Writing in labor and employment relations3/Assignment feedback cover letter and resume

Cover Letter

 * No Yellow Highlighting - to indicate differences between final version and Assignment
 * Not following directions - to combine cover letter and resume into a single (1) document; and then also attach job posting as a PDF separately
 * Not attaching Job Posting
 * Putting Name & Address in the Header - Your Address info goes in the bottom of the cover letter\
 * Addressing the Cover Letter to YOU - not the person!
 * No title of the person OR Company name
 * Not using the template provided.

Resume

 * Not enough specificity / detail about the job and your experience
 * Grammar problems - verb tense - needs to be in the past tense - COMPLETED, CONDUCTED, SUPERVISED
 * Sentence Construction - often too wordy, rambling - needs to be CLEAR AND CONCISE
 * Don't hide behind words / bury your experience and talents
 * Not having attention to details (i.e., hyphens, capitalizing headings, periods after sentences)
 * Skills & Certifications - Indicate Level - expert, intermediate, beginner (1-10, where 10 is highest
 * Languages - English, Chinese (Mandarin) - expert, intermediate, beginner
 * References - Available upon request