week 2 letters of application (1)

7/23/2019 Week 2 Letters of Application (1)

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Letters of

Application

Job Correspondence


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Samples

Beer & McMurrey:pp. 216 and 218 (cover letter); pp. 238 and

240p. 219; p. 241

p. 221; p. 243

p. 224; p. 245


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Letter of Application

Letter of Application !ntroduce" you and

your re"u#e to potent!al e#ployer" or

or$an!%at!on" you "ee to 'o!n. This letter does moretan !ntroduce your

resume.

t !" te *!r"t docu#ent an e#ployer "ee"+ "o!t !" o*ten te first impression you ,!ll #ae.


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-ae advanta$e o* t!" !#portant *!r"t

!#pre""!on and prepare te reader *or your

appl!cat!on+ "tat!n$

why you are writing

why you are a good match for the job and theorganization

and when you will contact him or her.


5/25


-e letter's!#portance al"o !nclude" !t"

a!l!ty to

explainyour e/per!ence" !n a "toryl!e *or#at tat ,or",!t te !n*or#at!on prov!ded !n your re"u#e

allowyou to $o !ndept aout !#portante/per!ence""!ll" and relate te# to 'o reu!re#ent"

showte e#ployer tat you are !nd!v!dual!%!n$ (ta!lor!n$)t!" 'o appl!cat!on

proidea "a#ple o* your ,r!tten co##un!cat!on "!ll"


6/25


n order to !#pre"" pro"pect!ve e#ployer"

,en ,r!t!n$ a letter of application+ you

#u"t *!r"t no, ,at tey are loo!n$ *or !ncand!date".

earn!n$ moreaout te co#pany !t"el*can elp you.


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ere are "o#e "u$$e"t!on":

readte 'o advert!"e#ent care*ully

researchte corporate ,e"!te

read and try to understandte co#pany" #!""!on "tate#ent

call!n"!der" (people tat ,or ,!t te co#pany)


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!rganizing "our Coer Letter

cover letter a" foure""ent!al part":

heading

introduction

argument

closing


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#eading

-e headingprov!de"

your contact information

the date you are writing

and the address of the company to which

you are applying$


10/25

#eading

7or your contact information+ you ,!ll

,ant to !nclude te *ollo,!n$:

your name

the address where you can be reached

phone number

e%mail address


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#eading

-en+ you ,!ll "!p a l!ne and ,r!te te *ull

date (month, day, year).

7ollo, t!" y "!pp!n$ a "pace and ,r!t!n$te contact !n*or#at!on *or te per"on to

,o# you are ,r!t!n$:

name of the specific persontitle of that person &if aailable

address of the company


12/25

Addressing "our Letter of

Application

enever po""!le+ you "ould addre"" your letterto a specific indiidual+ te per"on !n car$e o*!nterv!e,!n$ and !r!n$ (te !r!n$ autor!ty).

ar$er co#pan!e" o*ten ave "tandard procedure"

*or deal!n$ ,!t "ol!c!ted and un"ol!c!ted re"u#e"and cover letter".

end!n$ your e#ploy#ent docu#ent" to a specificperson!ncrea"e" te cance" tat you ,!ll e"er!ou"ly rev!e,ed y te co#pany.


13/25

Addressing "our Letter

* you cannot *!nd out te na#e o* te

!r!n$ autor!ty+ you #ay addre"" your

letter to !r!n$ pro*e""!onal"

e.$.+ ear !r!n$ ro*e""!onal":


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(ntroduction

The introduction"ould !nclude a

salutation+ "uc a" ear Mr.


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(ntroduction

"our introductioncan e or$an!%ed !n #any

,ay". o,ever+ it is important to include)

who you are and why you are writing$ >ou can al"o "tate how you learned about

the position and why you are interested in

it$(-!" #!$t e te r!$t opportun!ty to r!e*ly

relate your educationandor experienceto

te reu!re#ent" o* te po"!t!on.)


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(ntroduction

Mo"t !#portant !" to r!e*ly overv!e, why your alues and goals

align with the organization's and how you will help them$

>ou "ould al"o touc on o, you match the positionre*uirements.

By rev!e,!n$ o, you al!$n ,!t te or$an!%at!on and o, your

"!ll" #atc ,at tey=re loo!n$ *or+ you can *oreca"t tecontent" o* your cover letter e*ore you #ove !nto your ar$u#ent.


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Argument

"our argument!" an !#portant part o* yourcover letter+ ecau"e !t allo," you to per"uadeyour reader ,y you are a good fit*or teco#pany and te 'o.

?are*ully coo"e ,at to !nclude !n your

ar$u#ent.


18/25

Argument

>ou ,ant your argumentto e a" po,er*ul

a" po""!le+ ut !t "ouldn=t cloud your #a!n

po!nt" y !nclud!n$ excessie or irreleantdetails about your past$

n add!t!on+ use your resume(and re*er to !t)a" te "ource o* data you ,!ll u"e and

e/pand on !n your letter of application.


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Argument

Show your reader tat you po""e"" te

#o"t !#portant "!ll" "e "ee" (

+emonstratetat you=re a $ood #atc *orte or$an!%at!on=" #!""!on$oal" and 'o

reu!re#ent".

Coninceyour reader tat te co#pany,!ll ene*!t *ro# !r!n$ you.


20/25

Argument

(ncludea "tron$ rea"on ,y your e#ployer

"ould !re you

,xplaino, te co#pany ,!ll ene*!t *ro# terelat!on"!p.

-aintainan upeatper"onale tone.

Aoid explaining your entire resumeut useyour resumea" a "ource o* data to "upport

your ar$u#ent


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Closing

"our closingrestatesyour #a!n po!nt"

and reeals,at you plan to do a*ter yourreader" ave rece!ved your re"u#e and

cover letter.


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Closing

.estate,y your "!ll" #atc te po"!t!on

reu!re#ent"

.emind your reader" o, your e/per!ence ,!llelp te or$an!%at!on.

(nformyour reader" ,en you ,!ll contact te#.

(ncludeyour pone nu#er and e#a!l addre"".

Than/your reader" *or te!r con"!derat!on.


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Sample Closing

el!eve #y cour"e,or and ,or e/per!ence !n

electr!cal en$!neer!n$ ,!ll elp your /// d!v!"!on atta!n

!t" $oal"+ and loo *or,ard to #eet!n$ ,!t you tod!"cu"" te 'o po"!t!on *urter. ,!ll contact you

e*ore @une 5t to d!"cu"" #y appl!cat!on. * you ,!"

to contact #e+ #ay e reaced at A6555564A3+ or

y e#a!l at ',!ll!"3e#a!ll!n.co#.

-an you *or your t!#e and con"!derat!on.


24/25

0efore "ou Send "our Letter

l,ay" proofreadyour coer lettercare*ully.

*ter you=ve *!n!"ed+ put it aside*or a couple o*

day" !* t!#e allo,"+ and ten reread it. More tan l!ely+ you ,!ll d!"cover "entence" tat

could e !#proved+ or grammatical errorstat

could oter,!"e prove to e uncaracter!"t!c o*

your ,r!t!n$ a!l!t!e".


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0efore "ou Send "our Letter

7urter#ore+

gieyour letter of application to *r!end" and

collea$ue"

as/ te# *or ,ay" to !#prove !t listento te!r "u$$e"t!on"+ and

reiseyour docu#ent a" you "ee *!t.

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