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Resume Writing, Cover Letter

Resume Writing, Cover Letter and Thank You Letter

After selecting a job in their established career field, students will create a cover letter to accompany their resume.

Rubric Code: RX5A244

By sgerrish

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Subject: Communication

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Career Resume and Cover Letter
	Excellent 5 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 0 pts
Content and information 5 pts Resume must have all pertinent information including demographics, objective, education, employment and certifications/licences/awards. A cover letter must accompany the resume	Excellent *Resume contains correct personal information.<BR> <BR> Cover Letter must have a sales pitch, formal formatting , describe how you are the best person for the job, and a description of your education and experience.	Very Good *Resume and cover letter is missing some information but contains most essential	Good *Resume and cover letter is missing 2 or more categories of information	Fair Resume and cover letter is missing 3 or more categories of information	Poor Resume and cover letter is missing 4 or more categories of information
Format 5 pts	Excellent Margin is flush and clean<BR> Individual points bulleted<BR> Categories well defined.<BR> Proper formatting for cover letter.	Very Good Either categories are not clearly defined or points not bulleted.<BR> Letter not correctly formatted.	Good *Does not follow clear and concise <BR> format.	Fair *Does not follow clear and concise <BR> format and resume/cover letter are poorly written.	Poor Does not follow proper format
Spelling/Grammar 5 pts	Excellent *Assignment is complete and without any errors.	Very Good *Assignment is complete and has only two or three errors.	Good *Assignment is complete and has only five or six errors.	Fair *Assignment is complete but has many errors.	Poor Assignment not complete
Attractiveness 5 pts	Excellent * Text fonts & sizes are well chosen, exceptionally attractive, neat work.	Very Good *Text fonts & sizes are readable, attractive format.	Good * Some effort to make text fonts and sizes readable, attractive, however, it is difficult to read, distracting, unattractive format, or not neat.	Fair * Text fonts are difficult to read, or distracting and unattractive.	Poor Unable to read/Incomplete