Job Description, Resume & Cover Letter

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.