寫英文求職信時易犯的28個錯誤
28 Common Letter Writing Mistakes
導讀:一封糟糕的求職信會斷送你的前程。下面是在寫信時應力圖避免的錯誤,不要認為它們太簡單!
1. Addressing letters, "Dear Sir:" or "Dear Sirs:" As you know, many readers today are women. If gender is unclear, the salutation should be something like "Dear Hiring Manager," or "Dear Human Resources Manager."
2. Addressing letters, "To whom it may concern." Find out who will receive the correspondence, and address it personally. We received a letter addressed to "Dear Whomever," to which one consultant replied, "I'll answer to anything but this!"
3. Enclosing a photo. Skip the photo unless you're a model or an aspiring actor.
4. Handwriting or typing over an old resume or letterhead. If you've moved, start over. Changes on old documents aren't acceptable.
5. No signature. Even if you type your name at the end of correspondence, you should sign the page in your own handwriting to give it a personal touch.
6. Spelling errors. One applicant said he was well suited for "writting and editing chores... contac t (sic) me at the adrwss (sic) below." Would you give him your editing work? Another writer said she would enjoy "hearing form (sic) us." Word processing spell checkers make mistakes; so proof everything.
7. Not checking grammar. One person wrote, "It sounds exciting and give me (sic) the opportunity to use my skills." Check your letters for correct sentence structure. Have friends 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 have to borrow a word processor or pay a secretarial service. Handwritten letters don't say "business."
9. Using a Post-It Brand Note(隨意貼便條) as a letter. Post-It Brand Notes aren't letters. Using one says, "This isn't important. I was too busy to write a real letter."
10. Using the word "I" too much. Some letters are filled with 20 or 30 I's. Make sure yours aren't. 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 at home," but didn't include a phone number. That looked bad.
13. Cluttered desktop publishing. With the advent of PCs, some job seekers feel the urge to "be creative" using various type sizes and fonts. Avoid this in business correspondence. Except in rare cases, business letters should look conservative. If you want to be creative, do so in your choice of words. Save Microsoft Publisher and Corel Draw for your Christmas cards.
14. Using a post office box as an address. Except in rare cases, such as conducting a confidential job search, use a street address. Post office boxes seem "transient."15. Oddball phrasing, such as "an opportunity to expand my strengths and delete my weaknesses... " Or, "You may feel that I'm a tad overqualified." Or, "Enclosed herewith please 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 don't work well.
18. Not saying enough. One want ad letter read, "Please accept my enclosed resume for the position of Executive Director. Thank you." That's too short. A letter is an opportunity to sell. So say something about yourself.
19. Ending with "Thank you for your consideration." EVERYONE ends their letters this way, so please don't. Try something different, like "I'm excited about talking further," or "I know I could do a good job for you." The same goes for "Sincerely," and "Sincerely yours." EVERYONE uses them. Find something different like "Good wishes," "With best regards," or "With great enthusiasm."
20. WRITING IN ALL CAPS. IT'S HARD TO READ. DON'T DO IT.
21. Abbreviating Cir., Ave., Dec., and all other words. Take time to spell words out. It looks so much better.
22. Forgetting to enclose your resume. If you say you're enclosing one, then do.
23. Justifying right margins. When you "justify right," you create large gaps between words inside your sentences.
24. Forgetting the date and/or salutation.
25. Using dot matrix printers. Most are hard to read and they make you look like an engineer. Whenever possible, use a laser printer, even if you have to borrow one.
26. Talking nonsense. "I work in instilling proper conduits for mainstream educational connections while also encouraging individual creative forms." What? Run that one by me again.
27. Forgetting to put the letter in the envelope. (I received an empty FedEx package yesterday.)
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 lines. In letter writing, short is usually better. I try to limit my own letters to one page, seldom two. I believe if I can't say it well in one page, I probably can't say it well at all.
29. Bonus tip from Laurie Schell. In an e-mail to me she said, "I thought you may want to add a number 29. As a manager my boyfriend reads a lot of cover letters and complains when he receives them with really small font. Even a regular size font is hard to read if he has forgotten his glasses that day, and so small-font letters are immediately dismissed."
相關文章
-
寫英文求職信時容易犯的錯誤
應屆畢業生求職信網訊導讀:在求職中,不管是什麼工作,都需要附帶一份求職信,以下是一封英文求職信範文,請參考;1. addressing letters, "dear sir:" or "dear sirs:" as you know, many readers today are women. if gender -
求職信的內容和易犯錯誤
一、內容要記住求職信最重要的在於它與履歷表起著不同作用,許多履歷表中的具體內容不應在求職信中重複。例如,工作經歷,學歷或是個人目標。履歷表告訴別人有關你個人,你的經歷和你的技能。而求職信告訴別人你能為僱傭者做 -
28條寫求職信的常見錯誤
1、一位顧問師告訴我們說他曾收到過這樣一封信,開頭為:親愛的誰(dear whomever),他還說這樣的信,他是絕對不會回的。2、一些求職者通常好以尊敬的先生(dear sir或是dear sirs)的抬頭稱呼對方,然而事實上有相當一部分的收信 -
撰寫求職信不能犯的錯誤
當用人單位翻閱你的材料時,第一個看到的就會是你的求職信。你不應犯以下所列出的九個錯誤,這樣才能給僱主們留下一個比較持久的好印象。錯誤一:含糊不清如果你是在招聘廣告上看到招聘資訊,你就應該在求職信中指名你應聘的 -
畢業生求職簡歷中容易犯的三個低階錯誤
製作求職簡歷是大學生畢業求職的第一課。也是大學生叩開用人單位的敲門磚,也是用人單位對求職者的第一印象。寫出一份讓人一目瞭然、簡潔漂亮的簡歷,會給畢業生帶來更多的機會。那麼,用人單位的HR們(人力資源工作人員)喜 -
撰寫求職信常犯的錯誤是什麼
撰寫求職信常犯的錯誤求職信切忌顏色花巧或夾雜圖片,擾亂別人的注意力;應利用純白色的紙張列印,讓僱主集中注意信件內容。開場白別寫上如:本人現附上個人履歷供閣下參詳之類的陳腔濫調,應以特別一點的句子作開場白來突出 -
求職信裡6個不能犯的錯誤
對僱主而言, 求職信函就是代表求職者本人, 內容除了要簡短.切中主題.根據僱主需求來剪裁經歷外,還要說明個人對這份工作的興趣,同時應強調個人學習經歷與所要應徵的工作多麼適合;此外,根據"求職?暫借一下"一書指出, -
女性求職時常犯八種錯誤
在女性的觀念裡,她們往往很容易地認為她們的成就和技術不如男人,她們常常沒有足夠的信心來相信和認知自己的能力,她們也認為在信用方面遠不如男人。如果你是女性,你在求職時是否也犯了以下這些常見的錯誤?不相信自己是優秀 -
女性求職時常犯六種錯誤
時間過得真快,一天又將結束了,想必大家都學習了不少新知識,是時候用心地寫一篇日記了。可是怎樣寫日記才能出彩呢?下面是小編為大家收集的生活日記7篇,歡迎大家借鑑與參考,希望對大家有所幫助。生活日記 篇1今天的天氣,格外 -
加拿大求職時避犯如此錯誤
多倫多資訊港(記者麥子報道):進行正規的面試前,明智的應聘者必定會仔細挑選服飾,全面瞭解面試公司,精心準備可能會提到的問題,要知道機遇總是光顧有準備的人。但並非每個求職者都知道如何去做。最近對850名招聘經理做了一次