Job Application Letter

Introduction

An application letter or a cover letter is a letter of introduction that highlights your key accomplishments and fit for a job Opening. a cover letter adds focus to your resume. The definition of an application letter: A resume is a document that includes education, experience, skill, and accomplishment that is used to apply for jobs. CV (Curriculum Vitae) is an in-depth document that can be laid out over two or more pages and it contains a high level of detail about your achievements, a great deal more than just a career biography.

Task

Task 1

Match the word

Please match the English words on the left with the Indonesian equivalent on the right. Follow the example.

 

 
 

 

Task 2

Read the text carefully and answer the question.

 

  1. What is the type of the following text?
  2. Why do people write such a text?
  3. Do you think someday you will write the text like that?
  4. Do you know the name of the parts of the text marked by the numbers?
  5. Do you know the meaning of every part of the text marked by the numbers?

 

Task 3: Identify parts of the application letter

 

Identify the part of the application letter above.

 

Your address

 

The address of the company

 

Write directly to the person in charge

 

Opening

 

 

 

Body

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing paragraph

 

 

 

Sign the application letter

 

 

Task 4

Finding Real Job Advertisements

  • Every student will be tasked to access job application websites like Career Builder or LinkedIn.
  • Students then search for IT related jobs on the site and pick one of the listed jobs. 
  • Students may continue to comprehend the job description on the company, requirements, due date of application. 
  • After understanding the description students may write a note on the important part of the description and share their thoughts orally to the class. 

 

Competence Test

I. Multiple Choice

  1. To whom is the letter sent?
  1. Lilis Handayani
  2. Local brand manager
  3. Mr. Frank Peterson
  4. A shoe retailer
  1. Who wrote the application letter?
  1. Personal manager
  2. Lilis Handayani
  3. Mr. Frank Peterson
  4. Local brand manager
  1. What position is being advertised?
  1. Local brand manager
  2. Personal manager
  3. Shopkeeper
  4. Brand manager
  1. What is Lilis Handayani current position?
  1. Brand manager
  2. Personal manager
  3. Shopkeeper
  4. Local brand manager
  1. How did Lilis Handayani know about the vacancy?
  1. Internet
  2. lilish@yahoo.com
  3. Jawa Post
  4. Access and Excel

 

II. Please answer based on the text above.

  1. What is the purpose of writing the letter?
  2. What has Lilis’s current position been provided with?
  3. What other responsibilities does she have at the moment?
  4. Do you think that lilis is confident about her competence? How did you know?
  5. Does Lilis indicate an interview? Find the evidence from the text.

Key answer

Multiple Choice

  1. C
  2. B
  3. A
  4. D
  5. C

Short essay

  1. To apply a job
  2. She has the opportunity to work under a high-pressure, team environment and work closely with collage in order to meet sales deadlines
  3. She develops time management tools for staff
  4. Yes, she does. She writes ‘I look forward to personally discussing why I am particularly suited for the position.
  5. Yes, she does. I look forward to personally discussing…. this position. Please call me … of by email at lilish@yahoo.com.

 

Process

Productive Skill

Writing an Application Letter Based on Advertisements Students Found from Previous Activity

Write an application letter to respond to the job advertisement you have just found. Use these points about parts of application letters to help you.

  1. Write your address.
  2. Write the address of the company to which your application letter is sent.
  3. Write down the name of the person in charge.
  4. Write down any necessary information at the opening of the letter.
  5. Write down specific information to indicate that your capability matches the position.
  6. Write down any necessary information in the closing.
  7. Sign your application letter.
Evaluation

 

Aspect

Score

Performance Description

Weighting

 

 

Content (20%)

  • Topic
  • Detail

4

The topic is complete and clear and the details are relating to the topic

 

 

 

2x

3

The topic is complete and clear but the details are almost related to the topic

2

The topic is complete and clear but the details are not relating to the topic

1

The topic is clear and the details are not relating to the topic

 

Organization (Generic structure of the letter) (30%)

  • Heading
  • Body of letter
  • Closing

4

Heading, body and closing are complete and detail information are arranged with proper connectives

 

 

 

 

 

3x

 

 

3

Heading is almost complete; body and closing are complete and detail information are arranged with almost proper connectives

2

No heading, body and closing are almost complete and detail information are arranged

with few misuses of connectives

1

No heading, body is not complete, no closing or closing is not complete or detail information are arranged with misuse connectives

 

 

Aspect

Score

Performance Description

Weighting

Grammar (20%)

  • Use present tense/past tense
  • Pronoun

4

Very few grammatical inaccuracies

 

 

2 x

3

Few grammatical inaccuracies but not affect on meaning

2

Numerous grammatical inaccuracies

1

Frequent grammatical inaccuracies

 

 

Vocabulary (15%)

4

Effective choice of words and word forms

 

 

1,5 x

3

Few misuses of vocabularies, word forms, but not change the meaning

2

Limited range confusing words and word form

1

Very poor knowledge of words, word forms and not understandable

 

 

Mechanics (15%)

  • Spelling
  • Punctuation
  • capitalization

4

It uses correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

 

 

 

1,5 x

3

It has occasional errors of spelling, punctuaton, and capitalization

2

It has frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

1

It   is    dominated   by    errors    of      spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

Adapted from Brown (2007)

 

Score =   2 C + 3 O + 2 G + 1,5 V + 1,5 M /40=... X 100

 
Conclusion

Some conclusions we can have from this material such as:

1. An application letter or a cover letter is a letter of introduction that highlights your key accomplishments and fit for a job Opening. a cover letter adds focus to your resume.

2. Resume is a document which includes education, experience, skill and accomplishment that is used to apply for jobs.

3. CV (Curriculim Vitae) is an-depth document that can be laid out over two or more pages and it contains a high level of detail about your achievements, a great deal more than just a career biography

4. The social function of application letter: As a written proof when applying for a job. As a means of communication. As a consideration for employer

Credits

e-Modul Bahasa Inggris kelas XII Kementrian Pendididikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia 2019

Bahasa Inggris SMA/SMK/MAK Kelas XII Kementrian Pendididikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia Edisi Revisi 2018

 

Teacher Page

From this Webquest, we are hoping that students can learn and make a good Job Application Letter

-Elha Fathayati Al Maisyah (20202241004)