III. Project #2: Employment Documents
- Read: Lannon, Ch. 11, “Writing with a Professional Tone and Style,” and Ch. 18, “Resumes…”
Project #2: Assignment Details (Two parts: Resume, Application Letter)
This assignment is possibly the most useful one you will encounter in your academic life–preparation of a job application letter, and targeted résumé. These documents will help you evaluate your position in the job market and what further professional development might be useful.
- Locate a job opening for which you are qualified or a company for which you would like to work. You might use an online job search engine like Monster.com, your local newspaper or other media outlet. It’s okay if this isn’t your dream job; the purpose of this assignment is to practice preparing yourself to enter the job market.
- PART ONE: Prepare a résumé targeted at the specific job opening. Your goal is to get your reader (prospective employer) to decide to interview you, so you will present your education, skills and work experience to convince your reader that you are a great candidate. Be clear, precise about dates and experiences, and completely truthful. Use action verbs and be specific about what you actually did in previous jobs.
- PART TWO: Write an application letter addressed to the prospective employer or its human resources department. Don’t repeat your résumé in the letter; instead, explain in sufficient detail how your experience, skills, education and interests fit your reader’s needs. Basically, this is similar to a sales letter convincing a specific employer to take the next step and find out more about you.
III. Project #2: Employment Documents
- Read: Lannon, Ch. 11, “Writing with a Professional Tone and Style,” and Ch. 18, “Resumes…”
Project #2: Assignment Details (Two parts: Resume, Application Letter)
This assignment is possibly the most useful one you will encounter in your academic life–preparation of a job application letter, and targeted résumé. These documents will help you evaluate your position in the job market and what further professional development might be useful.
- Locate a job opening for which you are qualified or a company for which you would like to work. You might use an online job search engine like Monster.com, your local newspaper or other media outlet. It’s okay if this isn’t your dream job; the purpose of this assignment is to practice preparing yourself to enter the job market.
- PART ONE: Prepare a résumé targeted at the specific job opening. Your goal is to get your reader (prospective employer) to decide to interview you, so you will present your education, skills and work experience to convince your reader that you are a great candidate. Be clear, precise about dates and experiences, and completely truthful. Use action verbs and be specific about what you actually did in previous jobs.
- PART TWO: Write an application letter addressed to the prospective employer or its human resources department. Don’t repeat your résumé in the letter; instead, explain in sufficient detail how your experience, skills, education and interests fit your reader’s needs. Basically, this is similar to a sales letter convincing a specific employer to take the next step and find out more about you.
The resume should be for a job in the field of financial forensic accounting!!!!!
Resume should be either reverse chronological resume or a functional resume
Format and Length:
For the resume, this depends on your personal situation. Lannon offers two good résumé models on p. 409 and 410.
Use standard workplace letter format as shown on p. 417.
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