文档介绍：Job Application Letters
Resume vs. Application Letter
Resume Application Letter
- is adapted to a position - is adapted to a particular organization
- summarizes all qualifications - shows how your qualifications can help the organization and that you have some knowledge of the organization.
- uses short, parallel - uses complete sentences phrases and sentence fragments in well-written paragraphs
Solicited vs. Prospecting
Letters
Solicited job application letter
- when you know that the company is hiring
Prospecting job application letter
- when you want a job with a company that has not announced openings
Solicited
Job
Application
Letter
1636 Highland Street
Columbus, OH 43201
March 7, 2000
Sanford I. Weill, President and CEO
Primerica
116 E. 8th Street
New York, NY 21101
Dear Mr. Weill:
I am interested in the position of Regional Manager announced in the February 16 issue of the New York Times. I will receive a . in Family Financial Management in June and already have a year’s experience as a financial sales representative in Primerica’s Dublin office.
Note:
This paragraph establishes the job the student is applying for, how he found out about it, what his major credentials are.
The overview of credentials tells the reader that education and experience will be discussed, in that order.
Earning a . in Family Financial Management has given me the opportunity to take courses not only in investments but also in how families manage their resources and the financial stages that . families typically go through. In one class, I had the opportunity to create a computer program to calculate how much a family needed to save to put two children through college, depending on the age of the children and the anticipated expense of college. Writing the program gave me a “hands-on” feel for the need for investments over and above simply looking up figures on a chart.
Note:
This paragraph is about e