FORMAT: 

Font size and appearance

Full block or modified block

Complimentary close

Name and Signature

Enclosure(s)

                                               

HEADING:

Writer’s address (no name)

Date

Inside Address (company’s)

Reader’s title

Salutation, title (Mr., Ms.), colon            

 

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH:

Refers to job ad

Identifies source of information

Avoids correspondence clichés

Requests consideration for the position

Forecasts focused skills and experience                                    

 

EDUCATION PARAGRAPH:

Contains topic sentence and develops single idea

Takes cue from job ad or position sought

Provides a sharp focus

Discusses the focused aspect of skills and credentials

Includes specific evidence

                                               

EMPLOYMENT PARAGRAPH:

Contains topic sentence and develops single idea

Takes cue from position sought

Provides a sharp focus

Includes specific evidence

Suggests not tells (tone)            

 

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH:

Acknowledges time taken to read letter

Makes reference to resume

Gives a polite but confident request for an interview

Gives phone number and email address

Ends satisfactorily

 

GRAMMAR:

Sentence structures (Complete, well-structured, etc.)                                   

Subject/Verb Agreement (He discusses)                   

Verb tenses (Past, present, future)

Punctuation (Comma, semi-colon, etc.)                                

Pronoun Usage (I, you, we, they…)                          

Spelling

 

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS with specific detail:

Does the letter make a positive impression? Explain.

What do you like best about this letter? Why?

Will this letter get an interview? Explain.

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