Business correspondence resume

Name: Emily Alison Biggins

Address: 47 Putney Hill

London

Tel.: London 4568734

Date of birth: 16 July 1970

Age: 34

Marital status: single

Nationality: English

Objective

To secure a part-time position that offers a variety of tasks, in which to use my secretarial skills and knowledge of foreign languages.

Education

Dates: 1987-1992

College: South Thames College, London

Qualifications: Secretarial courses; Shorthand Grade 2; Typing Grade 3.

Dates: 1993-1994

College: Oxleigh Secretarial College,

College Road, Oxleigh.

Qualifications: Secretarial Skills Refresher.

Employment

Dates: 1995- to present

Company Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd.

Position: secretary to the Sales Manager.

Responsibilities: taking shorthand; typing and filing correspondence, maintaining diaries, office support.

Other Skills and Occupations

I now work regularly as a volunteer for the Red Cross. I also have a clean driver’s license and a good knowledge of Spanish and French. My personal interests include classical literature reading, independent travel, modern jazz and swimming.

References are available.

Job application cover letter

45 Charlotte Street

Bristol

BS2 6ZX

16 June 2006

Mr Michael Crossley

Human Resources Manager

Bristol Zoo

P.O.Box 100

BS99 1PB

Application for the position of Zoo Guide

Ref. No. ZG/P-07.06

Dear Mr Crossley

I have seen your advertisement in the May issue of City Life magazine, and I would like to apply for the part-time position of Zoo Guide.

I am 18 years old, and I have recently completed my A-levels in French, Biology and Social Studies. I hope to study Zoology at Reading University from September, and I am currently looking for a summer job before my course starts. I would be able to start work from 17 July and will be available until the end of August.

I have gained valuable experience of working with animals at my parents’ farm in Gloucestershire, where I grew up, and in my last two years I have been studying Biology quite extensively in preparation for my A-level examinations. I also enjoy working with people, and I had the responsibility of dealing with customers in my part-time job last summer as a Box Office Assistant at the Natural History Museum in London. I have a good command of French, both in writing and reading, and I also speak some Spanish. I am enclosing my resume with details of my previous education and work experience.

I believe I would be a useful member of your team at Bristol Zoo, and I hope you will consider my application for the position.

Yours sincerely,

Claire Harris

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