Chapter 11 – Ready, Set, Edit: Exercise #8 Writing a Résumé

Chapter 11 – Ready, Set, Edit: Exercise #8

Writing a Résumé

Relevant Concepts:

Résumé writing, descriptive language, active verbs.

Carissa is seeking a summer internship. Her primary interest in business is human resources management. She has written a draft of her résumé but has not followed many of the tips in Chapter 11 regarding clear, descriptive language and the need to highlight her best skills and abilities. The résumé also lacks parallelism in many sections. In addition, numbers are not represented correctly, and capitalization is incorrect in many instances.

Assignment Instructions:

1. Download the attached document called Ready-Set-Edit Exercise #8-Chapter 11- Résumé for Editing.
2. Save the file using the following format: Lastname_Firstname_Ch11_Ex8_Markup
3. Edit – on the downloaded document, make corrections and/or use comments to make the following edits:

a. Correct parallelism, number, and capitalization errors. (Click here to open the PDF file of Bonus Chapter B.)

b. Applying what you learned in Chapter 11, indicate how you would revise the message to be targeted toward Carissa’s interest in a human resources internship and to highlight her skills. Make the language more precise and descriptive. While you may need to delete some words or sentences or add content, be sure your edits preserve the type of information Carissa wants to communicate.

4. Retype the message to reflect the revisions you indicated in steps a and b.

Carissa Reyes

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carissa-reyes/24/66/b9…

4903 State Street, Apt. 4
Houston, TX 77009
Phone: 713-837-0313

OBJECTIVE: I wish to obtain an internship in a professional setting where I can use my skills to better the company and help the company achieve its mission

EDUCATION:

University of Houston-Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration: Business Management, May 2016
Worked at RG Office Supplies thirty-forty hours per week during the school year; maintained a 3.2 GPA

Rock Creek High School-Rock Creek, Oklahoma
Diploma
May 2012
National Honor Society, Class President, basketball Team Captain

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Crew Leader

August 2013 – Present: RG Office Supplies, Houston, TX

• Sold office supplies to Customers
• Responsible for all store operations when a Manager is not scheduled
• Recruit, hire, and train employees
• Planning and coordinating Vendor Displays for product sales
• Marketed products and specials to new members using in-store advertisements
• Accountable for prioritizing tasks within a fast-paced work environment

Ad Sales Rep

September 2012 – August 2013: University of Houston The daily cougar student newspaper

• Sold ads to fifteen regular customers
• Marketer for Student Discount Cards to local businesses
• Promote ads on the newspapers Social Media sites
• I was responsible for coordinating ad territories for 6 sales representatives
• Developed a spreadsheet for tracking ad sales more efficiently

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Beta Upsilon Sigma (BUS)
• Tutor Business Statistics students in the Quantitative Analysis for Business Class
• Skilled in Computer Programs: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver

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Submission Instructions:

1. Save the revised document using the following format: Lastname_Firstname_Ch11_Ex8_Edited
2. Submit both the Markup and Edited files for grading.

Grading Rubric:

The Grading Rubric for this assignment is located below.

Attachment(s):

Chapter 11-Ready-Set-Edit-Exercise 8-Resume (ASSIGNMENT) Instructions and document for Editing)-2.rtf

Rubric

Ready, Set, Edit: #8 – Writing a Resume