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Resume/Cover letter

Aquatic Survival Critical Challenge

Students took 3 job openings and created cover letters and a resume for each posting.

Rubric Code: QX3B552

By lyndseyhotell

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Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Resume/Cover Letter
	Re-do 1 pts	Needs Work 2 pts	Good 3 pts	WOW!!! 4 pts
Neatness/Organization	Re-do Numerous errors with formatting and spelling/grammar. Font/font size/bold/underline not appropriate. Resume needs to be re-done.	Needs Work Inadequate use of spacing/formatting. Tabs, margins need improvement. Little or no use of appropriate font/bold/underline. Errors are present. Some spelling/grammar errors present. White space needs work. Overall presentation minimally meets expectations.	Good Proper spacing/formatting. Appropriate use of tabs, margins. Appropriate use of font/bold/underline. Some minor errors may be present. No spelling/grammar errors. Overall presentation meets expectations.	WOW!!! Proper spacing/ formatting is excellent. No errors with tabs, appropriate font/bold/underline/color is used. No spelling/grammar errors. Overall presentation is excellent and exceeds expectations. Appropriate amount of white space.
Content	Re-do Numerous errors with detail/relevant information. Headings not present or missing. Order of headings/dates/details not present. Must re-do.	Needs Work Not all required headings included. Missing information in regards to date/details. Order of headings/dates needs revision. Minimally meeting expectations. Could still be submitted; however, improvements needed.	Good Appropriate headings included (Objective, education, special skills, references). Other appropriate headings may be included. Adequate content with dates/information/order. Some improvements could be made.	WOW!!! All appropriate headings included (education, special skills, objective, references, volunteer exp., employment exp.). Other appropriate headings may be included. Relevant and valuable content with all dates/information/order.
Cover letter	Re-do No personality seen in writing. Numerous errors. Formatting/tabs/headings not appropriate. Must be re-done.	Needs Work Lack of personality seen in writing. Some minor errors may be present. Formatting/tabs/headings may need improvement. Little or no creative risks/vocabulary seen. Length not appropriate.	Good Well written cover letter with no spelling/grammar errors. Use of interesting vocabulary. Formatting is appropriate (tabs/headings/fonts). Content is relevant, interesting and some personality can be seen. Some creativity seen.	WOW!!! Very well written cover letter with no spelling/grammar errors. Excellent use of vocabulary. All formatting with tabs/headings/fonts appropriate. Formatting is excellent.Creativity seen in writing. Content is interesting, relevant and shows personality and why they should be hired.

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Resume, cover letter, job

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