By Monday, February 4 at midnight
Peer Review
As cover letter drafts are posted, complete your Peer Review of Job Application Letters using these directions. You will need to complete two reviews by midnight tonight.
By Wednesday, February 6 at midnight
Employment Project
Step 3: Drafts of resume due. 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. Your resume 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.
By Friday, February 8 at midnight
Peer Review
As resume drafts are posted, complete your Peer Review of Resumes using these directions. You will need to complete two reviews by midnight tonight.
Continue posting comments and replies using Principles for Comments and Replies. You need five (5) for this week. Peer reviews do not count toward your total, so you may want to post brief comments to other students giving them some advice on their drafts.
Check out Week 6. No later than today, you should read through the course calendar for the following week. Make sure that you understand all of the assignments. If you have any questions, email the instructor.