Definitions
Letter of Application
Styles of Business Letters
Parts of a Resume
Writing a Resume
100

A letter that a person sends to ask for a job.

What is a letter of application?

100

This comes first on a letter of application and is the address of the person writing the letter.

What is the return address?

100

This is a form of business writing in which all parts appear against the left margin.

What is full block style?

100
These are activities in school other than course work, including sports, band, and clubs.

What are extracurricular?

100

You should ask for permission before using someone as this.

What is a reference?

200
These are people who can tell what you are like and what kind of worker you would be.

What are references?

200

This is a formal way of greeting the person you are writing the letter to.

What is a salutation?

200

This means set in from the left margin of the page.

What is indented?

200

This is what you hope to become or to achieve in your job.

What is a career goal?

200

Work experience is listed in this order.

What is most recent first?

300

These are two-letter state abbreviations that do not include periods.

What are post-office abbreviations?

300

This is the part of the letter that tells why you are writing it.

What is the body?

300

This is a form of business letter in which the person sending the letter lines up the return address, date,  complimentary close, and signature near the center of the page and the paragraphs are indented.

What is modified block style?

300

This section is important for recent graduates.

What is education?

300
This word should not be used on a resume.

What is I?

400

This is a summary of a person's skills, achievements, training and jobs.

What is a resume?

400

This is a polite ending to a letter.

What is the complimentary close?

400

This address is written correctly:

Niles-Vienna Rd.

Vienna, OH 44473

What is no?

400

This is a job you have had or a skill you developed.

What is work experience?

400

This is the first copy of a piece of writing.

What is a rough draft?

500

This is the outside edge of a page.

What is a margin?

500

This is handwritten after you print out you letter.

What is a signature?

500

This address is written correctly:

1400 State St.

Ravenna, OH 44266

What is yes?

500

This appears first on a resume.

What is personal information?

500

You should include this as work experience even though you weren't paid.

What is volunteer experience?

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