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Starting A New Career

SNAPSHOT

Picture taken from www.careerauto.com

Task 1.

Talk about these questions with your friends

1. What jobs do you wish to have in the automotive industry?
2. Have you ever made job application letter?
3. What makes a good job application letter?
4. Will you work hard to get a promotion in your company?

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MAKING A JOB APPLICATION LETTER

Task 2
Read the following job application letter and answer the questions individually.

Ridwan Hamid
Jl. Armada 63
Yogyakarta
22555
ridwan_ham@yahoo.com
March, 26th 2010

Mark Twain
Human Resources & Develoment Departemen Manager
Kings Auto Part Group Company
Oakland, ca Avenue 96241

Dear Mr. Twain

I am looking for employment in an automotive company. Therefore, I was excited to read about an ad of
automotive parts sale supervisor job opening at Kings Auto Parts Group Company.

I am an automotive vocational school graduate from an accredited school. I have 1 year working
experience in the automotive industry participating in all phases of the operation. In addition to my
experience, I have strong interpersonal and leadership skill, planning, detail oriented and organizational
skill. Able to handle multiple competing tasks and priorities and basic computer skill . Having this broad
background makes me an excellent candidate.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you to arrange an interview

Sincerely,

Ridwan Hamid
 Adapted from : www.bussinessletterabout.com

Where does the applicant get the information of job opening from?
In what company does he apply to?
What is the position applicant expect to get?
What are the abilities do the applicant have?
What did he write to express that he expects for an interview?

Task 3.
Find the synonim of the words below from the job application letter sample above.
Number 1 is done for you.

Qualified (adj) : accredited

Job ( verb) :
Corporation(noun) :
Take part (verb) :
Ability (noun) :
Various (adv) :
Duties (noun) :
Extensive (adj) :
Applicant (noun) :
Concern (noun) :

Task 4.
Study the parts of job application letter below and match the jumbled parts into correct one based
on the guide.

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Task 5.

Make a job application letter based on this advertisement

Kings Auto Company is a growing automotive spare part company in US. We are looking for candidates
for our branch located in Jakarta, for the positions as:

Technical Support

Assistant Technical Support

Automotive electrician

Requirements:

- at least automotive vocational school graduate

- Having experience Background from Automotive Industry is prefered

- English is a must

Please send your update Resume to: recruitment@toyodamobile.com and put the position as your email
subject.

Task 6.

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Study the request of promotion letter below and fill the blanks with the options provided. Number 1 is
done for you

name of the person addresed, company and address

expected position to be promoted
date
your accomplishment
your current position
your next goal
closing
opening

REQUEST FOR PROMOTION LETTER

June 4th, 2010 (..,....date..........)

Tom Atkinson
NEVADA AUTO COMPANY Inc.
14 Edith Street,
Hackney West,
55222 (...................)

Dear Mr. Tom Atkinson

As you know, I am very happy to work and contribute to NEVADA AUTO COMPANY Inc under your
authority. Therefor, allow me to mention an opportunity I see for greater profits.

I'm confident that you will agree that my efforts as a Salesman (..............) have been successful to
NEVADA AUTO COMPANY my sales-in dollars for the past year was roughly $ 425,000, which far
surpassed the $250,000 goal we anticipated at our year-end meeting twelve months ago (..............)

I would like you to know that I believe I can be of even more benefit to you and NEVADA AUTO
COMPANY Inc as Sales Manager (....................)

Having had four years of experience in selling our spare parts, I have gained a clear idea as to what our
customers' needs are and how we can meet them. I know how we can increase sales dramatically and I
can gear our sales team to do precisely that I say. As your Sales Manager, I truly believe that we can
achieve in excess of $10,000,000 in sales by the year 2009. (.......................)

I understand that you are a very busy person. I will thus be delighted to meet with you at any time you
please to discuss my request (...............................)
Cordially,

Habib Ridwan

Adapted from http://www.isampleletter.com/example/371.html

Task 7.

