base salary
cash bonus
abbreviation: using abbreviations when you send text messages save time
abrupt: the tone used in your email needs to be businesslike but not too abrupt
ad: ad is a shorten and informal form of the word advertisement
advertised: i would like to apply for the post of sales representative advertised on your website
aim: aim for short simple sentences in your emails
answerphone: leave a message on sb's answerphone
application: thank you for your application for the post of sales representative
attached document: please find my cv as an attached document.
badly: badly-written emails are difficult to read and understand
ban: ban the use of internal email
bin: overfamiliar messages from people who i don't know well go straight into the bin
businesslike: your emails should sound businesslike and efficient
business: the object of modern business communication is to be fast and efficient.
button: it is easy to write an email, you type it onto your computer screen, hit a button and off it goes
confidential: emails are not as confidential and secure as most people think, so be careful what you write
contact: email is an efficient and easy way for people to keep in contact
cramped: i don't like messages with no spaces between paragraphs, they look so cramped
disclaimer: a disclaimer is written paragraph at the end of an email stating that a company doesn't take responsibility for things such as viruses etc.
disorganised: a lot of emails seem disorganised and this only adds to the stress of people's job
error: email messages are often full of spelling and typing errors
experience: i am afraid that you don't have the neccsary qualifications and sufficient experience
further to: further to our previous correspondence, please find the attached document with information about my referees
inappropriate: informal tone is inappropriate in a business email
internal: nowdays most companies use email for their internal communication needs
line break: use extra line breaks to seperate text into paragraphs
look forward to: i look forward to hearing from you
offend: have you ever been offended by an email?
promote: in our company we prefer to promote face-to-face communication
punctuation: correct punctuation and spelling is easier to read
re-distribute: re-distribute emails
referee: please supply me with the names and email addresses of two referees who can supply references for you
reference: provide an up-to-date reference for sb.
reflect: reflect badly on, reflect well on
with regard to..: with regard to your request for work
regarding: regarding our previous correspondence
regret: i regret to say that i am unable to consider your application
sales rep: sales rep is an informal way of saying or writing "sales representative"
security measure: a disclaimer at the end of an email is a security measure that companies use to say that they don't take responsibility for something
skill: typing is one of the most useful skills you can have in business
space out: space out the text, you are not wasting paper
step: take the (unusual) step of doing sth.
stock: in stock, we only have one or two of that model in stock, so please let me know ASAP if you are interested
supply: please supply me with the names of two referees
VAT: including VAT or not including VAT