Job Application Letter

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job application letter also known as

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cover letter

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• it is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information about your skills and experience to an employer.
• intended to provide detailed information on why you are qualified candidate for the job.

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Job Application Letter

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Parts of job application letter:

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• letterhead
• dateline
• inside address
• salutation
• introduction
• body
• conclusion
• complimentary close
• signature
• signature block

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• it is the heading at the top of a sheet of letter (stationary).
• usually consists of a name and an address, a logo or corporate design, and contact information.

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Letterhead

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it has to be the same date that you’ll walk in to apply or the same date as when you’ll email your application documents to your prospective employer.

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Dateline

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• receivers address
• includes the name of the person you are writing to, followed by the person’s home address or by the person’s business title, department, company name and company address

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inside adress

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greeting at the beginning of a cover letter

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salutation

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• introduce yourself and state your purpose
• indicate your source of information in learning the job vacancy
• add an interesting statement about yourself
• show your enthusiam to work in the company

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introduction

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• present your work experience, academic qualifications, trainings, and some personal qualities with specific evidence.
• organize your paragraphs accordingly.
• explain the benefits to the employers if they hire you.
• in the last part of the resume that suggests your strongest credentials for the positions.

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body

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• indicate your interest for an interview at time most convenient to the employer
• indicate how the interviewer can contact you
• express an expectation of a positive response from the employer

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conclusion

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• conventionally appears before the sender’s signature or name at the end of a letter.
• avoid overly familiar phrases like, “ yours”, “cheers” or “take care”.

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complimentary close

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if you’re emailing a cover letter with a signature, you don’t need to sign the letter by hand when signing. instead, you can use the electronic signature.

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signature

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it is the text sorrounding a signature, that gives that signature context and provides additional information. signature blocks often contain the name of the party, the names and titles of the people (either entities or human beings).

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signature block

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formats of a job application letter:

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• full-block
• modified block
• semi-block

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• this is one of the format of a job application letter where all elements of the letter is aligned to the left margin of the page.
• it has a neat and simple appearance. paragraphs are separated by a double line space.

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Full-block

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• differs from block style, the letterhead, complimentary close, signature and signature block begins at the center point of the page line. the beginning of each paragraph is indented five spaces, along with the subject line

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modified block

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• it is similar to block but has a more informal appearance.
• all elements are left-aligned, except for the beginning of each paragraph, which is indented five spaces. paragraphs are separated by a double line space.

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semi-block