Numerous situations arise in professional business settings that necessitate formal correspondence. You might need to send a letter to an executive in the company requesting their presence at an event ...

Catch the employer’s attention quickly by leading with a strong statement. Clearly express why you are writing. State how you learned of the organization and job opening. Express your interest in the ...

You wouldn't send a casually worded letter using no recognizable format to another business person if you were discussing competing for a government contract. If you want to be taken seriously as the ...

In the course of normal business, your company will need to use a variety of letters to communicate with customers, vendors, sales leads, employees and a variety of other people. Even though formal ...

More business communication than ever now takes place over email and instant-messaging tools, but more serious professional communication still often takes place with letters. If you need to write ...

Crafting the perfect cover letter can make all the difference in landing your dream job. A cover letter introduces you to potential employers and serves as an essential tool for highlighting ...

If there’s one thing that all job seekers have in common, it’s that they hate writing cover letters. With a passion. But why? It’s not like they’re very long. And when you really think about it, ...

When a friend of mine – I’ll call her Carol – asked me to help with a job cover letter last weekend, I said sure, piece of cake. I write and edit for a living. How difficult could it be to fix a page ...