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UNIVERSIDAD EAN
MODERN LANGUAGES PROGRAM
BUSINESS TRANSLATION I

Workshop 8

|Date: |Week 11-12 |
|Topic: |Business letters|
|Allotted time: |6 hours |
|Competency: |Translation of different types of business letters |
|Aim pointer: |Students develop translation competencies bytranslating different types of corporate documents |


1. Topic Notes

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|Some Type of Letters ||Cover letter | |
| |A Cover letter is a letter that is used to accompany a CV or job application and it gives a job seeker an opportunity to express|
| |all the things that do not comfortably fit into a CV's often rigidformat. |
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| |A good Cover Letter can make your job application or CV really stand out from the crowd. These days they usually take the form |
| |ofan email and it will be the first thing a prospective employer reads about you so it is important to understand what |
| |information to include. If you are asked to handwrite a letter to accompany your CV make sure your writing is neat and legible. |
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| |One of the most important things to remember when writing a Covering Letter is to make it unique and tailor the letter the |
| |company and job you are applying for. Job seekers can find Cover letter templates on the internet and some make the mistake of |
| |sending them off toemployers without making any changes. Templates can be used to help with a basic structure but ALWAYS change|
| |the content and try to alter the format too. Although there's no such thing as the perfect cover letter, following a basic |
| |structure will help make your cover letter a creditable accompaniment to your CV.|
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| |Cover letters don't have to be too formal so try to show your personality. If you write a good CV and excellent covering letter |
| |you will be well on the way to an interview!|


|Thank you letter | |
| |Once you have attended a Job Interview (either first interview or second interview), for example, you may want to write your |
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