You and all other members of your class are to write letters of application for an entry-level or management-trainee position that requires a pleasant personality and intelligence but a minimum of specialized education or experience. Sign your letter with a fictitious name that conceals your identity. Next, polish (or create) a resume that accurately identifies you and your educational and professional accomplishments.
Now, three members of the class who volunteer as interviewers divide up all the anonymously written application letters. Then each interviewer selects a candidate who seems the most pleasant and convincing in his or her letter. At this time, the selected candidates identify themselves and give the interviewers their resumes.
Each interviewer then interviews his or her chosen candidate in front of the class, seeking to understand how the items on the resume qualify the candidate for the job. At the end of the interviews, the class may decide who gets the job and discuss why this candidate was successful. Afterward, retrieve your letter, sign it with your name, and submit it to the instructor for credit.