Anticipated Response (Purpose)
Audience Matters
Doc Anatomy
Getting a Job
Well Chosen Platform
100
Reserve this label on your email for communication that requires an answer within a few hours.
What is "high priority"?
100
Let the recipients of a letter or email know who you are with one of these.
What is a "signature block"?
100
It's at the top of all cover letters.
What is a "personal letterhead"?
100
Do this and meet new people: you never know when someone will have information about a job!
What is "networking"?
100
Use this platform for immediate personal communication.
What is the "telephone"?
200
The first paragraph offers the job and the second gives specifics like start date, salary, and work schedule.
What is "hiring letter"?
200
This is used to share company information, such as daily reports, with company employees only.
What is "internal communication"?
200
DAILY DOUBLE To be polite, you should begin emails with one of these.
What is a "salutation"?
200
A potential employer needs to find out about your past.
What is a "background check"?
200
Use Skype, iChat, or FaceTime for this platform.
What is a "[video] conference call"?
300
Some businesses use this to soften bad news in a bad-news letter.
What is "word cushion"?
300
Use this setting if all the recipients of an email need to receive your answer to the original email.
What is "reply all"?
300
This informs the recipient about the topic of the email.
What is a "subject line"?
300
Before a face-to-face meeting, the company may ask you to do this to save money.
What is a "phone interview"?
300
Brief and concise, this platform provides immediately communication but is typically limited to 140-166 characters.
What is a "text"?
400
Keep professional email focused; never forward or send this.
What is "spam"?
400
This uses more formal tone and language and is deliberate because it displays the company's image to those outside the company.
What is "external communication"?
400
You should document when you write a letter and include this at the top.
What is the "date"?
400
Tailor the language of your resume to improve chances that the employer will find your resume, especially if the recruiter uses this.
What is a "Boolean Web Search"?
400
Not immediate but delivered to the recipient, this platform allows you to include bulky attachments to one or more recipients.
What is an "email"?
500
To relay information professionally and to alleviate chances of misunderstandings, write several of these before you send a letter or email.
What is a "draft"?
500
This formal document is external communication, usually presented at the annual shareholder's meeting.
What is an "annual report"?
500
Type your name with this before and after to indicate that you have signed your letter if you cannot provide a wet signature.
What is a "forward slash"?
500
This is the purpose of your cover letter and resume.
What is "to get an interview"?
500
If the project is important or is a joint venture, send this WITH your email.
What is a "letter attachment"?
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