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EMAIL LETTER

By Ika Susanti
FORMAT OF EMAIL LETTER
1) Subject line describing why you're writing
e.g. application for Marketing Associate - Jane Smith
Informational Interview Request
Thank You - Marketing Associate Interview
2) Greeting
Dear Mr./Ms. LastName
Dear Hiring Manager
3) Short message (2-3 paragraphs at most)
 A few short paragraphs:
 Introduction (who you are) (first paragraph)
 The reason you're writing (second and optional third paragraph)
 Thanks for the consideration
4) Closing
Sincerely, Best regards, regards, respectfully
Sincerely yours, with respect.
5) Signature with your contact information
Sample Email Signature
FirstName LastName
Email Address
Phone
e.g. Brianna Clumber
brianna.clumber@email.com
555-123-4567
linkedin.com/in/briannaclumber
TIPS FOR WRITING BUSINESS EMAIL LETTER
 Use a professional email address

FirstnameLastname@email.com
Lastname@email.com
 Keep it professional

 Keep it short

 Write a compelling subject line

 End professionally

Sincerely,

Tanisha Johnson
Sales Manager, ABC Industries
tjohnson@abcindustries.com
555-123-1234
 Edit, edit, and edit
DON’T IN EMAIL LETTER
 Emoticons
 Typos and grammatical errors

 Extraneous information

 Fancy fonts or formatting

 Colored fonts

 Images (unless you are attaching a related document


with images)
 Quotations in your signature

 Slang or abbreviations

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