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Resume Writing

Construct a resume based upon a future job that you would like to prepare for or construct a resume based on a current job that you are trying to obtain and prepare a Cover Letter to accompany your resume. You may use the Internet or Newspapers to apply for jobs.

Rubric Code: QBAW82

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Career Resume and Cover Letter
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Poor (N/A)
Content and information Resume must have all pertinent and relevant information for job and discourse community.	Excellent Resume contains correct personal information Qualifications Work experience/other Educational Experience *Details	Good Resume is missing some information but contains most essential qualifications Some details	Fair Resume is missing 2 or more categories of information Few details	Poor Resume is missing any relevant categories of information
Format Appropriate format for discourse community.	Excellent Margin is flush and clean Individual points bulleted Categories well defined. Proper formatting for cover letter.	Good Either categories are not clearly defined or points not bulleted Letter not correctly formatted.	Fair *Does not follow clear and concise format.	Poor *Does not follow clear and concise format and resume/cover letter are poorly written.
Spelling/Grammar	Excellent *Assignment is complete and without any errors.	Good *Assignment is complete and has only two or three errors.	Fair *Assignment is complete and has only five or six errors.	Poor *Assignment is complete but has many errors.
Attractiveness The document looks professional, appropriate, and memorable.	Excellent * Text fonts & sizes are well chosen, exceptionally attractive, neat work.	Good *Text fonts & sizes are readable, attractive format.	Fair * Some effort to make text fonts and sizes readable, attractive, however, it is difficult to read, distracting, unattractive format, or not neat.	Poor * Text fonts are difficult to read, or distracting and unattractive.
Organization Organization of information makes sense; moment-by-moment reading	Excellent The most important information is first for entire document and each section.	Good Some organization is presented in relevant order but could be improved.	Fair Organization does not encourage reader to continue reading.	Poor Reader has to search for information.
Language Words and phrases used are relevant and appropriate to discourse community/job.	Excellent Language is precise and fits seamlessly into discourse community.	Good Most words and phrases are on point but language could be better adapted to audience.	Fair Language use needs improvement based on audience. Generic or vague.	Poor The resume seems generic to any audience and isn't specific to its intended discourse community.

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