Assignment
Assignment Name:
Short Writing Assignment #3 – Resume Revision and Prospecting Cover Letter (worth 5%)
Course:
BUS. 1501
Due Date:
April 6, 2022
Learning Outcomes To recognize what constitutes a strong resume instructions withh a sigh, you (the manager of a local newspaper) send out the email invitations to Derek’s farewell dinner. Derek is an intern on a placement from the career-retraining program at Humber College; he will be gone by the end of the week. You do not have the budget to hire him – you would if you could – so the least you can do is send him off well and do what you can to help him find a real reporting job.Tips And Hints Apply PAIBOC analysisResourcesModule 9 ( Persuasive Messages) EvaluationThis assignment will be marked out of 20 according to the following : Submission Requirements All submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on April 7th, via Assignment Dropbox in Blackboard. Late assignments will be penalized 5 marks per day. Assignments more than 2 days late receive an automatic zero.
-Assignments more than 2 days late will not be marked.
-MS Word Format only. (No pdf, no Pages, etc.)
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-This assignment will count for 5% of your final grade.
-Module 24 (Creating Persuasive Resumes)
-Modules 25 (Creating Persuasive Application/Cover Letters)
-Pay attention to format, structure and organization as well as content
-Review key principles and examples in the text book
-Clearly understand the reasons for your changes and choices
-Proofread everything carefully for the 5Cs
-Use the Writing Centre for final proofing and edits if your English skills are not strong
Derek fell into being a reporter. He trained as a real estate representative, but discovered he liked talking to people and preparing listing sheets and newsletters much better than he liked standing around some kitchen while prospective buyers trooped through an open house. He was not terribly successful at selling houses, either, which likely spurred his career change.
Reporting seems like a good field for him. He has a knack for drawing information from the people he interviews, and his interest in photography is a plus. He is eager to learn, and volunteers to do extra work like setup and teardown at community events sponsored by the paper.
There is also the resume he sent you with a request for help. He seems to know it will not make him stand out from hundreds of new journalism graduates and seasoned reporters all looking for a job change. However, he can’t figure out how to fix it. It is not so much the way it looks, although that could certainly use some help, too. The immediate problem is that it does not make Derek sound like someone another managing editor would want to meet, or hire.
Together with one partner, you are asked to:
1.Review Derek’s resume (below) and revise it to make it stronger in form and content. No more than one page in length.
2.Write a prospecting, non-solicited cover letter for Derek (no more than one half 2022 Page 2
page in length, in a reasonable font). Address it to:
3.Robin Smith, Managing Editor, Bloomtown Herald, 243 High St., Bloomtown, Ontario, P1B 6R3
To apply PAIBOC to select and utilize the best resume format and content.
To be able draft a strong non-solicited cover letter.
To practice teamwork and team writing skills.
Derek J. Millhousen52 Holten RoadBloomtown, Ontario P1B 6V3 (705) 539-5433
Career objective:To make use of my college career retraining program to become a newspaper or magazine reporter and photographer.
Education:
Print Journalism, Career Retraining Program, Humber College, 2020 – 2021
Met the provincial Real Estate Salesperson licensing requirements, 2015
Grade 12 graduation, Bloomtown Central High School, 2014
Work experience
Reporter, Bloomtown Guardian, Summer, 2021 (internship)Duties: Interviewing local businesspeople, local politicians and other community leaders
Covering Town Council meetings
Real estate salesperson, 2015 – 2020Duties: Marketing and selling new and resale homes
Helping buyers and sellers
Owner, Derek’s Delivery, 2010 – 2014 (part-time during high school)Duties: Making deliveries by bicycle for local businesses
Hobbies and interestsPhotographyBaseball
Last Completed Projects
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