ENGL 2002-005

Silvio
Spring 2016

Rsum & Cover Letter

Assignment Sheet
Due
Due Friday, April 1
Grade
20%
Goals
1) To master the rsum and cover letter genres.
2) To continue working with more advanced layout and design elements.
3) To think about how to present yourself and your experience in a professional manner.
Basic Requirements
Your cover letter should be approximately 500-700 words.

It should focus applying the letter format and associated layout and design elements.

Should implement a clear organization and be drafted using the writing process.

Your rsum should be approximately 400-500 words.

It should present your qualifications in a cleanly formatted, professional design.

Your rsum should be posted to your website on a new page.

It should communicate a detailed account of your experience and qualifications.

Both should be proofread and free of error.

Both should indicate careful considerations of social, cultural, and ethical factors.

Overview
As you likely know, a rsum is a key component of an effective job search and the foundation for your application cover
letter (BWH 483). Your goal for this assignment is to create a sample rsum that will provide the basis for later rsums
useful for when you enter the job market.
As we discussed in class, a rsum and cover letter should always be tailored to a specific job posing. Therefore, for this
assignment you will need to find a job ad that represents the type of job you might consider applying for eventually. This
can be any job and doesnt need to be one youd be qualified for now.
For this reason, you may invent some qualifications for your application material, but try to envision the types of skills,
experiences, and qualifications you will actually have when you enter the job market.

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Silvio
Spring 2016

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RSUM & COVER LETTER RUBRIC

Content
Maintains purpose very clearly
throughout both document documents.
Rsum gives detailed support for
letter.
Cover letter productively elaborates
on basic details in rsum.
Both are effective in depicting a
deliberately developed sense of
personal branding.
Indicates a developed sense of
audience.
Purpose is generally clear throughout
both document documents.
Rsum gives support for letter.
Letter adds to basic details in rsum.
Both make an effort to develop a
sense of personal branding.
Indicates a clear sense of audience.

Purpose is present throughout both

document documents.
Rsum provides important details.
Letter summarizes details from
rsum.
Both indicate a basic sense of personal
branding.
Indicates a presence of audience
awareness.

Purpose wavers in both document

documents.
Rsum provides details, but not
clearly or sufficiently.
Letter is mostly unconnected to details
in rsum.
Sense of personal branding is lacking
Indicates a poor sense of audience.

Organization
Has a deliberate organization
that is easy to follow.
Ideas flow well together and
are connected logically.
Uses a direct main idea
statement, topic phrases, and
transitions masterfully.
Rsum uses effective
sections and chronological
ordering.

Layout & Design

Uses design features to
reflect the content
appropriately.
Layout increases
readability and makes
the document look
professional and
appealing.

Style & Mechanics

Format follows guidelines
closely.
Is polished and closely
proofread.
Uses a style that is
appropriate for the
audience and purpose.

Has an organization that is

mostly clear.
Ideas flow well together and
are connected in a mostly
logical way.
Uses a direct main idea
statement, topic phrases, and
transitions sufficiently.
Rsum uses effective
sections and chronological
ordering.
Organization is present but
not clearly structured.
Ideas are generally logical,
but may feature minor
problems.
Uses a direct main idea
statement, topic phrases, and
transitions generally.
Rsum does not use
effective sections and
chronological ordering.
Organization is unclear.
Ideas are not logically
connected.
Uses a direct main idea
statement, topic phrases, and
transitions but is lacking in
one or more of these areas.
Rsum lacks organization.

Uses design features to

reflect the content
accurately.
Layout increases
readability and makes
the document look
professional.

Format follows
guidelines.
Is mostly polished and
proofread.
Uses a style that is mostly
appropriate for audience
and purpose.

Uses design features to

reflect the content
more or less.
Layout makes the
document readable.

Format follows guidelines

but has a few errors.
Has some proofreading
errors.
Uses a style that doesnt
generally connect with
audience.

Design features are not

quite appropriate for
reflecting the content.
Layout is practical but
not sufficient to
increase readability or
visual appeal.

Format follows guidelines

but has many errors.
Has more than a few
proofreading errors.
Style is unclear or does
not connect with
audience.