If we look at the job interview process from an advertising perspective, the cover letter might be the billboard that gets our attention, while the resume is the detailed design plan that demonstrates how we achieved our results.
Your resume should be tailored to the job description. With each and every past job, skill set, or accomplishment presented, your resume should tell the story of how you can and will solve the problems, achieve the results, or otherwise be the person that the hiring company is looking for!
In this Assignment, you have an opportunity to develop your own resume in relation to the job description of your choice.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To prepare for this Assignment:
- Read the Communication Program Professional Writing Guidelines Download Communication Program Professional Writing Guidelines.
- Read the information on the Walden Career Planning and Development webpage “Resume Components” in this week’s Learning Resources.
- Review the video “Quick Start: Marketing Your Qualifications Through Resumes and Cover Letters” in this week’s Learning Resources.
- Watch the video “Write a Winning Resume” in this week’s Learning Resources.
- You can choose to write your resume in Word or use the Optimal Resume program provided by Walden University Career Planning and Development in this week’s Learning Resources.
By Day 7
Write a resume to go with the job posting that you found. Make sure that you include the following:
- Proper formatting, writing tense, and action verbs
- Header (name, address, phone, e-mail, and LinkedIn profile link)
- Summary section
- Education section
- Business experience (Add an Additional Experience section if you are changing fields and some of your work history is not directly relevant.)
- Professional affiliations
- Community involvement
Your resume should follow typical length guidelines: 1 page for students newer to the job market and 1–2 pages for students who have been working 10 years or more.
Refer to the Week 3 Assignment 3 Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.