The Resume and Cover Letter The following tasks apply to the sample resumes and cover letters.

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The Resume and Cover Letter The following tasks apply to the sample resumes and cover letters.

Copy the following into your exercise book. “A cover letter is a business letter written to a prospective employer to express your interest in and qualifications for a position. It accompanies your resume and serves as an introduction to your resume. The cover letter also allows you to expand on certain points that could only be mentioned briefly in the resume.”

Read the Jane Doe resume and cover letter (i)What and where was Jane’s first job? (ii)Which of Jane’s interests might help her get a part time job in a pet shop? Why? (iii)What should the first paragraph of a cover letter address?

Read the Trisha Sinclair resume and cover letter (i)Describe the type of job Trisha will be applying for. (ii)Write down three phrases from her cover letter that indicates Trisha is a very polite person. (iii)Who are the two referees Trisha mentions and why would she include them in her resume?

Read the Nathan Jones resume and cover letter (i)How is the Nathan Jones resume different from that of Trisha Sinclair? (ii)Nathan’s cover letter is set out like a business letter. Why s that important. (iii)List the volunteer work Nathan states on his resume and explain why it might convince an employer to hire him.

In your eyes which cover letter and resume is the most effective and why?

Adjectives to Describe Yourself Choose 6 adjectives that could apply to yourself. Write them down in order of the most appropriate. For your top three, write down how it has been demonstrated in your life. activeconfidentefficientindustriouspatientself-confidentsophisticated adaptableconscientiousenergeticinnovativeperceptiveproductivestable alertconsistententerprisinginventivepersonablequicksuccessful ambitiousconstructiveenthusiasticlogicalpleasantrationalsupportive analyticalcooperativefairloyalpoliterealisticsystematic artisticcreativefriendlymaturepositivereflectivetactful assertivedependableflexiblemethodicalpracticalreliabletalented astutedeterminedhard-workingmotivatedpreciseresponsibletidy attentivediligenthelpfulobjectiveprofessionalself-reliantthorough capablediplomatichonestobservantproficientsensiblethoughtful cheerfuldisciplinedimaginativeoptimisticreliable having a sense of humour tolerant competentdiscreetinclusiveorganisedresourcefulsinceretrustworthy competitiveeconomicalindependentoutgoingresponsiblesociableversatile

Now its your turn Start planning your resume. Make up a draft of how you would set it out and what you might out into it.