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() 体裁 说明文 话题 求职信 词数 309 The purpose of a letter of application(求职信)is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 1 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 2 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 3 out any necessary facts. In writing a letter of application, keep in 4 that the things a possible employer is most 5 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 6 the first few sentences fail to 7 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 8 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 9 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 10 in today’s newspaper”, you might say “I have made a careful 11 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 12 your product and why they like it. ” Try to 13 generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 14 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 15 in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no 16 has. ”The answer is that everything you have ever done is 17 . | 
