Writing Application Letters

Application Letter There are some mistakes and ambiguous expressions in the pursuit application earn for a job as a salesperson. Rewrite it after making the corrections or amendment to it. Human Resources Department Avon Products (Guangzhou) Ltd. 3? f 420, E.Huanshi Road Guangzhou 510075 July 3, 2009-9-26 respectable Sir or Madam Noticing the enclosed advertisement in todays Yangcheng Evening Newspaper, I wish to apply a part-time job as a salesgirl for the invest selling of your beauty products. I am a junior student at Guangdong College of Commerce. My major is merchandising. I studied Marketing, Marketing Techniques, Psychology of Consumption, Psychology of Women, Business Law, Labor Law, Business Ethics, Communications, Public Relations, etc. I have some experience in marketing in the run low two years. During the summer vacation and winter vacation of 2008, I once stayed at the Beauty Products Counter in the Taibai Department Store as a salesgirl. Las t year I worked as a part-time salesgirl on Sundays for Procter and Gamble (Guangzhou) Ltd. I come from house to house to sell billow 2-in-1, and Head and Shoulders shampoos. I think my education and some experience in marketing will let me to offer services for your sales promotion. If you give me a trial, I would do my best to give you every satisfaction. I will await for your answer. Sincerely yours, Kay Jin Writing t inquire Option 1 You have seen the following recruiting advertisement in the local press and would like to apply for the position. Read the advertisement carefully and write a letter of application within 100-120 words, self-aggrandising details of previous experiences, salary, etc. Welcome to Our Team Top Salary ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER postulateed by an international company manufacturing material piece goods.The appli mountaint must have had adequate experience in the sales division of a large company and be willing to adopt responsibility. Option 2 You write an application letter to apply for a position that you may be interested in doing after graduation. Use your feature educational background and work experience. What is an application letter? It is normal to send a cover letter (letter of application) with your resume even if you are also send a complete application form. There may be occasions when you want to send a letter of application, with which you enclose a resume. Tips for writing agreeable application letters ? Write the letter to a specific person the person you think is the one who would hire you.Take the trouble to find come forth the name of the person who is in the likeliest position to hire you. You can always call the receptionist and ask for the companys mailing address and then ask the name of the specific person youre looking for. Asking for an address makes it more likely that youll get the information you want rather than asking except for the name of a person with a specific title. ? Do your research. The more general your cover letter, the less successful it is likely to be. You want to demonstrate that you fill out something about the readers company, something that you had to do some research to find out. Customizing your letter to a particular company is impressive and makes you stand out from the strike of the job seekers. Tell the reader what you can do for the company, not what you want the company to do for you. Begin by stating some specific way in which you can help the company or department accomplish a particular goal, preferably giving an outstanding example of a related accomplishment. E. g. Having had direct responsibility for three successful mergers in the energy industry, I am an ideal candidate to assist you with making a smooth transition I your recent merger with Company X. ? Be specific about the job you are seeking. Hirers do not want to serve as your physical exercise counselor, they want you to have already done your homework and figu red out exactly what job you want.The I can fulfill so many roles, estimable put me where Im needed most approach will get your letter filed in the wastebasket. ? Quantify your accomplishments. After your initial attention-grabbing statement of how you can help the company and stating your greatest related accomplishment, list four or five additional accomplishments bulleted and quantified. ? Mention only accomplishments that directly relate to the job you want to get. ? Keep it brief, succinct and simple. Your cover letter should be short and to the point. Rarely should it be longer than one page. Remember, you are trying to capture the readers interest in knowing more about you.Telling your life story is boring. ? Make it easy on the eyes. When youve finished writing your letter, print it up and take a big picture look at it. Is it visually appealing? Is there plenty of white space (using bullets increases the white space)? Is it filled with abstruse sentences and jammed to the margins? Does it look like a letter you would want to read? ? Close with an invitation for the reader to act. Tell the reader you would like to talk or chance and include these words Please give me a call at such-and-such a phone number. Dont say Ill give you a call in a few days to follow up and see if youre interested in meeting.