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- Click on one of the following that best defines the
application letter is:
An in-depth summary of the
contents of the resume, provided in case the recipient does not have a
copy of the resume.
Highlights of the resume,
particularly of those aspects of your background that relate to the
specific job you are seeking.
A brief "cover" letter that
states the dates and times you are available for interview.
- If you wrote a brief letter that stated the dates and times you were
available for interview and mentioned the job you were seeking, this would
be an example of which of the following types of letters:
Objective letter
Highlight letter
Inquiry letter
Resume
- If you wrote an application letter in which you described your key
skills as they related to the job you were seeking, you would have written
which of the following types of application letter:
Objective letter
Cover letter
Highlight letter
- In the first paragraph of the body of the application letter, you
should do which of the following:
Focus right away on your key
qualifications, either your educational background or your work background,
whichever is the best or the most relevant to the job you are seeking.
Indicate the purpose of the letter,
state your source of information about the job, and include one key detail
about yourself that will be eye-catching.
Explain how to get in touch with
you, what dates and times you are available for interview, and what salary
range you expect.
- If you were a professional technical writer and if in your application
letter you had successive paragraphs on your technical knowledge, the
desktop publishing software you had used, the kinds of manuals you had
written, and the administrative duties you had performed, you would have
used which type of organization for the main body of the letter:
Functional organization
Thematic organization
Objective organization
- If you wrote an application letter in which, after the introductory
paragraph, you had a paragraph on your work experience and then another
paragraph on your education, you would have used which of the following
organizational approaches for the main body of the letter:
Functional organization
Thematic organization
Objective organization
- One of the problems associated with application letters, discussed in
this textbook, involves which of the following:
Not providing enough specifics about
your qualifications in the body of the letter. If you state everything in
such general terms, you don't stand out as an individual.
Providing too much specific detail.
Specific details just lengthen the letter unnecessarily; it's better to
state your background and qualifications in general terms.
- According to the textbook, the problem with stating something like "I
am a quick learner and am experienced at handling multiple projects at
once" is which of the following:
It's just your opinion of
yourself. Not stating this sort of thing directly, but describing work
experience that proves this assertion is better.
It's okay: in the application
letter you can't include specific details about your background; you have
to generalize.
It uses "I"; it should be
rephrased using the passive voice or "the writer of this letter." Remember:
never use "I" in formal writing such as business letters or reports.
- Which of the following is the standard way to punctuate the salutation
of the application letter (and for that matter any business letter)
addressed to Joseph Smith:
Dear Sir:
Dear Sir,
Dear Sir;
Dear Sir.
Dear Sir
- Above the body of an application letter (or any business letter) are
which combination of components and in which sequence:
Inside address (your
address), date, heading (recipient's address), and salutation
Heading (your address), date,
inside address (recipient's address), and salutation
Heading (your address), date,
inside address (recipient's address), and complimentary close
Inside address (your
address), date, heading (recipient's address), and complimentary close