1、 To explain where the applicant has got the information about the vacancy。 For example， he can learn it from his friends， or in the advertisement， or in some papers， or he just wants to try his luck。
SAMPLE: Having noticed the enclosed advertisement in this morning's South China Daily， I wish to apply for the position of sale's manager。
2、 To Present personal information。 This part should be a description of the applicants age， sex， education， working experience and specialty。 It is in this section that the applicant presents his advantages or qualifications for the position。 Details are encouraged， but the applicant should bear it in mind that exaggration or false descriptions are not allowed in the letter。
SAMPLE: I am 21 years of age。 After graduating from high school， I took a two-year business course in Foshan Commercial School， studying both bookkeeping and typewriting。 I now wish to enter an office where the work requires great individual responsibility and judgment， and where there is an opportunity for achievements。
3、 To claim your referees。The applicant is well advised to enclose in the letter the names as well as the addresses of two or three referees after he has got their permission。 Referees are of great importance for obtaining a job， for they are the best and most persuasive support for the condidate's potential， merits and strength。
SAMPLE: I have obtained permission to give the names of the following persons as references: Professor Song Xieli， Director， English Department， Haitai University; Mr。 Wang Qing， Manager， Human Resource Department， Chinese Import &Export Corporation。
4、 To inquire the chance of an interview。
SAMPLE: I should welcome a personal interview at your convenience。
參考譯文：
1、說(shuō)明申請(qǐng)者從哪里獲得此職位的信息，例如，從他的朋友、廣告、報(bào)紙，或者是求職者知識(shí)嘗試運(yùn)氣。
例子：在今天南方日?qǐng)?bào)的報(bào)紙上看到的，我希望申請(qǐng)銷售經(jīng)理的職位。
2、提到個(gè)人信息。這部分應(yīng)該描述申請(qǐng)人的年齡、性別、教育、工作經(jīng)歷以及專長(zhǎng)。在這部分，申請(qǐng)人提出自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)以及適合這個(gè)職位的能力。也應(yīng)該加入一些細(xì)節(jié)，但是記住避免夸大或者在信里描述一些虛假的信息。
例子：我21歲。高中畢業(yè)，參加兩年的佛山商業(yè)學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)課程，即學(xué)習(xí)記賬又學(xué)打字�，F(xiàn)在我希望進(jìn)入辦公室，工作要求很高的個(gè)人能力以及判斷力，在那里可以有機(jī)會(huì)取得成功。
3、寫上你的推薦人。申請(qǐng)人最好在信的末尾寫上名字，以及獲得準(zhǔn)許之后，2到3個(gè)推薦人的地址。推薦人對(duì)能否獲得這項(xiàng)工作起到很大的作用，因?yàn)樗鼈兪巧暾?qǐng)人潛能、優(yōu)點(diǎn)、實(shí)力最好的支持者。
4、要求面試的機(jī)會(huì)。
例子：如果您方便請(qǐng)給我一次面試的機(jī)會(huì)。