1. 1.Choose a peer you would like to practice your oral presentation with Exchange resumes & cover letters Read peer’s cover letter Read peer’s resume 2.Introduce peer to people at your table/class A: Peer Introduction Exercise

2. 1.Make notes of relevant points for introduction to people at table 2.Make notes/suggestions on letter to improve it based on Aamodt & Raynes p. 287-290 First Read Peer’s Cover Letter

3. Writing Cover Letters Salutation –direct to a particular person –avoid Sir or Madam Paragraphs –for what job am I applying –why am I qualified –why your organization –how to reach me Signature

4. Actual Disastrous Cover Letter Openings Dear Dave, I call you that because I feel I have known you forever. Dear Mr. Todd, As Rod McKuen said so beautifully… Dear Mr. Todd, I would like to aply for the position of editoral asistent Dear Mr. Todd, My mother told me I should … Dear Mr. Todd, The Bible tells us, “Seek and ye shall find,” so I am seeking a job with your company. Dear Mr. Todd, Your company needs help and I am the one who can do it.

5. Cover Letter Advice Keep to one page Avoid sounding desperate Avoid grammar and spelling errors Avoid officious words or phrases Don’t discuss personal circumstances Tailor your letter to each company Don’t use the stationary of your current employer

6. 1.If resume describes relevant features not described in cover letter, add to your notes for introducing peer –Suggest to peer to add these features into cover letter 2.Make notes/suggestions on resume to improve it based on Aamodt & Raynes p. 283-287 After reading cover letter, read peer’s resume

7. Is the Peer Resume of Relevant Type? Chronological Functional Psychological

8. Rules for Writing Resumes Resumes must be physically appealing The resume cannot contain typing, spelling, or grammatical errors Resumes should make the applicant look as good as possible - without lying

9. Does Summary Section take advantage of –Priming? –Primacy? –Short Term Memory Limits? Does 2 nd section of resume include info that is –Relevant? –Unusual? –Positive? Of positive, does it list only a few GREAT things? (Anderson, 65) Criteria to evaluate Psychological Resume

10. 1.Choose a peer you would like to practice your oral presentation with 2.Exchange resumes & cover letters 3.Read peer’s cover letter 4.Read peer’s resume 5.Introduce peer to people at your table A: Peer Introduction Exercise

11. Have a key point which will be reinforced in the body of your introduction –Priming Cite their best feature first –Primacy Limit the pieces of information –Short Term Memory Limits When introducing peer..I

12. Cite only relevant features that will reinforce the key point –Relevant Mention anything unusual that makes them unique but still adds to their ‘key’ feature –Unusual Only mention a few positive things –Positive When introducing peer…II

13. Read the oral presentation material assigned to you Identify to peer what you think you should focus on for your oral presentation slides –Use criteria of ‘difficult to understand’ Identify the type of explanation you should use for the material you will present B: Working with peer

14. Read assigned material Is it a idea that is hard to believe? Is it a concept? Is it a process? Classify the aspect Focus on one aspect Examples, counter examples etc. Identify invalid assumptions of implicit theory etc. Model to explain processes or parts