CHAPTER 4

Job Application Letters

 Job Application Letters

A Job Application is a letter that you write to a company when you are applying for a job. Application letter
should make an employer interested enough to read it and will call you for an interview.
 Basic Competence
You will be able to evaluate the job application letters through its structure and features.
 Objectives
After finishing this chapter, you will be able to analyze and make job application letters and practice it.
 Indicators
After finishing this chapter, you will be able to:
1. Analyze the social function of a job application letter text
2. Analyze the generic structure of a job application letter text
3. Analyze the language features of a job application letter text
4. Making a job application letter
5. Practice

1.1 WHAT IS JOB APPLICATION LETTER?

A Job Application is a letter that you write to a company when you are applying for a job. Application letter
should make an employer interested enough to read it and will call you for an interview.

1.1.1 SOCIAL FUNCTION

Job Application Letters describes employer interested enough to read it and will call you for an interview

1.1.2 GENERIC STRUCTURE

The generic structure of a Job Application Letters usually consists of the following elements:
 Return Address : it deals with your personal information
 Date : it deals with the date
 Inside Address : it deals with to specific person, if possible
 Salutation : it deals with name which is aim
 Opening : It deals with something greeting
 Focus : it deals with information of yourself and tell why you are suited for the job
 Action : it deals with plan to do
 Closing : It deals with something thanking
 Complimentary Close : it deals with word (sincerely yours,)
 Signature : it deals with signature
 Typed Name : it deals with typed name
  Enclosure : it deals with enclosure

The following is an example of a Job Application Letters text structure.

Return Address Angga Dwi Prasetyo
Jl. Rajawali No.10
Pedurungan Semarang
Tel: 0895362818777
E-Mail : anggadwip069@gmail.com

Date June 21,2021

Inside Address Maudy Ayunda

Personal Manager
Net.Tv Ltd
Jl. Banyumanik No.101
Pedurungan Semarang

Salution Dear. Mrs. Maudy Ayunda

Opening I read about a job opening for an videografer assistant on

Net.Tv.

Focus I am a recent graduate of Senior high school Nurus Sunnah

Semarang, and I was in the top of my class. I am looking for
challenging work environment like that at Net.Tv.

Action I will call you next Monday to discuss my enclosed resume

Closing I look forward to meeting with you soon

Complimentary Close Sincerely yours,

Signature Angga
Typed Name Angga Dwi Prasetyo
Enclosure Enclosure

1.1.3 LANGUAGE FEATURES

The following list is the common language features of a Job Application Letters text:
 Use of simple present tenses
 Use of has and have
 Use simple and natural language
 Use positive words and phrases
 Be enthusiastic
Study the language features of the following Job Application Lettersf text.

Return Address Angga Dwi Prasetyo

Jl. Rajawali No.10
Pedurungan Semarang
Tel: 0895362818777
E-Mail : anggadwip069@gmail.com

Date June 21,2021

Inside Address Maudy Ayunda

Personal Manager
Net.Tv Ltd
Jl. Banyumanik No.101
Pedurungan Semarang

Salution Dear. Mrs. Maudy Ayunda

Opening I read about a job opening for an videografer assistant on

Net.Tv.

Focus I am a recent graduate of Senior high school Nurus Sunnah

Semarang, and I was in the top of my class. I am looking for
challenging work environment like that at Net.Tv.

Action I will call you next Monday to discuss my enclosed resume

Closing I look forward to meeting with you soon

Complimentary Close Sincerely yours,

Signature Angga
Typed Name Angga Dwi Prasetyo
Enclosure Enclosure
Opening Good Morning everyone

1.2 EXERCISE
1. Please, do task on activity 2 at page 39 ( #Deadline September 27, 12:00 Am 2021)
2. Please, searching about CV
3. Please, make summary about this topic