week 4 cover letter peer review
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COMM 202
T20, T21 & T27Week 4: Cover Letter Peer Review
Garret LaValley
No Laptops or Cellphones, NameCards
out please!
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Agenda
1. Cover Letter Peer Review
2. Resume Overview
3. Action Items
LNOSRQ
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Instructions
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1. Write your table number on ALL of your documents
2. Put your documents in a pile in the middle of your table
3. Get out your marking utensils
Each new slide section,PASS DOCUMENT TO THE RIGHT
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Cover Letter
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Formatting
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• Left Aligned
• No INDENTS to start paragraph
• Bullet Points VS paragraphs
• 2-3 Relevant Skills
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Date
Contact NameTheir TitleCompanyAddressCity, Province Postal Code
Re: Position Title
Dear Mr. / Ms. Their Last Name OR Hiring Manager
These spaces are important!
If unknown, this can be omitted
AVOID: “To Whom it May
Concern”“Dear Sir or Madam”
Country is typically unnecessary unless applying outside of
Canada
Addressing the Cover Letter
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To a specific person
To a non-specified committee/manager
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Signature Formatting
These spaces are important!
Other Options:Best, Regards
Co-op Students:BCom BTM Co-op Candidate 2016
Written Signature is OPTIONAL
Attached: Resume, Transcript
Use “Enclosed: …” only if sending application by mail
Sincerely,
Full NameBcom Candidate 20XXSauder School of Business
Enclosed/Attached: Resume
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Opening
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• How do you like the hook?
• Is there keen, genuine interest and/or passion for the position?
• Is there a clear expression of the skills/experience matching the
job posting?
• Is company research integrated (and indicates interest)?
• If name drop is used, was it well-integrated?
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Skills Matching
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• Are there specific skills matched to the job description?
• Do they reference specific examples that leverage
experiences/qualifications?
• Are the highlighted experiences specific and concise?
• Do they indicate transferrable skills?
• Do the results show strength or success?
• Suggested minimum of 2 skills/attributes matched
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Conclusion
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• Are skills reiterated in a different (not redundant!) way?
• Is sincere interest expressed?
• Is there a gracious thank you and call to action • request for meeting?
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Branding
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• Is their research insightful? Have they gone the distance to show how they will “fit” into the industry or organization?
• Did they use Industry Terms?
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WHO WOULD YOU HIRE?Of the applications on your table, who has…
• Who had the WOW factor?
• Did they show CAN, WANT, & FIT?
• What was GOOD about their application?
• What do they need to work on?
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Resume
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From this…
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To this!!!
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Header
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• The banner at the top of the page that contains basic information!
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Profile• A brief self-intro and preview to your resume – REFER TO YOUR JOB POSTING
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Education• Showcase your academic journey
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• Presenting YOU throughout the document
Personal Branding
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MarkingIf you have over 2 errors,
we will deduct 40%*!
TYPOS FORMATTING ERRORS
SPELLING & GRAMMAR
MISSING INFO DASHES VS. HYPHENS INCONSISTENCY
* Per document
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Accomplishment Statements
• Your best self on paper.
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Employers do not want to hear your stories, they want to see your accomplishments!
STAR TO RATS
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Flip It
Result (Proof)
Action
Task
Situation
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Result Verbs
ATTAINED EXCEEDED
ELIMINATEDINCREASED
DECREASED MAXIMIZEDMINIMIZEDREDUCED
SAVEDSURPASSEDIMPROVEDCREATED
GENERATEDENHANCEDOPTIMIZED
ESTABLISHED
**Try not to repeat words!!
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ResultTwo types of results:
QUALITATIVE• Positive feedback
• Promotion/increase in responsibilities
• Implementation
• Awards • Examples?
QUANTITATIVE• How much?• How many?• Numbers• Percentages
• Examples?
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Actions
Do your results match up with your actions?
Are those skills relevant to the job?
What skills did you see?
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Situation & Task
• What other context is necessary to understand the
information?
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Duty Based Statements
• “Assisted customers in finding styles and sizes”
• “Opened/closed the store, in charge of till and end of night deposits”
This is a job description!
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Accomplishment Statements
• “Assisted customers in finding styles and sizes”
• “Opened/closed the store, in charge of till and end of night deposits”
This is how we know you’re good at it! NO DUTY-BASED STATEMENTS
Surpassed quarterly sales targets by 35% by providing friendly, personalized service, anticipating future seasonal needs, and cross-selling similar merchandise.
Assigned key holder status in just one month after demonstrating excellent attention to detail during closing processes; specifically commended for prompt and accurate deposit counts.
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One more example…
Led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games.
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One more example…
Led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games.
Results
ActionsTask/Situation
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ACTIVITYTake one of your skills-matching paragraphs
and rewrite it as an accomplishment statement!
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Key Takeaways
• No Duty Statements!
• Be Concise
• Format Consistently!
• Always Stay Relevant
• Small Details Matter!
• YOU DO YOU. (aka be yourself!)
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Action Items Watch the resume e-module and review “Outline to a
Chronological Resume”
Complete your resume DRAFT for next class (bring two copies)!
Sign up for Office Hours on COOL
Have an awesome reading break!