2022写英文求职信时易犯的28个错误.docx

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1、写英文求职信时易犯的 28个错误28 common letter writing mistakes导读：一封糟糕的求职信会断送你的前程。下面是在写信时应力图防止的错误，不要认为它们太简单！1.addressing letters,dear sir:or dear sirs:as you know,many readers today arewomen.if gender is unclear,the salutation should be something like dear hiringmanager,or dear human resources manager.2.addressin

2、g letters,to whom it may concern.find out who will receive thecorrespondence,and address it personally.we received a letter addressed to dearwhomever,to which one consultant replied,ill answer to anything but this!3.enclosing a photo.skip the photo unless youre a model or an aspiring actor.4.handwri

3、ting or typing over an old resume or letterhead.if youve moved,startover.changes on old documents arent acceptable.5.no signature.even if you type your name at the end of correspondence,youshould sign the page in your own handwriting to give it a personal touch.6.spelling errors.one applicant said h

4、e was well suited for writting and editingchores.contac t(sic)me at the adrwss(sic)below.would you give him your editingwork?another writer said she would enjoy hearing form(sic)us.word processingspell checkers make mistakes;so proof everything.7.not checking grammar.one person wrote,it sounds excit

5、ing and give me(sic)theopportunity to use my skills.check your letters for correct sentence structure.havefriends review them too.8.handwriting letters.brief 30-word thank you notes can be handwritten,if legible.all other correspondence should be typewritten or word processed,even if you haveto borr

6、ow a word processor or pay a secretarial service.handwritten letters dont saybusiness.9.using a post-it brand note(随意贴便条)as a letter.post-it brand notes arentletters.using one says,this isnt important.i was too busy to write a real letter.10.using the word i too much.some letters are filled with 20

7、or 30 is.make sureyours arent.advertising is about you.emphasize you rather than i.11.faxing letters unexpectedly.12.forgetting to include your phone number.one woman wrote,please call me athome,but didnt include a phone number.that looked bad.13.cluttered desktop publishing.with the advent of pcs,s

8、ome job seekers feel theurge to be creative using various type sizes and fonts.avoid this in businesscorrespondence.except in rare cases,business letters should look conservative.if youwant to be creative,do so in your choice of words.save microsoft publisher and coreldraw for your christmas cards.1

9、4.using a post office box as an address.except in rare cases,such as conducting aconfidential job search,use a street address.post office boxes seem transient.15.oddball phrasing,such as an opportunity to expand my strengths and delete myweaknesses.or,you may feel that im a tad overqualified.or,encl

10、osed herewithplease find my resume.do you talk that way?you should write the way you talk.avoid bad phrasing by having others critique your letters.16.typos,like thankyou for your assistance.17.mailing form letters.some letters contain fill in the blanks.generic forms dontwork well.18.not saying eno

11、ugh.one want ad letter read,please accept my enclosed resumefor the position of executive director.thank you.thats too short.a letter is anopportunity to sell.so say something about yourself.19.ending with thank you for your consideration.everyone ends their letters thisway,so please dont.try someth

12、ing different,like im excited about talking further,or i know i could do a good job for you.the same goes for sincerely,and sincerelyyours.everyone uses them.find something different like good wishes,with bestregards,or with great enthusiasm.20.writing in all caps.its hard to read.dont do it.21.abbr

13、eviating cir.,ave.,dec.,and all other words.take time to spell words out.itlooks so much better.22.forgetting to enclose your resume.if you say youre enclosing one,then do.23.justifying right margins.when you justify right,you create large gaps betweenwords inside your sentences.24.forgetting the da

14、te and/or salutation.25.using dot matrix printers.most are hard to read and they make you look like anengineer.whenever possible,use a laser printer,even if you have to borrow one.26.talking nonsense.i work in instilling proper conduits for mainstream educationalconnections while also encouraging in

15、dividual creative forms.what?run that one byme again.27.forgetting to put the letter in the envelope.(i received an empty fedex packageyesterday.)28.the 300-word paragraph.the worst mistake in marketing is writing too long.limit sentences to seven or eight words,and limit paragraphs to four or five

16、lines.inletter writing,short is usually better.i try to limit my own letters to one page,seldomtwo.i believe if i cant say it well in one page,i probably cant say it well at all.29.bonus tip from laurie schell.in an e-mail to me she said,i thought you may wantto add a number 29.as a manager my boyfriend reads a lot of cover letters andcomplains when he receives them with really small font.even a regular size font ishard to read if he has forgotten his glasses that day,and so small-font letters areimmediately dismissed.