Professional Correspondence
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- Professional Correspondence is a communication between two or more parties through professional writing of letters or emails
- Professional Correspondence reflects a person’s level of competency and professionalism
- Professional Correspondence can be electronic, printed, or hand-written
- Its purpose is for you to make a positive or negative impression
- It is also your chance to express your interest in a position or organization
- Appropriate fonts are Times New Roman, Helvetica, Arial, and Garamond
- The font size should be 10 to 12 in black ink
- For hard copies, print on white or ivory professional resume paper
- If a letter will accompany your resume, use the same font and paper to match it
- It should be original and tailored to the position and organization
- Make it active by using action verbs
- Keep the content reader-centered rather than self-centered
- Include necessary contact information
- Check and return emails and phon messages within 24 - 48 hours
- Resume is a summary of your personal data, your educational background and training, your business or professional experience and qualifications, and your achievements
- Your resume is an advertisement to prospective employers
- Curriculum Vitae is Latin for course of life
- Curriculum Vitae is an in-depth document which describes the whole course of your career in full detail
- Curriculum Vitae is used mainly for academic applications
- Curriculum Vitae has no length limit while Resume does
- Curriculum Vitae is in full detail while Resume focuses on specific detail
- Curriculum Vitae is used for academic purposes while Resume is used to apply for jobs
- Cover Letter is often the first contact you will have with a prospective employer
- Resignation Letter is a document that officially declares your resignation from a company
- Recommendation Letter is a formal document that discusses a person’s suitability for a particular role
- College Application Letters are written when seeking admission into the college
- Electronic Correspondenc is the use of electronic mail to communicate with others
- Memorandum comes from the Latin term memorare which means to remember