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Please check my cover letter!

littlebunny124 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:32:02 GMT

Hi, can anyone please check my cover letter for grammar??? Any suggestion or comments??? Thank you very much....

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To Whom It May Concern:

I was excited to read about the Office Specialist/Reservations job opening at Craigslist website, as my skills and qualifications match your requirement for this position. It would be wonderful to work for your company, and I am eager to implement my experience and contribute to your organization.

As my enclosed resume indicates, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. While attending school full time and working part time on and off campus, I have demonstrated a solid work ethic and developed excellent time-management skills.

My experience working at my previous jobs convey that I am capable of working independently with minimal supervision as well as in a fast-paced environment. My previous employers will attest that I am dependable, hard-working, optimistic, dedicated employee who is willing to learn and gain experience necessary to be successful.

With these skills, I am confident I am a perfect match for this position. I will appreciate the opportunity to meet and further discuss my qualifications with you and this position. I look forward to hearing from you to arrange an interview. If you wish, I will have my letters of references send to you. I can be reach at *** or by email at ***.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

P.S. One more question. If I am writing about my work experience, should I write it in past tense or present tense??? Thanks again!!!

Re: Past tense or...?

Mister Micawber — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:05:52 GMT

Nothing. The English is bad. I presume you mean 'What are you up to?', which means 'what are you doing?'

Grammer correction -- Resume

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:22:54 GMT

Hi all, please help me to correct grammer within my resume. I believe the current work should be in the present tense and my past work should be past tense.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pearson Scott Foresman, Inc. â Glenview, IL, 03/07 â 08/07

Web Developer â Educational Technology Department

- A Web Developer in ensuring that all creative requirements Pearson Scott Foresman electronic books are met via CD-Rom.-

- Manage all levels of electronic book web projects under consideration for the Design team.

- Responsible for page layout, graphic design, audio, creation and production of graphic web designs for the Educational Technology team.

- Apply all browsers test and debug on a daily basis within Internet Explorer and FireFox for PC and MAC on all electronic books from Grade Kindergarten and Grade 1 â Grade 5.

- Report all web browser issues to Lead Programmer.

- Work closely with Software Engineers to ensure the development of landing pages are met for the projects.

- Oversees the creation of conceptual and final designs for higher level graphic contents.

- Ensure the creation and develops advanced Flash contents, tutorials and multimedia projects are met with Project Manager.

- Keep current with competition and new design elements aim at enhancing the user experience.

- Understanding the color concepts for best Usability Interface and the look and feel of each product.

- Establish web site navigation for best result of User Interface.

- Ensure that the timely completion of assignments according to production deadlines, and tracks status during all phases of the project.

- Manage handling and resolution of daily web site user issues escalate by Pearson Scott Foresman Customer.

- Research via books and net for new web technology methods for better web contents and resolutions.

- Manage all electronic books insuring that all files for each book will fit within the CD-Rom.

- Ensure all graphical images are optimize for saving storage spaces and faster page loading time within all browsers.

- Gather intelligence pertaining to competitor products and strategies.

- After understanding the business flow, able to assess the problems and bring resolution and methodology to the situation.

- Self motivated, fast learner and creative individual.

- Proven ability in working individually or in a team, working under pressure, problem solving and procurement.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Able to do multi-task and work independently as well as team player.

- Excellent ability written and verbal communication skills.

Network Vista, Inc. â Haslett, MI, 10/01 â 01/07

Manager â Internet Technology (IT) Department

- A Webmaster in ensured all creative requirements NetworkVista web site are met.

- Managed all levels of web projects under consideration for the Design team.

- Responsible for leading the development, design, creation and production of graphic WEB designs for the e-Commerce marketing team.

- Managed the Design team in designing, developing, creating, and producing graphic web designs for Internet Marketing projects (page layouts, logos, banners, graphic arts, letter heads, business cards, and brochures).

- Lead and oversaw the work of the Senior Designer, Designer and Junior Designer.

- Ensured the development of landing pages, email and promotional element templates.

- Oversaw the creation of conceptual and final designs for higher level marketing initiatives, including print materials.

- Ensured the creation and develops advanced Flash promotional elements, tutorials and multimedia projects.

