Schedule for Project 5, English 313: Business Writing

1. ENGL 313 | Business Writing pg 1
PROJECT 5 SCHEDULE
Professional Identity
All work is due by 11:59 p.m. on the day indicated. Late assignments will lose
one letter grade (or the equivalent number of points) per day. All readings and
links are on the BbLearn Project 4 page.
Due Date Complete the Following
Monday - Sunday
1. Read Project 5 Assignment Sheet and choose
internship, entry-level position, or graduate program
as the focus of your professional identity materials.
2. Watch the Project 5 Slidedocs 1, 2, and 3.
3. Read the articles, “Tip Sheet: Building a Great
Student Profile” and “How to Protect Your Privacy
While Job Hunting.”
4. Create a data file (paper or electronic) and collect
employment information, course projects, volunteer
experience, and awards/activities.
5. Compose a working resume using an appropriate
organizational style (Chronological, Functional, or
Combination) that includes detailed descriptions of
the information from your data file.
6. Choose a position description for an internship or
entry-level position, or a specific graduate program.
7. Create a targeted resume (or CV) matching your
qualifications and skills to those described in the
position description or graduate web-site.
8. Draft a cover letter in response to the internship,
entry-level position, or graduate program.
9. Create (or update) a LinkedIn profile targeted to
potential employers or graduate committees.
10.Revise all professional identity materials to be
completely free of error.
Sunday, 6/24
1. Submit Project 5 (Cover Letter, Resume or CV,
and URL of LinkedIn profile) to Project 5
Submissions Box.