Business Writing Assignment 6: Job Application Letter

For this assignment, you will write a job application letter.

Prepare a job application letter (also known as a cover letter) tailored to the job listing you selected in the résumé assignment.

Your letter will be a solicited application letter. Study Figure 19.1 on page 553 in your textbook for a good example of a solicited application letter.
Use the AIDA model to organize the content of your letter (review pages 552-557 in your textbook).
Don’t forget to use keywords and echo the language used in the job posting in your letter.
Visit the company website to gather information so you can show some knowledge about
the company and position in your letter.
At the end of your application letter, begin a new page (press Ctrl-Enter to begin a new
page) and paste a copy of the job posting you used for your résumé and this assignment.

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You will compose a job application letter for this task.

Create a job application letter (also known as a cover letter) that is tailored to the job listing you chose in the résumé assignment.

Your letter will be an application letter that has been solicited. Figure 19.1 on page 553 of your textbook is an excellent example of a requested application letter.

To structure the content of your letter, use the AIDA model (review pages 552-557 in your textbook).

In your letter, don’t forget to utilize keywords and to mirror the wording used in the job posting.

Visit the company’s website to learn more about it so you can demonstrate your expertise.

the company and position in your letter.

At the end of your application letter, begin a new page (press