- Lead the design direction for all customized or unique NetworkVista.com and Marketing campaigns.

- Kept current with competition and new design elements aimed at enhancing the user experience.

- Ensured that the timely completion of assignments according to production deadlines, and tracks status during all phases of the project.

- Managed handling and resolution of daily web site user issues escalated by NetworkVista Customer Center (NCC).

- Researched and developed target customer and lists for sales marketing.

- Created an improved method of managing bi-annual graphic/web projects; this increased our business â and subsequent sales revenues within this area by 25%.

- Gathered intelligence pertaining to competitor products and strategies.

- After understanding the business flow, able to assess the problems and bring resolution and methodology to the situation.

- Self motivated, fast learner and creative individual.

- Proven ability in working individually or in a team, working under pressure, problem solving and procurement.

- Established web site navigation for best result of User Interface.

- Making sure that the Web Server hardware and Software is running properly.

- Able to install new software tools for web/graphic design processes.

- Conducted training, review progress, developed and implement specific processes for successful transition of new employees in effectively performing their responsibilities.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Able to do multi-task and work independently as well as team player.

- Excellent ability written and verbal communication skills.

Thanks!

Re: Resume Letter Cover

Clive — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:24:25 GMT

Hi,

The format still does not seem quite right, but I'll try to comment. I'm commenting based on the format that people use here where I live.

Put your name /address / phone / email at the top, as a heading.

Then put these sections, in this order:

OBJECTIVE (what position you are looking for, very briefly)

SKILLS

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

REFERENCES (Just say 'available on request')

Why don't you make the changes I've suggested, if you want to, and then repost this.

The format you gave me to work with is an awkward one.

Can you just type in, directly, what you want me to look at?

Best wishes, Clive
_____________________________________________

EDUCATION

2005 Curtin University of Technology Bachelor of Science (Safety and Health)

1998 Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Higher Certificate in Building Studies Education (IVE)

1987 Construction Industry Training Construction Safety Officer Certificate Authority (CITA)

PROFESSIONAL QULAIIFICATION

2006 Labour Department where? Registered Safety Officer

1998 Labour Department Registered Safety Officer

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

2005 Institute of Occupational Safety IOSH Member No. 100121

and Health Where? Which country?

Available: Immediate Just say this in cover letter

Skill: Familiar with computer software: Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Word 'Familiar' is a weak word. 'Good knowledge of ...' ?

WORKING EXPERIENCES

Period Job description

CLP Engineering Limited Where, what city/country? Safety Engineer

June 2002~ Present Put a sentence for overall duties, and the rest in brief point form, starting with a 'bullet' dot. You don't need all these reference numbers, the reader wil not care

Too long, too many numbers, use point form >>> With 4 years experience performing Registered Safety Officer of CLPE, including, a full time Safety Officer for Highways Department Project MOM Contract No. 01/HY/2002 since Jun 2003, the projects had been handled including KCRC-Siemens-DB1500 Project, Airport Authority Airport Lighting Maintenance No. M120, CLP-Castle Peak Power Plant Building Renovation Project, MTRCL 595A etc., the main duties included coordinating safety meeting and activities, performing site safety check, reporting site safety performance of subcontractors and investigating any accident happened.

Duties

Perform Registered Safety Officer duties according to the Factories and Industrial Undertaking (Safety Officers & Safety Supervisors) Regulations to advise and provide technical support to project teams on occupational safety & health compliance issues.

Manage companyâs Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) Management systems are well maintained in accordance with the CLPE polices.

Manage regular risk assessment, surveys, site inspections & internal audits and to address required follow up actions to responsible units.

Perform incident & accident investigation and address feasible recommendations.

Comply site SH&E performance statistic and submit monthly RSOâs report to CLPE.

Co-ordinate SH&E promotional activities and SH&E training with CLPE

Perform driving duties and other relevant duties related to SH&E management.

