B. Features of an Application Letter 1. Qualifications {nan application letter, you need to make clear why you're interested IN the position or the organization, to indicate what skills you possess that, matches what the company is looking for or to stipulate why the Person you're Writing to should at least want to meet you. 2, Pleasing Tone When writing application, you need to go beyond simply stating your accomplishments, Through your words, you need to demonstrate that you will be the kind of employee the organization wants, Presentation is also important - your letter should be neat and error-free. 3. Format Application letter typically follows a prescribed format, which is a Conventional businesslike format. The most common is the block format shown in the examples. It includes the writer's address, the Mate, the recipient’s name and address, a salutation, the message, a closing, and a signature. C. Guidelines for Writing an Application Letter 1. Focus Application letter is not personal and should not be chatty. Keep it focused: when you're applying for a position, include only information relevant to the position. Don’t make your audience wade through irrelevant side issues, 2. Stay on topic State the reason for-the letter, Unlike essays, which develop a thesis over several paragraphs, or emails, which announce their topic in a subject line, letters need to explicitly introduce their reason for being written, usually in the first paragraph, When you're applying for something, say so in the first sentence: “I am writing to apply for the FASIN Scholarship for students majoring in accountancy.” 3. Think of your letter as an argument When you're asking for a job, you're making an ARGUMENT. You're making a claim — that you're qualified for a certain position — and you need to support your claim with reasons and evidence, Franchesca Morales, for example, cites his education and his work experiencé — and he offers to supply references who will support his application. Scanned with CamScanner4. Choose an appropriate salutation __ If you know the person’s name and tit Lim.” if you don’t know the person's tith to address him or her by first and last name If, as sometimes happens, you must write @ use “Dear Sir or Madam.” Another option salutation completely in such situations and line, for example: “Subject: Public Relations Whenever possible, though, write to a spe Organization and ask whom to write to. Once you write to your interviewer. le, use it: “Dear Attorney e, one good solution is é: “Dear Jean Chavez.” an unknown reader, might be to omit the instead use a subject Internship Application.” cific person; | call the *ve had an interview, 5. Proofread Few writing situations demand greater perfection than professional letters — especially application letters. Employers receive dozens, sometimes hundreds, of applications, and often can’t look at them all. Typos, grammar errors, and other forms of sloppiness Prejudice readers against applicants: they’re likely to think that if this applicant can’t take the time and care to PROOFREAD, how badly does he or she want this position? To compete, strive for perfection. Scanned with CamScanner