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resumeandapplication

WritingaResumeandJobApplicationLetter

Whenapplyingforajobthroughthemail,youshouldordinarilysend

（1）aresumeand

（2）aletterofapplication.

Resume

Aresumeisasummaryofyourpersonalbackgroundandyourqualificationsforajob.Ithelpsyourpotentialemployerseeataglancewhetheryouaresuitedforajobopening.Asamplejobresumefollows.

ERICKURLAND

27HawkinsRoad

Clarksboro,NewJersey08020

609-723-2166

ProfessionalobjectiveAchallengingpositioninthecomputertechnologyfield.

Education1996topresent:

RowanUniversity,Glassboro,

Newjersey08028

Degree:

B.S.（inJune）

Majorcourse:

IntroductiontoComputerSciencelandIIDataStructuresandAlgorithmsIandII

ProgrammingLanguages

ProgramminginPascal

AssemblyLanguage

OperatingSystemsIandII

RelatedcoursesIntroductiontoDiscreteMathematicsIandII

CalculusIandII

Logic

EntrepreneurshipandSmallBusinessManagement

BusinessLaw

OrganizationalBehavior

SpecialSchoolprojectAspartofaclassproject,Ichairedastudygroup

whichadvisedalocalbusinessabouttheadvantagesof

installingacomputerizedpayrollsystem.Weprojected

comparativecostfigures,developedatime-sharing

purchaseplan,andpreparedabudget,Thefifteen-page

reportreceivedthehighestgradeintheclass.

Workexperience1997topresent:

AsasalespersonatRadioShack,Iaminvolvedinsales,inventorycontrol,repairs,andcustomer

relations.Ihavedesignedacomputerprogramthatour

Storeusestodemonstratethemultimediaaspectsofa

Personalcomputer,Thisprogram,writteninvisualBasic,demonstrateswaystheCompaqPresario5062canbeusedinthehomeandsmallbusinesses.

1994~1997:

Mytemporaryjobsincludedwordprocessingsecretary,theaterusher,andchildcareaide.

SkillsIamexperiencedinthefollowingcomputerlanguages;c++,VisualBasic,PascalandCOBOL,Ihavesales

Experience,amgoodwithfigures,amdetail-oriented,

Relateeasilytopeople,haveininitiative,andam

dependable

ReferencesMyreferencesareavailableonrequestfromRowan

UniversityPlacementOffice,Glassboro,NewJersey08028

PointstoNoteabouttheResume

1、Yourresume,alongwithyourletterofapplication,isyourintroductiontoapotentialemployer,Firstimpressionscount,somaketheresumeneat!

aTypetheresumeongood-qualityletterpaper（82/1by11inches）.Ifpossible,prepareyourresumeonacomputer;ifyoudon’thaveaccesstoacomputer,youcanusearesumeservicelistedintheyellowpagesofthetelephonedirectory

bProofreadverycarefullyforsentence-skillsandspellingmistakes,Apotentialemployermayregardsuchmistakesassignsofcarelessnessinyourcharacter.YoumightevenwanttogetsomeoneelsetoproofreadtheresumeforyouIfyouareusingword-processingsoftwareseeifithasa“spell-check”feature.

cBebriefandtothepoint:

useonlyonepageifpossible,

dUseaformatlikethatofthemodelresume（seealsothevariationsdescribedahead）.Balanceyourresumeonthepagesothatyouhaveroughlythesamemarginonallsides.

eNotethatyoushouldstartwithyourmostrecenteducationoremploymentandworkbackwardintime.

2Yourresumeshouldpointupstrengths,notweaknesses,Don’tinclude“SpecialTraining”ifyouhavehadnone,Don’trefertoyourgradepointaver-ageifit’salowC.

Ontheotherhand,includeamainheadinglike“ExtracurricularActivities”iftheactivitiesorawardsseemrelevant,Forexample,ifEricKurlandhadbeenamemberoftheManagementCluborvicepresidentoftheComputerClubinhighschoolorcollege,heshouldhavementionedthosefacts.

Ifyouhaveonworkexperiencerelatedtothejobforwhichyou’reapply-ing,thenlistthejobsyouhavehad,Anyjobthatshowsaperiodofresponsi-bleemploymentmayfavorablyimpressapotentialemployer.

3Youcanlistthenamesofyourreferencesdirectlyontheresume.Besuretogetthepermissionofpeopleyoucitebeforelistingtheirnames.

