dear sir，

　　i would like to ask you to consider my qualification for the position in sales that you advertised in last week"s newspaper.

　　i graduated from the college of business in june of1986. since that time i have been taking night courses at polytechnics in sales techniques and mass media advertising.

　　i have worked as a vehicle salesman for the ford co. for the past three years. at present i am their chief salesman and account for over one half of the sales. before my present employment, i worked for the chains department store as a salesclerk in the electrical appliance section. we worked mainly on commission and i was able to earn a substantial amount although i was very young.

　　i would like to make a change now because i feel that i can go no further in my present job, i feel that my ability and my training should enable me to advance into a better and more responsible position, and it appears that this will not be forthcoming at my present position.

　　if you would like to know more about my ability, i can be available for an interview at any time convenient to you.

　　sincerely yours,

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　　敬启者：

　　贵公司上周在xx报刊登广告，招聘推销员一职，我拟应聘，敬请给予考虑。

　　我于一九八六年六月商学系毕业。此后，即在理工学院选读销售技术与大众媒介广告课程。

　　过去三年，在威廉福特公司担任汽车推销员、目前担任该公司销售主任，已有一年半之久。担任此职前，曾在澄士百货公司推销电器，以赚取佣金。虽然我仍年青，但自感有能力赚取实际利润。

　　自感目前工作发展不大，拟改变一下目前工作环境，故自信个人能力和所受训练，似应获得较佳之工作。就我目前工作，将来无多大发展前途。

　　倘若阁下愿意接见本人以了解我的能力，我将随时候教。