January 2010
Beginner
232 pages
6h 28m
English
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academia: letters of application 100–1
accepting rejection 158–61, 162
achievements, specifying own 45–6, 75–6,
118
action verbs 23–4, 205–7
address of recipient 9
adjectives, positive 24, 208
adverbs 24
advert-response letters 65–94
central section 73–80
choosing targets 66–7
closing paragraph 80–2
examples 85–94
follow-up letters 126–7
identifying requirements 68–9, 84
mirroring language 74–5
number of paragraphs 79
opening paragraph 71–3, 84
referring to CV 78–9
signing off 82
specifying achievements 75–6
standing out from the crowd 72
stating job applied for 71–2
age discrimination regulations 180
apostrophes 33–4
application forms 182–9
career history 184
checking 187–8
competency questions 186
completing online 187
completing on paper 187
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