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UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR CITY CAMPUS MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Name of Course Course Code Lecturer Semester / Year Date Assessment Weightage Course outcomes to achieve:
1. CLO 3 apply job hunting skills by preparing cover letter and resume, and promote oneself during interview.

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH 1 WEB 20202 KIM DE SILVA JANUARY 2013 (2/2012) 12 MARCH 2013 Assignment 2: Job Hunting Skills 30%

Assessment Components : 1. Jon Advertisement, Application Letter & Resume 20 marks 2. Mock Job Interview 10 marks

INSTRUCTIONS: Select a local or international job advertisement from the newspaper or an online job hunting site. If possible, select an advertisement for an internship position which suits your current field of study and prepare the following documents: i. ii. Job Application Letter Resume

You can refer to the samples discussed in class as well as those found in your reference book. Please use either font Arial or Times New Roman only, size 11 or 12 to type out you assignment. You must also attach the job advertisement with your assignment. Deadline for Submission: L01 26th March 2013 (Tuesday) L02 25th March 2013 (Monday) L03 27th March 2013 (Wednesday)

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Please print the cover page on a piece of coloured paper according to the colour assigned to your class. Group L01 L02 L03 Colour Light Pink Light Yellow Light Purple

Appendix A SAMPLE COVER PAGE

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

WEB 20202 PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH 1 L02 APPLICATION LETTER AND RESUME

PREPARED BY: NO. NAME STUDENT ID NO. HP NO.

PREPARED FOR: MS. KIM DE SILVA

SUBMISSION DATE: _______________________

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Sample Application/ Cover Letter Fully Block Format 123 Old Road Newtown London SW1 3AA 4 October 2012 Ms Dianne C Strand Manager of Human Resources ABC Industries 2000 Smith Street Cambridge CB3 IGH Dear Ms Strand APPLICTION FOR THE POSITION OF SYSTEMS ANALYST

Appendix B

I am applying for the position of systems analyst, which was advertised on 2 October with the career services office at Manhattan College. The position seems to fit very well with my education, experience, and career interests. Your position requires experience in computer systems, financial applications software, and enduser consulting. With a major in computer information systems, I have training on mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers as well as with a variety of software programs and applications. My practical experience in my colleges computer centre as a programmer and as a student consultant for system users gave me valuable exposure to complex computer operations. Additionally, I worked as an intern in computing operations for a large bank where I gained knowledge of financial systems. My enclosed resume provides more details on my qualifications. My background and career goals seem to match your job requirements well. I am confident that I can perform the job effectively. Furthermore, I am genuinely interested in the position and in working for ABC Industries. Your firm has an excellent reputation and comes highly recommended to me. Would you please consider my request for a personal interview to discuss further my qualifications and to learn more about this opportunity? I will call you next week to see if a meeting can be arranged. Should you need to reach me, please feel free to call me at 914-779-2050. If I am not in, please leave a message on my answering machine and I will return your call within a day. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to talking to you.

Yours sincerely
LisaWatson Lisa Watson

enclosure

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Sample Resume
DAVID LOW Blk 223, Bukit Street, #07-210 Singapore 3774845 (65)212-3473 davidlow@singcom.net

Appendix C

OBJECTIVE To obtain a challenging sales and marketing position with an IT or Internet company EDUCATION 2008-2010

Stanstead Business School, Singapore Bachelor of Business Administration Obtained A in the following subjects: Data Management Marketing and Customer Relations Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Diploma in Business Management Obtained A in the following subjects: Organisational Behaviour Financial Accounting Systems Introduction to Business Law Microeconomics Chung Nan Secondary School, Singapore Singapore-Cambridge GCE "O" Level Obtained distinction in the following subjects: English Science Mathematics

2004-2006

1998-2003

EXPERIENCE 2006-2008

Seven Seas Import Co.Pte Ltd, Singapore Sales Executive Top salesperson 1994-1996 Made cold-calls and follow-up visits to vendors and retail outlets for products Observations made during client contacts helped to strategically broaden product range offered by company resulting in new high profit margin product line Hygeia Health Products Pte Ltd, Singapore Part-time Sales Representative Developed sales leads through personal contacts and referrals Achieved highest commission bracket despite working part-time

2004-2006

SPECIAL SKILLS I.T. Skills Languages Spoken DATE OF AVAILABILITY REFERENCES

: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Access) : Chinese (Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew), Malay and English : November 2010 onwards

Dr Judith Prahba Professor of Marketing Stanstead Business School, Singapore Tel No.: 65-96930646 E-mail: judith@stanstead.edu.sg

Mr Alan Tong CEO Seven Seas Import Co. Pte Ltd, Singapore Tel No.: 65-90304094 E-mail: alantong@sevenseas.com.sg

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