Words and Cliches

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Personnel Staff

Employer Employee

Employment Vacancy/post/position

Appointment/job Application/applicant/candidate

Recommendation/reference/referee Temporary/permanent post

Interview Duties

Minutes Shorthand

Office technology/information technology Filing

Salary Annual/per annum/yearly

Fringe benefits Time-and-a-half

Leave/holiday(s)/vacation Bank Holiday/Public Holiday(s)

(weeks’) notice/termination of employment Sick leave

Junior secretary/trainee Director

Personnel officer Personal assistant (PA)

Application letter Unsolicited letter

Solicited letter Confirming letter

Contract employment Cover letter

Curriculum letter (CV) Resume

Practical Assignments

1. Put the parts of the applying-for-the-job document below in the correct order and state its type.

1998 - Present

Administraive Assistan, Augusta Chamber of Commerce, Augusta, GA

Provided a full range of administrative support to the organization's president. Duties included word processing of letters, memos, articles. travel arrangements, etc; organizing annual Chamber Gala, writing/designing monthly newsletters, updating Chamber registry and recruiting new businesses for membership; and designing a new edition of the Chamber Membership Directory on a yearly basis.

Education

17 Waite Terrace

Augusta, GA 30910

(217) 555-1983

jkamen@juno.com

• Exceptional written and oral communication abilities.

• Proven leadership and managerial skills.

• Goal oriented.

• Typing: 70wpm

• Proficient with Word, WordPerfect, Excel, and PowerPoint

References

A challenging career as a company administrator.

B.A., Political Science, Business, 1992

University of Pennsylvania

Janet Kamen

1992 - 1998

Assistant Office Administrator, KF Radio, Atlanta, GA

Managed all aspects of the office. Prepared extensive correspondence and written communication, participated in and coordinated a wide range of projects involving writing and editing critical media analyses, research briefs and articles relating to broadcasting. Additionally, was responsible for maintaining an extensive computer network, updating music and client databases, organizing incoming and outgoing mail, managing the office filing system as well as supervising one junior support staff member and performing light general accounting duties.

Available upon request

Objective

Skills

2. Find and correct mistakes in the letter of application and rewrite it in the appropriate way.

James Henderson

Kings rd, 18

Birmingham

Trans Europe Tours

Bridge Street

Cambridge

Dear P. Bradley

I was reading a magazine the other day – I think it was the February edition of sunshine holidays, and I saw your advertisement for travel couriers, and I thought I’d really like a job like that.

You see, I’ve got a degree in modern languages from Bristol university, and I speak lots of languages – french german spanish and just a little bit of greek too. I’ve been to all sorts of places in europe.

Last year me and my friend Paul went camping in France and Italy, and we saw the museums and all the places like that. I think I’d be really good at showing people round these places, well I’d really like the chance to try anyway. I’m not doing anything at the moment, so I could come and see you anytime.

Just give me a ring – 381229.

I’m looking forward to meeting you.

Always Yours, Jamie.