Writing a job application

The job application is a basic letter you will be sending to your potential employer. It should therefore have all the features of an official letter - good paper, the employer's and your contact data, a proper address, date, etc. It should be neat and well structured, without any spelling errors or awkward phrases.

The text of the application should be to the point, neither boastful, nor too modest. It should be brief, because the details will be in the enclosed CV, or possibly in an application form the employer may send to you. Despite the brevity, it should enable the reader to get an idea of your qualifications and point out the key skills and experience that make you right for for the job in question - in other words, it should do a good marketing job for you.

We offer 4 types of job application, each including different additional options. From the following statements select the one that best matches your situation. You can print off a copy to use in writing your own application.

• I have just graduated/left school and I am responding to a vacancy
• I have just graduated/left school and I am making an application to an employer
• I already have some work experience and I am responding to an advertised vacancy
• I already have some work experience and I am making an application to an employer