Resume and Cover Letter

P..t.~ '1\'2 Gratfng Pu1't~ and Criwia

Opening/Intro

Ci'rteria

Summary of O uahh catio ns

Eumpl..ry

S points

lac hula 1Um..e add.ren, telephone 1, profe5sio-n~I enu.il addre5s. ALL p age-(1) mm Ju~·e header wdb. na_me a-ad page aumhu.

&..e-mpla.ry

10 pcints

Stlf".m:nary of Qualiftcatu.;~ are focu ~d. mgf'ted, .w.d ccnc~ CV-~ ;:awn VC'fb'.) m ffi.e: ~am~ k--U~

E~mpiary

SatiJ:f .acct.o,y

3 polnts

:UiJ,smc .l - 2 o.f tbe r~,quire-.DU! DU

5 point s:

Unu& fxtafy

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0 point~

1 5

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Criteria ;·· , Unsatisfactory

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Criteria

10 points I I ' ,, 'li11 11 111

... .. I' .• I '11 ' ' Woik,Fxpe; ience ind~~.s job titles; lc>eatioi;isJ tis .• ,of dutf,~s/ radcomplisF~1.1t~. I}xB~rien~e, _in :1::1~i!~1'.,I\ ~esume paral!els pos.itton apehcant 1s:: a£p~yihg l1for. II

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Satisfactory

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Unsatisfactory

0 points

Missing 3 or more requirements

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.Format"!

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\r I ,io points J OR 2 fu ll 2agef .Balanceq, white spa.<;e, go~d . font choices , plea.sing design; Single spaced; 1- inch margins.. ·:,i ,,

10 ~p6ints · ' .

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:5 iic:frnts ti' ' '

1!.;'.Ii ~~ing' 1 - 2 r eqµ ir~m~nts

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pu n ctuation ., ,'B e2iii each ijullet i~rith an action v erb . Ap;roved a ct ion , ~;orcl list pro..,icled . i\fo , , M issing f - 2

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,· Uosatisfactory

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M iss in~ more tha·n 3 requi_remen!s

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Criterion Score

I 10

Crite rion Score

- I 10

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Cover l etter Grading Rubric

Opening Paragrapt}

Middle P a ragraph

Exemplary I Satisfactory 5 points 3 points

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The opening paragraph arouses the

interest of the employer by stating why

you are interested in the organization ,

names th e specific job applied for and

states where y ou heard of the job .

5 poi n ts

Tlie middle paragraph is neatly

w ritten and creates ·~ .. ,fl,i=sire fo1· , ~n employer to kno,v,, mo1·e

111 about ,

'1~. 11 ;'1,, h, 111

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VOU . Ii emphasizes the resii.me ' " 'I• ,. , • - • . • ,1wll!• •11· 11 ' ii I 1 111.'li. ;11•1 I, 111!: ''pomt~ng out acluevements iand • , I\, I ' l.11. ' I ·11:1 111,1.,,.,11·11 1, 1i11, :1' quali:fications ,that ~n~et ,thie 1'jp,b

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The opening paragraph is

poorly ,.vritten or is missing

one of the required elements: why you are interested,

specific j ob, w here y ou heard oft.he job .

3 po ints

The middle paragrnplh is poorly v,rritten' and does not d:eate, a desire for the I I emplo~fer to knov, more

I'' 1 11 abo'ut the student q,r doe,s, not

I' . 'I ' ·em:phas1ze the resume .

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Unsatisfactory

0 points

The opening paragraph is poorly ,.vritten and is missing

more than one of t11e required

elements.

0 points

The middle paragraph is poorly ,vritten and does not make the employ er want to meet the incli\·idhal , et'nphasize the resume and does 11.ot refer to the job I I -

des.cription.

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Criterion Score

I 5

/ 5

Closing Paragra ph

Layout

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Writing Skills

Forma t

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. ,l:11~ 11 ' I I " ' I•'' I . !'' I I I I' ' The closing 1parayraph paves the way 1 ·The

1 closmg paragraph ,leav:e~

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for an interview[t>y 1offering to call in '1the l 111,1'1 I 1.l'tb.e ~mployer unsure ifth~ I I 1'111 111 11 I,, 111•11,l(I '' l·IJ'j'III I 11 [ 'jlj' 111

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1 is organ ized. It includes ali · 1The letter is missing 11 of :

the req~ji 'ed componll!nts in the corr~.~t 1

• '11,,1t lhe:required ele~ ents or :.i'I I ·I ' I order with the correct spacing between the ' components are not in , ~lement~\ the correct order. 1,1

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5 ,, points 'i

Sentences are flu ent and effective .

Very few erro rs in mecha ni cs ,

punctuation , and w ord usage .

5 points

3 points

Sentences are usually controlled. There are minor errors in mechanics, punctuation, and w ord usage.

3 points

0 points

' . 1 There is no closing paragraph. !·]ii 'I l ! :j l

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0 points

There is no apparent organization to the letter. It is missing multipl e components.

/5

/5

-~--1 0 points

Sentences are generally adequate. There are lapses in mechanics, punctuation., and

!lfa~ar.

0 poin ts

I /5

/ 5

Writing Skills

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Total

Level 3 8 0 po i nts 1T1inimum

Level2 "' -111!1" 26 po int s ,i n inimu rn

,1111

0 points

~,~ten~es are generally adequate~ There are lapse:; in

1 ,.·me~lianics. punctuation. and

Tu~'lene-;i s~~}~ifu~ ~ore- thagi~ee,of tlif fo~atting

' requirements,

Level 1 0 poi nts min i mum

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