Dear Sir or Madam, I saw your advert for the position of secretary and I would like to apply for this post. As you can see from my attached CV, after graduating from college I worked as a receptionist and secretary for two years, which improved my communication skills and taught me how to organise my boss's schedule. Furthermore, I lived in Rome in the summer of 2006. During that period, my Italian got much better and I would say my level right now is advanced. I would also like to draw your attention to my travel agency job, which I have been doing for the last six months. This would definitely help me to arrange oversea business trips well. Please also note that my current manger agrees to write a reference and can be contact on 020785765. (This sentence isn’t asked for and might take you over the word count) I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely Ann