ENGINEERING 100W HOMEWORK Dr Thalia Anagnos Objectives of this assignment Develop a professional r sum that is acceptable for job applications Create a persuasive letter of application cover letter for a potential employer Due Date Monday September 20 hard copy at beginning of class and electronic copy of resume and letter in Turnitin com Grading 5 of course grade Grading criteria will include Letter o Proper heading and address for employer and return address o Opening identifies the job you are applying for and would interest the reader in you o Body identifies selected items from your background that highlights your qualifications o Closing provides contact information thanks the employer and requests an interview R sum o Use of active verbs o Clarity and completeness o Formatting and neatness Both Correct grammar spelling and punctuation Assignment Create a r sum in a format appropriate for your field of study work experience and job goals for example chronological vs functional scan ready format vs multiple column paper format Write cover letter to go with your r sum to apply for a job you are interested in Guidelines 1 Create and perfect your r sum 2 Log on to the SJSU Career Center http careercenter sjsu edu or another on line resource that offers job lists www craigslist org jobsearch monster com hotjobs yahoo com etc 3 Identify a job announcement of interest to you and print it out 4 Use Internet resources to find out more about the company 5 Write your cover letter 12 point font single spacing and 1 inch margins Use a business letter format and sign it 6 Turn in letter resume and a hard copy of the job announcement submit cover letter to Turnitin Job announcement does not need to be in Turnitin 7 Print grading sheet and attach to assignment www engr sjsu edu tanagnos ENGR100W assignments assignments html Resources Online Lecture by Moira Srago SJSU Career Center go to http elm elluminate com HOSTEDSJSU play recording html recordingId 1247973949284 1280255507578 and search under Resume 101 in July 2010 SJSU Career Center resume toolkit http careercenter sjsu edu students launch Resume covLet resume toolkit resume toolkit html Chapter 15 of Markel pages 363 403 Preparing Job Application Materials ENGINEERING 100W HOMEWORK Dr Thalia Anagnos Purdue Online Writing Lab http owl english purdue edu owl click on Job Search Writing
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