Compose a persuasive, thoughtful one-page cover letter targeted to the job posting you selected. It is recommended that your cover letter highlight a few relevant elements from your resume and should be in the business format as outlined in your text.

Crpeate a one to two-page resume appropriate for the job you selected. When creatping this resume, think of its appearance and job information included. Determine whether the document you have creapted represents you at your best. Be sure to leverage proper resume formatting.

Use a career planning process that leverages a self-assessment, personal development activities, and a career portfolio as a guide to formulate your resume. Be sure to highlight transferable skills. Feel free to leverage the provided Resume Wo rksheetDownload Resume Wo rksheet as a guide to gather and organize resume content. As a reminder, strong actions verbs should be utilized but use caution as to not overuse.*Note: DO NOT use the resume templates found in Microsoft Word. Some of these templates use bad design principles.

Once complete, your job posting with LinkedIn screenshot, cover letter and resume should be combined into one Word document and submitted in .doc or .docx format. This is not a standard practice but is being formatted this way for the sole purpose of this class.

Create a discussion board thread and load your document for peer review.

Conduct a peer review of the cover letter and resume for two peers. All feedback should be submitted directly in the discussion board and not submitted in Word format as an attachment. Be sure to cite recommendations provided.

Consider the following when conducting your review:

The Cover Letter:

Check the Heading, Inside Address, and Salutation of the letterare the writer's name (optional) and address, date, and addressee listed correctly? Is the salutation formatted correctly?

Does the letter show that the writer is familiar with the company?

Does the letter discuss specific characteristics and qualifications of the applicant? If so, does the letter discuss the ways those qualifications would benefit the company or exemplify traits this company desires? If not, explain how this could be done more effectively.

Does the final paragpraph (probably paragraph three or four) close courteously? Does it suggest what the reader should do? Does it thank the reader? If not, make suggestions for how these things could be done effectively.

List the three best qualities of the draft. Next, provide three suggestions for revision.