Assignment #$3(10\%)$

Bad$-$News Correspondence

In this assignment, you are provided an opportunity to practice formatting a memo and letter using indirect organizational pattern.

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements:

$5)$ Write effective business letters and memos that contain negative messages using the indirect organizational pattern

Consult your notes and text for suggestions on proper content and format for memos and business letters. Please look at the rubric attached to see how you will be graded.

A$/$ MEMO: Oh$-$oh$.$ Your company$$s employees have racked up huge bills in recent months entertaining clients. The costs have outweighed the benefit of keeping these clients so well$-$fed and entertained. Write a memo that outlines the acceptable claims that can be made and the manner in which these claims need to be filed. You may need to research the policies of other companies.

B$/$ BUSINESS LETTER: Your friend, Tim Smith, has asked if you could interview his son, Thomas, a recent college graduate, for a sales position with your company. Thomas turns out to be a pleasant, out$-$going young man, but has no sales experience. There are other more$-$qualified applicants, and so$,$ you decide that he is not the right candidate for the job. Write a letter of refusal to Thomas.