Resume & Cover Letter (18/2)

Finally, we are at one of the most important lesson topics of the year.  Your resume and cover letter will be a living document.  That means that it will evolve and change over the course of your life depending on your experience, education, interests and job history.  All of these experiences will be added in a one-page summary of what you will bring to the table for a future employer.  Other organizations will also need to see a resume. RESUME & COVER LETTER QUIZ TOMORROW!!

1. Resume (DEFINITION): 

Dictionary.com

re·su·me

2 [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] Show IPA
noun
résumé.

ré·su·mé

[rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] Show IPA
noun
1.
a summing up; summary.
2.
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.
Also, resume, re·su·mé.

Origin:
1795–1805;  < French,  noun use of past participle of résumer  to resume, sum up 
VISUAL THESARUS

2. Why Do You Need One?

 STYLE / CONTENT / SIZE

3. Resume Breakdown:

 VIDEO - "The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Video"
  

4. Resume Builder 

WEBSITE - READWRITETHINK.ORG Resume Builder


5. Cover Letter

Tailor IT!


6.  JOB SEARCH

Monster.com / Philly.com / Careerbuilder.com 

PRACTICAL EXERCISE:
1.  Using one of the websites above (Or any other website you like), find a job you are interested in.
1a. Email the link for the job to the instructor. (Copy& Paste Link into body of email).
2.  Create a resume for yourself using the Resume Builder on ReadWriteThink.org (PDF file)
3.  Re-Type or Cut&Paste your resume into MS WORD.  You may use any template you like as a guide.
4.  Create a Cover Letter for your RESUME for the job you have chosen.
5.  Save your Resume & Cover Letter as PDF files and email them to your instructor.

Grading Rubric:
10 pts - Emailed Link To Job to Instructor
10 pts - Resume Builder (ReadWriteThink.org) PDF file
50 pts - Resume (MS Word PDF File) 
     05 pts - Title Block
     05 pts - Objective
     10 pts - Experience/Work History
     10 pts - Education
     10 pts - Other Skills / Additional Information
     10 pts - Grammar, Spelling, Layout
30 pts - Cover Letter (Proper Format, Layout, Grammar, Spelling)

This is one of the most important assignments you can learn to create.  Good Luck!!

- Mr. S





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