Résumé & Cover Letter
Draft: Tuesday, October 23
Final: Thursday, October 25
For this assignment, you will be writing a résumé and cover letter, both of which you may have done before. If not, this will be your opportunity to prepare for the upcoming job market. If so, this will be your chance to make your résumé even better by applying many of the information design techniques we've learned so far.
Before preparing your first draft, be sure that you read Chapter 18 in the Burnett textbook, as there is some invaluable information there about writing various types of correspondence. Next, take a look at the following web pages for helpful tips on how to write a résumé and cover letter:
Once you've read these online guides, write up a first draft of both your résumé and cover letter and bring three (3) print copies to class on Tuesday for peer response.
NOTE: Using Adobe InDesign to lay out your résumé gives you much greater control over the layout. Most computer labs on campus contain this program.
Electronic résumé resources
These resources may help in your upcoming job search. You do not have to do an electronic résumé for this class, but you may find that certain employers will require some electronic forms in the application process.
- Guidelines for electronic résumés - tips for ensuring your résumé is optimized for electronic environments.
- Newbie techrwriter résumés - provides tips on writing résumés in ASCII, HTML, scannable, and PDF formats.