Read the following letter and answer the questions.

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UNIT 9 JOB APPLICATION LETTERS

Read the following telephone message and prepare the reply.

Using any catalogue, write an order letter for a product of your choice.

TELEPHONE MESSAGE FOR Ronald Fisher

DATE 7/22/13

TIME 1:15

OF Dr. James Brown of School of International Business. 540Shawmut Ave. Boston, MA D2116PHONE 617-443-3333

FAX 617-442-4444

MESSAGE Wrong diskettes were mailed. He is returning them. Send new disks ASAP

July 3, 2003

16 North Road

Berkeley,California 95436

Mrs. R. E. Bok

Human Resources Director

Perle Employment Agency

1900 Grant Avenue

San Francisco, California 92679

Dear Mrs. Bok:

I am applying for the position of secretary which was advertised in the San Francisco Chronicle of June 28.

I have enclosed my resume, and I would like to schedule an interview. I will call you earlier next week.

I look forward to discussing this position with you.

Sincerely yours,

Annette Lee

Enclosure

1. Who wrote the letter?

2. Who is the letter sent to?

3. Where does Annette live?

4. How does Annette know about the vacancy?

5. What did Annette enclose?

5. What is Mrs. R. E. Bok's title?

6. What company does Mrs.Bok work for?

7. When was the letter written?

2. Read the following information.

Of all the things you do in life, few are more important than getting a job. Whether it involves your first job or one further down the road, the job search is directly related to your success and your happiness. After your search has uncovered a job possibility, you pursue it. You can make a personal contact with a potential employer, or apply by mail, e-mail or fax. In any case you are likely to use some written materials. A written application usually consists of a resume and a letter of application.

You should begin work on the application letter by fitting the facts from your background to the work you seek and arrange them in a logical order.

The body of a typical job application letter usually consists of the following parts: