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Resumes & Cover Letters Lecture 2 – May 10

Please turn off cell phones!

+Glitches (Already!)

Textbooks coming in by the end of the week

Different editions of the textbook

Make sure to subscribe to the blog ASAP

Don’t forget – no class tomorrow

+Talking with your resumeTypeface (Times)

Bold = shouting Italics = whispering Regular = conversational

Point size No more than 20 (name) No less than 11 (dates) Most should be in 12 pt.

No more than one page

Margins .5 all around

+Sections of the resume

Information

Objective – depends…

Education

Work experience

Leadership experience

Skills

Honors/Awards

+Information Name Phone number

Address (pick one) E-mail address

+Objective

Job fair vs. single application

Be as specific as possible

Don’t be repetitive

One line, at most

+Education

Anticipated graduation

University name

City, State

Major/degree

Minor

Bright Futures?

+Work experience Dates Title

Organization (bold) Job details (2-3)

City, State (italics) No complete sentences

+Leadership experience

Similar to work experience

Fewer bullet points

Highlight volunteer and professional work

+Skills Computer skills

(Microsoft Office)

Foreign languages

CPR/First Aid

Photography/videography/drawing

+Honors/Awards

Condense with skills if only a few

Only need years

One line each

+Resume Review

Get together with a partner for 7-10 minutesProofread: spelling, grammar, wordingContent – make suggestions

+References

Always on a separate page

Include 2-3 professional/academic references Name, title Organization Phone number E-mail address Physical address

+ Cover letters Single-spaced, no indentations

Your address & date (top right)

Contact info (top left) Contact person’s name, title Company’s name Company’s address

+Content 4 main points

Introduce self Anecdotal Direct

Show you know them Cite specifics Explain why this speaks to you

What can you do for them Explain your experience Be specific Don’t be arrogant

Closing Thank you, in advance, for your time How will you follow up? Phone number

+Closing

Bottom-left

Sincerely,

Leave room to sign

E-mail address

+For Lab 2

Bring completed resume

Bring completed references (separate sheet)

Cover letter info – cover letter to be written in lab

+For Thursday…

Read Chapter 2 (Chap. 3, 6th ed.)

Read Chapter 7 (through pg. 135) (Chap. 8, through pg. 144, 6th ed.)

Bring a copy of The Alligator to lecture