Assignment 4: Job Application Cover Letter\t\tDue Week 10 and worth 130 points\t\tAre you looking for employment or advancement within your current job? Completing this assignment will help you name and identify the skills and abilities that will move your career forward. Develop a Job Application Cover Letter that highlights and emphasizes why you are the person most suitable for your ideal role. Use the general writing guidelines on p. 277-278 in the text for structural and content guidance. (Examples can be found on p. 274, Figure 14-7, and on p. 279, Figure 14-8.)\t\tThe message should take the form of a business letter; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell.\t\t\tThe job letter \/ application message must adhere to the following requirements:\t\t\tIn terms of content:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHighlight relevant background and job history information.\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmphasize significant qualifications and exclude nonessential ideas.\t\t\t\t\t\tIn terms of format:\t\t\tFollow proper letter formatting techniques, per business letter format.\t\t\tUse an appropriate and professional greeting and closing.\t\t\tUse simple language.\t\t\tUse relatively short sentences with sufficient variety.\t\t\tKeep first and last paragraphs relatively short; hold others to six or seven lines.\t\t\tEnsure that there are no grammar or spelling errors.\t\t\tEliminate wordiness and unclear sentence construction.\t\t\tIn terms of style:\t\t\tIn terms of mechanics:\t\t\tYour assignment must:\t\t\tBe typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.\t\t\tSubmitting your assignment:\t\t\tSubmit your assignment through the online course shell only.\t\t\tThe specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:\t\t\tUse writing process strategies to develop brief business documents, such as routine messages, bad news messages, and persuasive\/sales messages.\t\t\tSupport ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.\t\t\tOrganize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.\t\t\tUse sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.\t\t\tWrite clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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