Cover Letter for Job – Mẫu thư xin việc tiếng Anh

December 5, 2007 in CV, Form, Language

1. Format:

1 Your address telephone – fax – email
Put your address + your telephone number, fax and/or email address at the top in the centre OR on the right.Do NOT put your name here.	1 Your address telephone fax email
2 Date	Do not write the date as numbers only, for two reasons: It can be considered too official and therefore impolite All-number dates are written differently in British English (31/12/99) and American English (12/31/99). This can lead to confusion.
3 Destination name and address	This is the name of the person to whom you are writing, his/her job title, the company name and address. This should be the same as on the envelope.
4 Reference	This is the reference number or code given by the employer in their advertisement or previous letter. You write the employer’s reference in the form: ‘Your ref: 01234′. If you wish to include your own reference, you write: ‘My ref: 56789′.
5 Salutation (Dear…)	A letter in English always begins with ‘Dear…’, even if you do not know the person. There are several possibilities: Dear Sir Dear Madam Dear Mr Smith Dear Mrs Smith Dear Miss Smith Dear Ms Smith
6 Subject	The subject of your letter, which for a job application is normally the Job Title.
7 Body	The letter itself, in 3 to 6 paragraphs.
8 Ending (Yours…)	Yours sincerely Yours faithfully Yours truly
9 Your signature	Sign in black or blue ink with a fountain pen.
10 Your name	Your first name and surname, for example: Mary Smith James Kennedy
11 (Your title)	If you are using company headed paper, write your Job Title here. If you are using personal paper, write nothing here.
12 Enclosures	Indicate that one or more documents are enclosed by writing ‘Enc: 2′ (for two documents, for example).

2. Example:

Foreign investment to reach new high of $16 bln – Đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài FDI lập kỷ lục 16 tỷ đô la Mỹ

November 29, 2007 in Article, Project

Over US$15 billion worth foreign direct investment flowed into the country in the first 11 months as investors gained more confidence in the booming economy, an official said yesterday.

This is easily higher than the full-year figure of $12.2 billion last year – then a record – and Phan Huu Thang, director of the Foreign Investment Department, attributed the jump to the government’s efforts to improve the investment climate.

Job Letters in English – Thư xin việc tiếng Anh

November 28, 2007 in Article, CV, Form, Language

When you apply for a job, employers ask for two important documents:

1. A CV or resume
2. A covering letter

In the last post we looked at your CV. This post we will look at your covering letter.

Why You Need a Covering Letter

When you send your CV to apply for a position, you should also include a short letter. This letter is called a covering letter, cover letter or letter of application.

Your letter of application is a sales letter. The product it is selling is your CV.

Content

Your letter should be short, concise and relevant. It should: