Instructions

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     Use your graduate department's letterhead. For an academic position or postdoctoral work, it is considered proper to use the letterhead of the institution and department that granted your doctoral degree for your cover letter. Two spaces beneath the department heading, type your address block. Skip two spaces and spell out the current date. Skip two more spaces and address the letter to the hiring manager or appropriate faculty member for the desired position. Plan your cover letter to be a single page and approximately four paragraphs long.

     采用自己所在學(xué)院的信紙。找學(xué)術(shù)職位或者博士后職位的時(shí)候，采用自己學(xué)院的信紙更為合適一些。在學(xué)院名稱下面，空出兩行，寫下自己的地址?？粘鰞尚泻髮懗鋈掌?。再空出兩行開始寫正文。將求職信控制在一頁之內(nèi)，大約四個(gè)段落的長(zhǎng)度。

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     Begin the first paragraph of your cover letter by expressing interest in the particular position. Write your cover letter in the first person. For example, start your first sentence, "I am writing to express an interest in the Structural Engineering position," followed by where you heard about the job offer. Give a brief overview of the cover letter and express an interest in an interview to discuss your qualifications in person.

     第一段表達(dá)自己對(duì)這個(gè)職位的興趣。求職信要以第一人稱寫。例如，第一句寫：“我寫這封信的目的是申請(qǐng)**職位”，接下來寫從哪里獲得這個(gè)職位的消息。接下來說一下這個(gè)求職信后面大概是寫什么內(nèi)容，表示一下自己有興趣面談。

   • 3

     Summarize your educational background in the second paragraph. Work your degrees and the institutions you received them from into promotional but professional sentences. Elaborate on how the experience gained earning your graduate degree helped qualify you for the position you seek. Discuss any research you were involved in during your graduate studies. Discuss how your experience and skills make you a valuable asset to the organization.

     第二段寫自己的教育背景。用promotional but professional（即具有推銷性又專業(yè)的？）語言敘述自己的學(xué)位以及獲得學(xué)位的學(xué)院。說說自己受過的教育如何使得自己能夠勝任這個(gè)工作。敘述博士期間所做的研究。說說自己的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和技術(shù)對(duì)于該組織的貢獻(xiàn)。

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     Use the third paragraph to direct attention to relevant areas of your curriculum vitae. According to the University of California at Berkeley, you should use your cover letter to point out information on your CV that exemplifies applicable experience. Continue to express ways in which your experience makes you an excellent candidate for the position you seek. Direct employers to your most important educational and work references, like your dissertation faculty adviser, and your most important work supervisor.

     第三段敘述自己的經(jīng)歷，強(qiáng)調(diào)自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)。說為什么自己是這個(gè)職位的合適人選。要將雇主的注意引導(dǎo)到自己最華麗的教育背景和工作經(jīng)歷上面去，比如說自己的論文導(dǎo)師（抱大腿啊抱大腿。。。我自己加的這句）、自己最重要的工作導(dǎo)師（傍大牛啊傍大牛，我加的。。）

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     Write a closing paragraph that reviews the undergraduate and post graduate educational work that exemplifies your ability to fill the position. Repeat your assertion that you can bring value to the organization and restate an interest in meeting in person to give more information about your skills. Express appreciation for your potential employer's time and consideration.

     最后一段寫寫自己的本科和研究生教育經(jīng)歷，強(qiáng)調(diào)自己有能力勝任這個(gè)職位。再重復(fù)一下自己能夠?yàn)檫@個(gè)公司做出貢獻(xiàn)，自己希望能夠面談提供更多的信息。最后對(duì)自己可能的雇主表示感謝，謝謝對(duì)方花時(shí)間和精力看了自己的簡(jiǎn)歷。