APPLICATION

LETTER &
RESUME
What is an
Application Letter?
An application letter is one that
seeks a job position. It is a sales
letter in the sense that it sells your
services to your prospective
employer.
Application Letter/ Cover
Letter

SOLICITED

UNSOLICITE
D
 APPLICATION LETTER

SOLICITED
This means that you are responding to an advertisement for a
vacant position that needs to be filled. The solicited letter should
indicate in the first paragraph the source and the date of the
advertisement, as well as the vacant position applied for.
 APPLICATION LETTER

UNSOLICITED
When the letter is unsolicited, you are only prospecting for a
job. You are only taking chances if your qualifications might fit
the vacancy, should there be one in the company. You need not
cite any source of information regarding the vacant position.
APPLICATION
OUR TEAM LETTER

PARTS
OPENING PARAGRAPH
(Orientation part)

MIDDLE PARAGRAPH
(Information Part)

LAST PARAGRAPH
(Action part)
 APPLICATION LETTER
OUR TEAM
OPENING
PARAGRAPH OPENING PARAGRAPH
(Orientation part)
(Orientation part)
State the position you are applying for and indicate that
the letter is solicited by giving the source and the date
when the newspaper advertisement appeared.MIDDLE PARAGRAPH
(Information Part)

LAST PARAGRAPH
(Action part)
 APPLICATION LETTER
OUR TEAM
MIDDLE PARAGRAPH
(Information Part) OPENING PARAGRAPH
(Orientation part)
Indicate your qualifications in relation to the position you
are applying for and what you can do for the company.
MIDDLE PARAGRAPH
(Information Part)

LAST PARAGRAPH
(Action part)
 APPLICATION LETTER
OUR
LASTTEAM
PARAGRAPH
(Action part) OPENING PARAGRAPH
(Orientation part)
Request an action. Without begging or commanding, ask for an
interview at a time convenient for the employer. Suggest
contact numbers for keeping in touch. MIDDLE PARAGRAPH
(Information Part)

LAST PARAGRAPH
(Action part)
God speed everyone!
What is a Resume?

Resume or sometimes called

as Curriculum Vitae is the
summary of your personal
information as an applicant.
 What is a Resume?
It is the second part of an
application letter

It is a concise picture of what you

have accomplished: education,
work experience, and activities that
will be presented to your
prospective employer (Murphy and
Hidelbrant, 2013).
 RESUME
• The information must be presented with headings in
phrases, instead of full sentences

• A one-page resume with an easy to read format will

make it easy to highlight important information.
RESUME

Positive qualifications must be

emphasized, and job related
strengths must be presented.
RESUME
Make your resume realistic and
not “too-good-to-be-true” type of
bragging.
 CHECKLIS
1 T 5
PERSONAL DATA SKILLS AND
ABILITIES

2 CAREER
OBJECTIVE
6
ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS,
AWARDS, SEMINARS AND

3
TRAININGS ATTENDED, AND
POSITION HELD
EDUCATION

4 WORK
EXPERIENCE
7 REFERENCES
 RESUMEE
1 PERSONAL DATA

3
4
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2 CAREER
OBJECTIVE

3
4
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3 EDUCATION

3
4
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4 WORK
EXPERIENCE

3
4
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SKILLS AND
5 ABILITIES

3
4
 RESUMEE
ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS,
6 SEMINARS AND TRAININGS ATTENDED, AND
POSITION HELD

3
4
 RESUMEE
7 REFERENCES

3
4
 1 How many pages?

2 Margin

3 Suggested Font Style

and Size
MECHANICS
IN STYLING
YOUR RESUME
4 Order
 1 How many pages?

At least one
MECHANICS to two pages
IN STYLING
YOUR RESUME
 2 Margin

Your page should have

one inch margins all the
way around with 1.5 or
MECHANICS
IN STYLING 2 point line spacing.
YOUR RESUME
 3 Suggested Font Style
and Size

Choose a professional font in a size 11 or 12. Times

New Roman is the classic serif font, while Arial or Calibri
are two of the better choices for sans-serif. Instead of
changing between fonts, try making specific sections
bold or italicized instead.

The font for your header and the introduction to a

section may be a size 14 or 16, but otherwise you
should not use a very large font.
MECHANICS
Your text should always be printed in solid black ink.
IN STYLING Make sure to deactivate any hyperlinks (like to your
email) so that they don’t print in blue or another
YOUR RESUME contrasting color.
 4 Order

There is no definite order

in the sequencing of
items but you should
MECHANICS present first what
IN STYLING
the job demands.
YOUR RESUME
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