2. Generally, an application letter is a letter sent to a
company who opens a job vacancy.The vacancy
ranges from lowest position like janitor to upper
managerial positions. There are many things and
rules that you should follow before writing an
application letter such as formatting, identity, an
correct salutation.
WHAT IS APPLICATION
LETTER?
3. 1.CONTRACT
INFORMATION
2.DATE
3.EMPLOYER’S
COMPANY
CONTENTS OF THE JOB
APPLICATION
1 - 4 Months 5 - 8 Months 9 - 12 Months
Traditionally, applicant’s
address was written in the top
right corner of the letter, but
nowdays it is written in the top
left corner
The date should be
written directly below
applican’s address
If you don’t know the name of
your recipient, you can use HR
Department (HR stands for
Human Resources - a department
in a company who handles new
applicants and employees). If
you know the name, use his or
her surname preceded by the
title (Dear Mr. Anderson) and
his/her position)
4. This part includes the reason of your letter. Tell the
employer that you are writing the letter to apply
certain position. If you have reference of source of the
job vacancy, write it here too because it will verify the
employer that the information source you have is not a
scam
4. REASON OF APPLYING
5. 5. HARD SKILLS, EXPERIENCE,
KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATIONS
This part includes your hard skills such - skills you obtained from school such as accounting,
language, or engineering skills. Experience is your previous work experience in the related job
you are trying to aplly. If you are new graduates, state that you are fresh graduate from a certain
school or college. Knowledge and Education covers your previous formal school you have taken.
If you took a course, you can state in here too,
6. 6. SOFT SKILLS,
EXCITEMENT, AND
PERSONAL GOALS
Soft skills is personal attributes that enable someone to interact
effectively and hormoniously with other people such as
leadership, teamwork, critical observation, self management
skills and conflict resolution. Unlike hardskills, these skills are
built overtime by your experience and mindset. Excitement and
Personal Goals states what you are trying to achieve if you are
employed and tell your life-long goal you dream for achieve.
7. 7. ENTHUSIASM 8. SIGNATURE AND
NAME
Write that you are waiting for the
next step and tell the employer
how he/ she can reach or call you
Sign your name, include your name
beneath.
