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Your NameEmail address

Current Address Permanent AddressTelephone number and Telephone numberCell phone number if applicable if applicableWeb page address (if pertinent)

ObjectiveThis section, while not required, is helpful as it tells the employer, at a glance, the type of position you are seeking. The objective can include the specific position you are seeking, skills you wish to use on the job, field or organization type by which you wish to be employed, or a combination of all of the above.

EducationThis section should include:• Name of the degree-granting institutions; List most recent first.• Degree received and major• Graduation date or projected graduation date, or dates of attendance if a

degree was not completed• Overseas academic experience

Optional:• Any minors, specialization or focus areas• Courses relevant to the position for which you are applying• Honors and GPA (if they are a strong selling point). Indicate GPA based on a 4.0 scale.• Senior research/honors thesis title and brief description• Freshmen and sophomores can include high school

ExperienceList most recent experience first. You should include:• Title of the position• Name of the organization and location (city and state)• Dates, including month and year• Descriptions of responsibilities beginning with action verbs (avoid phrases such as “duties included”)• Believable, verifiable accomplishments• Paid jobs, internships, volunteer community service, extracurricular projects involving leadership or teamwork, special

academic research or honors projects• You may choose to divide your experience into two or more sections. Possible section headers might include Research Experience, Teaching Experience, Leadership Experience, Volunteer Experience or Relevant Experience.

Additional InformationThis section could include computer skills, languages, volunteer work, sports, and interests. If one of these areas is relevant to the job, however, you may choose to put it in the “Experience” section. You may also choose to use more specific section headers such as:• Skills• Activities• Interests• Honors and Awards

rESUmES/CoVEr LETTErSrESUmESAresumeisabriefsummaryofyourqualifications,education,andexperiencesrelevanttoyourjobsearchobjective.

Thepurposeofaresumeistoobtainaninterview.Employerswillspendlessthan30secondsreviewingyourresume;therefore,theinformationmustbeconveyedinaclear,well-organizedstyle.Thesectionsofaresumearelistedbelow.

Sample Objectives

• A position as an editorial assistant.

• Electrical engineering internship.

• To obtain a position in finance.

• A program coordinator position in a community organization working with youth.

• Seeking a position in museum administration requiring strong writing skills and a background in art history.

• To apply decision and systems analysis to strategic planning in the telecommunications industry.

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TiPS for CrEATinG A SUCCESSfUL rESUmEDos• Dodesignyourdescriptionstofocusonyouraccomplishments,usingactionverbstoclearlyindicatetheskillsyou’veused.SeeSampleActionVerblistonthenextpage.• Dotryquantifyingresultsinyourdescriptions,suchas“Createdmarketingcampaignthatincreasedclubmembershipby25%.”• Dokeepyourresumebriefenoughtofitononepage(ortwopagesifyourexperienceisextensive).AcademicCVsareoftentwopagesorlonger.• Doprintyourresumeongoodqualitybondpaper,eitherwhiteorconservativetones.Ifprintedonplaincomputerpaper,copyontogoodqualitybondpaper.• Doaccompanyyourresumewithacoverletterinmostcases.• Dohaveotherslookoveryourresumeforcontentandgrammar.CareerCounselorsandPeerCounselorsareavailableattheCDCtocritiqueyourresumeduringsamedayappointments.

DON’TS• Don’tmakeyourmarginsandfontsizetoosmall:marginsnosmallerthanoneinchandfontsizenosmallerthan10point.• Don’tincludepersonalpronouns(e.g.I,me,we).• Don’tincludepersonalinformation,physicalcharacteristics,orphotographsonyourresume.However,individualsfromothercountriesmayincludetheseontheirresumes.• Don’tincludethelastline:“Referencesavailableuponrequest”(seeSampleReferenceListonpage38).

Other Tips• Itismoreappropriateforfreshmenandsophomorestoincludehighschoolexperiences.However,importanthighschool experiencesthathavesomerelevancetoyourjobobjectivemaybeappropriateforupperclassmen.• ForInternationalStudentsitissometimesadisadvantagetoincludeyournon-immigrantvisastatusorpermanentaddress(ifoutsidetheU.S.)onyourresume.Usuallyyourvisastatusshouldbediscussedlaterduringtheinterview.Ifyouhaveobtained permanentresidencyorU.S.citizenship,itmightbetoyouradvantagetolisttheinformationonyourresume.

rESUmE formATSThereisnosinglewaytoformatyourresume.Theformatyou

chooseshouldpresentyourstrengthsclearly.Seesampleformatsandlayoutsonpages32-38.

Chronological FormatThisformatismostfamiliartoemployersandmostcommonly

usedbyStanfordstudents.Thisstyleofresumepresentsyour experienceandeducationinreversechronologicalsequence,startingwiththemostrecent.Date,jobtitle,organization’sname,locationandadescriptionofyouractivitiesarelistedaspartoftheexperience section.Thisformatissimple,straightforward,andespeciallyuseful foranyonewithahistoryofdirectlyrelevantexperience.

