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Job Description, Resume & Cover Letter Assignment
Make sure that you read and view all the information provided above to help guide you in completing this assignment before you begin developing or submitting it. There is also a required “Check List” (refer to the third bullet) for you to complete.
In teaching this course many times over many years, I have learned that at times students will forget important details when they submit this first assignment thinking that it is so easy and that they have done this before, and thus they miss the opportunity to complete each of the 3 required parts of this assignment with a new approach as specified, and their assignment submission is not optimal and requires substantial improvement, resulting in disappointment.
Hence, with a focus on your success and to make this assignment even more relevant, I have developed a worksheet which requires you to check your assignment prior to posting it in the corresponding assignment drop box. This worksheet is also a required part of your assignment submission, and attests to the fact that you have reviewed your assignment based on the check list prior to submission. The intention is for this step to help perceptibly improve the 3 part final product (job description, cover letter, resume) that you will submit (together with the worksheet) for my review and grading.
By following these guidelines, the quality of your assignment submission (and consequently) your grade should also improve.
This assignment drop box is available for you to upload your assignment – which should include 3 parts + the Check List Worksheet = 4 : the job description of the position or internship that you wish to apply for, the corresponding cover letter, and your resume, as well as the check list. You may choose any job or internship that makes sense for you. Try to keep it as “real” as possible, so that you can apply this assignment to your particular circumstance, and it is relevant and useful for you.
Make sure that the information in the cover letter and in the resume is consistent. It is important that both have not only appropriate content, but also “look” professional.
Presentation is very important! For a professional look, you may wish to consider using the same letterhead with your contact information for both your resume and your cover letter. You can be creative and make your letterhead reflect your professional personality -> perhaps by adding a line of color or a distinctive professional font. Remember: you want to distinguish yourself from other applicants for the same position in a positive, professional manner! Your work/ each assignment is part of your “brand” and creates perceptions of YOU/ your image.
Make sure that you read the assignment description and watch my assignment video. It is important for you to search for an appropriate job listing/ internship and to prepare your cover letter in response to this job opportunity as if you were actually applying.
Resume & Cover Letter Assignment Instructions
Assignment Description and Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to search for a real job or internship opportunity, and to prepare your resume and a corresponding cover letter in preparation for an actual job search.
This assignment consists of three parts:
• Searching for an appropriate level, career-oriented job or internship
• Developing a corresponding cover letter to apply for this position
• Developing a 1 page professional resume
Assignment Instructions: Find a job or an internship announcement for a career-appropriate position or internship of interest to you. Write a cover letter as if you were actually applying for the job in the advertisement. Develop your resume. Make sure that the information provided in the cover letter is consistent with the information on the resume.
Remember that presentation is very important! Your cover letter and resume are providing the prospective employer with a “first impression”, so they must not only contain information reflecting your experience and qualifications, but must also reflect your professionalism and personality. You may wish to use the same letterhead design (your contact information) for both.
Assignment Submission Requirements:
· Job advertisement or description/posting of the position or internship (include source)
· Corresponding Cover Letter (as if applying for this job)
· Professional Resume (1 page)
Assignment Grading Parameters:
· Completion of submission requirements:
· Job or internship advertisement or written description
· Links are not acceptable
· Corresponding cover letter
· Resume
· Cover Letter:
· Presentation
· How it looks
· Professionalism
· Content
· Information
· Clarity of communication
· Format
· Spelling and Grammar
· Resume:
· Presentation /how it looks/ professionalism
· Content
· Format: reverse chronology, alignments
· Spelling and Grammar
Please note that ANY spelling errors/’typos’ will result in a failing grade.
Job Description, Cover Letter, & Resume Assignment Check List
Name: Date:
This is to confirm that I have reviewed and incorporated the items from this checklist into my assignment. (Check all applicable X).
1. _____ Submission: 3 documents: Job description/ Internship (written not link), corresponding Cover Letter, Resume.
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. _____ Format: Letterhead design (with your full contact information), for both the cover letter & resume, is the same or similar.
3. _____ Personal Information: Do NOT include age or other details.
4. _____ Proofreading, Spell check, Grammar check. NO ERRORS allowed.
5. _____ Cover Letter: Includes company contact information and the date of the letter, as well as a reference to the specific job or internship posting. (RE: SUMMER 2021 Internship Program).
6. _____ Resume: 1 page in length.
7. _____ Resume: Objective: optional, preferable to NOT include & use space for relevant experience.
8. _____ Resume: Reverse chronology: List most recent activity first.
9. _____ Resume: Do NOT include any high school information or activities.
10. _____ Resume: Education : List expected graduation date for FIU degree ( expected SUMMER 2021) NOT range ( 2018 to 2021). List graduation YEAR for any degrees earned, NOT range of years. List FIU degree information first.
11. _____ Resume: Do NOT Include REFERENCES or “References available upon request”.
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