Business letter assignment for communication

COM 270 Business Communication (Winter 2015)

Business Letter Assignment (20pts)

The purpose of this assignment is to practice and refine your business writing skills in the business letter format. Specifically, you will write a cover letter for a job application.

Directions:

1. Find an advertisement for a job you would be interested in applying. The job advertisement should be in a format that you can easily submit with your business letter (e.g., newspaper cutting, printout from online job search).

2. Use the business letter format and writing guidelines we discussed in class. For formatting and organization, refer to pages 168 to 183 of your textbook. You may use any of the three standard formats we discussed in class: full-block, modified-block, or semi-block.

3. For content, review page 298 to 307 for writing a letter of application. Your letter should be in response to the job advertisement you’ve chosen.

4. The body of your letter should be a minimum of 300 words, not including the heading. 5. All letters must be typed. Handwritten letters will not be accepted. 6. Submit your letter to the instructor electronically ([email protected]) before class on February

10th, 2015 and also bring a hardcopy of your memo to class on February 10th, 2015. You must also submit a hardcopy of the job advertisement which is the basis of your business letter. You need only submit a hardcopy of the advertisement, electronic copy is not necessary

Grading Criteria

• Correct letter format: 4 points • Letter submitted on time electronically and in hardcopy: 2 points • Job advertisement submitted in hardcopy: 2 point • Letter content and organization: 12 points