Career Documents

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Career Documents: Phase Two: Resume and Job Application Letter

You will generate two main documents regardless of what the advertisement requests from you: a Cover Letter and a Resume.

Any additional materials required will depend on the position you seek. If this is your selected position, you will include this in your submission as well.

 Besides the Cover Letter and Resume, I will be using your selected job advertisement to help me evaluate your writing. In this way, you can think of me as proxy for the hiring agent.

  Questions to consider:  Are you... 

1. meeting (or will meet) all the (reasonable) requirements put forth in the ad? (Note that may have to project some of these requirements, e.g., degree or skills you may acquire in a future class.)  

2. creating compelling language and formatting (e.g. error-free, confident, and supportive of your abilities and qualifications)?

3. persuading your reader to hire you, given the criteria set forth or implied by the ad?

4. providing effective support for the claims you make about your qualifications?

5. listing jobs, relevant coursework, or experience with explanations of skills learned or successes achieved?

What to submit here:

1. Cover letter

2. Polished and developed resume