Q Follow the instructions below and upload your peer review of Unit 2 to this page. Instructions: Please review your peer-review partner’s documents and provide helpful feedback by answering all the questions for both parts below. Do not use a telegraphic style; write full sentences. You may also write comments on the drafts. If you do so, please submit this form and the reviewed résumé and cover letter. Once completed, provide your peer with a copy of your feedback and upload an electronic copy to the assignments folder. ________________________________________ Peer Review completed by: (your name) Completed for: (partner’s name) ________________________________________ Part I: Résumé • Contact Information: Does the résumé include contact information? Do the names and relevant contact information stand out? If not, what additions would you suggest? • Career Objectives: If there is an objective statement (it is optional), is it specific? If not, what changes would you suggest? • Educational Background: Does this section include – university, city and state (abbreviated), degree, date of graduation, GPA (if good/ necessary), honors, relevant and related courses? What organizational changes would you suggest? • Work Experience: Does this section include relevant jobs and duties? Are the descriptions of job duties clear and accessible (format)? Should any one of the jobs listed be emphasized or downplayed? Does the writer use active verbs? Do you have any suggestions to improve this category? • Skills: Do the skills listed seem applicable to the position? Can you suggest other skills that might be included? • Given the order of the main sections of the body, what aspects of the writer’s background are highlighted? Does this order make sense? • Are optional categories (activities, skills, etc.) included? Are the descriptions clear and concise? Is the format consistent? • Format (given the quality of the draft): How does the document look? Are the writer’s choices of font styles and sizes consistent? Are there distinctive headings? Is the punctuation consistent? • List the three best qualities of the draft. Next, provide three suggestions for revision. • Make notations of any misspellings, problems of usage, awkward phrases/sentences. ________________________________________ Part II: Cover Letter • Is the letter formatted as a full-block or modified-block style letter? If not, what needs to be revised? • Does the letter convey a clear sense of audience, rhetorical purpose, relationship and context? • Does the introductory paragraph include legitimate name-dropping; who, where, when and how the writer found out about the position; state the exact position desired; restate the qualifications the ad mentions; state the writer’s qualifications; state what the writer will contribute to the position/institution? Suggest ways to revise the introductory paragraph. • Does the writer include information about: o senior projects, internships, and relevant and/or advanced course? o skills, ideas, concepts you learned that relate to the position? o professional organizations that relate to the job? • Does the writer refer to related positions held while in college, title of position, duties performed, skills acquired, and responsibilities assumed? • Does the concluding paragraph include a request for an interview and suggest time(s) of day when the job candidate can be contacted? • List the three best qualities of the draft. Next, provide three suggestions for revision. • Indicate any misspellings, problems of usage, and awkward phrases/sentences. Grading Standards for Peer Reviews 10: Peer review provides substantive and helpful feedback to peer. The review is properly formatted and doesn’t contain any errors. 9: Well-developed peer review. The review is properly formatted and doesn’t contain any errors. 8: Satisfying review. However, it could be further developed, and/or there are a few errors. 7: Average review. It is underdeveloped, and/or there are redundant errors. 6: Peer review doesn’t offer any insightful feedback. 0: Peer review was not submitted on time.