You have seen an advertisement in the newspaper for a temporary job working as a Sales Representative during the holiday season. You decide to apply for the job. Write a letter to the Hiring Manager of the company. In your letter: Introduce yourself Explain what experience and special skills you have Explain why you are interested in the job Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing
this
letter to apply for a
sales
representative vacancy that was posted in
last
Sunday's newspaper.I
believed
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that I
perfectly
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match for the position and I will be available during the full holiday season as I do not have any plans for the coming season. My name is Paul Walker, thirty-four years old from Ireland.
currently
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I am living in Manchester City with my wife and my two kids,
currently
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I am working as a marketing executive in the Walmart group. I am
sales
oriented
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sales-oriented
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hard
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apply
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working person and I have excellent experience in customer service.I started my career as a
sales
representative at in Starbucks year 2006 and
work
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in the position for two years
then
I
got
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promoted to
Sales
Supervisor Since I will be on annual leave
this
coming holiday season, I
believed
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that I can work extended hours during the winter and I have eight years of rich experience as a
sales
executive
therefore
I think that
this
job is well fitted for me and not
required
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any additional training for me. Please let me know if you need any additional information. hope to hear back from you soon. Yours faithfully, Paul Walker
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task response
Provide more specific details about the skills and experiences that are relevant to the sales representative role.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure a more formal and professional greeting and closing in line with the formal nature of the letter.
lexical resource
Expand your range of vocabulary and use more appropriate expressions for a business letter.
grammatical range
Use more complex sentence structures and varied grammatical forms to demonstrate a higher level of English proficiency.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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