{"id":1079,"date":"2015-03-05T21:59:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T21:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/technicalwriting1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=1079"},"modified":"2015-03-09T15:13:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T15:13:31","slug":"information-and-instruction-for-module-3_readings-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-technicalwriting\/chapter\/information-and-instruction-for-module-3_readings-2\/","title":{"raw":"Professional Letters","rendered":"Professional Letters"},"content":{"raw":"\r\n\r\nBeyond the cover letter, you will undoubtedly be faced with the need to write other professional correspondence, be it by e-mail or envelope. These letters are just as important in that they can also become part of a file devoted to all of your correspondence with a company or individual. Professional letters you write are likely to be kept in a file along with your resume as part of your permanent record. Letters are also your opportunity to show professional courtesy, impress companies with your knowledge of and interest in them, and allow readers to know you as a person. Good letters humanize you. And employers tend to choose people they feel they know\u2014not strangers.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the cover letter, the other types of professional correspondence you are most likely to write include:\r\n