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sarasara

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on: Jun 23, 2018
Which of the following would be the best opening sentence for a solicited application letter?
 
  A) I am clearly the best person for the job you've advertised.
  B) I'm sure you get these letters all the time, but I hope you'll read mine carefully.
  C) I want a job, and you've got one that I could do.
  D) Based on your company's remarkable growth over the past three years, I can appreciate your need for highly qualified and experienced sales personnel.
  E) My entire life I have dreamed about working in a job such as this.

Question 2

Because application letters are ________ messages, the AIDA approach is ideally suited for them.
 
  A) positive
  B) negative
  C) persuasive
  D) routine
  E) personal


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k.lashomb

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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Explanation: D) Make sure your application letter is not highly focused on your own wants and needs in your job search. The opening paragraph of your application letter needs to convey the reason you're writing and give the recipient a compelling reason to keep reading. Try to anticipate your potential employer's needs.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Explanation: C) You are trying to persuade the person reading your application to take you to the next step in the hiring process, so use the AIDA approach: get the reader's attention, build interest, increase desire, and motivate them to action.


sarasara

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
:D TYSM

dantucker

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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