Application documents

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 January 2011 11:01

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Application Documents

Federal Employment Agency

Building Blocks for your Application

Examples of Applications

Two examples of a cover letter and an information leaflet on application photographs

Résumés for Download

 

As a rule, a written application is expected. In order to select the right one among a large number of applicantions, most businesses will make a preselection based on the submitted application forms.

The following documents, in that order, are prerequisite to a complete written application:

 

  1. Letter of application
  2. Résumé in table form
  3. Copy of the last school report
  4. Certifications of internships and training courses

Tips:

-         Write your letters of application on the computer, leaving a 2, 5 cm margin, and print them on white DIN-A4 paper.

-         Always hand in letters of application and résumés as newly written originals, and reports and certificates as clear and legible copies.

-         Avoid mistakes and pay attention to clean documents without dog ears etc.

-         Double check: dates and personal information given in the letter of application and the résumé must match.

-         It is advisable to make a copy of each application in order to know what you have written where, when you are invited to a job interview.

-         The complete documents are to be placed in a special application folder or a clip-folder (do not punch), in the following order:  résumé, then copies of reports and certifications in order of date, starting with the most recent. Place the letter of application into the folder loose. Everything then goes into a large stiff envelope (do not bend).

-         Don’t forget your name, address and the right addressee on the envelope.

-         Make sure of the proper postal charges, or take the documents to the post personally.

-         Some chiefs of staff are impressed by, or even expect, you to inform yourself on the internet (if represented there) about the business and its field ahead of time.