Week 10

Tuesday

Topics

• 1. “9 Things You Wish Job Candidates Knew”

  2. Resumes:

• • Engineering Career Fair: What Makes a Good Resume? View

  • Engineering Resume: What does it tell? not tell?

  • Objective v. Qualifications Statement View

  • Resume Tips

3. Mini resume

Resources

• University Writing Center Resume Writing Tips View

• Resume formats: Chronological v. Functional View

• Resume Samples.pdf View Download

Thursday

Topics

1. Resume Review

   • Capture Your Flag: Why a Modern Resume Should be More Portfolio and Pitch than Paper

2. ChemE-folio Review

   • 10 Tips for Creating a Meaningful Portfolio

   • Framing Your Reflections

   • Template

3. Cover and Follow-up Letters

4. Grammar and Editing

Resources

• Do Employers Actually Read Cover Letters?

• Cover Letter Guidelines.pdf View Download

• Cover Letter Samples.pdf View Download

• The "T" Cover Letter: The Only Type Worth Sending View

  • Formatted T Cover Letter Template.docx View Download

• See Course Resource File Cabinet "Interviewing & Follow-Ups"