Geotechnics & Concrete Engineering (HK) Limited Safety Officer,

December 2001 ~ June 2002

Reporting to the Safety Manager as a full time safety officer for Civil Engineering and Development Department Contract no. GE/2001/13

Duties

Managing GCE (HK) Ltd. Safety management system

Attending client safety meeting

Perform joint safety check

Report site safety performance monthly

Investigate any accident happened

Organize safety training

Kentâs Construction & Engineering Company Safety Officer,

September 1997 ~December 2001 Put the dates on same line as Compnay name, and in front of the name

With 4 years overseeing the site safety for Highways Department -Public Lighting Construction & Maintenance Contract. For past jobs, put your verbs in past tense, ie performed

Duties

Perform Registered Safety Officer (RSO) duties according to the Factories and Industrial Undertaking (Safety Officers & Safety Supervisors) Regulations to advise project management team on legal compliance related to safety issues;

Manage companyâs Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) Management systems are well maintained in accordance with the CLPE policies;

Manage regular risk assessment, surveys, site inspections and system audits and address required follow up actions to responsible project;

Performance incident & accident investigation and address feasible recommendations;

Comply site SH&E performance statistic and submitting monthly RSOâs report to CLPE;

Co-ordinate SH&E promotional activities and SH&E training with CLPE;

Perform safety advisor role in the Company Safety Committee Meeting;

Perform driving duties and other relevant duties related to SH&E management.

And also, attending CLPE safety meeting, joint site safety check with CLPE, reporting the site safety performance monthly and investigating any accident happened to CLPE

Re: Microsoft word keeps telling me it's a fragment!

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2006 18:11:05 GMT

Thank you both. I was thinking the same thing, however ther resume is full of fragments and none of them are recognized as fragments except this one, so it kind of threw me off.

and grammar geek, the part where you said "to organize," the only thing is that I wouldn't be able to rephrase it like that because resume's should be in past tense. "to organize" doesn't imply past tense (to me at least, although i'm no pro like you guys).

Re: Articles

MrPedantic — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 06:57:51 GMT

Hello Hela, I found it!

Very good answers. Often different from the original, but mostly fine. I think this was probably the hardest you've done so far. The 'field glass' was especially difficult!

I haven't put a comment in [...] where your answer is correct â only where there's a difference.

Bye for now,
MrP

âI am afraid, Watson, that I shall [but will is fine] have to go,â said Holmes, as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning.

âGo! Where to?â

âTo Dartmoor; to King's Pyland.â

I was not surprised. Indeed, my only [yes, only, not great!] wonder was that he had not already been mixed up in this extraordinary case, which was the one topic of conversation through the length and breadth [width makes sense; but 'length and breadth' is the set phrase] of England. For a whole day my companion had rambled about the room with his chin upon [fine!] his chest and his brows knitted, charging and recharging his pipe with the strongest black tobacco, and absolutely deaf to any [ALL is fine] of my questions or remarks. Fresh editions of every paper had been [no WHICH - sorry, did I do an extra blank?] sent up by our news agent, only to be [I think your HAD BEEN comes from the extra WHICH] glanced over and tossed down into [IN is ok] a corner. Yet, silent as he was, I knew perfectly well what it was over which he was brooding. There was but one problem before the public which could challenge his powers of analysis, and that was the singular disappearance of the favorite for the Wessex Cup, and the tragic murder of its trainer. When, therefore, [FINALLY/AT LAST is fine] he suddenly announced his intention of setting out for the scene of the drama it was only [JUST is fine] what I had both expected and hoped for.

âI should [SHALL would be fine] be most happy to go down with you if I should [SHALL is fine if previous = SHALL] not be in the way,â said I.

âMy dear Watson, you would confer a great favor upon me by coming. And I think that your time will [WOULD is fine] not be misspent, for there are points about the case which promise to make it an absolutely unique one. We have, I think, just time to catch our train at Paddington, and I will [SHALL is fine] go further into the matter upon our journey. You would oblige me by bringing with you your very excellent field-glass [Sorry, that was a difficult one! COMMON SENSE isn't bad at all! in a humorous way].â

And so it happened that an hour or so later I found myself in the corner of a first-class carriage flying along [not AWAY] en route for Exeter, while Sherlock Holmes, with his sharp, eager face framed in his ear-flapped travelling-cap, dipped rapidly into the bundle of fresh papers which he had procured at Paddington. We had left Reading far behind us before he thrust the last one of them under the seat, and offered me his cigar-case.

