PURPOSEFUL

WRITING FOR
PROFESSIONS
BASIC PARTS OF A
 PROFESSIONAL
CORRESPONDENCE
1. LETTERHEAD OR HEADING
2. DATELINE

3. INSIDE ADDRESS
4. SALUTATION
5. BODY OF THE LETTER
6. COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE
7. SIGNATURE BLOCK
8. REFERENCE INITIALS

OPTIONAL PARTS
 OF A BUSINESS
LETTER
1. ATTENTION LINE
2. SUBJECT LINE

3. ENCLOSURE NOTATION
4. CC NOTATION (CARBON COPY
NOTATION)
5. BCC NOTATION (BLIND CARBON
COPY NOTATION)
6. POSTSCRIPT
7. MAILING NOTATION
LETTER FORMAT
AND
PUNCTUATI
ON STYLE
FORMATSOR
STYLES OF
 BUSINESS LETTER
1. FULL BLOCK STYLE
2. MODIFIED BLOCK STYLE
3. SEMI-BLOCK STYLE
4. SIMPLIFIED NOMA (National
Office Management Association)
PUNCTUATION
STYLES
1. OPEN PUNCTUATION
2. STANDARD PUNCTUATION
3. CLOSED PUNCTUATION
RESUME
A resume provides a summary of
your background including your
education, work, and other
qualifications for a job, admission to
a college or university, or a scholar
grant.
The purpose of a resume is mainly
to interest an employer or a
universty official enough to call you
for an interview.
- TARGETED
TARGETED
Highly focused resume intended for specific job; a capsule of
work experience.
Concise, direct, and easy to read
May focus firmly on one specific job or work.
Content may appear limited.
APPLICATION
FOR
COLLEGE
•

ADMISSION
HOW TO
•

PREPARE FOR
COLLEGE
DECIDE ON THE COLLEGE DEGREE YOU WANT TO TAKE
• MEET WITH YOUR COUNSELOR TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK ON YOUR COURSE SELECTION
• EXPLORE SCHOOL WEBSITES
• STAY ACTIVE IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• TAKE NOTE OF ADMISSION TESTS
• BE READY TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY
•

CHOOSING YOUR
COURSE
YOUR INTEREST
• APTITUDE
• FINANCES
• TIME
• VALUES
• WILLINGNESS TO LEARN
• GOALS
• COMMITMENT
•

FINDING THE
RIGHT SCHOOL
RANK WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU
• CHECK THE SCHOOL’S PROFILE
• GET SOME GUIDANCE
• VSIT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE
• TAKE A TOUR
• EXPLORE COLLEGE COST
•

APPLICATION
FOR
EMPLOYMENT
 Probably, the letter of application is the first business
letter that you will write after graduation. Man and women
who have chosen a career are eager to get a job after
graduation.
In fact, the letter of application may be the most
important letter that you will have to write in your lifetime.
 APPLICATION
Your success in getting a highly rewarding job, or being

A letter ofLETTER
misemployed may depend much on such letter.
application is essentially a sales letter –
a personal sales letter. You sell your skills, services and
personality to your prospective employer. Your letter
should reveal your worth with sufficient assurance. It
must be carefully and thoughtfully written to create the
most favorable impression. It should induce the
employer to interview you.
KINDS OF APPLICATION LETTER

1. SOLICITED – if one writes an application letter to

answer an advertisement.
2. UNSOLICITED –if one writes an application letter
because somebody told him that an employer is
looking for someone to fill a position.
(see examples on pages 196-197)

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