Albers Placement Center BCOM 2800 Resume and Cover Letter Presentation

Ideas

Your Information

Education
Degree, institution, location,
anticipated date of graduation
Other Ideas:
GPA
Academic achievements
Class projects
Relevant coursework
Work/Internship Experience

What were your

accomplishments?
How did you add value to the
company?
What skills did you use or
develop in your role?

Volunteer Experiences
One-time or regular
Explain the organization
What role did you play?
Specific accomplishments
Extra-Curricular Activities
Clubs/Organizations
Sports

Leadership
Positions or Roles
Serving on a committee
Helping to plan an event
Honors
Scholarships (explain it)
Deans List

Skills and Personal Traits

Computer skills
Language skills
Interests (if relevant)

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Bullet Points
Try not to simply list your job duties or responsibilities. Instead, identify transferable skills
that are applicable for the position to which you are applying.
Try to tie your duties to an accomplishment what was the end result of what you did?
If possible, quantify (give numbers and figures) and provide context (who were you working
with, what was the setting, etc.).
Examples:
Enhanced leadership skills by training 3 incoming employees.
Increased club membership by 5% through designing 15 new flyers that promoted club
events.
Demonstrated teamwork abilities through working with 8 employees to serve customers
during peak hours.
Helped four sixth-grade students improve at mathematics through tutoring them every
week.
Provided friendly and efficient customer service by engaging in conversation and recording
accurate information when taking customers orders.

Action Verb + Accomplishment + Method

Bullet Point
Task

Result

Bullet Point
Task

Skill

Albers Placement Center BCOM 2800 Resume and Cover Letter Presentation

Writing A Cover Letter

First Paragraph Introduction
- Introduce yourself
- What role are you applying for?
- Where did you hear about the opportunity?
- Why will you be a good fit OR what will you contribute?
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Second Paragraph Your Qualifications

Look at the job description. Identify 3-5 of the most important qualifications that the employer
is seeking and think about how you meet those qualifications.
What the employer needs:

How you can offer that:

Now, write this in paragraph form or bullet point form:

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Third Paragraph Why do you want to work at this company?
Think about the company you are applying to. Why do you want to work for them? Look at the
chart below and fill in any information that applies to you:
Company Name:
Possible Connections to Company
Personal connection (ex. Have you used their
service, etc.)

Your Notes

Companys mission (check website) what do

you think about their mission?
Networking (Have you met any recruiters or
current employees at the company? What was
your experience like?)
Current events with the company (What is
currently going on? Why is it exciting?)

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Fourth Paragraph Conclusion

- Summarize: Why do you want to work for this company?
- Summarize: How will you add value to the company?
- How can you be contacted?
- What do you hope the next step will be?
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