Week 47

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English

To Do:

• Planning Term 2
• Letter of Application
• Presentations: Heimen, Paerzan, Maarten

Planning Term 2

Week 47: Letter of Application

Week 48: CV  +  Presentations Term 1

Week 49: Computing: language activities + Presentations Term 1

Week 50: Presentations Term 1

Week 51: Presentations Term 1

Week 1: Phone conversations

Week 2: Troubleshooting

Week 3: Helpdesk

Week 4: Proeve van Bekwaamheid

Presentations Week 48

1. Xander de Vries 

2. Wenkang 

2. Luuk  

26 November 2020

Presentations Week 49

1. Jeremy

2. Ahmad

3. Osama

3 December 2020

Presentations Week 50

1. Kollin

2. Mitch

3. Justin G.

4. Benjamin

5. Manon

6. Jean-Louis

                                               10 December 2020

Justin G / Jeremy / Benjamin > op een later tijdstip inplannen

Presentation Week 51

1. Abdu

2. Mohammed

3. Justin H.

4. Xander Zuur

5. Jesse

6. Yoshri

                                                         17 December 2020

Aims

After this week's  lessons you should be able to write a letter of application in English.

Letter of Application

Why is a letter of application one of the most important letters you will ever write?  

Why is a letter of application one of the most important letters you will ever write?

Letter of Application

Letter of Application- Salutation

To start: Dear Sir/ Madam

                   Dear Mr .....

                   Dear Mrs/ Miss / Ms ........

To end: Yours faithfully,

                Yours sincerely,          

A mistake that is made often:

Dear Tom Brown,     > Dear Tom,     or       Dear Mr Brown, 

Letter of Application - Body

Paragraph 1:  mention the job you are applying for, where you saw the job advertisment and mention that you are attaching your CV.

Paragraph 2: Give reasons for your interest in this job/ company.

Paragraph 3: Refer the employer to specific information in your CV and show how this relates to the job.

Paragraph 4: Mention any other experience from school, part-time work or voluntary work which might be relevant to the job.

Paragraph 5: Request an interview.

Letter of Application 

1. Use facts, dates and numbers.

I've got a tennis coaching qualification

In July 2012, I received  a Level 2 tennis coaching certificate.

2. Avoid quantifiers, like some, a lot of, many .....

I did some work in a shop.

I worked for Harry's Pie Place for three months in 2011.

Letter of Application  - Strategies

3. Give specific examples of how your experience and skills match the employer's requirements.

I'm hard-working and reliable.

I had the opportunity to develop my customer service skills during my work experience with Rocket Records in August.

IT Support Assistant

What are your tasks as an IT Support Assistant?

IT Support Assistant

Letter of Application

1. Go to: www.reed.co.uk  or stagemarkt.nl and choose an IT Support Assistant vacancy.
2.  Read the job vacancy carefully.
3. Write your letter of application.