求職信分為推薦信和自薦信兩種，它是書面表達的重要體裁之一，也是高考書面表達的熱點內容。寫求職信可按下列七個步驟進行。
第一步：介紹消息來源
介紹消息來源實際上是求職信的開篇交待句，它可使求職信顯得自然、順暢;而不介紹消息來源，會使收信人感到意外、突然，文章也缺乏過渡、照應，本文消息來源可作如下介紹：
dear manager,
i learned from the newspaper that your company wanted to hire an english translator。
第二步：表明求職心愿
介紹完消息來源后，應向收信人表明自己的求職心愿，即寫信的目的，本文求職心愿可作如下介紹：
i'm interested in this job very much. i'd like to get this job。
第三步：介紹個人簡歷
某單位需要新人，求職人也有求職心愿，但這并不意味著這項工作非你莫屬。如果你沒有干好這項工作的經歷、實力，也是難以適應的。因此，介紹個人簡歷是必不可少的。本文個人簡歷可介紹如下：
now i'd like to introduce myself to you. my name is li ping. i'm 30 years old. i'm 180 cm tall. i'm healthy. i like swimming, singing and dancing in my spare time. i graduated from beijing university in 1994.then,i went to work in nantong middle school.in 1996，i began to work in suzhou middle school and i have worked there until now。
第四步：擺出求職優勢
僅有一定的工作經歷而沒有自身的優勢和特長，也很難求得稱心如意的工作。因此，求職時應表明自己除了具有一定的工作經歷之外，還具有一定的優勢和特長，這樣才能穩操勝券。本文可通過如下方法擺出自己的優勢：
i work hard and i can get along well with others. i'm good at english and especially my spoken english is very good. i've translated many chinese books into english. i can understand japanese and i can talk to foreigners in japanese freely。
第五步：提出獲職打算
豐富的工作經驗，一定的優勢和特長，只能代表過去和現在的情況，如果獲職后自以為心愿已了，從此高枕無憂，馬虎從事，那也是得不到用人單位認可的。顯然表明獲職后努力工作的決心是感動用人單位的領導從而順利謀得此項工作的重要一環。本文獲職打算可作如下介紹：
if you agree with me, i'll work hard and try to be a good translator。
第六步：請求答復聯系
如果單位領導同意了你的求職要求，你必然要請他和你聯系，以便你及時做好準備，到用人單位應聘或報到。為準確起見，請求答復聯系時你還應當提供你的通訊地址、郵政編碼、電話號碼、電子信箱等。本文答復聯系的內容可作如下介紹：
if you agree with me, please write a letter to me or phone me. i live at no.1 renmin road,suzhou city. my telephone number is 3654371.
第七步：表明感激之情
無論你的請求是否能夠得到滿意的答復，你給用人單位寫信就是給對方添了麻煩，因此你應向對方表明感激之情。本文可這樣來表明感激之情：
thank you very much。
上述七步內容聯成一個整體，再加上下面的信尾，就成為一封完整的求職信。
yours truly
liping
例一：應屆畢業生求職信
to whom it may concern,
the human resources agency informs me that there will soon be an opening in your hospital for an intern surgeon, and i present my qualifications to you for consideration.
i am 24 years old, a senior undergraduate of beijing university majoring in plastic surgery. i will graduate with my bachelor degree in medicine this coming july.
my first field work was in nanfang hospital, guangzhou, where i spent six months and got a good basic training. after that, i moved on to maria hospital in hong kong where i continued my practice for another six months.
i have always admired your hospital and should welcome the opportunity of becoming associated with it. both my school teacher and fieldwork supervisors will tell you that i am thoroughly competent and dependable. they will send you their respective letter of recommendation in separate covers.
enclosed, please find my school records and resume. i also enclose a card addressed to myself. please fill in the day and hour if you prefer me to come for an interview.
thank you for your favorable onsideration.
sincerely yours,
li mingfeng
例二：在職者求職信
dear sir,
i am writing to apply for the post of attending physician in community psychiatry as advertised in the british medical university. my professional knowledge and experience of community psychiatry will, i think, be of value to the post i am applying for.
enclosed please find my curriculum vitae and copies of two testimonials as requested.
please call me at 010-64438867 after 7:30 p.m. thank you for your time and consideration.
sincerely yours,
wang xiaoguang (dr.)
2 特征總結
從上面兩封信可看出，求職信主要包括下列部分：
1) 開篇：表明寫信人所申請的職位以及從何處得知此職位空缺;