Study the explanations below and fill the blanks with the words provided. One word can be used
more than once. Then change the Gerund Phrase as subject form into Gerund phrase as object form.
See the example.

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vantageous of having a broad background in the same field when you are applying for a job

Taken from: Interchange

Having a broad background in the same field is ..advantageous ...when you are applying for a job

Being able to carry on the assigned task is.......because it will make us proud of ourselves

Speaking with the company manager can be......because they are experts in their field

Maintaining the service is.......if not we will lose customer trust

Being a technical supervisor must be...because we have to pay more attention to detail than the others
 Task 8.

Fill in the blank with the provided words. Write your own reason . Number 1 is done for you.

Having my own car seems ..very exciting..

because..I can go anywhere I want driving it.
Becoming a technician is.....
because..
Having paid millions must be ...
because i can...
Working in a team must be...
because...
Meeting with new people can be...
because...

Task 9.
Study the pronunciations of the words below and find the meanings on the dictionary.

Task 10.

CONVERSATION

Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blank.

At lunch Mifta and Ridwan are talking about applying for a new job

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Mifta : hi Ridwan, I heard you are applying for a new job. What is it?
Ridwan : yeah, i am applying for a position of a................. in ...................
Mifta :good, that suits your....... I hope you can get it
Ridwan : Well, let’s hope so. It is very ............, though. There are many ...........
Mifta : Hey you are a strong candidate too, you have a .........,.......... skill and other abilities. I am sure
they will want to interview you
Ridwan : that is what i am expecting. I am looking forward to speaking with them. If I pass it they will
........... this Saturday
Mifta :i have been interviewed for a job before and you know what, it was ............ a the beginning
Ridwan : really? And how did it go?
Mifta : just like i said , it was only at the beginning, ........

Task 11.
After filling in the blank , practise the conversation with your friend.

Task 12.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the options provided.

The working field today is very........that everyone must equip themselves with
multiple skills to get hired in a multinational automotive company

The .......... must have adequate skills to match the position of the job offered in
the automobile industry

The firms ........... candidates for mid- to senior-level career opportunities relating
to all aspects of the automotive industry.

Courses in automotive repair, electronics and computers provide a good

educational .............. for a career as a service technician

By 2011 we........... the automotive industry to achieve more profit nation wide

Mostly, Interviewing for your first job can be a .... and stressful experience that
people should practise before hand to deal with it.

Only a few candidate will.... ..... for the job that demands high quality of detail.

Task 13

Study the language focus below and write about what will you say in the below situations
 Saying what you hope will Saying you are looking forward to
happen something
I hope they will accept me to work there I am looking forward to speaking with you soon

I wish the application letter would arrive soon It will be nice/pleasant/interesting to talk to you

Let’s hope my working experience will be considered Talking to you is going to be nice

Hopefully you could consider to meet me for an Looking forward to hearing Mr. Jason
interview
Note: remember that looking forward to is followed by
I do hope for getting hired in that company verb-ing

For example: im looking forward to hearing from you

speaking with you

meeting you

seeing you

Taken from : Interchange 5

Meeting the human resource manager soon

I am looking forward to meeting the human resource manager soon
Recruited by a large automotive company
........................................
Getting car repaired
................................................
Increasing costumer rate
...........................................................
Speaking with automotive consultant
.............................................................

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Task 14.
Listen to the rest of the conversation and answer the questions.

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Faris : hey you want to check out this job vacancy? It is mechanic trainer in toyota.
Rama : cool..working in this company must be challenging.........

How did Rama react with the job opening as an asistant supervisor?
Why does Faris think the job is promising?
What does faris ask if Rama get the job?
What do you think the abilities Rama should have to get accepted in the company?

Task 15

Habib : you see, I think I am going to write a promotion to be technical supervisor

Brenda : you mean you want to have a promottion?
Habib : exactly, 4 years working and increasing the profit of the company , I think they will
consider about it
Brenda :... ...

Continue the conversation with your partner.

