Resume Project

Preliminary Research

· Determined as exactly as possible what the employer wants?

· Learned enough about the job and employer to tailor your letter to them?

Address

· Addresses a specific individual, if possible?

Introduction

· Tells clearly what you want?

· Persuades that you know specific, relevant things about the reader’s organization?

· Conveys that you like the company?

Qualifications

· Explains how the knowledge, abilities, and experiences described in your résumé are relevant to the specific job for which you are applying?

Closing

· Sounds cordial, yet clearly sets out a plan of action?

Prose

· Uses clear sentences with varied structures?

· Uses an easy-to-follow organization?

· Uses a confident but modest tone?

· Expresses the action in verbs, not nouns?

· Uses strong verbs?

· Uses correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

Appearance

· Looks neat and attractive?

· Includes all the elements of a business letter?

Ethics

· Describes your qualifications honestly?

· Avoids statements intended to mislead?

Overall

· Shows that you are aware of your reader’s goals and concerns when hiring?

· Demonstrates that you are a skilled communicator?

From Paul V. Anderson’s Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach