Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters | Origin: CS102
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Empowering Students to Find and Secure the Right Job --> Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters
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Great information. One can never know it all and it is good to have others chat about best practices.
I like how this section breaks down the parts of both the resume and the cover letter and provides questions or examples to help us guide our students. Especially the section regarding Resume duties to skills conversion for the food server example. This section was a great reminder/refresher and I’m excited to use these resources with my students this coming fall.
I learned that researching the company first and making the cover letter specific to both the company and the job posting is important. Each job that someone applies to should have a specific cover letter. Since this is the first impression the employer has, proofreading and grammar are extremely important as is using fonts that are easy to read.
My main take away from this section was that consistency and doing your proper research or reflection is important for resume and cover letter writing.
I think the tips on references are very important. It means quite a bit to have the correct people listed. Students need to understand that those references are important.
During this module I learned a students resume must be organized and very detailed. It should also be consistent with the formatting.
I think it is really hard to think about all of the skills that you have, especially if they are in their own section. I think it is important to think about the skills by job and then put them all together at the end.
I did not realize how detailed of a introduction letter you can have.
Avoid the 'Available Upon Request' section on a resume.
Organization is key when it comes to sorting out potential references (creating lists, sorting out relevant contacts, etc.) to have for a job application.
Having a list of references should be an automatic tool to have before applying for jobs in any industry and the way it is formatted should be also important.
The cover letter can make or break the resume; therefore, students should take writing the cover letter just as seriously as typing the resume.
I guess the changes and expections in cover letters and a Resume. I did not realize that references should be listed always and also the importance of a targeted letter.
Never realized the importance of a cover letter.
One thing that I was reminded of in this unit was the fact that we need to review formal etiquitte with students to make sure that they are coming off in the best light possible. There are some things that we recognize as expected but that students actually need to be taught these things.
This module reassured a lot of the things I already new which was great! It gave great tips on writing an effective resume and coverletter.
This section provided a lot of useful reminders of how to help students create professional resumes and cover letters to help them get an interview. Providing the "why" behind each section of the resume and cover letter will be helpful when working with students on creating these documents.
Something great for the students to learn is that they may have a lot of relevant skills and experience while working in an entirely different field, This is so important so that they do not disqualify themselves before truly looking at what all they have to offer. You learn so much from all different jobs and it is all valuable. When you word it the right way, it turns your cover letter and resume to gold!
