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How to Write an Application Letter

The document provides information about application letters, including their purpose, social function, structure, and language features. The main points are: 1) Application letters are written to apply for a job and express interest in a position. Their purpose is to apply for a job and their social function is to get an interview. 2) They should include the sender and company's address, date, salutation, introduction paragraph about the desired position, body detailing relevant experience or skills, closing paragraph requesting an interview, and closing/signature. 3) Polite and formal language should be used, along with simple present and past tenses to describe current skills and past achievements respectively.

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How to Write an Application Letter

The document provides information about application letters, including their purpose, social function, structure, and language features. The main points are: 1) Application letters are written to apply for a job and express interest in a position. Their purpose is to apply for a job and their social function is to get an interview. 2) They should include the sender and company's address, date, salutation, introduction paragraph about the desired position, body detailing relevant experience or skills, closing paragraph requesting an interview, and closing/signature. 3) Polite and formal language should be used, along with simple present and past tenses to describe current skills and past achievements respectively.

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Application Letter

M. Tasliyatul Kurbi
XII MIA 3
APPLICATION LETTER
• application letter is a letter that you write to a company when
you are applying for a job. Surat lamaran pekerjaan adalah surat
yang ditulis untuk perusahaan ketika seseorang melamar sebuah
pekerjaan.
SOCIAL FUNCTION AND PURPOSE
The Purpose of Application Letters
[Link] express the interest in attending or receiving a position
[Link] say intent to apply for a certain job or a position

The Social Function of Application Letters


[Link] make the employer interested and call the writer for an interview
[Link] apply a job to a person or a company
STRUCTURE APPLICATION LETTER
• 1. Sender address : You can put your address in the left side or in the right side
2. Date : the date you make the application letter
3. Company address : put the address of the company you want to apply
4. Salutation : Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr. Agus, etc.
5. Opening paragraph : tell the job or position you want to apply for. You can also mention
from where you get the information
6. Body : tell about your past experience (if you have already had the job experience) or
any activities or skills that matches or similar with the job. Give a strong/ convincing
statement that you are qualified and the right one to get the job.
7. Closing paragraph : write the closing paragraph to ask the possibility to have an
interview. You can put your contact number or email address to make the company
easier to follow up. Don’t forget to thank to them.
8. Closing : Sincerely, Yours faithfully, sincerely Yours, Best Regards, etc
9. Signature; the sender of application letter
LANGUAGE FEATURES
• use formal and polite language
• using the simple present tense in the part of the letter that shows the skills
you have or the work you are doing now
• using the simple past tense in the part of the letter that shows the
achievements
EXAMPLE

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