Functional/Skills FormatThisformatfocusesonareasofskillandcanbeeffectiveinconveying

yourstrengthstoanemployer,althoughmanyemployersarenotasfamiliarwiththisformataswiththechronologicalorcombinationformat.Thisstyleofresumedrawsattentiontoaccomplishmentsandhighlightsyourskillsbyfunctionratherthanyourworkexperienceandismore commonlyusedbypeoplewithverylittleformalworkexperienceorarereturningtotheworkplaceafterbeingawayorotherwiseinvolved.

Combination FormatThisformatisappropriatewhenyouhaverelevantworkexperience

foreachofseveralskillareasandcombinesboththechronologicalandfunctionalformats.Thisstyleallowsyoutogroupyourexperiencesorkeysellingpointstogetherbyfunctionalareas(suchasResearch

ExperienceandTeachingExperience),andthenlistthoseexperiencesinreversechronologicalorderwithineachsection.Itisalsoafamiliarformattoemployers.

SUbmiTTinG rESUmES ELECTroniCALLYEmailSendyourresumeasanattachedfileandpastethetextintothe

bodyoftheemail.Havingyourresumeinthebodyoftheemailaswellasanattachmentgivestheemployertheopportunitytoseeyourresumeintheeventtheycannotopenyourattachmentordonottakethetime.Useasimpleformatfortheresumeyouputinthebodyoftheemail:leftjustified,nobold,noitalics,nounderlines,notabs.SeeSampleElectronicResumeonpage38.Don’tforgettoincludeacoverletterinthebodyoftheemailtoo.IfyouhaveyourresumeinaPDFfile,youcanalsoattachthatwithyouremail.ThePDFversionwill allowtheemployertheopportunitytoseeyourresumeinanattractiveformat,utilizingboldandunderlines.Whenemailingresumefiles,namethemsotheemployercaneasily

identifythemasyourresume.Lastname,followedbyfirstnameandtheword“resume”ismosthelpful.

Resume ScanningCompaniesreceivinglargequantitiesofresumesmayscaneach

resumeasanimage,andthensorttheimageintorecognizableletters,words,andsymbols.Thesescannedimagesareenteredintoadatabaseandthensearchedforkeywords,whichindicateskills,educationandknowledgeareastheemployerisseeking.Left-justifyalltextandavoidusingunderlining,italics,bullets,bold,andcolumns.Everyoccupationandcareerfieldhasitsownjargon,acronymsand

buzzwords—thesearehelpfulkeywordstouse.Ifyouarerespondingtoajoblisting,usewordsfromthejoblistinginyourresumeandcoverletter.

CDC rESoUrCESPublications with additional relevant advice available at the CDC website and Career Resource Library:

• Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letters (foracademicjobsearchers)• PhD Pathways: Exploring Your Career Options• Resumes and Cover Letters for Graduate Level Students• Teaching K-12

Books available in the CDC Resource Library:• Be Your Own Headhunter Online, DixonandTiersten• Best Keywords for Resumes, Cover Letter, and Interviews:

Powerful Communication Tools for Success, Enelow• BinderofStanfordStudents’CoverLetters• BinderofStanfordStudents’ResumesandCVs• Creative Careers: How to Put Together a Winning Resume• Damn Good Ready to Go Resumes, Parker• Expert Resumes for Health Care Careers• Encyclopedia of Job-Winning Resumes, FourierandSpin• From College to Career: Entry-level Resumes for Any Major, Asher• Heart & Soul Resumes, CochranandPeerce• Hook Up, Get Hired! The Internet Job Search Revolution, Kennedy• Internet Resumes, Weddle• Resumes, National Business Employment Weekly• Resumes for Performing Arts Careers• Resumes that Mean Business, Eyler• Same-Day Resume: Write an Effective Resume in an Hour• The Smart Woman’s Guide to Resumes and Job Hunting, KingandSheldon

• The Global Resume and CV Guide, Thompson• Trashproof Resumes, PrincetonReview• Use the Internet to Land Your Dream Job!, Goodwin,Cohn,andSpivey

• Vault Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviewing. 3rd Edition, HowardLeifman,etal


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data

base

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stud

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. 9/XX-6/XX

Yea

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Su

perv

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of

100+

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daily

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hiri

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rain

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and

su

perv

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spe

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Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Multi-Variable Calculus, Micro and Macro Economic

Analysis, Economics and Public Policy, Imperfect Competition, Financial Economics, International

Eco

nom

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Aristotle.” Academic work focused on economic ideas among major Greek philosophers, and also

on a

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Eco

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CA

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•Developdifferentiatedcurriculumtochallengestudentsofdiverselinguistic

back

grou

nds.

•Integrateintensivewritinginstruction,grammarlessons,weeklyvocabulary

exercises,groupprojects,readers’theater,performance,debates,andstudent-

facilitateddiscussionstoengagestudents’multipleintelligences.

•Providewrittenandverbalfeedbackonwritingassignmentstoindividual

stud

ents

or s

mal

l gro

ups

dur

ing

tuto

rial

per

iod

s.

•Collaboratedailywithcooperatingteachertoplanindividuallessonsandlonger

units,informallyassessstudents’understanding,discussissuesaffectingstudents’

performanceinclass,andreflectandprovidefeedbackononeanother’steaching.

