Business Letter Layout

Contact Information

Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip Code
Your Phone Number
Your Email Address

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Date

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Contact Information

Name
Title
Company
Address
City, State, Zip Code

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Salutation

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Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name:

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Body of Business Letter

The first paragraph of your business letter should provide an introduction to why you are writing.

(space between paragraphs)

Then, in the following paragraphs provide more information and details about your request.
(space between paragraphs)

The final paragraph should reiterate the reason you are writing and thank the reader for reviewing
your request.

Closing:

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Respectfully yours,

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Signature:

Sample Resume for Fresh Graduates

Sidley Chris

288 Example Street – New York, NY 02258

Contact #: , Email Address:

OBJECTIVE
Seeking an position as a Marketing Associate for a company that can take advantage from
my fresh ideas and acquired marketing knowledge through education and real life
experiences.

EDUCATION
Bachelors in Business Administration – March 2012
University of Atlanta, New York, NY

SPECIAL SKILLS
• Strong competency in designing mock marketing campaigns
• Advanced skills in researching markets and identifying target markets based on marketing
engineering models
• Excellent project management skills
• Practical ability to gather and use data effectively

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Vice President of BBA Association
• Recipient of full scholarship for the BBA program
• Amongst the top 5 students (academically) in the university

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Created a marketing engineering model as part of the final year project that has been bid
for by three companies after demonstration at a trade show
• [List your achievements here]

WORK EXPERIENCE
Babysitter – ABC Company New York, NY | Summer 2011

• Planned, prepared and arranged breakfast, lunch and dinner for children
• Bathed and dressed toddlers
• Cleaned up dining area after meal
• Prepared grocery list
• Changed and washed children’s clothes and toels

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Active member of the Management Society ‘We Can Manage’ at the university
• Member of the drama club staging plays twice in a semester
• Team member of the soccer team
Résumé or CV Sample for Fresh Graduates
You might not have a number of years of work experience as a fresh graudate. Besides, your career path
might not be well chattered. Therefore you need a more general CV or resume. Consider this sample:

CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Richard Dogbe
Email: paarichard@gmail.com
Phone: 024 000 000

PERSONAL SKILLS
Organisational and planning skills
Proven leadership skills and ability to motivate
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently or as part of a team
Computer literate (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet, etc)

EDUCATION
University of Ghana, Legon (2009 – 2013)
B.A. Information Studies and Political Science
Telecommunications and Networks, Systems Analysis, Introduction to Computers, Basic Programming,
Political Theory, Politics of Ghana, International Organizations, Public Policy and Public Administration

ACHIEVEMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES
President, Bishop Herman Old Boys & Past Ola Girls Association (Legon Chapter)
Editor, Akuafo Hall Magazine (2012)
Polling Agent, SRC Elections (2011)

INTERNSHIPS / VACATION WORK EXPERIENCE

June 2010 – Sept 2010 IndigensAfrique Co. Ltd., Accra – Office Asssitant
Assisted with inventory control, handled telephone enquiries, filed customer accounts and general
administrative work.
June 2011 – Sept 2011 RLG Communications – Assistant Programmer
Developed a customer database for the company, managed the official facebook page of the company,
updated official website of the company regularly.

REFEREES:
Prof. E. E. Badu Mr. Richard Dogbe
Dep’t of Info. Studies General Manager
University of Ghana Indigens Afrique
Legon, Accra Accra
Phone: 0302 000 000 Phone: 024 000 0000

(Insert Date Here)

(Insert Name here)

(Insert Position here)
(Insert Address here)
(Insert 2nd line of address here)

Dear Ms. (insert last name):

Thank you for posting your need for Human Resource staff on (put where you found the vacancy here). I
am available to fill this opening and can begin work immediately after hiring.

I recently obtained my Degree from (Insert School here). As a graduate in (Insert your major here and
degree), I have acquainted myself with a range of skills that would allow me to blend with your firm. My
internship in (insert where you interned here) provided me some experience on updating procedures and
questionnaries in employee evalution, reviewing and evaluating compliance to legal requirements, (insert
others skills you learned or experienced you gained which is relevant to the job you are applying for.

From your advertisement, I can see that you are looking for candidates who have excellent Microsoft
Office Skills. I am well versed in word processing, spreadsheets, powerpoint, and email application and
databases during my computer course training.

I have attached my resume for your review and this should give you some idea of my educational
qualifications and experience. However, I look forward to an opportunity to meet with you and further
discuss my qualifications.

Very truly yours,

(insert your name here)