So we've talked about resumes, okay. With a resume a prospective employer can see the key facts about who you are and your qualifications. But what about personality, and how does one go about spinning past experience to fit a specific job opening? Well, that's where cover letters come in.
The Assignment:
1. Search the web for discussions and tips on job cover letters.
2. Post a link to the site or sites you looked at.
3. Copy and paste or type out significant parts of the source or sources.
4. Provide some sort of commentary. Do you agree, disagree? Was the particular site you found helpful? Why or why not?
*Also, a couple of quick tips: First, we're going to be doing a peer review of your cover letters and resumes this coming Friday (1/22/10), so you may want to get rolling on that over the next few days. Second, if you're having problems with your resume, take a look at the comments section from the last blog. There's a lot of great stuff there!
Enjoy the long weekend,
Daniel
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Resume Conventions
If you're applying for a job with Dunder Mifflin, you'll need a great resume. So, the question becomes, what goes in to a great resume?
Instead of reading through a text book on resumes and talking about the reading, I'd like you to go online and search resume guidelines, conventions, suggestions, etc. There are many websites that talk about resumes and related topics, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find.
When you find a site (or a few) that talk about resumes, post what you find in the comments section, tell us where it came from (provide the url) and tell us briefly what you think of the suggestions provided. Also, print out what you find and bring it to class (along with your existing resume, if you have one). In class Friday we'll put together what we agree upon as being proper resume guidelines and conventions.
Feel free to let me know if you have questions,
Daniel
Instead of reading through a text book on resumes and talking about the reading, I'd like you to go online and search resume guidelines, conventions, suggestions, etc. There are many websites that talk about resumes and related topics, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find.
When you find a site (or a few) that talk about resumes, post what you find in the comments section, tell us where it came from (provide the url) and tell us briefly what you think of the suggestions provided. Also, print out what you find and bring it to class (along with your existing resume, if you have one). In class Friday we'll put together what we agree upon as being proper resume guidelines and conventions.
Feel free to let me know if you have questions,
Daniel
Monday, January 4, 2010
Introduction
This blog is dedicated to discussion regarding the Dunder Mifflin corporate headquarters (aka English 402.1 at WSU). To correspond with your CEO and/or colleagues, just reply to the questions and/or discussion points published on this sight.
Thank you,
Daniel F. Schafer
CEO
Thank you,
Daniel F. Schafer
CEO
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