Introduction
Have you ever applied for a job? If not, do you feel you might be applying for a job within the next couple of years? Hopefully you answered yes to one of these questions, and if you did not, then it is probably a certainty that you will apply for a job at some point in your life. Everyone who applies for a job should have a certain set of skills for creating professional documents to accompany their application. One important document that will help you in landing that dream job is a cover letter. In order to produce a nice, professional cover letter, you must know how to type and print a business letter.
In this lesson, you will learn the basics of creating and printing a professional business letter, skills that you will need in your employment future.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Utilize word processing software to demonstrate professional writing skills by producing and editing business correspondence documents
- Utilize templates in business documents
- Utilize advanced feature of word processing software, including creating macros
- Describe the parts of a business letter
Enduring Understandings
- Using professional business correspondence will give you an edge in the employment process and in the workplace.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Business Technology Applications standards: 4 and 5.