Employment+Documents



=other employment related links=

= = toc =[|Employment Documents: The Cover Letter, Job Acceptance Letter, and Personal Statement]=

[|Job Skills Checklist] - This handout provides a large skills inventory list that you can use to help build your cover letter and resume. [|Action Verbs to Describe Skills, Jobs, and Accomplishments in Employment Documents] - This section offers a categorized list of action verbs that can be utilized to explain the daily tasks completed by an individual on the job. In addition to the categorized lists, there are examples with some of the actions verbs being used; and there is also a sample resume provided for further assistance. [|Cover Letters 1: Quick Tips] - This page provides a guide to writing cover letters. Here you will find brief answers and lists of what you should include in a cover letter, how to order and format such a letter, and what to do before sending it out. [|Cover Letters 2: Preparing to Write a Cover Letter] - Before you start to write a cover letter, you should gather information about yourself, the company, and the job. This page will help you learn what kind of information to find, where to find it, and how and why to use that information to "sell yourself" in a cover letter. [|Cover Letters 3: Writing Your Cover Letter] - This resource offers a series of short documents that walks you through the creation of a cover letter. Here you can see the information in the "Quick Tips for Cover Letters" and "Preparing to Write a Cover Letter" pages put to use. This page guides you through adapting your experiences to the content in your cover letter and its different sections. [|Letters Concerning Employment] - This section covers writing additional correspondence beyond cover letters including reference requests, interview follow-up letters, inquiry letters, acceptance and rejection letters, request for further negotiations letters and thank you letters. [|Academic Cover Letters] - When you're applying for a faculty position with a college or university, the cover letter is your first chance to make a strong impression as a promising researcher and teacher. Below you'll find some strategies for presenting your qualifications effectively in an academic context. [|Writing a Job Acceptance Letter] - This slide presentation is an interactive presentation to help students and professionals understand how to prepare a job acceptance letter. This presentation is ideal for students and professionals who are involved in the job search process. [|Writing the Personal Statement] - This handout provides information about writing personal statements for academic and other positions. [|Example Employment Documents] - These annotated employment documents provide examples of resumes, CVs, and cover letters for a variety of disciplines.

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