RESUME & COVER LETTER 2013/2014

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 1 - Basic Resume

VIDEO 2 - "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.
     Email the link for the job to the instructor. (Copy& Paste Link into body of email).
2.  You may create a resume for yourself using the Resume Builder on ReadWriteThink.org
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 (Use the Letter of Recommendation format) for your RESUME for the job
     you have chosen.
5.  Save your Resume & Cover Letter as an MS Word file and email them to your instructor.
6.  Cover Letter and Resume must be Single Spaced, Formatted to match examples below, and Times New Roman (11 or 12 font size only!)

YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTS AS ONE OR TWO MS WORD DOCUMENTS.  DO NOT SEND PDF OR FILES IN ANY OTHER FORMAT!

Grading Rubric:
10 pts - Emailed Link To Job to Instructor
60 pts - Resume (MS Word (docx/doc 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)

6.  EXAMPLES:

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

- Mr. S