
第二步:表明求职心愿
介绍完消息来源后,应向收信人表明自己的求职心愿,即写信的目的,本文求职心愿可作如下介绍:
I'm interested in this job very much. I'd like to get this job.
第三步:介绍个人简历
某单位需要新人,求职人也有求职心愿,但这并不意味着这项工作非你莫属。如果你没有干好这项工
作的经历、实力,也是难以适应的。因此,介绍个人简历是必不可少的。本文个人简历可介绍如下:
Now I'd like to introduce myself to you. My name is Li Ping. I'm 30 years old. I'm 180
cm tall. I'm healthy. I like swimming, singing and dancing in my spare time. I graduated
from Beijing University in 1994.Then,I went to work in Nantong Middle School. In 1996,I
began to work in Suzhou Middle School and I have worked there until now.
第四步:摆出求职优势
仅有一定的工作经历而没有自身的优势和特长,也很难求得称心如意的工作。因此,求职时应表明自
己除了具有一定的工作经历之外,还具有一定的优势和特长,这样才能稳操胜券。本文可通过如下方法摆
出自己的优势:
I work hard and I can get along well with others. I'm good at English and especially my
spoken English is very good. I've translated many Chinese books into English. I can
understand Japanese and I can talk to foreigners in Japanese freely.
第五步:提出获职打算
丰富的工作经验,一定的优势和特长,只能代表过去和现在的情况,如果获职后自以为心愿已了,从
此高枕无忧,马虎从事,那也是得不到用人单位认可的。显然表明获职后努力工作的决心是感动用人单位
的领导从而顺利谋得此项工作的重要一环。本文获职打算可作如下介绍:
If you agree with me, I'll work hard and try to be a good translator.
第六步:请求答复联系
如果单位领导同意了你的求职要求,你必然要请他和你联系,以便你及时做好准备,到用人单位应聘
或报到。为准确起见,请求答复联系时你还应当提供你的通讯地址、邮政编码、电话号码、电子信箱等。
本文答复联系的内容可作如下介绍:
If you agree with me, please write a letter to me or phone me. I live at No.1 Renmin
Road, Suzhou city. My telephone number is 3654371.
第七步:表明感激之情
无论你的请求是否能够得到满意的答复,你给用人单位写信就是给对方添了麻烦,因此你应向对方表
明感激之情。本文可这样来表明感激之情:
Thank you very much.
上述七步内容联成一个整体,再加上下面的信尾,就成为一封完整的求职信。
Yours Truly(此致)
lisheng(名字)
外企录用人才的程序严格,大多数人都是以一份中英文简历开始塑造他在公司的形象。而对于大型跨国
企业,英文简历(resume)的制作尤为重要,它可能决定求职者能否进入面试,能否有真正展露自己才华的
机会。不了解有关的常识和程式,不花费相当的心思来展示,单凭纯正娴熟的英文功底,不容易获得单位
的青睐。在一大堆错误百出、英文表达能力低劣或平庸,毫无针对性和创造性的简历中,你的那份若能让
人眼睛一亮,成功的机会必将大大增加。
权重表balance sheet:
选取适当的工作后,必须看清招聘广告上所列出的每项要求,再将自己的学历、能力与兴趣逐一与之
比较,作一张权重表(balance sheet)。
例如,一则关于销售管理培训生(marketing management trainee)的职位要求(job requirement)是
这样写的:
We are looking for a competent person to fill the captioned position:
University graduate majors in Marketing Management. Prepared to develop career in the
commercial field
-outgoing personality
-Able to communicate with different levels
-Good knowledge in PC operations
-Proficiency in written and spoken English/Mandarin
则应相应地考虑自己的条件(qualification)的选择和表述,例如可以与上述各项对应写:
-University graduate with major in Marketing
-Having actively participated in Business club’s activities and learned accounting and
management
-Good in communication with people and like a lot of out door activities know how to
tackle with people from all walks of life
-Skillful in operating Words� Excel� Lotus1-2-3�etc
-Fluent in English and studied advanced level of Mandarin
这个方法的好处是可让你清楚了解该职位是否适合自己,而且,明白了各项要求后,就可依据每一点
在履历表上重点提出自己在该方面的强项。突出卖点,将之放在最吸引别人的地方,使招聘者一眼明了,
有利于表现自己。
经验陈述personal statement
工作经验是一份简历中令招聘者相当感兴趣的内容,善加措词是不可忽视的要务。
刚毕业,何来工作经验?其实,课下读书时的兼职、实习、实践,以至曾参加的一些课外活动如协助
出版学校刊物、举办活动,展览、宣传……都可算是工作经验。不过,表达起来要有针对性地展开,列出
那些与所找工作有关联的项目重点介绍,必要时更可使用概述的方式,给招聘者深入的了解。
下面这份材料的经历陈述稍显僵硬:
1996/7-1996/8 General Clerk� IBM
1995/7-1995/8 Account clerks� Manley Toy Trading
1994/6-1994/8 Salesgirl� Esprit.
