Journal on Education Volume 05, No. 04, Mei-Agustus 2023, pp. 15089-15097 E-ISSN: 2654-5497, P-ISSN: 2655-1365 Website: http://jonedu.org/index.php/joe Exploring Job Application Letters of EFL Learners Utami Rosalina 1 , Yeni Noryatin 2 , Veronika Simbolon 3 , Ninik Hernika 4 , Salsabila Nuravianti 5 1, 3, 4, 5 Institut Pendidikan dan Bahasa Invada Cirebon, Jl. Brigjend Dharsono Bypass No.20, Kertawinangun, Kec. Kedawung, Kabupaten Cirebon, Jawa Barat 2 STBA JIA, Bekasi, Jl. Cut Mutia No.16A, Margahayu, Kec. Bekasi Tim., Kota Bekasi, Jawa Barat utami.rosaline@gmail.com Abstract The background to this analysis is that many companies require applicants to write their application letters in English. If a student wishes to get a job, a job application letter is required upon leaving school. The purpose of this study is to examine EFL learners’ application letters. This study uses a qualitative methodology and discourse analysis as its research design. The data used in qualitative research comes from a variety of application letters. Participants in this study were high school students at a vocational school. It consists of four students in grade 12—two boys and two girls. The research was conducted through an analytical process in which a student completed her application within one week. They are then collected and analyzed by researchers. The general structure of job application letters is analyzed, and formal and informal words in job application letters are recognized and noted. In general, the results of the above analyses show that two students met the criteria for writing a job application letter, while the other two students did not yet meet the criteria for writing a job application letter. Teachers should pay more attention to teaching writing subjects, especially in making sentences such as when writing a job application letter. If you find an error while writing, explain of the errors to avoid mistakes from happening again and reduce error at the start. Keywords: Job Application letters, Formal Informal, EFL Learners. Abstrak Latar belakang analisis ini adalah banyak perusahaan yang mewajibkan pelamar untuk menulis surat lamaran mereka dalam bahasa Inggris. Jika seorang siswa ingin mendapatkan pekerjaan, surat lamaran kerja diperlukan setelah lulus sekolah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji surat lamaran pembelajar EFL. Penelitian ini menggunakan metodologi kualitatif dan analisis wacana sebagai desain penelitiannya. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian kualitatif berasal dari berbagai surat lamaran. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa SMA di sebuah sekolah kejuruan. Terdiri dari empat siswa kelas 12—dua laki-laki dan dua perempuan. Penelitian dilakukan melalui proses analitik di mana seorang siswa menyelesaikan aplikasinya dalam waktu satu minggu. Mereka kemudian dikumpulkan dan dianalisis oleh peneliti. Struktur umum surat lamaran kerja dianalisis, dan kata-kata formal dan informal dalam surat lamaran kerja dikenali dan dicatat. Secara umum, hasil analisis di atas menunjukkan bahwa dua siswa memenuhi kriteria penulisan surat lamaran kerja, sedangkan dua siswa lainnya belum memenuhi kriteria penulisan surat lamaran kerja. Guru hendaknya lebih memperhatikan pengajaran mata pelajaran menulis, terutama dalam membuat kalimat seperti saat menulis surat lamaran kerja. Jika Anda menemukan kesalahan saat menulis, berikan penjelasan tentang kesalahan tersebut untuk menghindari kesalahan terjadi lagi dan mengurangi kesalahan di awal Kata Kunci: Lamaran Pekerjaan, Formal Informal, EFL Learners. Copyright (c) 2023 Utami Rosalina, Yeni Noryatin, Veronika Simbolon, Ninik Hernika, Salsabila Nuravianti Corresponding author: Utami Rosalina Email Address: utami.rosaline@gmail.com(Jl. Brigjend Dharsono Bypass No.20, Kab. Cirebon, Jawa Barat) Received 1 April 2023, Accepted 7 April 2023, Published 8 April 2023 INTRODUCTION This study aims to explore EFL students' job application letters. The background of this research is that many companies require job applicants to write a job application letter in English. A job application letter is needed when students graduate from school and want to work. The reason researchers are interested in taking this research is because this research is very interesting because many job application letters have been made and studied from the past until now by many people,