Write a concise application email for an office position.

The idea

Put the position and your name in the subject, address the hiring manager, and introduce yourself with 申します. State where you saw the vacancy and the position you applied for; give one relevant experience. 添付いたしました reports an attachment, and ご確認いただけますと幸いです politely asks for it to be checked.

Examples

  • 件名けんめい:事務職じむしょくへの応募おうぼ(山田やまだ 花子はなこ)Subject: Application for the office position (Hanako Yamada)
  • 採用さいよう担当者たんとうしゃ様さま、はじめまして。Dear hiring manager, I am pleased to meet you.
  • 山田やまだ花子はなこと申もうします。どうぞよろしくお願ねがいいたします。My name is Hanako Yamada. Thank you for your consideration.
  • 求人きゅうじんを拝見はいけんし、事務職じむしょくに応募おうぼいたしました。I saw your job listing and applied for the office position.
  • 前職ぜんしょくでは、3年間さんねんかん、事務じむを担当たんとうしました。In my previous job, I handled administrative work for three years.
  • 履歴書りれきしょを添付てんぷいたしましたので、ご確認かくにんいただけますと幸さいわいです。I have attached my résumé and would be grateful if you could review it.
  • お忙いそがしいところ恐おそれ入いりますが、よろしくお願ねがいいたします。I apologize for taking your time and thank you for your consideration.

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Watch out

申します is humble language for your own name; いらっしゃいます honors another person and cannot replace it. Attach the résumé only if the employer requests or accepts it, and verify the file before sending.

Try it yourself

  1. 「山田やまだと_。」(申もうします/いらっしゃいます)

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    申します

    申します is the humble form used to introduce your own name.

  2. 「事務職じむしょくに_いたしました。」(応募おうぼ/採用さいよう)

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    応募

    応募 means applying; 採用 means hiring, which is the employer’s action.

  3. 「履歴書りれきしょを_いたしました。」(添付てんぷ/到着とうちゃく)

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    添付

    添付 means attaching a file; 到着 means arrival and does not describe attaching a résumé.

Use it today

Write a short application for a real or imagined position. Include a subject, recipient, name, position, relevant experience and polite closing; mention an attachment only if included.