倘能换一种表述如:
Three years of job experience in different positions have offered me opportunities to
understand different job aspects.
-As a General Clerk�IBM��Accounts clerk �Manley Toy Trading��I have learned how to
prepare purchasing orders� place orders� handle accounting mastery� check voucher�……
also�Salesgirl� Esprit�developing the technique of selling� serving and stocking.
能更好地突出个人工作经验,吸引招聘者的注意力。
职位目标Job Objective
一般求职者只会在履历表开端简单地写上所应征的职位如〃Position Applied� Management
Trainee〃或〃I am applying for……〃其实,若懂得利用这小小空间写出自己的职业目标�job
objective�,能显示出你对该工作的热诚及憧憬,能令招聘者对你加倍留意。
比如这个不错的例子:
Job objective� To begin as a Marketing Management Trainee� with opportunity to advance
to executive level and contribute to the development of firm.
求职信 Cover letter
所谓求职信Cover letter 是附着在简历resume之前,用于陈述个人求职意向、优势和目的的信件。
求职信是容易被国内学生忽略的简历中的重要一项,其实它对于详述简历中的重点,解释和补充求职目的
有绝佳作用。而且,一份漂亮的简历会透露出你不一般的英文运用能力。切记,求职信和简历一定要简明
扼要,突出重点,最好各一页纸。
用心良苦Resume:
若你以为凭一份简历就可以高枕无忧,笑傲职场,绝对痴心妄想。在你驰骋职场之前,改简历的经历
足够让你回味终身。
五杆枪创江湖:
大多数求职者为了争取更多的机会,求职行业跨度较大。这样就需要制作适合不同行业的简历。一般
情况时,国企、外企、技术行业、管理工作、金融行业各一份。
抢眼点各不同:
具体到某些行业,例如金融行业,人力资源经理对数字相对敏感,那么,简历中当然要突出数字,哪
怕你在学校时只为演讲比赛拉到过1000元的赞助。而管理类的职位较看中求职者的管理经验。
PDF格式时兴:
对于跨国企业,上传简历的格式最好是PDF格式。因为Word格式的简历容易带病毒,也不美观。
例:
.o. box 36
Tsinghua university
Beijing,china 100084
Dear sir/madam:
Your advertisement for a network maintenance engineer in the april 10 student daily
interested me bacause the position that you described sounds exactly like the kind of job I
am seeking.
According to the advertisement ,your position requires top university,bachelor or above in
computer science or equivalent field and proficient in windows nt4.0 and linux system. i
feel that i am competent to meet the requirements. I will be graduating from graduate school
of tsinghua university this year with a m.s. degree . my studies have included courses in
computer control and management and i designed a control simulation system developed with
microsoft visual interdev and sql server.
During my education, I have grasped the principals of my major and skills of practice. Not
only have I passed cet-6, but more important I can communicate with others freely in
english. My ability to write and speak english is out of question.
I would appreciate your time in reviewing my enclosed resume and if there is any additional
information you require, please contact me.i would welcome an opportunity to meet with you
for a personal interview.
with many thanks,
wang lin
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to apply for a position as a computer
engineer in your company. First of all, your company is
the king in the area of software and is well-known for
its development of software. It would be a great
opportunity for me to start my career in the company.
What is more, my major is computer, and I have a strong
interest in software.
When I was still a freshman, I got Band Two certificate
for computer, which was outstanding in my class. Besides,
I have attended various computer contests and won top
prizes several times, which greatly enriched my knowledge
on computer. Finally, I had once worked part-timely in a
company for two years, and I gained wide experience in
software in these two years.
I would be pleased if you could offer me an opportunity
to interview me. Looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours
Li Hua