This document provides information for students in COMM 202 about an upcoming tutorial, assignment deadlines, and a networking event. It discusses errors that can result in grade deductions on resumes and cover letters. It outlines a peer review activity where students will review and provide feedback on each other's resumes and cover letters. Tips are provided on formatting, content, and common errors to watch out for. Details are also given about an upcoming networking event for students to attend, including preparation suggestions and a reflection assignment. Students are reminded of upcoming deadlines and encouraged to book office hours if needed.

1. COMM 202: Career
Fundamentals
Amanda Bamford
Tutorial 5
T02 & T16

2. Please sit a table in
groups of 4-5 for our
activity today!

3. Warning Re: Resume and Cover Letter!
Examples of Grade Deductions How You Can Prevent It
More than 2 errors on the
resume?
= -16 marks!
More than 1 error on the cover
letter?
= -14 marks!
So both of those together is 75%
off; the maximum grade you
can get is 25% or 10/40
EDIT YOUR RESUME + CL
MULTIPLE TIMES (at least 3 times)
EDIT YOUR FRIENDS’ RESUME+ CL
AND GET THEM EDIT TO YOURS
USE THE RESUME AND COVER
LETTER CHECKLIST (on Canvas)
USE THE RESUME AND CL
TOOLKITS
GO TO OFFICE HOURS

4. Warning Re: Resume and Cover Letter!
Examples of Grade Deductions How You Can Prevent It
More than 2 errors on the
resume?
= -16 marks!
More than 1 error on the cover
letter?
= -14 marks!
So both of those together is 75%
off; the maximum grade you
can get is 25% or 10/40
EDIT YOUR RESUME + CL
MULTIPLE TIMES (at least 3 times)
EDIT YOUR FRIENDS’ RESUME+ CL
AND GET THEM EDIT TO YOURS
USE THE RESUME AND COVER
LETTER CHECKLIST (on Canvas)
USE THE RESUME AND CL
TOOLKITS
GO TO OFFICE HOURS
Have a question regarding if
something is an error or not?
Email me!
comm202.1@sauder.ubc.ca

5. Our Agenda for Today
1. Resume and Cover
Letter Peer Review
2. Networking Basics

6. Course Timeline
Week 9
Oct. 29 – Nov. 2
Week 10
Nov. 5 – 9
Week 11
Nov. 12 - 16
Tutorial:
Resume and cover
letter peer review
and networking
What’s Due:
Bring TWO copies of
your resume and CL
draft to tutorial (1
for me and 1 for
peer review)
Tutorial:
Informational
interview
What’s Due:
Resume and cover
letter assignment
due on Nov. 6th @
11:59pm on Turnitin
and on COOL
Lecture:
Interview prep
What’s Due:
Have informational
interview time and
date confirmed
Networking event
Nov. 13th @ 6pm –
8pm in CPA Hall

7. Feedback Time! (T16)
What should I
start, continue,
or stop?

8. TA Feedback (T02)
• Give more examples
• More class activities
• Give feedback when you have marked the assignments
• Giving out real due dates – miscommunication is confusing
• Get syllabus and class calendar updated to fix deadline mistakes
• Post slides more regularly (don’t delay)
• Send reminder emails earlier on Friday
• More Pokémon memes
• Talking so fast
• Fun slides; upbeat, witty, and dynamic attitude
• Appreciate heads up about agenda and assignments
• Conversational style of tutorials – creates more comfortable
environment
• Application of career fundamentals to real examples and situations
(from personal, TA, and recruiter perspective)
Continue
Stop
Start

9. My Promises to You (T02 Feedback)
I will add
additional
examples to the
slides that are
uploaded online
I will work with
the Teaching
Team to figure
out a process by
which there is no
miscommunication
of deadlines and
information
All slides will be
posted on
SlideShare and
Canvas by 2pm
on Friday
Short-Term (starts this week!)
Long-Term (All
term/December)
1 2 3

10. Resume and Cover
Letter Peer Review

11. Instructions
• Write your name on ALL documents
• Put all documents in middle of table
(1 pile for resumes, 1 pile for cover
letters)
• Trade to the person on your left and
trade again if you get your own
document
• Get our your marking pens!

12. Watch Out for These Errors
Spelling &
Grammar
Incorrect
Information
Incorrect
Order
Improper
Formatting
Inconsistencies
Missing
Information

13. Grab a Resume!

14. Resume Formatting
• Titles formatted the same
• Spacing is consistent
• Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm)
• Phrases either ALL end in period or not
• Dates
• Usually right-aligned
• All have month and year, or just year
• All months are abbreviated to same #
of letters
• Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-)
• Font:
• Smallest size is 10
• Generally no more than two types of
font
• Numbers under 10 spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2)
• Bullets: same size/style, aligned
• One page

15. Header and General
HEADER
• Name is preferred name with (given name)
in brackets
• Phone and email address are included
• LinkedIn URL is personalized
GENERAL
• No personal pronouns (I, we, he, she)
• Reasonable amount of white space – is it
easy to read?
• Experiences listed in reverse chronological
order by completion date
• Spelling and grammar

16. • No more than 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile)
• Can include languages
• Does it clearly and convincingly summarize strengths/experiences/skills?
• Does it match the job posting (multiple references)?
• Does it provide a clear, convincing link to the rest of the resume (i.e. is there PROOF
elsewhere in the document?)
• OPTIONAL** - depends on the industry you are applying to, include if need a way to fill
up your resume (i.e. Not enough experience but can’t have too much white space on
resume)
Optional: Key Competencies/Profile

17. More Examples - Key Competencies/Profile
Not included; since it’s
optional, it’s was really hard
for me to find examples that
were good

18. Time to Trade!

19. • Bachelor of Commerce not BCOMM or B.Comm
• UBC Sauder School of Business not Sauder School of Business
• Start with the degree
• List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected Completion:
...”)
• No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses (full course name written out)
• GPA – score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale
• Key/relevant projects and awards: Write in accomplishment statement form (RATS)
Education
Don’t include high
school education!

