13. Think Before You Send That Email

Finally, take a moment and consider what you are sending in the email before you press the “send” button.  Is it something that should not be sent in an e-mail? Is it of a personal nature and not appropriate to use the company’s email system? Is there a chance that you may regret sending this e-mail at a later date? If so, press the “delete” button instead.

Exercise 46. a) Complete the job advertisement with the following items.

recruiting for	fluent	short-listed candidates	CV
an interview	remuneration	successful application
applications	responsible to	well-qualified

-MOSFILM-

Chief IT Officer (CITO) MOSFILM, one of the leading film studios in Russia, is recruiting for 1 an exceptionally _____________ 2 IT specialist to manage the development of software, deployment of hardware, and support of various computing technologies at its headquarters and its 11 departments. Duties and responsibilities: The CITO is ______________ 3 the General Manager for the satisfactory performance of all technology functions performed within the country: Management of Mosfilm IT staff Software development activities Software and hardware maintenance activities Long-range technology planning The _____________ 4 will be ______________ 5 in English and Russian. We offer an attractive ______________ 6 package and long-term career prospects. Interested candidates should send their letter of application and _______________ 7 via e-mail to Alexander Sokolov at sokolov@mosfilm.ru Closing date for _____________ 8 : Friday, 3 June. Only ______________ 9 will be contacted for _______________ 10.

b) Ivan Andreev is applying for the post described in the previous exercise . Put the sentences (a-h) in the correct order to write his e-mail to Mosfilm.

From: Ivandreev@gmail.com To: sokolov@mosfilm.ru
Dear Mr. Sokolov,	1
The aim of the project is to equip Pixar Animation Studio with up-to-date computer systems, develop adequate software, and support the IT staff responsible for technology planning.
Finally, please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further details.
With the benefit of all the experience I have gained there, I now look forward to a challenge and a steady career in my home country. If I am short-listed, could you please let me know whether you would be willing to consider a telephone interview.
I look forward to hearing from you.
I am enjoying all these responsibilities tremendously. However, the project will be completed in three months’ time and I will therefore leave US.
Since September 2007, I have been working as IT consultant on a leading animation studio project in California.
With reference to your advertisement in the Variety of May 10, I would like to apply for the post of Chief IT Officer. As you can see from the attached CV, I obtained my MSc in mathematics and computer science from Moscow State University in July 2007.
Yours sincerely, Ivan Andreev