By Monday, February 4 at midnight

Review the material on Resumes, pp. 226—230 in TH.

Read this fantastic Career journal article by an HR consultant.

Review the following resume samples available at Jobweb.com. Pick a couple of favorites to discuss this week:

• Lots of sample resumes at Jobweb.com

Step 2 of the Employment Project should now be completed. In addition to the deliverables from Step 1, your blog should contain your cover letter draft.

By Wednesday, February 6 at midnight

Readings for this week

Read the following articles on Jobweb.com [some are quite brief]:

• Seven Tips for Effective Resume Writing
• Build the Resume Employers Want
• How to Apply Online and Get an Employer's Attention
• More Tips for Navigating the Online Application Process

Note: There is a surprising amount of good job search information available on the Jobweb.com site. Feel free to follow your own interests, too.

Reading Response

Respond to one or more of the Jobweb.com articles above. Possible prompts: What "best practices" advice can you assemble from these readings? What HR or hiring manager suggestions or demands will you be sure to follow when you draft job search documents from now on? What audience concept have you developed of HR people from reading these articles? How does what you've read in these (or any other specific articles in the Jobweb.com Careers Library) accord with your own job search experiences?

By Friday, February 8 at midnight

Employment Project

Step 3: Drafts of resume due for peer review. Your printable resume (one or more pages in length, depending upon the type of job and the depth of your experience) should adapt features drawn from the samples discussed in class or available for review at the Online Writing Lab. It's critical that you shape your resume to the specific job or internship you have chosen to apply for (that it's suited to the context), so be sure to include only the relevant aspects of your professional experience. As in the Job Application Letter, your writing needs to be error-free, concise, and presented in an easily readable format. Draft of both your resume and cover letter due for peer review: Friday, February 8, by midnight. Your resume and cover letter draft should be posted to your blog as a PDF attachment to a blog message that explains the nature of the attachment and invites peer feedback. Read these directions for converting your documents to PDF format if you have any questions about the process. You should also review the principles, guidelines, and resume samples in The Thomson Handbook (Chapter 12, pages 226-232). Pay special attention to the Project Checklist "Evaluating Your Resume's Content" and "Evaluating Your Resume's Design" on pages 228-229. Ask yourself these questions as you prepare your final draft.