18 Jan 2. Respond to at least two

WRTG293 Introduction to Professional Writing

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Resume and cover-letter tips

Please access “Get Tips for Crafting Your Resume and Cover Letter” from Career Services UMUC.

Peruse the resources and tutorials offered.

In responding to this discussion topic, share three strategies you learned from the resources on either resumes or cover letters or both. Try not to duplicate a strategy given by another classmate. When this discussion is completed, we might have a plethora of tips and strategies that are very useful.

Please note that you will not be able to see other students’ responses to this discussion topic until you post your response.

DQ2 sample resume walk-through

Please access the following url:

https://www.careeronestop.org/ResumeGuide/SampleResumeWalkThrough.aspx

You will see the following interface.

Please click on the various sections of the sample resume walk-through, as pointed to by the red arrows below. Read through the various pieces of advice given.

sccap of resume walkthrough

Please write three pieces of advice you found from the website.

Please note that you will not be able to see other students’ responses to this discussion topic until you post your response.

DQ3 post a rough draft of your resume here

This discussion topic is designed to help you get started on writing assignment #2, the resume and cover letter.

For this discussion topic, please complete the following:

1. Post a resume for yourself that you have on file now. You can post it as an attachment in Word, PDF, or RTF format.

If you do not have a resume on file now, you can use the tips and strategies from this week’s resources to help you create a draft of a resume.

Please note that this is a draft of a resume. You don’t need to post a polished, perfect resume to this discussion topic.

2. Respond to at least two other students on their resumes. Try to give at least one area that could use improvement. You might draw upon the tips given in the Resume Tutorial that was given in Content for week 2 or from the Resume and Cover Letter tips page that was given in Content for week 2. You can also draw from the sample resume walk-through that was linked to in this week’s activities.

Your suggestions for improvement can be a short paragraph. You don’t have to write a whole essay noting to your classmate how to improve the resume.

Please be professional and encouraging as you give advice to your classmates on their resumes.

The resume should be posted by Sunday. Your advice to two other classmates is due next Wednesday.

(Of course, please feel free to post your resume before Sunday and your advice before next Wednesday.)