I.

Cover letter:
A. Why are you writing…
1) Aspects related to a cover letter
a) Response to a job posting
+ To indicate where you learned of the position and the title of the position.
+ To express your enthusiasm and the match between your credentials and the position's qualifications.
b) Prospecting letter
State your specific job objective
 Focus on the benefits that you provide and the problems that you help to resolve.
c) Networking letter:
State who recommends/ introduces you
 Make your request clear
B. What you have to offer
1) In a prospecting letter:
+Express potential to fulfill the employer's needs rather than focus on what the employer can
offer you.
+Giving evidence that you have researched the organization thoroughly and that you possess
skills used within that organization.
+Show how your education and work skills are transferable.
+Emphasize your achievements and problem-solving skills
2) In responding to an advertisement:
+Refer specifically to the qualifications listed
+Illustrate how your particular abilities and experiences relate to the position.
C. How you will follow up
- Restate your interest in the job
- Let the employer know how they can reach you
- Include your phone number and/or email address.

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1. What Is a Cover Letter?
Highlights your skills, experience and qualifications
2. What are the parts of the cover letter?
Contact, Address, Salutation, Body, Closing, Signature
3. What should you talk about in your
first body paragraph?
+ What job you are applying to
+ How you learned about the job
+ Why you would be good for the job
4. What must you include in your third body paragraph?
+ Your phone number and email
+ Thank employer
5. What do you include at the bottom of a cover letter?
Closing, Signature, Enclosure
6. When do you hand in a cover letter?
+ When you go in for an interview
+ When you hand in your resume and application form
7. The language used in a covering letter should be informal.
False
8. Your covering letter should be specific to the job you are applying for.
True
9. Your CL should show that you know about the activities of the company you are
applying for.
True
10. The CL should highlight your Skills and achievements
True
11. A cover letter should be written in ............... page(s).  1
II. Résumés
Both CV and Résumé should:
+Capture the recruiter’s attention
+Only include relevant information to the job listing
+Be well presented and formatted correctly
+Create an image of the ideal candidate for the job
Differences

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Practice:
1) It emphasizes skills: Resume
2) It lengths depends upon experience: CV
3) It begins with education and can include name of advisor and dissertation title:
CV
4) It is no longer than two pages: Resume
5) It is used when applying for positions in academia, fellowships and grants: CV
6) It leads with work experience and place education section at or near the end:
Resume

Nancy Thompson
123 Anywhere Street
Somewhereville, Best State 88889

1/1/2013
Ms. Emily Smith
HR Manager
XYZ Company
456 Somewhere Road
Best Town, Best State 88888

Dear Ms. Smith,

Bob Jones, your IT director, suggested that I contact you regarding the recently
listed Sales Director position. I would love to be an integral part of your leadership
team and contribute my proven management skills, efficiency and productivity to
your corporate goals.

Highlights of my 20 year career include

Over 10 years of experience managing direct sales staff with 20 years of marketing
and sales experience.

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 Creation and implementation of a direct sales program with annual sales reaching
$50 million in less than 4 years.
Deadlines met on time and in budget with a willingness to work with others to
accomplish corporate tasks.
Led the successful acquisition and merger of ACME Companies catalog sales
division with ABC Companies sales division.
I am confident my qualifications will allow me to add significant value to your
company as the Sales Director. I will call you directly to schedule an appropriate
time for us to speak about the challenges and opportunities your company faces
and how I can contribute to your company's future growth and success. Thank you
in advance for your time.

Sincerely,

Nancy Thompsom

Cover letter

Doan Ngoc Diem

Email: doanngocdiem@gmail.com
Tell: 0905778788

November 19th, 2021

Mr. Nguyen Tung

Human Resources Manager
Petrovietnam Technical Service Corporation Danang
11 Street 3/2
Hai Chau District, Danang City, Vietnam.