The scene is : Habib has a role in increasing the company profit when he was in a position of auto part
salesman. He is a team player and has a leadership quality. He has even surpassed beyond 10% of
the sales target. With his aiming position as sales manager he hopes to boost the sales nationwide
this year.
Task 16.

Imagine that you have graduated and now it is time to get a job. Find a job opening in newspaper
or internet. Make a job application letter to the company you wish to work for. Include your
abilities and skills.

Task 17.
How much do you improve in the following aspects after learning the
materials in this unit? Put a tick (√) in the appropriate box.

No Aspect Very Much Little

. Much
Parts of job application letter

Making a job application letter

Parts of request promotion letter

Making a request of promotion

letter
Making sentence in the form of
gerund phrase of subject and
object
Saying what you expect to
happen
Saying you are looking forward
to something
Vocabularies

Manage your money wisely

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Task 18.
 Adapted from www.bestsampleresume.com

What position that the apllicant write the letter for?

What special part of automotive is the company running?
How many years of experience does the applicant have? And where did he work before?
What is his additional skill that can make him match the position?
What other skills do you think he should have to get the job as a mechanic?

Task 19.
Write a request for promotion letter based on this scene.

Imagine that you have done some contribution to bring the company forward. The company name is
Kings Auto Cmpany. And it is the time for you to get a promotion. As a automotive electrician who have
been working so hard for 4 years and able to improve the performance of the machine , you think you
can have a chance to be an automotive electrician supervisor. Besides, you are a team player and diciplin
person.

Task 20.
Fill in the blanks with the form of gerunds phrase as subject or object.
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Company-Expand Recruit Promise

Tom : so what do you do for a living?

Hanung : I worked as a graphic designer for a year
Tom : Why ? you could be a technician, didn’t you major in automotive?
Hanung : yes, but beside cars and machine ,(a)......... with computer has been my hobby. I love
(b)........... every minute with them. But then (c).............scares many workers. Some of my collegues are
already unemployed. And I am freaking out !
Tom : well, don’t panic. (d)...............many personnel is what my company doing now. It is a
new company open its branch in Jakarta, so it surely needs many people to work there. Why don’t you
email me your resume?
Hanung : good. I will. (e). ....... sounds like a good chance for people like me now.

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Tom : yes it is. It is a big auto sales part from america opening its branch in Indonesia.
Working in it (f)......... Well, the pay was quite low at the beginning, but i ll geta raise next month.
Hanung : that’s great. Working on a sales departement must be (g) ..............Well I hope they
would also consider my previous working experience
Tom : of course, they prefer a prior working experience.

Adapted from :www.englishmixsite.com

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 APPENDIX

Script Task 10

Mifta : hi Ridwan, I heard you are applying for a new job. What is it?
Ridwan : yeah, i am applying for a position of a staff engineer in Nevada Automotive Company

Mifta :good, that suits your educational background. I hope you can get it
Ridwan : Well, let’s hope so. It is very competitive though. There are many strong candidates
Mifta : Hey you are a strong candidate too, you have a working experience,leadership skill and other
abilities. I am sure they will want to interview you
Ridwan : that is what i am expecting. I am looking forward to speaking with them. If I pass it they will
call me for an interview me this Saturday
Mifta :i have been interviewed for a job before and you know what, it was nerve-wracking at the
beginning
Ridwan : really? And how did it go?
Mifta : just like i said , it was only at the beginning,the rest was ok.

Script Task 14

Faris : hey you want to check out this job vacancy? It is mechanic trainer in toyota.
Rama : cool..working in this company must be challenging. Hmm..But it requires at least two years
working experience. Too bad, i haven’t got any experience.
Faris : don’t worry there is another one.. a position of assistant supervisor ..what do you think?
Rama : i would love being an assistant supervisor. It is less demanding than being a supervisor
Faris : besides, this job must be very promising. They offer prettty high payment
Rama : yeah, it’s worth a try.
Faris : and if you get accepted ,a treat would be nice
Rama : ha.. i know you are going to say that..let’s hope so
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