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4.3 Planning Worksheet for the Cover Letter & Resume Project

Cover letter

Q In a separate MS Word document, please answer the following questions regarding this week’s project, writing a cover letter and resume for a specific job opening: a) What type of writing task is this (memo, letter, email, report, job application, etc.)? b) What type of response does it require? c) What is your role/purpose in writing this document (teaching, promoting, informing, evaluating, leading)? d) Who is your audience? What do they already know about the topic/issue at hand? What do you want them to think or do? What degree of previous knowledge or interest do they have in the topic/issue? e) How will your audience respond? What steps will you take to ensure that your document is received well by the audience? f) What components does this document require (photos, tone, graphs/tables, electronic viewing/delivery, etc.)? g) What are the main points you will need to cover in this document? h) What are some possible interpersonal or technical issues that may arise? i) What additional research (internet, library, team meetings, interviews) do you need to do to support your points and/or complete this document? j) How will you prioritize to complete this project on time? What is your timeline?

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a) The type of writing task for this week’s project is a job application. b) This job application requires a professional response from the employer/organization to whom I apply. c) My role/purpose in writing this job application is making a prospective employer aware of my educational qualifications, my professional qualifications and past job experience. d) My audience is any prospective employer and/or Human Resource Manager responding to my job application. My audience knows that I am an aspiring candidate looking for job. I want my audience to know more about my professional qualifications and work-experience. My audience knows that there are aspiring candidates like me looking for job. e) My audience will either respond with a call or email for me to attend an interview or reject my resume and not call me for an interview. I will attack a cover letter with my resume.