Week 4: ACCESSING THE WORKPLACE

FEATURED CILL WEBPAGE - Job Application Letter Writer

 

            http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/jal.htm

 

The CILL ‘Job Application Letter Writer’ can help you to write the First Draft of your job application letter.  [NOTE: This produces a first-draft only!  You will need to refine your letter before it is suitable for use.]

 

1. TOP TWO Websites - Present yourself well

 

1.     http://www.askoxford.com/betterwriting/successfulcv/application/

 

Oxford University provides tips on all kinds of workplace writing, including job application letters. 

 

2.     http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/applicq.html

 

This is a quiz from a website called ‘Online technical Writing’ written by Austin Community College, Texas which tests your understanding of a job application letters.

 

Do the quiz and then read about job application letters at:

 

          http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/applic.html

 

2. Boost Your Writing Skills - with selected rules:

Rule 3

Do not use commas to bracket phrases that are essential to a sentence's meaning

Want to see the three example-sentences written with the above rule, click the above hyper-link.

The site is hosted by Junket Studies Tutoring -- a private tutoring service in northern New Jersey

http://www.junketstudies.com

 

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