Resume and Cover Letter  Assignments  

Assignment Guidelines and Requirements:

Resume

Develop a professional resume. The resume must be directed toward a real job or internship that you would actually apply for. The job or internship must be directly related to you disciplinary major and long term career goals. This assignment includes:

1) A "Skills and Experience Worksheet", typed, in list form, usually one to two complete pages long

 2) A copy of the job/internship description, job listing of the type of job your resume matches; bring to conference and turn in with resume

3) Conferencing with the instructor: Must Bring complete, typed, "Skills and Experience Worksheet" and job description.

Cover Letter

The cover letter matches the resume and in most cases should meet the same criteria. I will make exceptions in some cases, but check with me first for permission. This assignment includes:

1) A copy of the job/internship description, job listing of the type of job your resume/cover letter matches, turned in with cover letter

2) Matching the cover letter to the job/internship listing

3) Turning in a copy of the resume with the cover letter.