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application of business English at work :
1. Enquiry Letter
A good enquiry letter is one that showcases your qualifications and experience in tune with the overall goals of the company. You may like to incorporate some or all the suggestions that I will suggest below:
a. Use a god quality paper (A4 size)
b. Address the enquiry letter to the relevant person (say Head, Marketing or whoever will be conducting the interview) – you may call the company and find out his/her name and exact designation.
c. Type the letter neatly; do not clutter the information. No paragraph should exceed six lines. Check carefully for grammatical and spelling errors
d. Highlight your fit with the company by showcasing those qualities and achievements in your CV
e. Keep your letter brief and crisp. Make them want to know you better; to want to check out your CV
f. If you are sending the enquiry letter by e-mail, ensure that you have a hard copy following. The CV should be sent as an attachment while the query letter should be typed in the body of the email. Remember, you need to make him/her want to download your CV and read it.
ex.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am writing to enquire about the joint venture between your company and […].
First, I should explain that under Section 5 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act) the OFT has a function to obtain, compile and review information relating to merger situations, and under Sections 22 and 33 a duty to refer to the Competition Commission (CC) for further investigation any relevant merger situation where it believes that it is or may be the case that the merger may (or may be expected to) result in a substantial lessening of competition in a UK market. The provisions of the Act apply to both completed and anticipated transactions. A relevant merger situation is created where:
(a) two or more enterprises cease to be distinct, and either
(b) as a result, a share of 25% held by one enterprise in the supply or acquisition of goods or services of a particular description in the UK, or substantial part of the UK, is created or enhanced, or
(c) the UK turnover associated with the enterprise which is being acquired exceeds £70 million.
Where a relevant merger situation is created the OFT will decide on the question of reference to the CC and (in public cases) will publish its decision. Guidance on how the OFT assesses mergers and the procedures followed can be found on our web site at www.oft.gov.uk.
To help us decide whether your transaction fall within the scope of the Act, I should be grateful if you would supply the information set out in the attached annex by […].
Should you have any queries please contact me on the above number quoting our reference. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
2. Letter of Refusal
123 Career Street
City, State Zip
Date
Mr. James Doe, Human Resources Manager
Animal Nutrition Division
Big Company
City, State Zip
Dear Mr. Doe:
Thank you very much for offering me the position of Administrative Manager for the Dallas office of Big Company. I appreciate your discussing the details of the position with me and giving me the timeto consider your offer.
I am very impressed with Big Company and the opportunities available within the organization. There are many aspects of the position that are very appealing to me. However, I feel that it is in our mutual interest for me to decline your generous offer. This has been a very difficult decision for me, but I believe it is the appropriate one for my career at this time.
I want to thank you for the time and consideration you have extended to me. It was a pleasure meeting you and your fine staff.
Sincerely,
Casey Collegiate
Casey Collegiate
Sample CV, Biochemistry.
(Adapted from G. Moser, Developing your Career as a Scientist in Academe, Cambridge: The Office of Career Services, Harvard University,
1989.)
Robert J. Quinn
Home Address:
5343 S. Greenwood Ave., #3
Chicago, IL 60615
773/555-0235
hisemail@uchicago.edu
Office Address:
Dept. of Biochemistry
The University of Chicago
773/555-0008
Education
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1997
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.S. in Biology, 1990
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Research Experience
Research Associate, 2000 – Present
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Research on the role of yeast DNA topoisomerases in gene expression in Dr. Elizabeth Maker’s lab.
Performed RNA and DNA extraction from various cellular fractions of BSC-1, CV-1, 3T3 and 3T6 cells.
Post-Doctoral Researcher, 1997-2000
Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Research on cell cycle regulation in Dr. Xi Chang’s lab
Graduate Research Assistant, 1990-97
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Dissertation: “The Involvement of the Assembly of Cellular Structures in the Gene Expression of SV40 and in the Regulation of Herpes Viruses.”
Teaching Experience
Journal Club Instructor, 2001-present
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lead graduate students in small group presentations and discussions of current published research
Lab Teaching Assistant, 1992-1993
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Led undergraduate cell biology laboratory sections.
Honors and Scholarships
The Anna Fuller Fund, Research Fellowship, 2001-present
National Research Service Award, 1998-2000
Marcus Welby Doctoral Fellowship, 1991-1997
Publications
Carroll, D., Hubble, M., Quinn, R., Southern, S., Cooks, R. The Structure of SV40 RNA is associated with the metabolic decay rate. Viral Studies 111, 475-487. 2001.
R. Quinn, Southern, S., Maker, E. Association of SV40 breakdown and viral RNA with the fractal genome. J. Tele. Med. 17, 473, 2000.
Carroll, D., Quinn, R., Beale, J. SV40 substructures and viral RNA are associated with the cellular
metabolism. JMBO J. 33, 1225-1231, 1997.
Languages
Fluent in Hebrew and Spanish. Conversant in Italian.
References
Prof. Elizabeth Maker
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Chicago
Makeremail@uchicago.edu
Prof. Xi Chang
Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute
changemail@scripps.edu
Prof. David Carroll
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan
Carroll@mich.edu
Prof. Sam Southern
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan
Southern@mich.edu
4. Summarising
Steps to take when summarising
- Skim through the original text aiming to capture the main ideas.
- Read the text again, concentrating on the parts which seem to contain the main ideas. Ask yourself, “What was this part of the text about?”
- Underline or highlight what you consider to be the important bits of the original text.
- Write down key words which seem to capture the meaning of the text.
- Reread individual paragraphs and write down the main ideas they contain. Are the main ideas in the topic sentences?
- Combine the key words with the main ideas and convert them into simple sentences.
- Combine the sentences to ensure that they are logically linked (use connectives such as “although, since, because” etc.).
- Have a friend read it aloud (or do it yourself) so that you hear it and are in a position to compare it with the original to ensure that you have the essential information.
- link.
