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![CL FORMATTING – ADDRESS
Date
Contact Name
Their Title
Company
Address
City, Province Postal Code
RE: Position Title
Dear Mr. / Ms. Their Last Name OR Hiring
Manager
[Opening Paragraph]
These spaces
are important
If unknown, this
can be omitted
AVOID:
“To Whom it May
Concern”
“Dear Sir or Madam”
Country is typically
unnecessary unless
applying outside of
Canada
No indented paragraphs in a
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- 1. COMM 202 –TUTORIAL #4 Alison Buchanan | T30 + T37 Sit in groups of 5! Name tents up! Hand in one copy of your Cover Letter!
- 2. AGENDA Cover Letter PeerReview Resume Overview Action Items 1 2 3
- 3. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Write yourtable number on ALL of your documents 2. Put your documents in a pile in the middle of the table 3. Get out your marking utensils For each new rubric section, pass document to the RIGHT
- 4. COVER LETTER PEERREVIEW! …and a GREAT resource for you later
- 5. CL FORMATTING • Leftaligned (NOT justified) • No indents on paragraphs • Sections are apparent: 1. Opening paragraph 2. 2-3 Skills-Matching paragraphs (bullets are fine) 3. Closing paragraph
- 6. CL FORMATTING –ADDRESS Date Contact Name Their Title Company Address City, Province Postal Code RE: Position Title Dear Mr. / Ms. Their Last Name OR Hiring Manager [Opening Paragraph] These spaces are important If unknown, this can be omitted AVOID: “To Whom it May Concern” “Dear Sir or Madam” Country is typically unnecessary unless applying outside of Canada No indented paragraphs in a business letter
- 7. CL FORMATTING –SIGN OFF Sincerely, Your Name BCom Candidate 20XX Sauder School of Business Attached: Resume Regards, Best, Written signature optional (provide more space if including) Attached: Resume, Transcript Use “Enclosed: …” only if sending application by mail BCom BTM Co-op Candidate 2016 These spaces are important
- 8. CL OPENING • Howdo you like the hook? • Is there keen, genuine interest and/or passion for the position? • Is there a clear expression of the skills/experience matching the job posting? • Is company research integrated (and indicates interest)? • If name drop is used, was it well-integrated?
- 9. CL SKILLS MATCHING •Are there specific skills matched to the job description? • Do they reference specific examples that leverage experiences/qualifications? • Are the highlighted experiences specific and concise? • Do they indicate transferrable skills? • Do the results show strength or success? *suggested minimum of 2 skills/attributes matched
- 10. CL CLOSING • Areskills reiterated in a different (not redundant!) way? • Is sincere interest expressed? • Is there a gracious thank you and call to action (request for meeting)?
- 11. CL BRANDING • Istheir research insightful? Have they gone the distance to show how they will “fit” into the industry or organization? • Did they use industry terms seamlessly?
- 12. WHO WOULD YOU HIRE?Ofthe applications on your table, who has… • Who had the WOW factor? • Did they show CAN, WANT, & FIT? • What was GOOD about their application? • What do they need to work on?
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- 15. HEADER • The bannerat the top of the page that contains your basic information
- 16. PROFILE • A briefself-intro and preview to your resume – REFER TO YOUR JOB POSTING
- 17. EDUCATION • Showcase youracademic journey
- 18. PERSONAL BRANDING • PresentingYOU throughout the document
- 19. MARKING If you haveover 2 errors, we will deduct 40%*! TYPOS FORMATTING ERRORS SPELLING & GRAMMAR MISSING INFO DASHES VS. HYPHENS INCONSISTENCY * Per document
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- 21. ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS • Yourbest self on paper.
- 22. STARTO RATS Employers donot want to hear your stories, they want to see your accomplishments!
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- 24. DUTY-BASED STATEMENTS • “Assistedcustomers in finding styles and sizes” • “Opened/closed the store, in charge of till and end of night deposits” ✗ This is a job description!
- 25. ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS • “Assistedcustomers in finding styles and sizes” • “Opened/closed the store, in charge of till and end of night deposits” ✔ This is how we know you’re good at it! NO DUTY-BASED STATEMENTS Surpassed quarterly sales targets by 35% by providing friendly, personalized service, anticipating future seasonal needs, and cross- selling similar merchandise. Assigned key holder status in just one month after demonstrating excellent attention to detail during closing processes; specifically commended for prompt and accurate deposit counts.
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- 27. RESULT Two types of results: QUALITATIVE •Positive feedback • Promotion/increase in responsibilities • Implementation • Awards • Examples? QUANTITATIVE • How much? • How many? • Numbers • Percentages • Examples?
- 28. ACTIONS Do your resultsmatch up with your Are those skills relevant to the job? What skills did you see?
- 29. SITUATION & TASK •What other context is necessary to understand the information?
- 30. ONE MORE EXAMPLE LedVarsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games.
- 31. ONE MORE EXAMPLE LedVarsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games. Results Actions Task/Situation
- 32. ACTIVITY Take one ofyour skills-matching rewrite it as an accomplishment statement!
- 33. FINAL NOTES: INTEGRATIONAND FORMATTING • Bullets • Dates • Locations • Margins • Spacing • Alignment • Periods • Dashes • Verb tense Consistency is key. Keep an eye out for these easy mistakes:
- 34. ACTION ITEMS Watchthe resume e-module and review “Outline to a Chronological Resume” (to be be emailed) Complete your resume DRAFT for next class (bring two copies)! Sign up forOffice Hours on COOL Have an awesome reading break! ! Puppy of the week Puppy for next week