Sollicitatie brief schrijven 1

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English writing

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Plan for today

- How to start your application letter
- Practice writing your first paragraph
Write by yourself

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What parts does a good application letter consist off?

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The heading
Your own adress:
Simsalabimstraat 64
8916HD Leeuwarden
The Netherlands

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The heading
The company adres you are writing to.

Unilever
Queensroad 6
London-City V2V 6c
The United-Kingdom

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Heading
Finally the date:
4 April 2021
April 4th 2022
April 4 2022

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The start
You always start with Dear

If you don't know who you are writing to, use Sir/ madam

If it is a man, you use Dear Mr Smith,
If it is a woman, you use Dear Ms Smith,

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Write your heading
Write down:
  • Your own adress
  • The adress of the company you are writing to (make it up by yourself)
  • The date
  • And your opening (Julia Stratford)
10 minutes

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1e paragraaf
Je geeft aan op welke baan je solliciteert.

With this letter I would like to apply to the position of ......
I am very interested in the job of....

En waar je de vacature hebt gezien.
I saw the opening in...........

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Exercise 1, paragraph 1
You are going to apply to the job opening of an administration employee (administratief medewerker)

Schrijf de eerste paragraaf van je sollicitatie. Op welke functie solliciteer je en waar heb je de functie gevonden. Bedenk zelf waar je de vacature gevonden hebt.
5 minutes

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second paragraph
In de tweede paragraaf leg je uit waarom jij de baan graag wilt.
I really  enjoy working with.........

En dat jij ervaring hebt.
I have worked at...... before/ last year/ last summer
I have done.........

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Exercise 2 Write the second paragraph
Schrijf de tweede paragraaf
Write: 

  • Why you want the job
  • What kind of experience you already have
15 min

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Paragraph 3
In de derde paragraaf beschrijf je waarom jij geschikt bent voor de functie:
  • I am a good candidate because I am
  • I think I am the right person for the job, because I am....

Je kijkt hierbij naar de vacature, staat hier dat ze iemand zoeken die enthousiast is? Dan ben jij enthousiast!

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Exercise 3
Write your third paragraph, write:
  • Three reasons why you are a good candidate. Use the following information from the job description:
We are looking for someone that is a real teamplayer, not  a 9 to 5 mentality, someone who's always on time and very flexible.

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Paragraph 4
In de laatste paragraaf bedank je de lezer en spreek je, je hoop uit voor een gesprek.
I look forward to hear from you soon.
Please find enclosed my CV
I am available for a personal interview



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Exercise 5
Write your final paragraph.
Write:
  • Dat je uitziet naar het antwoord
  • Dat je, je CV bijgevoegd hebt.

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Signing off
Yours faithfully,
Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely,
Kind regards,

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Done?
Check the application letter of your neighbour.
Look at spelling errors
Grammar mistakes



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