Professional

Correspondence
 A. WRITING A RÉSUMÉ
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 Résumé (also spelled resume) is a brief

document that summarizes your
education, employment history, and
experiences that are relevant to your
qualifications for a particular job for
which you are applying.
 The purpose of a résumé (along with
your cover letter) is to get an interview.
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Research has shown that it takes an

average of ten (10) interviews to receive
one (1) job offer, so your résumé needs to
be persuasive and perfect. Given this, your
résumé must be user-centered and
persuasive (Purdue Writing Lab, 2016).
 Types Of Résumés
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1. A functional résumé focuses on your skills

• If you haven‘t had a lot of work
experience, a functional résumé that
focuses on your skills is a good way to
market yourself to potential employers.
• It‘s most commonly used when you‘ve
had a large gap in your employment
history, or if you have never worked
before.
2. A chronological résumé focuses on
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your experience
 Focusing on your work history is one of the
more popular ways to structure a résumé. It
shows employers all your work experience,
focusing on positions you‘ve held and your
past responsibilities and accomplishments.
 This is a great multi-purpose résumé that
works for most job applications, including
retail.
3.A hybrid résumé is a combination of the two
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 A hybrid résumé is also known as a combination

résumé.
 It combines the elements of a functional and
chronological résumé to create a résumé that
focuses heavily on skills, but also includes dates,
titles of previous jobs, along with essential
information about the position.
 This is a good résumé to use when you want to
prioritize your skills but also demonstrate how your
career has evolved.
B. APPLICATION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION
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• College Admission Letter also referred to as

the "letter of intent," is a one-page letter
required for college and university
admission.
• The sender writes a letter to briefly discuss
his intention for attending the college
program.
B. APPLICATION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION
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• College Admission Essay, or known as "statement

of purpose" or "personal statement," is an essay
written by the student applicant to answer the
essay topics given by the admission office.
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o Before writing a college admission letter and essay, one

must first determine the program one want to take,
followed by a thorough research on program structure.
o Then reflect on the purpose in enrolling the course,
achievements, and future goals.
o Decide the format to use in writing a letter.
o If there is no required format, write the letter in a full-block
style, meaning all parts are aligned to the left, with the
format of one-inch margin, twelve-point font size, and
single-spaced paragraph.
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C. Employment Application Letter

▫ Employment Application Letter, also referred to as
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the "job application letter" or "cover letter", is a
one-page letter attached to the resume when
applying for jobs.
▫ The purpose of writing the employment application
letter is to highlight the applicant’s experiences
and personal qualities for him to be considered for
an interview schedule, as well as with the available
job position.
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Letter Formats: “
Full Block Format
Modified Block Format
Semi-Block Format
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4. Office Correspondence
o Office Correspondence, also known as the
‘business correspondence’, is a written exchange of
internal and external communication to support all
business processes.
o It has three major forms including the business
letter, business memo and business e-mail that may
be used for internal or external communication.
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Internal correspondence means that there is

a communication or agreement between departments
or branches of the same company,
while external correspondence means that
the communication is between the company and
another organization or firm.
o The purpose of the correspondence is to
communicate the information in a clear
and professional way.
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Pointers to review
1. Properties of a well-written text
a. organization
b. coherence and cohesion
c. language use
d. mechanics
2. Critical Reading
3.Explicit and Implicit Information
4. Claims
5. Intertextuality and Hypertextuality
6. Assertion and counterclaim
7.Academic and Professional Writing
8. Professional Correspondence