Paper Topic:

Essay for Effective Writing (2)

Running Head : Business Documents Format for Clarity : Document Design

Your Name

College

Professor 's Name

Name of Class

EXERCISE 9-2 ANALYSIS OF A LETTER

My Reaction To The Letter

Strengths

The letter is straight to the point and informs the candidate that he has been unsuccessful in applying for the internship position

The letter has been personally signed , this indicates that the person who the letter has been written on behalf of has looked at it and agreed to it

Weaknesses

The letter does not contain

any introduction and therefore the reader if they have not read the letterhead (which they may have avoided given the clutter , may be confused as to what the letter is related to

The letter does not provide the candidate with any insight as to why he has been unsuccessful

The letter indicates that the successful candidate was aware in advance that they may be successful , our offer was expected . If I read this letter I would be suspicious that the candidate had already been given the job before I was interviewed and that I was potentially a token applicant of some

The letter specifies that the company would be interested in discussing full time employment but does not provide any information as to how the candidate can inform them of his interest in this , feel free to call ' is does not provide John with an idea of the next steps to take

The Revised Letter

Smith , Barnum and Bailey

Certified Public Accountants...

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