How to apply in English
An example of an
Application, CV, List of Practical Training and List of Subjects (pdf)
Dates
Germany:
US:
Great Britain:
27. Juni 2000 or 27.06.2000
June 27, 2000 or 06/27/2000
27th of June 2000 or 27.06.2000
Die Anrede
Dear Madam, Dear Sir
Dear Madams, Dear Sirs
Dear Sir or Madam…
If you know the name of the person you are writing to:
Dear Ms. Greenwood (ms. is the neutral form)
Dear Mr. Johanson
Die Verabschiedung
If you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to then end with:
Yours faithfully
If you know the name then use: Yours sincerely
Avoid German letters like ö, ä, ß, ü
ß=ss
ö=oe
ä=ae
ü=ue
The difference between an English CV and a German “Lebenslauf”
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The 'equal opportunity' policy:
Photo, civil status, religion and parents profession is usual not included in the CV because the
employer wants to have an 'objective opinion' about one person.
Testimonials are also not added, two or three reference-persons are listed instead. Remember to tell
the person that you are using her/him as a reference.
The last events are listed first in the english version (reverse-chronological)
Links:
http://www.englishweb.de
http://www.askoxford.com/betterwriting/successfulcv/?view=uk
http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Work/CV.htm#ExampleCV
Dictionary German-English: http://www.leo.org/
Oscar Mueller
Marienstrasse 1
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Mr. Peter Lemons
Department of Human Resources
Price&Partners
37 Abbey Road
New York W13XP
July 23, 1999
Application for a Traineeship
Dear Mr. Lemons,
I really appreciate IAESTE giving me the opportunity for a practical training in your company.
I started studying mechanical engineering at…..
I am a …
I want to go abroad….
I am really looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Oscar Mueller
Enclosures
Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Born:
Study Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Education
2002-present
Susanne Muster
June 14. 1980
Friedrichstrasse 23C
70568 Stuttgart
Germany
+49 172 333333
muster@acc.de
Home Adress:
Phone:
Musterstrasse 31
10949 Berlin
Germany
+49 8494 85023
Master of Technology studying Mechanical Engineering
Dept. of Machine Design, University of Stuttgart
2003-2004
Exchange year at Berkeley, University of California
1999-2001
Intermediate Diploma, Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering,
University of Stuttgart
Certificate of General University Qualification, Grammar School
A-Levels: Mathematics, Physics
1990-1999
Work Experience
2002
3 month Internship
2000
Military Service
1998-2000
Part time job as Shop
Assistant
Courses
1996
2000
2002
4 weeks English Language
Course
2 Week Welding Course
Certificate in C++
Dept. of Material Science, TU Berlin
P&M Supermarkets, Berlin
STS Language Travel, Bournemouth, England
Military
T Systems, Stuttgart
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, UNIX, AutoCAD, C++ and Java.
Languages
Germany
English
French
Native speaker
Fluent, written and spoken
Intermediate
Extracurricular Activities
Member of IAESTE LC Stuttgart
Coaching a junior basketball team
Personal Interests
Travelling, Skiing and Photographing
References
Available upon request
List of Previous Practical Training
04/01/96-04/26/96
4 weeks Internship
Grosskraftwerk Franken AG, Musterstadt, Germany
Welding (MIG and MAG) and Assembly work in
a Power Station
03/04/96- 03/29/964
4 weeks Internship
Diehl Metall, Stuttgart, Germany
Working with foundry, stamping and dropforging in a Metal Firm
05/08/95-06/09/95
06/19/95-06/23/95
Hoechst CeramTec, Augsburg, Germany
6 weeks Internship
Milling, filing and turning for four weeks. Then
one week of autogenous welding and one week
of electric welding.
List of Subjects
University of Stuttgart
5th semester
University of Erlangen
4th semester
3rd semester
2nd semester
1st semester
Control Engineering
Ergonomics
Metrology
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Technical Mechanics IV
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Science of Manufacturing
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Mathematics II
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Chemistry
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