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Have you ever felt the desire to move and experience another beautiful part of the country? This could be the perfect career change for you.
The National Trust in England is looking for someone to work as a ranger(护林员) on the Fame Islands, one of Britain's oldest nature reserves located just off the North umber land coast.
For $22,668 a year, the successful applicant will be required to look after the local wildlife, including the 200 seal pups which are born on the islands each year and 37,000 pairs of puffins.
The ranger will get the chance to work in some of the nation's most attractive places and spaces—impressive sunrises a one-minute ride and one of England's largest seal colonies on his doorstep. But like every job, it doesn't come without a downside. Apart from avoiding the dive-bombing Arctic terns (燕鸥), there is no running water on the island and there will be severe storms to fight with during the spring.
Along with a love of nature and the outdoors, the National Trust is looking for "an excellent team player" who has experience in conservation work. This job isn't the normal 9 to 5, so being good at PowerPoint isn't a must. With 50,000 annual visitors every year, you really need to be able to get on with people and show them how they can participate to help nature.
Could you see yourself in this role? Applications for the job close on June 7. Want to apply? Click here.
My first job was working for a women's clothes manufacturer at the age of 15. It made me realise what I didn't want to do for my future employment.
The only advantage of this job was receiving a wage at the end of the week and sometimes getting clothes for free if they were to my taste. I carried on doing this for only a year, as my studies at school were getting more serious and I wanted to study more to get the right grades.
After I had finished college, my first real job was working for a play publisher in central London. I remember writing a letter of application for the post of administration for Samuel French Limited. I had put so much effort into writing it, not realising that this would be my first step in the process of finding out what I really wanted to do for my future employment. I didn't think I would get the job, but as it turned out, I got a telephone call quickly and started a week later. I remember being excited that I would be working for a publisher in London. Although I had thought I would prefer to work for a book publisher, a play publisher was just as enjoyable.
Looking back now, not all first jobs turn out to be enjoyable. Some of my friends worked in supermarkets while they were at college just to earn a bit of money. I remember thinking how much happier I felt working in a clothes factory than in a supermarket.
Years later, I can see how good it is to experience work at an early age, as it gives people the opportunity to decide what kind of career will be most suitable for them one day. The boring task of a job will make a person want to pursue an education to get into the right type of employment, which was what I had realised in the end.
The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state 1 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 2. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 3 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in mind that the things a possible employer is most 4 to want to know about are your application, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 5 the first few sentences fail to win the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be 6 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not 7 your own needs or desires. For example, instead of beginning with "I saw your 8 in today's newspaper", you might say "I have made a careful study of your advertising during the past six months" or "I have made a survey in my neighbourhood to find out how many housewives 9 your product and why they like it."
Try to avoid generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 10. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask "What can I provide in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no 11 has." The answer is that everything you have ever done is 12.
It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter.13 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 14 is to enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 15 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