âWe are going well,â said he, looking out the window and glancing at his watch. âOur rate at present is fifty-three and a half miles an hour.â

âI have [HAD would have been fine if SH had said HAD in the next sentence] not observed the quarter-mile posts,â said I.

âNor have I. But the telegraph posts upon this line are sixty yards apart [not DISTANCE], and the calculation is a simple one. I presume that you have looked into this matter [CASE is fine] of the murder of John Straker and the disappearance of Silver Blaze?â

âI have seen what the Telegraph and the Chronicle have [HAD is ok] to say.â

âIt is one of those cases where the art of the reasoner should be [MUST BE is fine] used rather for the sifting of details than for the acquiring of fresh evidence. The tragedy has been so uncommon, so complete and of such personal importance to so many people, that we are suffering from a plethora of surmise, conjecture, and hypothesis. The difficulty is to detach the framework of factâof absolute undeniable factâfrom the embellishments of theorists and reporters. Then, having established ourselves upon this sound basis, it is our duty to see what inferences may [SHOULD is fine] be drawn and what are the special points upon which the whole mystery turns. On Tuesday evening I received telegrams from both Colonel Ross, the owner of the horse, and from Inspector Gregory, who is looking after [INTO Is fine] the case, inviting my cooperation.

âTuesday evening!â I exclaimed. âAnd this is Thursday morning. Why didn't you go down yesterday?â

âBecause I made a blunder, my dear Watsonâwhich is, I am afraid, a more common occurrence than any one would think who only [not EVER] knew me through your memoirs. The fact is that I could [CAN is ok, though 'made a blunder' suggests a past tense is to follow] not believe is possible that the most remarkable horse in England could [not HAD, because of following REMAIN] long remain concealed, especially in so sparsely inhabited a place as the north of Dartmoor. From hour to hour yesterday I expected to hear that he had been found, and that his abductor was the murderer of John Straker. When, however, another morning had come, and I found that beyond the arrest of young Fitzroy Simpson nothing had been done, I felt that it was time for me to take action. Yet in some ways I feel that yesterday has not been wasted.â

âYou have formed a theory, then?â

âAt least I have got a grip of the essential facts of the case. I shall enumerate them to you, for nothing [not IT] clears up a case so much as stating it to another person, and I can hardly expect your co-operation if I do not show you the position from which we start.â

I lay back against the cushions, puffing at my cigar, while Holmes, leaning forward, with his long, thin forefinger checking off the points upon the palm of his left hand, gave me a sketch of the events which had led to our journey...

Re: Resume

Mister Micawber — Thu, 19 May 2005 10:47:28 GMT

Present perfect vs simple past has nothing to do with duration, but with time. If an action or event is definitely completed in the past (that is, it is clearly finished and there is no need to explain to the reader that it is finished), then use simple past tense: your job is finished and your duties there are finished-- therefore, use simple past: 'I worked' and 'my duties included'.

Whether the event happened in 1955 or 1995 or 1905, the winning is long ago completed: use simple past tense: 'my project won'.

That is all there is to it. The uses of present perfect ('has done') and past perfect ('had one') are beyond the range of resume discussion here. Have a look at VERB TENSES

Re: Conditionals

just the truth — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 05:31:32 GMT

MP: This would change the meaning. The 'was' here is indicative. It can't be replaced with 'were'. In speech, we would show this with a stress: 'if something besides the cruise main was used...'

JT: I have allowed for the potentiality you've raised, Mr P. It doesn't matter what name it has, the grammar of English clearly allows to also carry a real but doubtful meaning and a completely counterfactual meaning. Here is an example of each:

1) If my pen was used, somebody's in trouble.

2) If I was you, I'd go to Spain. [= in meaning] If I were you, I'd go to Spain.

1A) If my pen was used, it'd be the first time for it.

And here, in 1A), we see the counterfactual situation, where the stress, you mentioned, wouldn't normally occur.

So is also used, despite its name, has been used in fact, for about 300 years, to express counterfactual situations and to set up conditionals of doubt. Again to reiterate, this is precisely what does.

What's, , Mr P, indicative or subjunctive?

