APPLICATION LETTER PT. 4

Application letter is a letter that you write to a company when you are applying for a job. The letter is addressed to the part of the company that will select the application letter, usually the personnel department or Human Research and Development (HRD).

The function of the application letter is to explain the skills, work experience, and responsibilities of the previous job in detail.

The structure of the application letter consist of :

— Opening

• Applicant information, namely the basic information of the sender of the letter. It contains the full name, contact, and address.

• Date, which is the date on which the letter was written. 

• Recipient information, namely information about the recipient of the letter. It contains the recipient's name, position in the company, company name, company address, and company contact. 

• Greetings, namely greetings to the recipient of the letter. Can greet with "Dear, Ms..."

— Body

• Introduction. Fill in with your full name, current position (fresh graduate or work), what position you are applying for, and where to get the locker info. 

• Self promotion. It's time to promote yourself as a suitable candidate for the position. This section consists of :

✓ Skills. Mention what abilities you have while working or in an organization.

✓ Achievements. Write down the achievements that have been achieved, but don't be grandiose. Just tell us about the obstacles you have faced in your previous organization or job, and how you have overcome them. Also write down what the most doing the best is. 

✓ Experience. Write down previous work or organizational experience. 

✓ Value to the company. Describe what you can give the company to achieve its goals. This point can make companies interested in job applications.

• Conclusion.  In this section, write a conclusion about what you want from writing the job application letter.  Conclusion consists of:

✓ Expectations.  Close the letter by saying the expectations of the company being applied for.  Hoping to be contacted back for further steps. 

✓ Willingness to work.  Show a willingness to be dedicated to the company.

• Closing. This is the very bottom of the letter. In closing, several things are needed, namely :

✓ Sign off. Can write "Sincerely," or "Yours sincerely".

✓ Signature. Write your signature below the sign off. After that, write the full name under the signature.

✓ Attachments.  

An application letter is merely another name for a cover letter, the official business letter often included with a job application and/or resume and sent to a prospective employer.

According to Colorado State University, its main objective is to get the applicant in the door for an interview and must be written well enough to attract the attention and interest of the person with the power to recommend or grant one.

Language Feature of the application letter consist of :

— Use formal and polite language. 

— Using the Simple Present Tense on the part of the letter that shows the skills possessed or the work being done now. 

— Use the Simple Past Tense in parts of the letter that show accomplishments that have been obtained or work experience in the past.

— Using the Future tense to show events that have not happened or will happen in the future and will end in the future.

— Use action verb to state that the subject is doing an action or to state that something is happening.

How to Make Application Letter

✓ Completing the Letterhead

✓ Menulis Pembuka Surat

✓ Explaining the contents of the letter

✓ Close the Letter

The example of Application Letter 

Jakarta, August 20, 2021

Subject: Application for Employment

Attention To

Head of HRD

Lanla Education 

Jl. Salemba Raya No. 18

Jakarta

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to apply for the position of SEO Writer which your company has advertised on Kalibr. Through the skills and experiences listed below, I believe to be a strong candidate for this job.

Having professional and academic experience in creative writings and media, I am able to create articles considering SEO and human friendliness.

I’m a Bachelor of Communication graduate from London School of Public Relation, Jakarta, Indonesia, specialized in Creative Media & Writings.

I am a fresh graduate. Even though I just graduated, I am able to learn new things quickly, of course with an enthusiasm of working in a field that I love. I am growth minded too.

I hope I meet the expectation to be a candidate for this job. For further questions, please feel free to contact me on 0812 111 111. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

(Signature)

Naila Nuraida