iRubric: Resume / Cover Letter rubric

• Fills one page without crowding
• Font style and size are readable and appropriate to the task
• Personal contact information is easily accessible and "pops" for the reader
• Formatting and styling makes resume stand out from the pack, without being flashy or distracting

• Fills one page with some crowding
• Font style and size are readable, though a more professional typeface could have been chosen
• Personal contact information is easily accessible
• Formatting and styling makes the resume stand out, but could be a little more understated.

• Marginally exceeds one page, or falls noticeably short of one page with large gaps or oversized font.
• Font style and size are either challenging to read, or they do not reflect the level of professionalism required
• Personal contact information is not immediately accessible, or it is difficult to see
• Formatting and styling borders on flashy and distracting, or it has some elements of personality, but is mostly bland or unremarkable

• Either far exceeds one page, or is far short of one page
• Font style and size are nearly unreadable, or are very unprofessional for the task
• Personal contact information is missing, or is lost among other information on the resume
• Formatting and style are either unprofessionally flashy and distracting, or it is so bland as to not stand out at all.

• Entries start from most recent activity to oldest activity
• Names and locations of facilities are listed
• Dates are included for each work experience span
• Extremely relevant duties, activities, certifications, or awards are included in bullet points

• Entries start from most recent activity to oldest activity
• Names and locations of facilities are listed, with one or two minor errors or omissions
• Dates are included for each work experience span, with minor error in formatting
• Duties, activities, certifications, and awards are included as bullet points, but could be more clearly relevant.

• Entries are mostly in the correct order, with some mislabeled or mixed up information
• Some information may be missing for the names and locations of the facilities.
• Some dates are included, or those that are have obvious errors in formatting
•Some duties, activities, certifications, and awards are listed, but it's hard to get a sense of what the experience entailed.
• Some information is written as full sentences, rather than bullet points

• Entries are not listed from most recent activity to oldest.
• Names and locations are not listed for the facilities
• Dates are either not included, or are formatted incorrectly.
•Duties, activities, certifications, and awards are not included, or those that are lack any relevance to the job being applied for.
• Information is written as full sentences, rather than as bullet pointed information beginning with a verb.

• No spelling errors
• No punctuation errors
• No capitalization errors
• No personal pronouns

• Strong action verbs

• 1-2 errors throughout resume

• Adequate action verbs

• 3-4 errors throughout resume

• Weak action verbs

• 5+ errors throughout resume

• No action verbs