You seem to be denying the potential existence of my scenario, even as you have stated in other postings that a word can satisfy more than one task in language. You have completely ignored the 3 examples I provided that show a similar usage. There are thousands more that could easily be retrieved.

If these were not possible they wouldn't exist. They do exist, ergo, they are possible.

Now let's assume that the info in question IS from a manual. The manual wants to set up the scenario where an alternative something, something that is not the norm, changes a further thing. They do this to put the user in this frame of mind, in this conditional situation.

A. If something besides the cruise main was used to cancel cruising speed,

B. If something besides the cruise main has been used to cancel cruising speed,

C. 'If something besides the cruise main were to be used to cancel cruising speed,

All of these are possible because the intent of the manual writers is to set up that same conditional situation. They don't envision that it has already happened, they don't envision that it will happen a lot, they only mention it because it is a manual and if it were/was to happen, then they want to know that all the bases have been covered.

Take away the from A, B and C and substitute "In the event that". All still work. In some situations, the meanings of and are identical [save for considerations of register/formality].

If I was to come to your house = If I were to come to your house

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

MP: Here's the text again:

'If something besides the cruise main was used to cancel cruising speed and the system is still activated, the most recent set speed will automatically resume when the control lever is moved up to the RES/ACC position, then released.'

(I would say that 'has been' could replace 'was' in this example, though.)

The direct condition of [the set speed will automatically resume] is [when the control lever is moved up], not the use of [something beside the cruise main].

That's why the 'was' in this example is a past tense. It's the 'past' of a hypothetical 'now'. The hypothetical 'now' is the time at which 'the system is still activated'. This follows the using of 'something besides the cruise main' to cancel cruising speed.

My previous post explains it; but perhaps my XYZs were too unpersuasively dry.

JT: No, Mr P, you just forgot to include all the potential meanings for .

Re: Conditionals

MrPedantic — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:37:43 GMT

'If something besides the cruise main WERE TO BE used to cancel cruising speed and the system is still activated, ...'

This would change the meaning. The 'was' here is indicative. It can't be replaced with 'were'. In speech, we would show this with a stress: 'if something besides the cruise main was used...'

Here's the text again:

'If something besides the cruise main was used to cancel cruising speed and the system is still activated, the most recent set speed will automatically resume when the control lever is moved up to the RES/ACC position, then released.'

(I would say that 'has been' could replace 'was' in this example, though.)

The direct condition of [the set speed will automatically resume] is [when the control lever is moved up], not the use of [something beside the cruise main].

That's why the 'was' in this example is a past tense. It's the 'past' of a hypothetical 'now'. The hypothetical 'now' is the time at which 'the system is still activated'. This follows the using of 'something besides the cruise main' to cancel cruising speed.

My previous post explains it; but perhaps my XYZs were too unpersuasively dry.

MrP

Re: Conditionals

MrPedantic — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 03:34:17 GMT

Hello Jack

If something besides the cruise main was used to cancel cruising speed and the system is still activated, the most recent set speed will automatically resume when the control lever is moved up to the RES/ACC position, then released.

This sentence can be reduced to:

'If X was used (which means ABC is still the case), Z will happen when Y is moved up/released.'

This is a slightly complicated structure. Ignoring ABC, which is an aside, you could rewrite it as:

'If X, if Y, then Z.'

The conditional part is: 'if Y, then Z'. (X precedes but does not cause Y.)

You ask 'why was'. The writer of the manual is positioning the reader at a hypothetical 'now':

1. X is used (= before)
2. ABC is the case (= now)
3. Y is moved up (= just after ABC)
4. Z happens (= just after Y)

In relation to #2 ('now'), #1 is 'before'. Therefore the writer uses the past tense: 'was used'. The event 'X was used' is 'past' in relation to other events within the hypothesis.

You ask what it would mean with 'is' instead of 'was'. Let's see:

'If X is used, Z will happen when Y is moved up.'

This time, the writer positions the reader at the point at which X is used. The sequence is still XYZ. However, if we re-insert ABC ('and the system is still activated'), the combination of 'is' and 'still' changes the meaning to:

'If X is used and ABC is still the case, Z will happen when Y is moved up.'

Which is the equivalent of:

'If X and ABC, if Y, then Z.'

I hope that helps.

MrP