How to write an e-mail to offer a teaching job to English speaker in English?

China
October 29, 2010 6:41am CST
I am working in a language training institute. Recently, the school board members decided to recruit a native speaker to teach English. My manager is in charge of this recruitment but he wants me to send e-mails to foreign teachers on line. I am just a green hand of doing stuff like this and I don't want to mess my first time up. So, is there anybody who can tell me how to arrange this e-mail? Thanks a lot.
1 response
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
29 Oct 10
I think that your basic template should be something like this: Dear [name] (Always address people by name, when you can). We are currently interested in recruiting a native English speaker to our language training programme based in (approximate location - you don't want people to apply who are too far away or not interested in moving). Your name has come to our attention from [source of information - website or other recruitment means] and we were impressed by the details of your career and achievements ... (give some brief reasons why your company might be interested in this candidate - e.g. they match specifications of the job). We think that this position would interest you greatly and we would be very pleased to send you a Job Description and an application form. Your earliest reply would be greatly appreciated. (You need to put the ball in their court to avoid being accused of 'spam' or sounding 'pushy'!) Here are some brief details of our company: (3 to 5 sentences describing the company, the work you do, age range of students, successes ... not too much - just enough to catch the attention of potential teachers. End with a website (if you have one) "For further information.") We look forward to hearing from you soon, Yours sincerely, (since you have started by addressing the person by name) [Your name or your manager's name] [email address] [phone number - in International format - if appropriate] [Street address]