Job Applications and Personal Letters
Job Application for Mobile Software Developer
I am writing to express my interest in the Mobile Software Developer position. I recently completed my Computer Engineering degree at the University of Science and Technology of Spain and I am eager to begin my career at Microsoft.
My background includes:
- Primary education at Carmen Conde School.
- ESO and Bachillerato at Galileo Galilei.
- Computer Engineering degree from the University of Science and Technology of Spain.
- Master’s degree in Software Development
English Exercises: Future, Present, and Listening
I. Complete the Sentences with: Simple Future or Future Continuous
- Tom and his group are not coming to the meeting. So perhaps we will be… (we – be)
- I am not going to listen to you if you keep on yelling at me. Please, control yourself. (I – not – listen)
- We don’t think the government will raise taxes next year. (the government – raise)
- Look at those workers and machinery, they are going to build a new bridge! (they – build)
- Why do you have that sign “ON SALE” in your car? Are you going to sell it?
Insights on Business, Entrepreneurship, and Workplace Dynamics
Sales and Customer Relations
Karl: (You have to be very polite, give time to people, and never give up.)
Adam: (First of all, make planning. It’s a whole sequence, the day-to-day. Because to be persuasive, you have to know what you sell, the needs of the customers.)
Rob: (Being able to know how to communicate with clients, understand them, and know their needs, make them aware that you offer the best solution.)
Duncan: (The first thing is to build the relationship with clients, be someone trustworthy,
Read MorePersonal Correspondence: Catching Up with Friends
Catching Up with Friends: Personal Emails
Email 1: Molly to Jake
Hi Jake,
Thanks for your email—it was great to hear from you. How’s life in Vancouver? Hope you’re still enjoying it. I apologize for not writing sooner, but I’ve been extremely busy at school for the last few weeks.
Do you remember in your email you asked about the surprise party I was organizing for my sister’s birthday? Well, it was a hit! I told my sister that we were going to meet up at her flat, but all of her friends from university
Essential Vocabulary for Work and Life | Unit 3
Unit 3 Vocabulary: Work and Daily Life
Make a living – Earn enough money to buy the things you need / Guanyar-se la vida
Get paid peanuts (INFORMAL) – Pay a very small sum of money, nearly nothing / Guanyar una misèria
Get sacked (INFORMAL) – Get fired / you lose your job / you are dismissed / Fer fora de la feina
Suburbs – A district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community. / Barri residencial
Home-made – Made at home and not bought from a shop / Casolà
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Read MoreEnglish Verb Tenses: A Comprehensive Look
Present Perfect
(Actions completed in the past that have importance in the present)
- I, You, We, They – have “talked, learned…”
- He, She, It – has “talked, learned…”
Affirmative Sentence
(Subject + Auxiliary Verb “have” + Past Participle…)
- I have talked to Peter. (I have spoken with Peter.)
- She has gone to work. (She has gone to her job.)
Negative Sentence
(Subject + Auxiliary Verb “have” + not + Past Participle…)
- We haven’t been to London. (We have not gone to London.)
- They haven’