cover letter and resume

WRTG 293 students,

Your last writing assignment will be a cover letter and resume.

In this assignment, you will locate a job posting in your field, write a cover letter to apply for the

position, and write a resume for the position.

Steps to Take in Completing this Assignment:

1. Locate a job posting in the field or profession you plan to pursue. a. For the previous writing assignment, you located a professional organization in

your field. You might find that the professional organization you located has a

listserv you can join or other networks through which you can find job

opportunities.

b. UMUC’s Career Services unit has excellent resources for locating jobs and internships

2. Submit to your instructor the following: a. either a link to the job posting or the job posting itself pasted into a Word

document

b. a cover letter to apply for the job c. a resume you are submitting with the cover letter.

Strategies and Tutorials in Writing a resume and cover letter:

 UMUC’s Career Services offers a resume tutorial.

 UMUC’s Career Services offers a Cover Letter Tutorial.

 UMUC’s Effective Writing Center provides an excellent tutorial on writing resumes.

 UMUC’s Effective Writing Center offers a tutorial on writing cover letters.

 The Purdue OWL has a resume workshop online.

Assignment Rubric:

Cover letter Excellent Good Fair

Needs

improve

ment

Does not

pass

Is specific to the position and the company 10 points

8 points

7 points

6 points

5 points

Is addressed to a specific person if possible,

or to "hiring manager" if a specific person is

not known

5 points

4 points

3 points

1 point

0 points

Is written with the job description in mind 10 points

8 points

7 points

6 points

5 points

Features industry language to show the

applicant's awareness of the company and

field

5 points

4 points

3 points

2 points

1 point

Is one page in length with 3-4 paragraphs 5 points

4 points

3 points

2 points

1 point

Uses business letter format 5 points

4 points

3 points

2 points

1 point

Is free of punctuation errors and grammatical

errors

10 points

8 points

7 points

6 points

5 points

Resume Excellent Good Fair

Needs

improve

ment

Does not

pass

Provides a summary of the applicant's most

recent accomplishments, experiences,

education, and training

10 points

8 points

7 points

6 points

5 points

Shows the potential employer what the

applicant has to offer and how the applicant's

experience will benefit the employer

15 points

12 points

10 points

8 points

5 points

Shows fact, quantity, and impact when

describing previous job experiences 10 points

8 points

7 points

6 points

5 points

Follows a clear pattern (chronological,

functional, electronic, or federal) 5 points

4 points

3 points

2 points

1 point

Is free of punctuation errors and grammatical

errors 10 points

8 points

7 points

6 points

5 points

Overall Score

Excellen

t

90 or

more

Good

80 or

more

Fair

70 or

more

Needs

Improve

ment

60 or

more

Does not

pass

0 or

more