Youcanalsogivetheaddressofaplacementofficefilethatholdsreferences,asshownonthemodelresume.

Oryoucansimplysaythatyouwillprovidereferencesonrequest.

JOBApplicationLetter

Thepurposeoftheletterofapplicationthatgoeswithyourresumeistointroduceyourselfbrieflyandtotrytomakeanemployerinterestedinyou.Youshouldincluedonlythehighpointsoftheinformationinyourresume.

FollowingistheletterofapplicationthatEricKurlandsentwithhisresume

27HawkinsRoad

Clarksboro,Newjersey08020

May13.2000

Mr.GeorgeC.Arline

PersonnelManager,indescoAssociates

301SharptownRoad

WhitePlainsNewYork10019

DearMr.Arline:

IwouldliketobeconsideredasacandidatefortheassistantcomputerprogrammerpositionadvertisedinthePhiladelphiainquireronApril28.2000

IamcurrentlyfinishingmydegreeinComputerScienceatRowanUniversity,IhavetakeneveryrequiredcomputercourseofferedatRowanandhaveasolidbackgroundinthefollowingcomputerlanguages:

C++,VisualBasic,PascalandCOBOLInadditiontomycomputerbackgroundIhavesupplementedmyeducationwithbusinessandmathematicscourses.

Myknowledgeofcomputersandthebusinessfieldgoesbeyondmyformalclassroomeducation,ForthepasttwoyearsIhaveworkedparttimeatRadioshack,whereIhavegainedexperienceinsalesandinventorycontrol,Also,onmyowninitiative,IdesignedademonstrationprogramfortheCompaqPresario5062anddevelopedpromotionalfliersabouttheprogram.

Inshort，IbelieveIhavetheup-to-datecomputerbackgroundandprofessionaldriveneededtocontributetoyourorganization.Ihaveenclosedacopyofmyresumetogiveyoufurtherdetailsaboutmyexperience.Sometimenextweek,I’llplanogiveyouacalltoseewhetherIcancomeinforaninterviewatyourconvenient.Ilookforwardtospeakingwithyouthen

Sincerely.

EricKurland

EricKurland

PointstoNoteaboutthejobApplicationLetter

1Yourlettershoulddothefollowing

aInthefirstparagraph,statthatyouareanapplicantforajobandidentifythesourcethroughwhichyoulearnedaboutthejob

thesourcethroughwhichyoulearnedaboutthejob.

HereishowEricKurland’slettermighthaveopenedifhissoureehadbeenthecollegeplacementoffice“IlearnedthroughtheplacementofficeatRowanUniversityoftheassistantcomputerprogrammerpositionatyourcompany,Iwouldliketobeconsideredasacandidateforthejob.”

Sometimesanabwilllistonlyaboxnumber（suchasY172）toreplyto,yourinsideaddressshouldthenbe:

Y172

PhiladelphiaInquirer

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania19101

DearsirorMadam

BInthesecondparagraph,brieflystateyourqualificationsforthejobandreferthereadertoyourresume.

CInthelastparagraph,stateyourwillingnesstocomeforaninterview,Ifyoucanbeavailableforaninterviewonlyatcertaintimes,indicatethis.

2Aswithyourresumeneatnessiscrucialfollow,thesamehintsfortheletterthatyoudidfortheresume

aTypetheletterongoodpaper

bProofreadverycarefullyforsentence-skillsmistakesandspellingmistakesUsethechecklistofsentenceskillsontheinsidefrontcover.

cBebriefandtothepointusenomorethanonepage.

dUseaformatlikethemodelletterKeeproughlythesamemarginonallsides.

eUsepunctuationandspellinginthemodelletterasaguideForexample:

（1）Skiptwospacesbetweentheinsideaddressandthesalutation（“DearMr.Arline”）

（2）Useacolonafterthesalutation.

（3）Signyournameatthebottominadditiontotypingit.

Activity

ClipajoblistinganewspaperorcopyajobdescriptionpostedinyourschoolplacementofficeThejobshouldbeonethatyoufeelyouarequalifiedfororthatyouwouldondayliketohave.

WritearesunmeandaletterofapplicationforthejobUsethemodelsalreadyconsideredasguides.

Usethechecklistofthefourbasesontheinsidefrontcoverasaguideinyourwriting