To: Dr. Stice
From: Austyn Hewitt
Subject: Week 3: Review Resume and Job-Application Letter
Exercise 3: Review Resume
Kenneth Bradley could have written a stronger resume. His resume is in chronological order (Markel, 398) but the information in the five sections were lacking. When comparing his resume to the checklist on page 416 Bradley missed keywords, education information, and more. Using keywords for the job Bradley is seeking helps his resume look more appealing and the supervisor looking at it will keep his resume. In the education section of the resume it only said the University and the time he is attending for more clarity the actual degree he wants should be added. In his employment history the descriptions were repetitive and all worded simply. “Responsible for cleaning entire store’ can be interpreted many ways and could have been written better.
Exercise 4: Job-Application Letter
Kenneth Bradley did a lot better writing the job-application letter than the resume. He added in depth more information about his education and work experience. He should have added that information to the actual resume and could have made the job-application letter shorter. The end notation was good and it made him seem sure of himself about the job when he asks to meet to discuss the position. The job-application letter makes Bradley seem much more confident and is much more appealing to read.
Thank You,
Austyn Hewitt