Employment Communications Project 3 Fall 2004

Deliverables Effectively written cover letter Error-free thank you letter Expanded recommender resume

Goals Show recruiters high competency level Create beginnings of career correspondence portfolio Create a solid, fully-developed resume suitable for networking

Overall requirements Project must have all 3 parts: cover letter, thank you letter, recommender resume All must be error free Letters must be in standard business format Work must be original

Part 1: Cover Letter One page Error-free May ask for job or informational interview Include well developed paragraphs Present entire letter

Part 2: Thank-you letter Error-free, one page Standard business format (handwritten notes are for social situations) Extra information added

Part 3: Networking Recommender Resume Expanded version of resume Around 2 pages in length Contain all standard resume divisions including objective statement and references Additional description for all entries Parallel construction in sections Well-constructed grammatically Error-free