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Getting a job
job terms and letter parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| application letter | a cover letter that introduce you to a potential employer and gives you a chance to sell your qualification |
| letter address | the part of the letter that contains the name and address of the person or company to whom you are writting |
| body | the message section of letter |
| resume' | begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption |
| experience | knowledge and skills acquired from working in a career field |
| thank you letter | a letter that is used when one person/party wishes to express appreciation to another. |
| employment application | A preprinted from that must be filled out when applying for employment |
| return address | the address of the person sending the message. |
| reference letter | very specific in nature and normally requested and always addressed to an individual, whereas a letter of reference is more general in nature and usually addressed "to whom it may concern". |
| reference | the action of mentioning or alluding to something. |
| salutation | a gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgment of another's arrival or departure. |
| complimentary closing | a courteous phase used to end a letter |
| personal information | to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. |
| interview | a meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation. |
| scannable resume' | that scans the content of a paper document as a graphic image and then converts it back to tex |
| education | |
| modified block | all text is aligned to the left margin, except for the author's address, date, and closing; and (2) paragraphs are indented. |
| semi block | all text is aligned to the left margin, except for the author's address, date, and closing; and (2) paragraphs are indented |
| block style letter | known as printscript, manuscript, print writing or ball and stick in academics |
| open puncuation | punctuation characterized by sparing use of stops, esp of the comma |
| mixed puncuation | simply applying a colon at the end of any salutation |