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LETTER 5-115: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY—LANGUAGE SKILLS (COMPOSITE LETTER)
With minor changes, this letter has been fashioned from relevant paragraphs appearing in
several other letters. It is now an ideal fit for an Executive Secretary applying to a firm that
deals with an international clientele.

Name, Title
Company Name RE: Your (date) ad
Company Address in the (publication)
City, State ZIP for a (position)
Dear Mr./Ms. (Name): This first
To meet the extensive qualifications listed in your advertisement, a candidate must paragraph is
be a true professional with in-depth experience at a major corporation who is taken from
looking for an exciting new challenge. As I am.
Letter 5-26.
You’ll find my resume enclosed with this letter. Allow me to present the
highlights here:
Superior dictaphone skills, steno at 100 words per minute, typing at 95 words This entire
per minute with word processing such as... section is
...Microsoft Word for Windows, for PC, and MAC; WordPerfect; and Lotus taken from
1-2-3, all of which I have mastered (along with a basic knowledge of Excel, Letter 5-25.
Publisher, and PowerPoint) through...
...__ years at _______________ and __ years at a law firm, specializing in
medical malpractice, which accounts for my...
...professionalism in dealing with the public, attorneys, physicians, emotional
clients, and the media...
...as well as my experience making travel arrangements for overworked
lawyers who wish to escape all this!
This
Furthermore, I am fluent in French, with fair skill in German, having been raised paragraph is
in a multicultural family. These language abilities will help you in dealing with
international customers and prospects, as will my familiarity with foreign customs taken from
and protocol. Letter 5-23.

I would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you the numerous benefits my
background could provide to (Company Name) . Let’s get together to explore The close is
the possibilities. I will contact you to schedule an appointment. from Letter
Sincerely, 5-59.

Name
Telephone

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