求職信，是無業、待業或停薪留職者寫給用人單位的信。求職信一般是伴隨履歷投遞給招聘人員，其內容是向招聘人員簡單的自我介紹，以及說明為何自己適合該職位。招聘人員通常是借由求職信過濾出對該職位有興趣且具能力的應征者。它是一種私人對公并有求于公的信函。求職信的格式有一定的要求，內容要求簡練、明確，切忌模糊、籠統、面面俱到。下面是一篇秘書專業生英文求職信，僅供參考。
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is zhang san and I will graduate from Xi’an University in the year of 2010. My major is secretary in English department.
It’s my great pleasure to have this opportunity to improve our mutual understanding. During the three –year college study，I tried my best to learn all kinds of knowledge，and weigh the hard work of my teachers and myself; I have mastered English listening，speaking，writing and reading skills.
Moreover， I have a good command of Business English and the basic theory， public relationship of secretary. Meanwhile, in order to enlarge my knowledge, I always read some newspapers and magazines about business and trade， and I used to do some representative of business in my spare time. At the same time, I learnt computer skills during my summer vacation，and now I’m familiar with Office 2000. It is my three –year college life that makes me form my life attitude. Also my three-year college life that makes me rich in knowledge，and it’s also my three-year college life that makes me form my life attitude. Honesty, Trust, Diligence is principle of how to be a man.
As a college graduate，I believe “where there is a will, there is a way”, and I will try my best to do a good job in my business. So I sincerely hope that I can make a position in your company so that I can serve for the company in the future.
Yours faithfully,
拓展閱讀：英文求職信中能力介紹
這部分非常重要，因為這體現你究竟能為公司做什么，直接關系到求職的成功率。但是也要注意一定要用最少的文字表達最多的意思。參考例句：
1.I am able to take dictation in English and translate it rapidly into Chinese。我會英文的口授筆記，同時能立即將其翻譯成中文。
2.I have received an English education， and have a slight knowledge of Spanish.I took a Spanish course in college。本人接受英文教育，同時略通西班牙文。大學時，我修了西班牙文。
3.I have been at the City Commercial College，where I have acquired a knowledge of English，mathematics and elementary business practice。本人曾在城市商專學英文、數學以及初級商業實務。
4.I have just left school，but have a good knowledge of English。本人雖剛離開校門，但英文很好。
5.At school I won a scholarship and the first prize in a speech contest。求學中，我曾獲獎學金及演講比賽一等獎。