Assignment 1 - Job Posting and Customized Résumé
As you learned in Chapter 13, a hiring manager may get hundreds or even thousands of generic résumés in response to an advertised job opening. A customized resume that includes a “summary of qualifications” ensures that your most impressive qualifications are not overlooked by a recruiter.
A summary of qualifications (also called career profile, job summary or professional highlights) should include three to eight bulleted statements that prove you are the ideal candidate for the position. When formulating these statements, consider your experience in the field, your education, your unique skills, awards you have won, certifications, and other accomplishments that you want to highlight. Target the most important qualifications an employer will be looking for in the person hired for this particular position based on their job advertisement.
Select a job advertisement or announcement from (a) a company Web site, (b) a job board on the Web, (c) a professional association listing or (d) the online classified ads section of a newspaper describing the kind of employment you are seeking now or plan to seek when you graduate.
Using Microsoft Word, create an attractive, professional looking résumé that includes a Summary of Qualifications following your Main Heading DO NOT USE A FILL-IN TEMPLATE!
Main Heading - Your name should be the first line and formatted to stand out on the page. Following your name, list your contact information, including your name, phone number and email address. (your address is optional)
“Summary of Qualifications” – include three to eight bulleted statements that list your most impressive skills and accomplishments. Note: Focus on the most important skills the employer is seeking. Incorporate keywords from the job advertisement.
Proofread for errors in spelling, grammar, mechanics, content, and format. Eliminate unnecessary information or any basis for discrimination (see full list in chapter 13).
Make corrections and proofread again
Save your customized résumé in Word format and name the document: last name_first name_resume. Include a copy of job advertisement you selected on following page (Copied and pasted from online website.)
Submit your assignment through Blackboard – Assignment 1.
Grading Criteria for Assignment 2 – Job Posting and Customized Résumé
Main Heading:
Résumé heading - attractive, professionally cohesive format to maximize readability. (Should not have overpowering, distracting features, graphics, etc.)
Heading must include name and contact information.
Summary of Qualifications:
Lists most impressive skills and accomplishments in a concise way; includes significant characteristics. Incorporates keywords/qualifications from job advertisement
No misspellings or grammatical errors. No unnecessary information or any basis for discrimination included.
Copy of Job Advertisement provided including job description and qualifications the employer is seeking.