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
 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 PUNCTUATION
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)
PUNCTUATIO
N 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
TARGET
ED
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
APPLICATIO
N LETTER
 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.
Your success in getting a highly rewarding job, or being
misemployed may depend much on such letter.
 A letter of 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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ADVERTISMENT
S