If we look upon the resume as the framework of a successful job application, the application letter serves to make the package complete. An application letter should highlight your main selling points. In your application letter you must present the case that your particular skills and background are most suited to the job. Therefore it is necessary to undertake some background research into the job in order to effectively target your application letter.The employer is interested in how you can benefit them, and therefore by targeting your application letter to the organization you are effectively matching your skills andwhen reading your application, the employer is most interested in ____.A. what time you can start workingB. what your selling points areC. how they can benefit from employing youD. whether you are skilled at doing research

题目分析

我们需要根据提供的短文内容，找出雇主在阅读求职申请时最感兴趣的是什么。

定位关键信息

首先，我们需要在短文中找到与“雇主感兴趣（employer is interested in）”相关的句子。

阅读短文第二段，第一句话明确指出：
> "The employer is interested in how you can benefit them, and therefore by targeting your application letter to the organization you are effectively matching your skills and..."

这句话的意思是：“雇主感兴趣的是你能如何使他们受益（how you can benefit them）……”

选项分析

接下来，我们逐一分析四个选项，看哪个最符合原文的表述。

• A. what time you can start working（你什么时候可以开始工作）
  短文中并没有提到雇主关心你何时能开始工作，因此排除。

• B. what your selling points are（你的卖点是什么）
  短文第一段提到求职信应该突出你的主要卖点（highlight your main selling points），但这主要是给求职者的建议。而第二段明确指出雇主真正关心的是你能给他们带来什么好处，而不是单纯想知道你的卖点。因此，这不是雇主“最感兴趣”的核心。

• C. how they can benefit from employing you（他们雇佣你能获得什么好处）
  这个选项与原文中的 "how you can benefit them"（你能如何使他们受益）意思完全一致。雇主最关心的正是雇佣你能为他们带来什么利益。

• D. whether you are skilled at doing research（你是否擅长做研究）
  短文提到需要对职位进行背景调查（undertake some background research），但这指的是求职者需要做的工作，而不是雇主关心求职者是否擅长研究。因此排除。

结论

通过对比，选项 C 完美对应了原文中雇主最感兴趣的内容。

正确答案：C. how they can benefit from employing you