Resume and cover letter

Resume - Requirements

Please answer Yes / No, and Consider how the document can be improved.

Does the resume...

1. catch the attention of the reader? (Yes / No)
2. include specific, active language?
3. list and describe relevant work and/or academic experience?
4. list and describe relevant extracurricular interests and/or activities?
5. provide appropriate contact information?

Is the resume...

1. visually appealing and appropriately formatted? (Yes / No)
2. free of all grammatical and typographical errors?
3. no more than one (1) page in length, in a professional font size (Arial OR Times New Roman) and style?

(: Arial is better for electronic versions; Times New Roman for print.)

• As you may have created draft versions of your resume, what parts / versions did you like the most? Why?

Cover Letter - Requirements

Does the cover letter...

1. directly address the employer? (Yes / No)
2. respond to a specific, published job posting?
3. explain why the job candidate is best suited to this job?
4. include a high level of detail concerning the strengths of the job candidate?
5. appear in full block form and include all six (6) elements?
   1. return address
   2. date
   3. recipient's address
   4. salutation (including hiring manager's title)
   5. body
   6. closing

Is the cover letter...

1. signed? (Yes / No) - (: If submitting electronically, you can take a picture of your signature, and copy and paste it into the space where the signature typically goes).)
2. free of all grammatical and typographical errors?
3. no more than one (1) page in length, in 12 point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins?

Improvement / Comments

• What parts of the drafts need the most improvement?
• Additional Comments/Suggestions

Submission Guidelines

• FINAL Cover Letter / Resume (include the job posting / advertisement) - Submit to Canvas and Deposit into Google Folder (Ask Instructor for link to Folder)