Formal letters differ in some key ways from e-mail and even from professional memos. The purpose of a formal letter is often serious: It may be a formal application for a job, a formal statement of a ...

In today’s world, people deal with most of their business communications through email. However, that doesn’t mean the formal letter is obsolete. Although used less often, a printed business letter, ...

Business letters are usually much more formal than personal letters. Although the letters are formal, they should still be warm in tone and positive in nature. If you are writing in response to an ...

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When writing a formal business letter, following the accepted format demonstrates your knowledge of business etiquette and your willingness to adhere to it. When formatting surnames within the text of ...

A resignation letter is an official notice you send or hand in to your employer, letting them know that you plan to leave your position. A resignation letter provides your employer with important ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

Leonardo da Vinci may have created the first curriculum vitae when he applied for a job as the Duke of Milan. Cover letters, however, are a more recent invention. Cover letters served as a formal ...