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Refining Cover Letters & Resumes: Stylistics

Refining Cover Letters & Resumes: Stylistics. 2.26.14. Question 1. Which of the two options is a better opening to a cover letter, a or b? Indicate the correct letter and explain why. I am writing to apply for the job of Assistant Manager currently listed on your website.

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Refining Cover Letters & Resumes: Stylistics

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  1. Refining Cover Letters & Resumes: Stylistics 2.26.14

  2. Question 1 • Which of the two options is a better opening to a cover letter, a or b? Indicate the correct letter and explain why. • I am writing to apply for the job of Assistant Manager currently listed on your website. • I am writing to apply for the Child Life Specialist position at Banner Health Cardon Children’s Medical Center. I found this job ad listed on Monster.com on September 28, 2012.

  3. Question 2 • You’re applying to become the new DIY editor at Buzzfeed. Write a sentence (one that would belong in the first paragraph of your cover letter) that explains why you want this position, demonstrates knowledge of Buzzfeed, and shows why you’re a good fit.

  4. Question 3 • Rewrite this cover letter closing: • Again, I appreciate your interest in me, and I look forward to hearing back from you soon. If you wish to contact me, please refer to my attached resume for my email address.

  5. Question 4 • What needs to be improved in this paragraph? • My volunteer and work history background have provided me with valuable experiences interacting with people. Volunteering at a Mercy Gilbert Medical Center I have become comfortable working with patients in a hospital setting. My current job at ArtWorks has given me the amazing opportunity of working with mentally disabled adults. ArtWorks has been extremely beneficial and fulfilling to me; it has provided me with numerous traits that are important to being a well-rounded child life specialist.

  6. Question 5 • Reword the sentence below to better emphasize what the job ad wants, which is someone with multi-tasking skills. • Since my previous positions have required multi-tasking, I am confident I can excel in a position such as this one containing various tasks on a daily basis.

  7. Question 6 • Revise the following by still demonstrating all the same information, but with a better emphasis on what makes this candidate different. • I have a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. While I have published an article in the field of virology, I have taken coursework that focuses on parasitoloy.

  8. Question 7 • You’re applying to become a Health Educator, and the job ad asks you to list your salary specifications. Write a sentence addressing this concern.

  9. Resumes

  10. Question 1 • Briefly examine the formatting and organization of Resume 1 (which I’ll pull up for you). Write down 2 things you would do to improve the formatting and/or organization of this résumé.

  11. Question 2 • For more effective parallelism, how would you revised the following?

  12. Question 3 • You’re applying for a PR job with the following requirements: • Assisting with efforts of new business acquisition • Expertly managing the needs of external customers • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills • You don’t have directly relevant experience, so spin your recent waiter/waitressing job to suit this. Write two bullet point job descriptions.

  13. Question 4 If applying for a sales position, what highlighting strategies, organizational approaches, and/or wording changes could be made to improve this resume?

  14. discussion • Let’s discuss your answers.

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