English IV Unit 10

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Five Parts of a Friendly Letter

1. sender's address and date 2. salutation 3. body 4. closing 5. signature

appearance; format

1st rule for creating "selling" letters is that the letter has a pleasing ___ and a correct ___ .

courteous; considerate

2nd rule for creating "selling" letters is being ___ and ____

clear; concise

3rd rule for creating "selling" letters is that the letter has simple, ____ and ___ language

simplified

A business letter that has a signature line has a(n) ___ format.

job search

A good resume will give you an advantage in a ___ ____

date of birth

A potential employer cannot legally ask your ____

one; 245

Approximately __ interview is granted for every ___ resumes received

formal; readable

Helvetica is a sans-serif font that is less ___ but less ___ than a serif font such as New Times Roman.

3.6 years

Statistics show that people change jobs every ___

left a job

Telling why you ___ will leave a negative impression

hidden job market

The _____ holds more than *80%* of available job openings.

illustrative; analytical

To organize a procedural or work-related document, you should employ either an ____ or a(n) ____ rhetoric pattern

headings

Use *bolding*, italics, or all caps for ____ and emphasis.

one page

What is the suggested length of a resume?

salary

You should leave your desired ___ off of a resume.

recent graduate

You should list education before employment when you are a ____ _____

health

You should omit references to your ____ entirely unless the advertisement requests it.

most recent job

Your ___ ___ ___ should be listed first on a chronological resume.

letter-perfect document

Your resume must be _____ .

50%

___ of employees found their jobs through contacts.

font

a particular style of typeface

postscript

add-on to a letter that warms up the message or contains a reminder

chronological resume

best for people who want to focus on their work history

letterhead

company's logo, addresses, phone/fax numbers

complimentary close

examples : Sincerely, Love, your dearest friend...

binding

fastening, securing, or uniting

typeface

group of one or more fonts with an identical style

nonapplicable

if you don't have an answer for a question on a job application form, write the word _____

letter founder

old-fashioned term for type designer, typographer, font developers, or font designers

functional resume style

recommended for recent high-school students

functional resume

resume that announces your accomplishments, instead of when you held particular jobs

contacts

teachers, neighbors, former coworkers, volunteer coordinators, etc.

hieroglyphics

visually recognizable drawings of animals and objects

jargon

vocabulary used by one profession

networking

when you speak with contacts to gain information while conducting a job seach


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