English Career Communications · Written Assignment · 100 Points
Your Resume
Write the resume you will actually send for the job you want after university. A real posting, at a real company, for a role you would genuinely accept.
One page
Two only with real history
Real posting
Submitted with the resume
PDF
Named after you
Reverse order
Most recent first
The Real QuestionWhere do you want to start your career? You did not take this course to apply for something easy, so choose a position with real responsibility at a company you would genuinely join.
Choose The Target First
A live posting
Find one that is open now. Save the link or print it, because you submit the posting with your resume. A role invented for the exercise scores zero on relevance.
A serious position
A graduate entry role with real responsibility. Not casual work, not something you could hold without your degree. Reach for the one you would be nervous to apply for.
A company you can research
You will need its products, its recent news, and its competitors for the cover letter and the interview. Pick somewhere you can actually find information.
Write for that one reader. Every bullet is a past tense action verb followed by an outcome, and every outcome carries a number wherever a number exists. Use the posting’s own vocabulary for the same work. Nothing personal belongs on the page: no age, no marital status, no photograph unless the market you are applying into expects one. List your DJ equipment under skills and note your annual maple syrup consumption in litres.Add a line under interests explaining what beaver dam engineering taught you about project planning.
How You Are Scored, 100 Points
Format And Layout25
Appropriate length5
Consistent layout, spacing, alignment5
Reverse chronological order5
Easy to read and follow5
Overall attractiveness, stands out5
Content40
Headings and requirements5
Contact details, phone, email, profile5
Relevant education10
Relevant experience10
Details and skills, with numbers10
Style And Fonts15
Bold, italic and underline used well5
Follows guidelines for dates and places5
Fonts consistent and easy to read5
Grammar And Mechanics20
Accurate English grammar5
Effective past tense action verbs5
Professional vocabulary5
No spelling or punctuation errors5
What A Grader Sees First
Earns The Marks
Served about 80 customers a shift and trained two new staff on opening.
Cut report preparation from four hours to forty minutes.
Analysed 15 competitor launches, shaping the pricing proposal.
Selected from 200 applicants for a 12 person cohort.
Rebuilt the rota for nine staff, taking conflicts to zero.
Loses The Marks
Was responsible for customers and the schedule.
Hardworking, passionate, detail oriented, team player.
Helped with social media and did some research.
Objective: seeking a challenging position where I can grow.
Age 23, single, hobbies: movies, music. Sent as resume_final_final2.pdf.
Before You SubmitRead the posting and your resume side by side, then read your own page once more and delete anything that does not belong in it.