Developing a Strong Resume and Cover Letter

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:

Using these sources as a guide:

• Create your own cover letter.
• Create your current resume.

 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 

• Must be one page in length (not including cover letter and references page)  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 Career Services at the University of Arizona Global Campus sources).
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.