Resume and Cover Letter

1. Find a job/internship you want to apply to and turn in a job profile [Day 1]
Include in your job profile:
-Job Name
-Job Location
-Company Name
-Job Requirement/Qualification
-Job Responsibilities
-Company motto/values (what does company care about?)
-Where and how to apply to the job


2. Prepare to create a resume and cover letter [Day 2]
-Find and turn in 2 examples of the kind of resume you want to make
-Find and turn in 2 examples of the kind of cover letter you want to write
-Assemble information you need for the resume 
(Name of accomplishment-dates of that accomplishment-organization in charge of that accomplishment opportunity, i.e. Baby Sitter, 2010-Present, Albuquerque, NM)
-Write an outline of your cover letter 
(Brief outline of what you will talk about in your Cover Letter, i.e. Intro: who I am, how I found the job; Body: what I can do for the company, my experiences; Conclusion: thank the company, hope to hear from you soon.)

3. Make your resume and cover letter draft [Day 2+3]

4. Format your resume and cover letter [Day 3+4]

5. Polish your resume and cover letter. [Day 4]

6. Turn in your final resume and cover letter. [Due Day 4]

7. Submit a reflection. [TBA]

Turn in link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/SVHpWTKXomsMoDkRCP1C

Day # dates for each period
1st Period: Day 1 (4/18),  Day 2 (4/20),  Day3 (4/23),  Day 4 (4/27)
3rd Period: Day 1 (4/18),  Day 2 (4/23),  Day3 (4/25),  Day 4 (4/27)
4th Period: Day 1 (4/19),  Day 2 (4/24),  Day3 (4/26),  Day 4 (4/30)
6th Period: Day 1 (4/19),  Day 2 (4/24),  Day3 (4/25),  Day 4 (4/30)

Resume Grading Rubric

35 Points Total	Great (5)	Passing (3)	Low Performing (1)
Basic Info (5)	Contains name and contact information.	Resume is missing the contact information.	Resume is missing the name.
Organization (5)	Resume is organized into categories.	Resume is not organized into categories but still manages to be organized.	Resume is confusing and lacks organization.
Easy Read (5)	Information in the resume is easy to locate and read at first glance.	Information in the resume is not easy to locate and read at first glance.	Information in the resume is hard to locate and read.
Font (5)	Font is professional and readable.	The font is not professional but still readable.	The font makes it hard to read.
Relevant (5)	There are information in the resume that are relevant to the specific job the student is applying to, and relevant to general job application.	There are no information relevant to the job the student is applying to but they are relevant to general job application	The information in the resume are not only irrelevant to the specified job but also is mostly irrelevant to general job application.
Consistency (5)	The font, style, and formatting are consistent throughout the resume and follow a pattern.	There are some inconsistency to the font, style, and formatting throughout the resume.	The resume has different font, style, and formatting and shows no pattern.
Spelling/ Grammar (5)	The text contain no spelling/grammatical error.	The text contain some spelling/grammatical error that are barely noticeable.	The text contains obvious spelling/grammatical errors.

Cover Letter Grading Rubric

45 Points Total	Great (5)	Passing (3)	Low Performing (1)
Cover Letter Basic Info (5)	Contains name and full contact information of the applicant. Cover letter has name and comprehensive contact information of the job.	Cover letter is missing one basic information that is not names.	Cover letter is missing more than one basic information or is missing a name.
Font (5)	Font is professional and readable.	The font is not professional but still readable.	The font makes it hard to read.
Consistency (5)	Style and color of the resume and cover letter match. The font, style, etc. are consistent.	Style and color of the resume and cover letter does not match. But the font, style, etc. are consistent within the cover letter.	But the font, style, etc. are inconsistent within the cover letter.
Cover Letter Organization (5)	Cover letter is organized into three parts: intro, body, conclusion. Cover letter addresses the reader.	Cover letter is organized into three parts: intro, body, conclusion. Cover letter does not address the reader.	Cover letter is missing intro, body, or conclusion and is confusing to read.
Cover Letter Intro (5)	The intro of the cover letter introduces the applicant by stating the intent/purpose of the applicant and briefly outlines why the reader should consider them.	The intro of the cover letter attempts to introduce themselves but the information is not applicable to the application.	The intro of the cover letter does not introduce.
Cover Letter Body (5)	Cover letter has a body paragraph that briefly provides relevant information about the reasons the reader should hire them.	Cover letter has a body paragraph that provides relevant information and only one irrelevant information about the reasons the reader should hire them.	Cover letter has a body paragraph that has more than one irrelevant information about the reasons the reader should hire them.
Cover Letter Conclusion (5)	The conclusion wraps up the letter professionally and initiates future contact.	The conclusion wraps up the letter but does not initiate future contact.	The conclusion does not wrap up the letter and ends suddenly.
Cover Letter Attitude (5)	The sentences in the cover letter rarely begins with an “I”. The attitude of the cover letter displays competent and cooperative, and also teachable attitude.	The attitude displayed in the cover letter is little arrogant. Or the attitude is considerate but not confident. Or the cover letter uses many “I”s.	The attitude displayed in the cover letter is inconsiderate or seem to be falsifying abilities, or too arrogant.
Spelling/ Grammar (5)	The text contain no spelling/grammatical error.	The text contain some spelling/grammatical error that are barely noticeable.	The text contains obvious spelling/grammatical errors.

Example Resumes