The document discusses various types of professional correspondence and resumes. It provides information on the basic and optional parts of a business letter as well as different letter formats and punctuation styles. It also discusses targeted resumes and how to prepare, choose a course of study, and find the right school for college admission applications. Finally, it covers application letters, including kinds of application letters and blind advertisements.

1. PURPOSEFUL
WRITING FOR
PROFESSIONS

2. BASIC PARTS OF A
PROFESSIONAL
CORRESPONDENCE

3. 1. LETTERHEAD OR HEADING
2. DATELINE
3. INSIDE ADDRESS
4. SALUTATION
5. BODY OF THE LETTER
6. COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE
7. SIGNATURE BLOCK
8. REFERENCE INITIALS

4. OPTIONAL PARTS
OF A BUSINESS
LETTER

5. 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

6. LETTER FORMAT
AND PUNCTUATION
STYLE

7. FORMATSOR
STYLES OF
BUSINESS LETTER

8. 1. FULL BLOCK STYLE
2. MODIFIED BLOCK STYLE
3. SEMI-BLOCK STYLE
4. SIMPLIFIED NOMA (National Office
Management Association)

9. PUNCTUATION
STYLES

10. 1. OPEN PUNCTUATION
2. STANDARD PUNCTUATION
3. CLOSED PUNCTUATION

11. RESUME

13. 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.

14. The purpose of a resume is mainly to
interest an employer or a universty
official enough to call you for an
interview.

16. - TARGETED

23. TARGETED
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.

25. APPLICATION FOR
COLLEGE
ADMISSION

26. HOW TO PREPARE
FOR COLLEGE

27. • 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

28. CHOOSING YOUR
COURSE

29. • YOUR INTEREST
• APTITUDE
• FINANCES
• TIME
• VALUES
• WILLINGNESS TO LEARN
• GOALS
• COMMITMENT

30. FINDING THE
RIGHT SCHOOL

31. • RANK WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU
• CHECK THE SCHOOL’S PROFILE
• GET SOME GUIDANCE
• VSIT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE
• TAKE A TOUR
• EXPLORE COLLEGE COST

32. APPLICATION FOR
EMPLOYMENT

34. APPLICATION
LETTER

35. 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.

36. 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.

49. 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)

50. BLIND
ADVERTISMENTS