Job Applications
Modules:

Introduction

The Preliminaries

Résumés

Cover Letters

Rhetorical Situation

Format

Writing Tips

Exercises

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Exercise: Evaluating Cover Letters

Read the following letter, and answer the questions below:

 

Acme Software
7676 Internet Drive
Bluffington, MA 02020

Dear Sirs:

This letter is being written in reponse to your ad that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. I'm very interested in the job of editor.

My experience ranges from working on my own web sites to working on those for my friends. In addition, I've even developed a site for a local non-profit organization that provides free medical and dental care.

Part of my education has been directed toward learning software skills and editing. I've taken two programming courses, one in multimedia design, and another in technical editing.

Please consider me for the position. I'd be happy to bring some of my work. If you want to talk with me, my phone number is 540.444-9494.

Sincerely,

 

Johnathan Proce

Which statements do not apply to the letter above.

  1. The salutation is correct.
  2. The writer correctly and completely listed job he is applying for and where he learned about it.
  3. The block format is correct.
  4. There is an effective balance of active and passive voice.
  5. The writer highlights his credentials effectively.
  6. The writer demonstrates an awareness of his reader's goals and concerns when hiring

 

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