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SCL Worksheet 7

This is an individual activity for you to carry out. The activities should be completed and
submitted on PutraBlast by the due date.

A. Identify the sentences below as reader-centred or not.

No. Sentences Reader-Centred (/)

1. Thank you for taking your time to read my application and /

also for the opportunity that you are giving me.
2. Since you are reading this, I want to thank you for the x
opportunity to introduce myself and see how well I fit the
position.

3. I thrive in a fast paced, results driven environment. x

4. You can be assured that I can cope well in your /

company’s fast paced and result-driven environment.
5. I appreciate the time you will take to review my resume, x
and hope you find, as I do, that I have excellent skills and
background.

B. Revise the sentences below by using reader centred writing and persuasive
language.

1. I have considerable experience working within environments where customer service is

important.

I believe that your company would appreciate a candidate who has considerable
experience working in environments where customer service is important.

2. I understand how important customer service is to the continued success of any

business and I am personally very committed to delivering outstanding service.

Without doubt customer service is very important to the continued success of any
business, and you can expect me to be committed in delivering outstanding customer

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service.

3. I feel that the combination of my engineering expertise and people skills could be
valuable within the corporate environment as I understand both the technical
challenges of the energy sector and the business impact of these skills.

Certainly, you would benefit from an employee who possesses both engineering
expertise and people skills to tackle the technical challenges and the business side of
this job

4. Throughout my life I have demonstrated strong leadership abilities and a willingness to

get involved and make things happen.

You can be certain that you are getting a leader who is willing and persistent to get
involved and ensure everything goes well.

5. I am committed and tenacious, not only in the sporting arena where I have regularly
represented both my university first team and my country at tennis, but also in my
academic work where I have consistently performed in the top quarter of my course.

You can be certain that you will get an excellent employee who is not only outstanding
in the sporting arena but also has always performed well in the academic work

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