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ApplicationLetterSampleforFreshGraduates
PostedonMay6,2016

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Areyouarecentgraduatecurrentlylookingforajob?Ifyouare,thenyoumusthaveexperienced
firsthandhowchallengingitistowriteanapplicationletter.

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Anapplicationletterisoneofthefirstfewthingsthatyouneedtopreparewhenapplyingforajob.
Yourapplicationletter,togetherwithyourresume,aretwoofthemostimportantdocumentsyouneed
inyourbidtogetajobandfinallyjointheworkforce.

Thetermapplicationletterandcoverletterareoftenusedinterchangeablythoughbothare
differentwhenitcomestopurpose,contentandlength.Toavoidconfusion,wearestrictlygoingto
usethetermapplicationletteronthisarticletodescribeadocumentwhichmainpurposeisto
describeyourskills,marketyourabilitiesandsummarizesyourexperiences.

Yourapplicationletterservesasyourformal(albeitnonpersonal)introductionwithyourpotential
employer.Itcontainsyourbackground,summarizesyourknowledgeandexperiencesandincludesa
fewmoredetailsastowhyyouarequalifiedforthejob.Moreimportantly,yourapplicationletter
expressesyourintenttoapplyforaspecificjobwithinanorganization,businessorcompany.

Tohelpyoueffectivelypersuadeyourpotentialemployerinconsideringyourapplication,takesome
notesfromtheseapplicationlettersamples.

ApplicationLetterSample1(PrintCopy)
Thisapplicationlettersampleshowsthecorrectformatyoushouldusewhensendingoutyour
applicationletterinprintform.Ifyouplanonsubmittingyourapplicationletterviaemail,refertothe
secondapplicationlettersamplebelow.

22HVentureSt.,
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Diliman,QuezonCity
Philippines

April17,2015

Mr.VincentChua
HiringManager
BankofthePhilippinesIslands(BPI)
12/FAyalaLifeFGUCenter,AyalaAve.
MakatiCity1226

DearMr.Chua,

IamwritingtoexpressmyinterestforthepositionofRecruitmentAssistantinyouresteemed
company.

HavingrecentlyobtainedmyBachelorsDegreeinBusinessAdministrationmajorinHumanResource
DevelopmentManagement(BSBAHRDM)inthePolytechnicUniversityofthePhilippines(PUP),I
wishtobringmyknowledge,skillsandcommitmenttoexcellencetoyourcompanysinnovative
environment.

AsaBusinessAdministrationstudent,majoringinHRmanagement,Ivebecomeequippedwiththe
necessaryknowledgethatcomewiththepositionincludingmanpowerrecruitment,workforce
organization,personneltrainingandcompensationaswellaslegalprovisionsandotherlabor
concerns.

MyinternshipatSanMiguelCorporationalsoaffordedmewiththecrucialskillstoworkwithsomeof
thebestprofessionalsintherecruitmentandhumanresourcesindustry.Beingatraineehas
developedinmeenthusiasmandatruepassionforhumanresourcesandhassubsequently
convincedmethathumanresourcemanagementismytruecalling.

Foradditionaldetailsregardingmyqualificationandexpertise,pleasereviewmyattachedresume.

ThankyoufortakingthetimetoconsiderthisapplicationandIlookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Sincerely,

(signature)

JessicaCenadoza

ApplicationLetterWritingTip:Whenintendingtosubmitahardcopyofyourapplicationletter(and
resume),makesurethatyousenditinastrictbusinessletterformat.Rememberthatyourapplication
letternotonlyspeaksofyourskillsandaccomplishments.Italsoshowshoweffectivelyyoucan
communicate.Therefore,makeitapointtoimpressyourpotentialemployerbywritinga
grammaticallycorrect,perfectlyspelledandproperlypunctuatedapplicationletter.

ApplicationLetterSample2(EmailCopy)
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Aspreviouslymentioned,theformatofyourapplicationlettermaydifferdependingonwhetheryou
aresubmittingaprintcopyoranemailcopy.Thesecondapplicationlettersamplebelowisacopy
tailoredspecificallyforemails.

EmailSubject:EricTala,MarketingAssociatePosition

DearMs.Castaeda,

IwouldliketoexpressmyinterestinapplyingforthepositionofMarketingAssociateaswasrecently
madeavailableinyourcompany.

IbelievethatmydegreeinBusinessAdministration(BSBA)majorinMarketingfromthePhilippine
SchoolofBusinessAdministration(PSBA)haspreparedmeforthisposition.Asastudent,Iwas
equippedwiththenecessaryknowledgeandskillstohelpdevelopanddriveeffectivemarketing
strategies.

DuringmyinternshipatUniliverPhilippinesMarketingDepartment,Ilearnedhowcompanies
determinewhatproductorservicetosell,howtoreachtargetdemographicsandhowtorespondto
thedemandsofcompetitors.Moreimportantly,Ihadtheopportunitytoworkwithseasoned
professionalswhotaughtmehowtoeasilygraspcomplexmarketingconceptsandatcertaintimes,
howtorollwiththepunchesinordertoachievevariousobjectives.

Ihavealsoacquaintedmyselfwithawiderangeofskillsthatallowmetoblendwiththegroupor
teamscultureandtocontinuouslystrivetoreachcommongoalsamidstfailuresandsetbacks.

Myactiveinvolvementinmanyacademicandextracurricularactivitieshasdonesowellindeveloping
mycommunicationandleadershipskills,whicharevitalinfindingsuccessinthecorporateworld.

Withthisapplicationletter,Iattachherewithmyresumeforyourfullconsideration.Thankyoufor
takingtimetoreviewmyapplicationandIamlookingforwardtoyourreplysothatwecanfurther
discussmyapplication.

Yourssincerely,

AlvinC.Marfal
7194MarceloAve
ParaaqueCity,MetroManila1700
Mobile:+63929XXXXXXX

ApplicationLetterWritingTip:Makeitapointtoincludethenecessaryemailsubjectwhensending
yourapplicationletterviaemail.Theemailsubjectprovidedonthisapplicationlettersamplefollows
theusualformat(name,positionyouareapplyingfor)thoughsomerecruitersrequireapplicantsto
sendtheirapplicationletter(andresumes)withaspecificemailsubject.

Also,whensendingyourapplicationletterthruemail,remembertoincludeyourcontactdetailsonthe
emailsignature.Bydoingso,youwillenabletherecruiterorpotentialemployertorespondtoyour
applicationimmediately.

Rememberthatthesesamplesaremerelytemplatesmeanttoserveasabasisinwritingyourown,
personalizedapplicationletter.Whenwritinganapplicationletter,feelfreetocustomizeitaccordingto
yourownpersonalpreference.Youdontwanttohavejustanothergenericapplicationletterbecause
chancesarethehiringmanagerhasalreadyreadhundreds,ormaybethousandsofit.Youwantyour
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applicationlettertostandoutandultimatelyshowcasewhyyouarethebestpersonforthejob.

NOTE:Theseapplicationlettersamplesareforreferenceonly.Allinformationprovidedshouldbe
consideredasfictional.

Needmorehelpwritingyourcoverletter?ReadAnalyzingandAvoidingCommonCover
LetterErrors.

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