MODULE 2:

WRITING APPLICATION LETTERS

 LETTER OF APPLICATION
A letter of application is like a sales
letter. That you are going to sell to your
prospective employer is yourself, your
education, work experience skills, and
character.

It has two objectives the immediate

object which is the interview and the
ultimate objective which is the position,
 CLASSIFYING APPLICATION
LETTER
• Unsolicited Letters
- Response to Advertisement
• Ssolicited Letters
- Clues on Job Openings
• Blind Ad. Letters
- This are the employers who do
not reveal their identity/ the specific
requirements of the position.
 8 C's of business letter
• Clearness
• Concreteness
• Conciseness
• Cheerfulness
• Consideration
• Correctness
• Courtesy
• Character
APPLICATION LETTER
COMPONENTS
 FIRST PARAGRAPH

- To attract the attention of the

prospective employer.

• 1st sentence - the way the writer

came to know of the job opening.
• 2nd sentence - the exact purpose of
the writer
 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

1. Grammar. 5. Typing.
2. Spelling. 6. Spacing.
3. Paragraphing. 7. Stationery.
4. Punctuation.
 TYPES OF OPENING PARAGRAPHS

1. Summary Opening.
2. Name Opening.
3. Source Opening.
4. News time Opening.
5. Question Opening
6. Personalized Opening.
7. Creative Opening.
 SECOND PARAGRAPH

- To create the employer's interest or

desire in your application.

• 1st Sentence - Educational

Attainment including scholastic
honors received
(1-3 Sentences).
 SECOND PARAGRAPH

• 2nd Sentence - Work Experience,

Training attended (1-3 Sentences)
• 3rd Sentence - Most desirable
characteristics and skills that are
related to the target job
(1-3 Sentences)
 Education and Work Experience
 THIRD PARAGRAPH

- To make the employer believe that

you are the right person the company
has been looking for.

• 1st Sentence - Attachments or

enclosures of proofs of your
qualification.
 THIRD PARAGRAPH

• 2nd Sentence - Evicence of personal

qualities, work attributes, and special
skills that are desirable for job
performance.
• 3rd Sentence - References who can
vouch for your Education,
Experience, and Character
 FOURTH PARAGRAPH

- To urge the employer to act on your

application letter.

• 1st Sentence - Request for an interview

• 2nd Sentence - Exact information about
place, time of the interview, plus your
contact number.
THANKYOU