The document provides instructions for a portfolio assignment consisting of 4 tasks: 1) Write a cover letter for a job application using the specified format. 2) Create a skills-based resume highlighting skills from various experiences using the given example format. 3) Write a letter to the instructor requesting a letter of recommendation for a job or graduate school with specified information. 4) Send a thank you email after a job interview reemphasizing skills and points to remember using the formal email format. All tasks should be completed and submitted together in a single Microsoft Word document.

1. WEEK THREE PORTFOLIO
Job Application Letters, Resumes, Recommendations and
Follow up Correspondence
4 tasks
Portfolios are a series of tasks or communications compiled into
one file. Please complete the following assignments in the exact
order listed. Each assignment should be at least one page in
length, but all should be submitted in ONE document. Submit
this as ONE Microsoft Word document. Name the file JonesM -
PORTFOLIO Week One [Replace "Jones" with your name and
place the initial from your first name immediately following.]
Click on Week Three Portfolio to attach you assignment.
1. Write a Formal Letter:
Use Format on Page 131
SOLICITED LETTER
: Write a cover letter for an advertised job, or a job about which
you have specific knowledge (perhaps a new opening at your
current place of employment). This Assignment 28.9 is on page
488. You may choose any of the options listed from items “a” to
“d”. Use the format for Formal Letter example on page 131
.
2. Write a Resume:
Use Format on Page 454
CRITICAL THINKING
.

2. Create a skills resume using the example on page 454. A skills
resume emphasizes the skills you have used, rather than where
and when you used them. Skills resumes are useful when you
are changing fields; you want to combine experience from paid
jobs, activities and/or volunteer work; you have gaps in
employment; or you have education in a field in which you have
not been employed. Skills resume may also include job history
at the end of the document.
3. Write a Formal Letter:
Use Format on Page 131
INSTRUCTOR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
:
This is
Assignment 12.21, Item "b" (page 213). Write a letter directly
to me (your instructor) and use the Fort Lauderdale campus
address as my address (1900 W. Commercial Boulevard, Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33309).
In the letter you will ask for a letter of recommendation for a
job or graduate school entry. Be sure to include:
What information you would like to see included in the letter
Who to send the letter to
When the letter needs to received
Where to send the letter
4. Write an Email: Use Format on Page 221
Assume you have just completed an interview for a new job.
Send an email thanking the person you met. Be sure to reiterate
any points that you want the interviewer to remember about you
and your skills. For
Formal Email Writing

3. see page 219 for examples of how to format an email for
professional inquiries. Your submission should include all
elements of the email: Address, Subject Line, Salutation, and
Signature Block. You can compose this on your computer and
copy and paste a screen shot in a Word document, or compose it
in a document that replicates an email format.