Writing an

Application
letter for
Employment
 Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson,
1. You will learn what an
employment application letter
is, its parts and its importance.
2. You will also be able to write
sample employment application
letter.
 Employment Application Letter
also referred to as the "job
application letter" or "cover
letter",
Is a one-page letter attached
to the resume when applying
for jobs or employment.
Employment Application Letter
The purpose of writing the
employment application letter
is to highlight the applicant’s
experiences and personal
qualities for him to be
considered for an interview
schedule, as well as with the
available job position.
 Application Letter Format

A. Full block format

B. Modified block format
C. Semi-block format
 Application Letter Format
A. Full block
format
 This is the most
common
layout used in
writing cover
letter. In this
format, all parts
are justified to
the left.
 Application Letter Format
B. Modified block format
 Applicant’s address,
complementary close, signature
and sender’s identification is
shifted to the right side.
 Note that the first sentence in the
body or in each paragraph is not
indented.
 Application Letter Format
B. Modified
block format
 Application Letter Format
B. Semi-block format
It is almost the same as the
modified block format;
however, the difference is
that the first sentence in
each paragraph is
indented.
 Application Letter Format
B. Semi-
block format
 Parts of Employment
Application Letter
1. Heading, date and inside address
 Written on the first two lines of the heading is
the address of the applicant. This includes
the street number, city, state and zip code.
 The format in writing the date is month-day-
year.
 The inside address includes the name of the
name of the employer or the human
resource manager, his job title, name of the
company and address.
 Parts of Employment
Application Letter
2. Greeting or Salutation
 The greeting or salutation addresses the
person concerned with the hiring process.
 It should start with the word "Dear"
followed by the last name of the receiver.
End the salutation with a colon (:). If the
name has not been obtained, address it
as “Ma’am/Sir.”
 Parts of Employment
Application Letter
3. Body
 Itincludes information on the job the
applicant is applying for, where the job
posting was seen, and the skills and
experiences the applicant possesses.
 The body of the letter contains
information not seen in the applicant’s
resume.
 Parts of Employment
Application Letter
4. Complimentary close
 Writing the complimentary close shows
that the letter has already ended.

 Note that the complementary close ends

with comma (,).
 Parts of Employment
Application Letter
5. Signature and sender’s
identification
 Thisis considered as the last part of the
letter. Write your name on the first then
sign directly above the first line.
WRITING ACTIVITY
Draft your own letter
of application for
employment
following full block
format.