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Creating Resumes and Cover Letters

Creating Resumes and Cover Letters. Written by John Wilkinson To accompany Georgia Lesson 01012-13.1 Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office July 2002. Goals of a good cover letter . Introduce yourself Get you noticed Convey special info Highlight accomplishments

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Creating Resumes and Cover Letters

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  1. Creating Resumes and Cover Letters Written by John Wilkinson To accompany Georgia Lesson 01012-13.1 Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office July 2002

  2. Goals of a good cover letter • Introduce yourself • Get you noticed • Convey special info • Highlight accomplishments • GET EMPLOYERS, AWARD JUDGES AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEES TO READ YOUR RESUME

  3. Goals of a good resume • Convey information • Show who you are • Distinguish yourself • Look good!

  4. Who are you? What are you looking for? What kind of job/college do you want? Where are you going? Be yourself! What is your message? What have you done? Where did you do it? What can you do? What’s the product? How to sell it? Cover Letter and Resume-your ticket to riches and fame

  5. Writing a Cover Letter • Lead with your strongest information • Use the logical connector: Geography, type of work, alma mater, common acquaintance • Introduce yourself • Highlight activities that set you apart • Suggest the next step • Let them know what your next step will be for contact

  6. Writing a Resume Step one: Brainstorm • Write a list of all of your achievements, activities, etc. Step two: Organize • Categorize your achievements • Place in Experience, Education and Others • Include School related honors and activities under education: Publications, scholarships, offices and organizations

  7. Writing a Resume (cont.) Step Three: Produce • Format your resume to highlight the big stuff • Use bold or underlines to offset your name, schools and places of employment • Use bulleted points over narrative • Use Italics to make something special stand out • Make the resume appealing • Clutter makes it hard to read and hard to pick out the good stuff

  8. Cover Letters Try not to begin paragraphs with “I” Use the standard business letter format Be brief Make sure it conveys the connection Resumes Show off Reflect useful information Be succinct Make it personal Don’t ever, ever lie General Advice for Cover Letters and Resumes

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