1 Your address
telephone – fax – email |
| Put your address + your telephone number, fax and/or email address at the top in the centre OR on the right.Do NOT put your name here. |
1 Your address
telephone
fax
email
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| 2 Date |
Do not write the date as numbers only, for two reasons:
- It can be considered too official and therefore impolite
- All-number dates are written differently in British English (31/12/99) and American English (12/31/99). This can lead to confusion.
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| 3 Destination name and address |
This is the name of the person to whom you are writing, his/her job title, the company name and address. This should be the same as on the envelope. |
| 4 Reference |
This is the reference number or code given by the employer in their advertisement or previous letter. You write the employer’s reference in the form: ‘Your ref: 01234′. If you wish to include your own reference, you write: ‘My ref: 56789′. |
| 5 Salutation (Dear…) |
A letter in English always begins with ‘Dear…’, even if you do not know the person. There are several possibilities:
- Dear Sir
- Dear Madam
- Dear Mr Smith
- Dear Mrs Smith
- Dear Miss Smith
- Dear Ms Smith
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| 6 Subject |
The subject of your letter, which for a job application is normally the Job Title. |
| 7 Body |
The letter itself, in 3 to 6 paragraphs. |
| 8 Ending (Yours…) |
- Yours sincerely
- Yours faithfully
- Yours truly
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| 9 Your signature |
Sign in black or blue ink with a fountain pen. |
| 10 Your name |
Your first name and surname, for example:
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| 11 (Your title) |
If you are using company headed paper, write your Job Title here. If you are using personal paper, write nothing here. |
| 12 Enclosures |
Indicate that one or more documents are enclosed by writing ‘Enc: 2′ (for two documents, for example). |