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• Professional Correspondence

  It is a communication between two or more parties through professional writing of letters and emails.
• Purpose of Professional Correspondence

  It is any written interaction you have with a potential employer and an opportunity for you to make a positive or negative impression.
• Appropriate fonts are Times New Roman, Helvetica, Arial, and Garamond. The font size should be 10 to 12 point in black ink.
• If sending hard copies of professional documents, print on white or ivory professional resume paper.
• If a letter will accompany your resume, use the same font and paper to match your resume.
• Every correspondence sent to an employer should be original and tailored to the position and organization.
• Keep the content interesting, energetic, and active by using action verbs.
• Keep the content reader-centered rather than self-centered. Avoid repeated references to yourself as “I” or “my”. Instead, focus on the needs of the reader by referring to “you”, “your”, and “the company”.
• Include necessary contact information.
• Check and return emails and phone messages within 24-48 hours.
• Resumé

  is a summary of your personal data, your educational background and training, your business or professional experience and qualifications, and your achievement highlights.
• Essentially, your resumé is an advertisement to prospective employers.

  It should be prepared with as much care as a promotional campaign for a major new product.
• A CV (full form Curriculum Vitae, which is Latin for “course of life”)

  is an in-depth document which describes the whole course of your career in full detail.
• APPLICATION LETTER FOR EMPLOYMENT (COVER LETTER)

  is often the first contact you will have with a prospective employer. In general, keep in mind a cover letter should complement, not duplicate, your resume. Your cover letter should enhance and highlight the skills and experience on your resume.
• RESIGNATION LETTER

  It is a document that officially declares your resignation from a company. Also, it is a formal notification of an employee’s exit strategy.
• RECOMMENDATION LETTER

  It 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. It is written by the student who wants to apply for the course. As a request is being made, the letter should have a polite tone. It also gives an impression about the applicant.
• Electronic correspondence

  is becoming more common in today’s professional environment. It is equally as important to communicate with others in a professional manner electronically, as it is in written or spoken.
• Memorandum

  comes from the Latin term memorare which means “to remember.” Its purpose is to inform and persuade people within an organization.