Dear Mr. Tung,

I am writing with regards to apply for the job advertised on the website: https://www.vietnamworks.com. As a self-starter who's
already had some qualifications you are looking for, I'm interested in the position of commercial officer and logistics officer at
your company.
I have an international ielts 6.0 degree when I was a third-year student at Duy Tan University, so I have lots of skills related to
the subject and communication in partnership.
At my current company as Total Vietnam Service Center (TSCV), I had the opportunity to put my academic knowledge into
practice and was highly rated with many qualifications. During my work, I have certified by TSCV as an employee with many
contributions to innovative solutions to improve work. During 7 years, from being a student to doing an internship, I have
cultivated the necessary knowledge for the field such as:
• Very good knowledge of English and Vietnamese spoken and written;

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• Knowledge of foreign trade and logistics;
• Good knowledge of MS Office;
• Good communication and team skills.
I've always believed in the quality of your company and I would love to be an officer of the above job.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my application. Feel free to call me at 0905778788 or send email to
doanngocdiem@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you soon about a possible job interview. Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Signature
Doan Ngoc Diem

Offer letter
DND PLASTICS COMPANY
Human Resources Director
48 Tran Van Du, My An, Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang
Da Nang city, Viet Nam

November 27th, 2021

Ms. Nguyen Nhung
Assistant position of Personnel Manager
153 Nguyen Van Linh, Nam Duong, Hai Chau, DaNang
Da Nang city, Viet Nam

Dear Ms. Nhung,

We are pleased to offer you who was successful candidated for Assistant position of Personnel Manage at DND
Plastics Company.
If you choose to accept, you will be assigned directly by Personnel Manager. You will also report to our
company’s director Tran Vien. Your starting date will be December 1st , 2021.
The base salary is 15 million Dong per month. Your employment have working hours on 6 days a week and
sometimes you will work over time if necessary. Also, your vacation time will be on 2 weeks per year. Plus,
you will be entitled to get full benefits after 3 months of probation and our company offers full medical
coverage.
To accept this offer, please sign the attached document and return it to us. We will then be in touch with further
details and look forward to having you on our DND Company.
Sincerely,

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(Signature)
Tran Vien

Requiry
Đoàn Ngọc Diễm
48 Trần Văn Dư, Mỹ An
Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng city
Phone: 0905975707
Email: doanngocdiem@gmail.com
Ref: AG134
December 2nd , 2021

EMOCO Company
The Sales Emoco Calculators
11 High St, Ashford Kent, England

Dear Sirs,
We are a large electronic store in the centre of Da Nang city and would like to know more about Emoco
Calculators you advertise in this months’ edition of “Vietnam news”.
Could you tell us if Ecomo’s products are the first class products available and whether they would be suitable
for foreign recording? We would appreciate it if you could send us some samples. If they are of the standard we
require, we will place a substantial order. We would also like to know if you offer at competitive prices.
Yours faithfully,
( Signal)
Đoàn Ngọc Diễm
Manager.

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Reply
ND Corporations
General Director
Telephone: (33) 345 8876
Telex: (33) 675643
Email: CompanyND@gmail.com
13 Victoria Rd
13 Victoria Rd, London W7 5RD
Ref: AS/EB
15 Dec 2021---
th

Mr W. Jane
Chief Buyer
Superprincipals Ltd
Smart House
D-7000 Koln1, Canada

Dear Mr Jane
PRICES PROMOTION FOR CHINAWARE
Thank you very much for your enquiry of 10th Sept, and to hear that you liked our range of importing chinaware
from England. We can confirm that there would certainly be no trouble in supplying you from our wide
selection of chinaware sets. We are pleased to quote my most competitive prices, our latest catalogue and price
list as follow
No. 12 Christmas Chinaware sets, 48 hours home sale
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 Mikasa Mystical Winter Dinnerware £ 115 per thousand
Santa’s Workshop 16 piece Chinaware £ 133 per thousand
Holiday Party Plate set £ 200 per thousand
Christmas Paper Plates set £ 235 per thousand
Basic Santa 12 piece £ 332 per thousand
We are willing to consider open account facilities if you can provide the necessary bank reference.
We can deliver from stock and will allow you a discount of 10% but only on items ordered in quantities of
30.000 and more. Especially the Christmas season is coming, we would like to give your customer service
package. If you order more than 40,000, you will get an extra 5% cash discount.
The prices quoted are EXW, but we can arrange freight and insurance (CIP North American) if required with
payment on a documents against payment basis. Please let us know if this arrangement is satisfactory.
If you have any further questions, please contact on our company by the above telephone (33) 345 8876 or the
telex (33) 675643.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely
(signature)
P. Lunar (Ms)
Director.