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For the last two years I have been working for Blackwell Bookshops as a sales assistant. The time I spent there improved my ability to deal with customers in a polite and friendly way as well as honing my negotiation skills.

But don't you think that, if I use the present perfect continous in the first sentence, I should use the same tense in all the paragraph? If I am right, then your version doesn't work, since I have to be unemployed (I forgot to mention that this is school work, and so I have to follow the instructions I'm given). Anyway, I've been thinking about how to change this paragraph and I've come up with this:

I am currently unemployed. Up until two weeks ago, however, I was working for Blackwell Bookshops as a sales assistant. The time I spent there (nearly two years) improved my ability to deal with customers in a polite and friendly way as well as my negotiation skills (why do I need to use another verb, here, by the way?). I had to quit that job because it took me too long to get there (or 'because it was too far from my home' - does that sound better?). My boss, Mr Thomson, gave me a very good referenfce when I left.

I am writing to apply for the post of sales assistant, advertised in The Times on 26th January 2007.

I think I know why you changed the name of the newspaper, but if you realise, the newspaper in which I found the advertisement was called 'Times Paper' .

Working for your company appeals very much to me, mostly because it is a leading company in the field and provides good promotion opportunities,not to talk about the great work conditions you offer. as well as having excellent working conditions.

Does what I wrote sound too informal? If so, could you please give me some more alternative sentences?

You can give the name[s] of referees at the end of your cv. Or mention that you have references to show if required.

I know, but I want to show in the letter that I was not fired from the job.


Thank you a whole lot for replying!!