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Business
Writing
A
major concern in many organizations worldwide is that employees
- no matter how well-educated - cannot write a clear business
memo or letter.
Your
ability to write effectively in a business setting can boost your
career and your approval ratings. Effective business writing means
using the right words, keeping it simple, checking for spelling
and grammatical errors and getting your message across.
Below,
scour the Web for resources, tools, tips and advice on the skills
you need to develop to communicate more effectively in resumes,
memos, business letters and proposals...
Writing
for Results - Thanks to Rob for suggesting this one..."This
is a free site that is unique on the Web. It provides 312 pages
of guidance and over 260 templates (each in MS Word and WordPerfect)
for those who prepare briefing notes and briefing books for cabinet
ministers and senior executives." The tips and templates
also lend themselves to more mundane business writing...
Business
Writing Help - Oregon State University offers a collection
of resources to improve your business writing skills. The list
includes resumes and cover letters as well as memos, business
letters, creating visuals, proposals, reports and more...
Use
Better Writing to Boost Your Career - This article covers
the "five basic principles of better business writing"
that will make your written efforts clearer. These are simple
concepts to use when you review first drafts of your business
related writing...
Six
Tips for Better Business Writing - Part of the George
Mason University School of Management site, these tips - with
links to even more information - will provide guidance in getting
the right format and structure in your business related writing...
Top
Career Resumes - Takes the resume section by section and
discusses your options for format, layout, cover letters and more.
Articles, a good blog and links to other helpful sites make this
one resume resource to bookmark and use...
How
to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume - Excellent overview
of what goes into a resume and why. The Rockport Institute has
other motives for including this advice since they offer a paid
service, but that doesn't take away from the really sound advice
on writing, or rewriting, your resume for the best results...
also
see in Office Life -> Resumes
& Cover Letters
also see related feature -> How
to Write for the Web
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