Block Format on Business Letter (in English)

The format (layout) is the visual organisation of a business letter. The main business letter formats are:

~ Full-Block Style - All the elements are aligned to the left margin and there are no indented lines. This is a standard block-style format that is accepted by most businesses. 

~ Modified Block Style - The return address, date, closing and signature start just to the right of  the center of the page or may be flush with the right margin. All body paragraphs begin at the left margin.
  
~ Indented or Semi-Block Style - Similar to the modified block business letter style except that the first line of each paragraph is indented.

British Letter and American Letter Differences (in English)

	American Style                              British Style
Heading	According to the format but usually aligned to the left	The heading is usually placed in the top right corner of the letter (sometimes centred)
Date	October 19, 2005 (month-day-year) According to the format but usually aligned to the left two lines below the heading)	19 October 2005 (day-month-year) Usually placed directly (or 1 blank line) below the heading.
Salutation	Dear Mr./Ms. Smith: Dear Sir or Madam: Gentlemen: After the salutation there is a colon (:)	Dear Mr./Ms. Smith, Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Sirs, After the salutation there is a comma (,)
Complimentary close	Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Yours truly,	Sincerely, Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully,

Business Letter Examples (in English)

1. Job Application Letter
                   

January 25th, 2016

Personnel Manager
PT. Applesiana Team
Jl. Rahmat Basuki
Cilongok 15677

Dear Personnel Manager :
I believe my 10 years of accounting experience might be an asset to PT. Hijau Merdeka, and therefore I have enclosed my resume for your consideration.

I seek a stable opportunity and strongly identification with Selena Williams. I was fully responsible for the preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements for management and public reporting, and the Annual Report to Shareholders- and shared responsibility with the Corporate Controller in maintaining operating units compliance with the PSAK.

When can we set up an interview? I may be reached at 021 432-15670. Your consideration is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Stefanni Candler

2. Confirmation Letter

PT. Hijau Jaya
Jalan Raya
Jakarta
Indonesia

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January 25^th, 2016

Mr. Alfred Gotingham
Marketing Manager
PT. Applesiana Team
495 River Valley Road
SINGAPORE 1037

Dear Mr. Alfred,
Thank you for your letter of 8 November 2015.
We are writing to confirm the terms of business given in telex No. 7 sent from Jakarta on 6 September 2010.
We are pleased to offer a 15% discount on order of 200 or more adding machines. On orders of 400 or more the discount is 20%.
The terms of contract are F.O.B. However, the full price is charged if payment is not made within 60 days.
We look forward to receiving your order.

Yours sincerely,

Stefanni Candler

3. Dissolving Partnership Letter 

SMTown, Inc.

345 1st Dallas

Los Angeles, California 90002

25 January 2015

Dr. Gwen Stefani

Marketing Representative

Applesiana, Inc.

824 Imagination Lane

Miami, Florida 33111

Dear Gwen,

Working with Applesiana, Inc. for the past four months has been a wonderful experience. Regrettably, The Company, Inc. no longer has need of your services. We have decided to move our company in a different direction, and that decision requires that we make a number of changes to our infrastructure. To that end, we have decided to keep all of our current marketing efforts in-house, so we can no longer make use of your marketing consultation services.

Thank you for the excellent work you have done for us. I hope to remain on good terms with you and Applesiana, Inc., and if we require services similar to what you have provided for us in the past, we would certainly like to consider you again.

Warm regards,

Stefanni Candler

President of The SMTown, Inc.

101-110-1010

                                                                       

December 20, 2015
Personnel Manager
PT. Grobakz Seo Team
Jl. Kesuksesan Selalu
Cilongok 15677
Dear Personnel Manager :
I believe my 10 years of accounting experience might be an asset to PT. Ungu, and therefore I have enclosed my resume for your consideration.
I seek a stable opportunity and strongly identification with Carolina Herrera. I was fully responsible for the preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements for management and public reporting, and the Annual Report to Shareholders- and shared responsibility with the Corporate Controller in maintaining operating units compliance with the PSAK.
When can we set up an interview? I may be reached at 021 442-5770. Your consideration is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Your Name
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