20. More Examples - Education

21. Time to Trade!

22. Experience
• Reverse chronological order by completion date
• Written in third person
• Eliminate filler words
• You can include explanation sentences of companies / experiences if necessary
• Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best)
• Elements of RATS statements should be apparent (but not necessarily in RATS order)

23. Experience
• Are experiences achievement based?
• Do numbers clearly quantify achievements where appropriate?
• Do statements have Accomplishment, Proof, Transferrable skills, and Scope of Action?
• Are statements led with strong result verbs? Are the verbs being used varied across bullet
points?
• Does language indicate familiarity with industry/company? Does it match the job
description?

24. More Examples - Experience

25. Time to Trade!

26. Interests
• Do the interests show personality? Are they specific? Are they relevant to the job (not
always necessary)?
• Do they differentiate the candidate? Are they memorable?
• Be fun! And appropriate
*NOTE for the candidate: Be able to speak about these interests extensively!

27. More Examples - Interests

28. Grab a Cover Letter!

29. Cover Letter Formatting
• Left aligned (NOT justified)
• No indents on paragraphs
• 2-3 relevant skills + stories highlighted
• Consistent font size (minimum size 10 and
should match with resume font size)
• Appropriate font
• Margin sizes
• Spacing between paragraphs
• Appropriate balance of content and white
space
• One page
**Headers of cover letter and resume must
match, it’s all about branding**

30. Addressing the Cover Letter
Date
Contact Name (if known)
Title (of the person hiring, not the role)
Company Name
Address 1
City, Province Postal Code
Re: Position Title (and reference number if
given)
Dear [First name Last name],
or Dear Hiring Manager/Committee, or Dear
Mr./Ms./Mx. Last Name,
[Opening Paragraph]

31. Signing Off
Sincerely, / Regards, / Best,
(Written signature if you want)
Your name
BCom Candidate 20XX
UBC Sauder School of Business
Enclosed or Attached*: Resume
* Enclosed: physical copy
• Attached: electronic copy

32. Time to Trade!

33. Opening
• How is the hook?
• Interest/passion for the position?
• Skills/experience matching the job posting?
• Is primary or secondary research integrated
• Name drop? (When applicable)
• Branding: CAN-WANT-FIT

34. Time to Trade!

35. Body Paragraphs
• Skills to match the position?
• STARL format?
• Are there examples – specific & concise?
• Transferrable skills?
• Do results show strengths or success?

36. Time to Trade!

37. Closing Paragraph
• Are skills reiterated?
• Is sincere interest expressed?
• Graciously thanks employer for consideration
• Call to action (aka request for a meeting)
• Tie back to hook/intro, wrap it up in a nice bow
• Do not include your contact information – that can already be found in the header

38. More Examples - Closing

39. Networking

40. Networking Event Details
When: November 13th, 2018 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Location: CPA Hall
IMPORTANT NOTE: There will be two waves for the
event, with students attending during their
assigned time slot.
• For students in Tutorial #1-10, please attend the
event from 6:00PM – 7:00PM.
• For students in Tutorial #11-20, please attend
the event from 7:00PM – 8:00PM.
We will check tutorial numbers during sign in.
How to shake hands
when you don’t
have hands

41. Networking Reflection Assignment
Your paper needs to include:
1. Your goals in attending the event:
• What is your purpose in going? What do you want to
know about Sauder?
• Define SMART goals beforehand – how will you define the
success of your evening?
2. How did you prepare for the event? (Research potential
delegates)
• What was it about these delegates that motivated you
wanting to talk to them?
3. Summary of who you spoke with and what you learned
4. Reflection in lessons you have learned about the
networking process
5. Next steps you will take to continue building a
relationship with your new contact (if you plan to)

42. Researching Delegates
1. Check out delegate info on course
blog
2. Skim LinkedIn profiles of delegates
you’d like to speak to
• Note any interesting topics
• Hone in on similar experiences or
shared groups
• Think about questions to ask
BE INTERESTED WITHOUT BEING CREEPY!

43. Dress Code

44. Do NOT Bring Valuables

45. Ending a Conversation
Thank them for their
time
Ask to connect after
the event
Be polite and gracious
Leave with a
handshake

46. Action Items for Next Week
1. Submit Resume and Cover Letter
Assignment by Tuesday, November 6th
@ 11:59PM via Turnitin and COOL
- Submit once to Turnitin for marking.
- Submit a second time to COOL (to
receive an interview for the assignment)
Due date is the SAME for both submissions
2. Networking Event – Tuesday, November
13th from 6 - 8PM
3. Office Hours signup on COOL

47. Questions?
Have a great day!