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Writer’s Checklist

printed résumé Job-application letter
M Does the résumé meet the needs of its readers? M Does the letter meet your reader’s needs? (p. 425)
(p. 405) M Does the letter look professional? (p. 405)
M Does the résumé have a professional appearance, M Is the letter honest? (p. 409)
with generous margins, a balanced layout, adequate M Does the introductory paragraph identify your
white space, and effective indentation? (p. 405) source of information and the position you are ap-
M Is the résumé honest? (p. 406) plying for, state that you wish to be considered, and
M Is the résumé free of errors? (p. 406) forecast the rest of the letter? (p. 426)
M Does the identifying information contain your M Does the education paragraph respond to your
name, address(es), phone number(s), and e-mail reader’s needs with a unified idea introduced by a
address(es)? (p. 409) topic sentence? (p. 427)
M Does the résumé include a clear statement of your M Does the employment paragraph respond to your
job objectives or a summary of your qualifications? reader’s needs with a unified idea introduced by a
(p. 409) topic sentence? (p. 428)
M Does the education section include your degree, M Does the concluding paragraph include a reference
your institution and its location, and your (an- to your résumé, a request for an interview, your
ticipated) date of graduation, as well as any other phone number, and your e-mail address? (p. 429)
information that will help a reader appreciate your M Does the letter include an enclosure notation?
qualifications? (p. 410) (p. 430)
M Does the employment section include, for each job,
the dates of employment, the organization’s name preparing for a Job interview
and location, and (if you are writing a chronological Did you
résumé) your position or title, as well as a descrip- M study job interviews? (p. 432)
tion of your duties and accomplishments? (p. 411) M study the organization to which you applied?
M Does the interests-and-activities section include rel- (p. 432)
evant hobbies or activities, including extracurricular M think about what you can offer the organization?
interests? (p. 414) Have you omitted any personal (p. 432)
information that might reflect poorly on you? (p. 414) M study lists of common interview questions?
M Does the references section include the names, job (p. 432)
titles, organizations, mailing addresses, and phone M compile a list of questions you wish to ask? (p. 432)
numbers of three or four references? (p. 415) If you M rehearse the interview? (p. 432)
are not listing this information, does the strength of
the rest of the résumé offset the omission? (p. 415) Follow-up letters
M Does the résumé include any other appropriate sec- M Does your letter of appreciation for a job interview
tions, such as skills and abilities, military service, lan- thank the interviewer and briefly restate your qualifi-
guage abilities, or willingness to relocate? (p. 415) cations? (p. 433)
M Does your letter accepting a job offer show enthu-
electronic résumé siasm and repeat the major terms of your employ-
In addition to the items mentioned in the checklist for the ment? (p. 433)
printed résumé, did you M Does your letter rejecting a job offer express your
M use plain text? (p. 425) appreciation and, if appropriate, explain why you
M use a simple sans-serif typeface? (p. 425) are declining the offer? (p. 434)
M use a single-column format? (p. 425) M Does your letter acknowledging a rejection have a
M use wide margins? (p. 425) positive tone that will help you maintain good rela-
M use the space bar instead of the tab key? (p. 425) tions? (p. 434)

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