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Developing a Strong Resume and Cover Letter

In addition to the rigorous content skills we are building here in our MASE program, it is important to include professional skills essential to your career development. The purpose of this assignment is to present yourself professionally for employment in the field of special education through the development of a resume and cover letter. A cover letter serves as the specific introduction to a resume for each separate recipient, while the resume contains consistent professional information regarding your professional background, education, and experience, no matter the recipient. A resume should be updated often as information changes or is added.

Instructions:

Access the Ashford University Career Services Resume (Links to an external site.)  page to review the resume checklist (Links to an external site.) , sample resume format (Links to an external site.) , and information on cover letters. (Links to an external site.)

Using these sources as a guide:

· Write your own cover letter.

· Construct your current resume.

Your cover letter should precede your resume and should also follow the sample format provided by Ashford University Career Services. You will not need a title page for this assignment, as your one-page cover letter will function as your title page.

The Developing a Strong Resume and Cover Letter paper

· Must be one page in length (not including cover letter and references page) and formatted according to the guidelines provided by Ashford University Career Services. It must include the following:

· Personal information

· Career title and objective

· Experience

· Education

· Community involvement

· Skills

· In the place of a separate title page, this assignment requires a professional cover letter with the following:

· List your contact information

· List the information for the employer you are contacting

· Address a person by name whenever possible

· Tell them why you are writing and demonstrate some knowledge of their company

· Using your three skills and examples, tell them why you are qualified for the position

· Thank them for their time and tell them what you want to happen next

· Consider using additional scholarly sources in addition to citing the two required provided sources (must cite Ashford University Career Services sources).

· The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) .

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

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