求職信的引言包括姓名、就讀學校、專業名稱、何時畢業等基本情況。引言的主要作用是盡量引起對方的興趣看完材料，并自然進入主體部分，開頭要引人注目，說明應聘緣由和目的。
英文求職信開頭常用語
The sales Manager position advertised in the Chicago Tribune on October 12 intrigues me. I believe you will find me well-qualified.
Your October 30 advertisement in The Jackson Review calls for an Administrative Assistant with a background rich in a variety of administrative skills ,such as mine.
My desire to locate a responsible position in plant management has prompted me to forward the attached for your consideration.
I am writing to inquire opportunities for computer programmers in your organization.
Are you currently seeking a security specialist to maintain or upgrade the security of your organization?If so, I would like to apply for the position.
My interest in joining Any Corporation as a licensed electrician had prompted me to forward my resume for your review.
Having majored in mathematics at Rice University, where I also worked as a Research Assistant, I am confident that I would make a successful addition to your Economics Research Department.
At the suggestion of Walter Durrane, I am enclosing my resume for your consideration pertaining to consulting or related assignments with Any Corporation.
I am forwarding my resume in regards to the opening we discussed in your Marketing Department.
I want a job. Not any job with any company,but a particular job with your company. Here are my reasons:Your organization is more than just a company. It is an institution in the minds of the Chinese public.
Attention of Human Resource Manager:Like many other young men, I am looking for a position. I want to get started. At the bottom,perhaps,but started.
Dear Dr. Anderson,
Mr.Li Quanzhi who has just returned to China from your university informed that you are considering the possibility of offering a Chinese language course to your students in the next academic year and may have an opening for a teacher of the Chinese language. I am very much interested in such a position.
I have been teaching Chinese literature and composition at college level since 1980. In the past three years, I have worked in summer programs, teaching the Chinese language and culture to students from English-speaking courtries. As a result， I got to know well the common problems of these students and how to adapt teaching to achieve the best results.
With years of intensive English training, I have no difficulty conducting classes in English and feel queit comfortable working with American students.
I will be available after February 1998.Please fell free to contact me if you wish more information. Thank you very much for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,