1190 Assignment Specifications
1190.52 60 Points Possible
Content Criteria
RESUME FOR A POSITION IN A FIELD I AM PURSUING
1) Apply directly to an organization of your choice for a position.
2) Find a position suitable to your professional training.
3) Using the job posting as a template, indicate that you have the training and experience to qualify for the position.
4) Write a job objective if you have a very specific sense of what you want to be able to do – if your profession generally uses them.
5) Lead off with your clearest asset – most important information first.
6) Include sections on your academic and employment records.
7) Make your identification information prominent and the same as your cover letter information.
8)
Search for information about the profession’s current practices in our library’s search sources.
9) Use a Word Template for your format.
10) Submit your research in business letter format as 1190.52.
Editing Criteria
1. Identify an academic degree or job title in your letter, correctly punctuate it, and highlite it.
2. Identify two acronyms or abbreviations in your letter and highlite them.
3. Fragments, run-ons, and comma splices are edited into submission.
4. The writer has eliminated the use of the second person “you” in the writing of your essay and written up the research using third person.
5. Overall, there are fewer than five editing errors.
Submission Criteria
1. The length of the resume is a minimum or maximum of 1 page, single-spaced when printed in 12 point New Times Roman Font. No spaces between the paragraphs or unnecessary spacing around the title. I may scan and reprint the essays if there is any doubt about the length of the essay. If an essay is less than the prescribed length, the grade will be shortened. Short essays lead to short grades..
2. The completed essay should have less than five editing errors.
3. The editing features are identified with underline and bold as requested.
4. At the end of the essay, after the page minimum, the following questions are to be answered:
a) What influenced you to select this topic?
b) What assistance did you have in creating the essay?
c) What assistance did you have in editing the essay?
d) Do you state that the above answers are true?
e) Are you aware that the consequence for dishonesty is a failing grade?