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The next step: An employer is not only interested in your professional skills (hard skills), like proficiency with working materials and tools, but also in your personal skills (soft skills), like ability to work under pressure and in a team. Lukas is proud of himself when looking at his professional life. Still as a person he is much more, where should he show this? He remembers the application letter Ms Bailey mentioned. Read and listen to the second part of the interview between Lukas (L) and Ms Bailey (MB), his job coach. The “8 rules secret of success recipe” for “interview-getting” L: So how about the application letter? What should I write? MB: Anything that makes you sound special and exactly what they are looking for, highlighting points from your CV. L: So, how do I make me sound special? I’m so ordinary. MB: Just follow my “ 8 rules secret of success recipe” . L: That sounds good. What are these 8 rules for success? MB: Rule 1: Address the letter to a real person. (Telephone or use the internet to find out the name of the HR manager, or CEO.) Rule 2: Open with an attention-grabbing first sentence to grip the reader. This will ensure your letter is read. Rule 3: Remember 1 page only … less is more … Leave lots of white space. Make every word count. Keep it short and sweet. Rule 4: Focus on what you can do for the employer . How can you help their company? Tell them simply, using your CV. Rule 5: The biggest secret is to use words that show your enthusiasm and passion for the job. L: Can you give me some examples of words to use? MB: Yes … Now this is rule 6: Use one from each of the 5 magic word pairs from the C.M.A.D.E . set, at least once in your letter. C Confident/Confidence M Motivated/Motivation A Attitude: having the right attitude to the job D Diligent/Diligence (attending to details) E Enthusiasm for the position /Enthusiastic person etc. L: Writing one from each of these word pairs really works? MB: Yes, it’s the best secret for success at getting interviews! Then, to end the letter positively, use the last 2 rules. Rule 7: Request 1 action: e.g. Ask for an interview, soon. “I would really like the opportunity for a personal interview, soon.” Rule 8: End with something enthusiastic like “I look forward to being interviewed at your earliest convenience.” L: Do you have an easy-to-adapt letter like that, that I can use? MB: Yes. I’ll email one that you can change to suit you and your CV. 05 A2–B1 listening 2bp6xi Word bank address Briefanrede HR manager (human resources) Leiter/in der Personalabteilung CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Geschäfts­ führer/in attention-grabbing aufmerksamkeits­ erregend grip the reader den Leser „packen“ every word counts jedes Wort ist wichtig focus on sich auf etwas konzentrieren enthusiasm Begeisterung passion Leidenschaft confidence Selbstvertrauen the right attitude die richtige Einstellung diligent/diligence sorgfältig/Sorgfalt enthusiastic begeistert opportunity Möglichkeit earliest convenience schnellste Gelegen­ heit Tip The subject line of the application letter should have: the name of the position and where the advert was placed as well as the date. This saves you filling up valuable white space with unnecessary words. (Secret success rule 3!) Write “5 magic word pairs” (from the C.M.A.D.E. set) at least once in your letter to maximise your chances of getting an interview. They are great for using in the attentiongrabbing opening sentence. (See online help file!) The “5 magic word pairs” work in German as well – the acronym is “S.M.E.S.E.” 112 Unit 23 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigen um des Verlags öbv