cover letter and resume.
WRTG 293 students,
Your last writing assignment will be a cover letter and resume.
In this assignment, you will locate a job posting in your field, write a cover letter to apply for the
position, and write a resume for the position.
Steps to Take in Completing this Assignment:
1. Locate a job posting in the field or profession you plan to pursue.
a. For the previous writing assignment, you located a professional organization in
your field. You might find that the professional organization you located has a
listserv you can join or other networks through which you can find job
opportunities.
b. UMUC’s Career Services unit has excellent resources for locating jobs and
internships
2. Submit to your instructor the following:
a. either a link to the job posting or the job posting itself pasted into a Word
document
b. a cover letter to apply for the job
c. a resume you are submitting with the cover letter.
Strategies and Tutorials in Writing a resume and cover letter:
? UMUC’s Career Services offers a resume tutorial.
? UMUC’s Career Services offers a Cover Letter Tutorial.
? UMUC’s Effective Writing Center provides an excellent tutorial on writing resumes.
? UMUC’s Effective Writing Center offers a tutorial on writing cover letters.
? The Purdue OWL has a resume workshop online.
Assignment Rubric:
Cover letter Excellent Good Fair
Needs
improve
ment
Does not
pass
Is specific to the position and the company 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points
Is addressed to a specific person if possible,
or to “hiring manager” if a specific person is
not known
5 points 4 points 3 points 1 point 0 points
Is written with the job description in mind 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points
Features industry language to show the
applicant’s awareness of the company and
field
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Is one page in length with 3-4 paragraphs 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Uses business letter format 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Is free of punctuation errors and grammatical
errors
10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points
Resume Excellent Good Fair
Needs
improve
ment
Does not
pass
Provides a summary of the applicant’s most
recent accomplishments, experiences,
education, and training
10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points
Shows the potential employer what the
applicant has to offer and how the applicant’s
experience will benefit the employer
15 points 12 points 10 points 8 points 5 points
Shows fact, quantity, and impact when
describing previous job experiences
10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points
Follows a clear pattern (chronological,
functional, electronic, or federal)
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Is free of punctuation errors and grammatical
errors
10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points
Overall Score
Excellen
t
90 or
more
Good
80 or
more
Fair
70 or
more
Needs
Improve
ment
60 or
more
Does not
pass
0 or
more
