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Application Letter for Employment Powerpoint

The document provides a comprehensive guide on writing an effective job application or cover letter, detailing its purpose, structure, and essential components. It emphasizes the importance of clarity, professionalism, and personalization in the letter, while offering tips for improvement and formatting guidelines. Additionally, it highlights the need to engage the reader and showcase relevant qualifications without overstating one's abilities.

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Application Letter for Employment Powerpoint

The document provides a comprehensive guide on writing an effective job application or cover letter, detailing its purpose, structure, and essential components. It emphasizes the importance of clarity, professionalism, and personalization in the letter, while offering tips for improvement and formatting guidelines. Additionally, it highlights the need to engage the reader and showcase relevant qualifications without overstating one's abilities.

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Application Letter for

Employment
by:
Mr. Alan Charles A. Sumatra
1. Is the letter clear, focused, and
professionally prepared?
2. If you find the letter insufficient, list its
weak points and state how they can be
improved.
3. Pretend you are the hiring manager
who is going through a pile of application
letters and resumes. After reading the
letter, would you be interested to read the
attached resume? Why?
What is a job application letter
or cover letter?
• It is a type of personal business correspondence
which states your intention to work in a particular
organization.
• It should be enclosed every time you send your
resumé.
• It may be a response to a job advertisement, an
unsolicited inquiry to a prospective employer or as
a part of your direct mail strategy, or a letter to a
recruitment agency.
Parts of a Cover Letter
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Introduction
1. Introduce yourself and state your purpose
in writing to the receiver.
2. Indicate the source of information in
learning about the job vacancy.
3. Add an interesting statement about
yourself that will cause the reader to
continue reading your credentials.
4. Show your enthusiasm to work in the
company.
Sample Introduction
Body
1. Present your work experience, academic
qualifications, trainings, and some personal
qualities with specific evidence.
2. Explain the benefits to the employers if
they hire you.
3. In the last paragraph of the body, refer the
reader to a specific part of the resumé that
suggests your strongest credentials for
the position.
Sample Body
Conclusion
1. Indicate your interest for an interview at a
time most convenient to the employer.
2. Indicate how the interviewer can contact
you.
3. Express an expectation of a positive
response from the employer.
4. Thank the employer.
Sample Conclusion
Tips in Preparing a Cover
Letter
1. Never begin with bland and generic
phrases such as “Enclosed is my
resumé for . .”
a. Begin with a question that stimulates
the reader’s interest.
b. Lead in with a name of someone you
both know.
c. Start out with a quote that applies to
the type of business of the employer.
d. Explained how you learned about the
job opening you are applying for.
Tips in Preparing a Cover
Letter
2. A cover letter must not simply repeat
the content of your resumé.
Emphasize concrete examples.
3. Address the letter to a specific
person.
4. Be specific with the position you are
applying for.
5. Avoid superfluous information. Do
not include too much specific
information.
6. Focus on what you can do for the
Tips in Preparing a Cover
Letter
7. Avoid mentioning opinions about
yourself.
8. Highlight two or three of your most
significant accomplishments or abilities.
9. Use the active voice to indicate a
dynamic tone, as well as powerful verbs
that denote action.
10. Be sure to have correct grammar,
spelling, vocabulary and usage.
11. Be direct to the point to keep the
attention of your reader.
Tips in Preparing a Cover
Letter
12. Be factual. Never misrepresent yourself
by overstating your experience and
skills. In short, do not exaggerate.
13. Do not beg for the job. Do not write
sentences such as “Please call today! I’ll
be waiting by the phone. I am
desperately eager to start.”
14. As you write, imagine that you are
writing a script for your interview.
15. Match your letter to the job description
and job requirements.
Format and Mechanics
1. Use letter-sized bond paper; limit the
letter to one to two pages.
2. Always sign the letter.
3. Use a letterhead which includes your full
name, address, phone number, and
email address.
4. Use a business letter format.
Format and Mechanics
5. Use 1- to 1.5-inch margin on all sides.
6. Do not cram the text at the upper half or
lower half of the page. Be sure to have
appropriate page fill.
7. Use white or off-white paper.
8. Use a font size of at least 10 points and
maximum of 12.

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