English - Job Application Letter

WHAT IS IT ???

A job application letter is a business document, part of the important correspondence between applicant and organization, company, or institution that publish a vacancy. To writing a job application, this usually means preparing two items, a letter of application and your resume.  If you are applying for a government job, you may need to provide responses to some selection criteria. Employers use recruitment processes to select who they should interview for a job by assessing skills, qualities, experience and qualifications.

WHAT TO INCLUDE

• Focus on what the employer wants to know, not what you want from them.
• Try to convince them that you can do the job, that you’ll do a great job, you’ll fit in and be an asset to their organization.
• Make sure you include your contact details.
• Keep your letter no longer than one page.
• The greeting starts, “Dear [Name]”. For the example: “Dear Mr. Jones,” not “Dear Larry.”
• The salutation must be formal, such as “Yours faithfully,” or “Yours sincerely.”
• Type your full name in upper case below your legal signature.

STRUCTURE

• Explain the purpose of your letter in the opening paragraph. Mention the position you are applying for and where you heard about it or where it was advertised.
• In the next paragraph, show you can do the job and do it well. You should summarise your qualifications, skills, abilities and experience. State what makes you perfect for the job advertised.
• Next, state that you are keen to work for the company and why. Try to give some information about what type of person you are. Mention your personal qualities which you think they are looking for.
• Before finishing, thank them for taking the time to review your application. Also mention any attachments including your resume and any work examples.

FINAL CHECK

Check your application before sending it. Ensure that you have read the job advertisement and any other information. You should also complete the following check:

• Don’t send too much. Employers are very busy and will not want information they haven’t asked for.
• Make sure it is easy to read. There should be spaces between paragraphs. Use a suitable font size and appropriate margins.

EXAMPLE OF JOB APPLICATION LETTER

Patrick Star

13 Residence Street

New York, 15123

patrickisadestroyer@yahoo.com

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Mr. Robert Edelson

General Manager

Philips International

25 Wall Street

New York, 15155

Application for advertised position: Accounting Staff

Dear Mr. Robert,

I am applying for the position of Accounting Staff which was advertised in the New York Post dated 28^th December 2012.

I have over one year experience as an Accounting with PT. Mozilla Firefox Finance and have experience of administration staff at Bank of Indonesia. I am 25 years old university graduate, recently graduated my first degree in accounting at Harvard University. You can find more information about my education, and previous work experiences in the resume which i have attached to this e-mail. I should also mention that i had accounting course at London Accounting Education Center.

My computer skills are very good, and I have an excellent record as a reliable, productive employee.  As to my personal traits, i can work carefully and i have an incredible ability to counting. I also have a high consentration when i do my job. I believe i am quite suitable for this position.

Please let me know if you need additional information, or have any questions regarding my application. I will be more than willing to provide all the information you need consider me for this position. You may reach me at this number: 0856-1680-756.

Sincerely yours,

  Patrick Star

Enclosure:

CV with job descriptions, Contact and personal information, Certificates, 2 Photos.