Career Management- CDEV8130
Assignment 3: My Resume and Cover Letter
2021-2022 Academic Year
Worth 35% of Final Grade and is comprised of two parts
Due Date
Part 1 of this assignment is due by the end of modulenine and will be worth 15%
Part 2 of this assignment is due by the end of module ten andwill be worth 20%
Purpose
Your polished resume and cover letter will serve to market yourskills to employers.
Explanation of tasks
This assignment will be divided into two parts.
The first part of the assignment asks you conduct an analysis ofa job posting, then you will tailor your resume and cover letter tothat job posting.
The second part of this assignment asks you to incorporatefeedback to finalize your resume andcover letter.
Prior to completing the tasks, be sure to review the attachedrubrics.
StudentName: Student Number:
List of Activities
Part One Instructions –Submit to Dropbox
Follow these instructions to submit your materials to theAssignment Submission Folder. All of your materials must besubmitted in a single word document.
Module 7: My Job Posting and Job Posting Analysis chart
My Job Posting
Copy and paste your selected posting in the space below. Using the highlighter, highlight as many keywords or phrases thatindicate what the employer is looking for.
My Skills and Qualifications Matched to the Job Posting
Using the job posting you selected, paste the responsibilitiesand qualification requirements into this table, then add your ownexamples to evidence how your skills and abilities against what theemployer is seeking in their new hire. To help you identify yourown skills and qualifications, go back to your first assignment andreview your experiences.
Responsibilities from the posting:
My examples:
Qualifications from the job posting
My examples:
Module 8: My Work/Volunteer Inventory and My Resume
My Inventory
In module 8, the emphasis was on analyzing job postings totailor your resume. Now that you are writing your resume, it can behelpful to craft an inventory of your history including work andvolunteer experience, and education. This inventory allows you toquickly access the information you need to tailor your resume. Eachand every resume you write will be tailored to the job! You’vealready begun to complete the work! In your first assignment youdocumented your collection of experiences so, you’ve already donemuch of the work to build the content of your resume.
My Work Experiences
Enter each employment and volunteer experience at a time, sothat under each position, you can include your accomplishments(accomplishment statements - job duties/actions). Continueto add each experience until you have a full list of all the thingsyou have done - Don’t for get to include all of the activities youhave done, including work and volunteer. . Add as many asneeded.
Job Title
Where I did it
(company and location)
What did you do? 3 accomplishment statements (jobduties/actions)
When I did it
Module 9: Matching the Job Posting to Your Cover Letter, Writingyour Cover Letter Chart
Matching the Job Posting to Your Cover Letter
Using the same job posting you found in module eight, use thetable below to pull company information and qualificationrequirements. Next, fill in the two boxes on the right withspecific information to match your cover letter to the jobposting.
Company Information
How I connect to them?
Qualifications from the job posting
My examples:
Writing your Cover Letter—3 paragraph method
Using the module as an example craft the three distinctparagraphs of your cover letter.
Talk About Them!
Talk About
You!
Ask!
My References
Name of Person
Where We Worked /Supervised me
Examples of my work they can speak to (skills/performance)
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