•Participateinweeklystaffmeetingsandbimonthlystaffdevelopmentdays.

•Co-advisestudentcouncil,includingleadershiptraining,formationof

com

mit

tees

, and

pla

nnin

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sch

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Stu

den

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, Buc

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Mid

dle

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ool,

Sant

a C

lara

, CA

•Co-taughtsummerschoollanguageartsclassforincoming7thand8thgrade

stud

ents

.

•Implementeddifferentiatedinstructiontoengagestudentswithliteraturefor

both

enr

ichm

ent a

nd re

med

iati

on.

•Incorporatedvisualandkinestheticactivitiessuchasdramaandarttosupport

liter

acy

skill

s.

•W

orkedindividuallywithstudentstoidentifyanddevelopreadingandwriting

stra

tegi

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9/X

X-6

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X

Com

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•Tutoredcollegestudentsincomposition,fromEnglishessaysandpersonal

stat

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ts to

lab

repo

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and

rese

arch

pap

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•W

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ski

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&

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Los

Ang

eles

, CA

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Exp

erie

nce”

and

90-

min

ute

dis

cuss

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sect

ion

for “

Aca

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•Developedlessonplansaroundlearningandachievementprinciplestoteach15

und

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adua

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tud

ents

.

•Plannedandfacilitatedexperientialactivitiestoencourageactivelearningand

dee

p pr

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sing

of c

once

pts.

•Supportedstudentsthroughquarter-longresearchproject.

•Collaboratedwithothersectionleadersandprofessortoevaluateprogressand

refi

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each

ing

skill

s.

•Mentorednewsectionleaders.Servedasliaisonbetweenleadersandprofessor.

1/X

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Stu

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, Hig

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UC

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ion

& In

form

atio

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os A

ngel

es, C

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•Developedlessonplanstoteachgrammarconceptsandreadingandwriting

stra

tegi

es in

Hum

anit

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clas

s.

•Collaboratedwithmasterteachertolearnaboutclassroommanagement,

te

achi

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ocra

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quit

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nd in

tegr

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•Studiedintegrationoftechnologyintocampuscultureoftechnology-based

char

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igh

scho

ol.

•Metwithschoolfounder,principal,collegecounselor,andfoundingteachersto

researchtheschool’shistory,fundraisingefforts,andimprovementsinstudents’

acad

emic

per

form

ance

.

1/X

X-6

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X

Tea

cher

Aid

/Stu

den

t Men

tor,

Wes

twoo

d C

hart

er S

choo

l, L

os A

ngel

es, C

A

•Tutoredeighteen1stgradestudentstoimprovereadingandmathskills.

•W

orkedone-on-onewithstudentswithlearningdisabilitiesandbehavioral

dis

ord

ers.

•Assistedfour1stgradeteacherswithlargerprojectssuchasplanningfieldtrips

and

mul

ti-c

lass

eve

nts.

LE

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9/X

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Res

iden

t Ass

ista

nt,

UC

LA

Off

ice

of R

esid

enti

al L

ife,

Los

Ang

eles

, CA

•Ensuredresidents’personalandacademicsuccessthroughpeermentoring,peer

coun

selin

g, a

cad

emic

ad

visi

ng, c

onfl

ict m

edia

tion

, and

reso

urce

refe

rral

.

•Advisedweeklyhousegovernmentmeetingsandpromotedmembers’

lead

ersh

ip d

evel

opm

ent.

•Provideddutyandemergencycoverageonarotatingbasistoenforcehousing

polic

y an

d s

ecur

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mm

unit

y sa

fety

.

4/X

X-8

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X

Cou

nse

lor,

UC

LA

Uni

Cam

p, L

os A

ngel

es, C

A

•Supervisedeightthirteen-year-oldsfromCompton,CAatstudent-runcamp.

•Createdandledactivityrotations,suchasartsandcrafts,poetry,andarchery.

•Fosteredvaluesofcommunity,respect,andresponsibilitywithincampersby

enco

urag

ing

part

icip

atio

n in

new

exp

erie

nces

, lea

din

g in

itia

tive

gam

es, a

nd

shar

ing

futu

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•Raisedfundstosubsidizethecostofcampfortheattendees,allofwhose

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Stan

ford

uni

vers

ity,

Sta

nfor

d, C

A

B.A. in American Studies with a concentration in “Urban Society and Social Change”

C

ours

ewor

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clud

es: p

oliti

cal s

cien

ce, u

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stu

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, soc

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and

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elor, 24 Hour Crisis Hotline, Bridge Community Center, Stanford, CA

• Counseled students with regard to their personal and academic problems

3/XX-4/XX

co-

cha

ir, 3

rd A

nnua

l Sta

nfor

d D

ance

Mar

atho

n, S

tanf

ord

Uni

vers

ity, S

tanf

ord,

CA

• Selected to lead organization, planning, and management of philanthropic event

• Directed a team of 60 undergraduates

• Recruited record 975 participants (up from 300)

• Raised over $215,000 (2006 event raised $58,000) for Partners In Health (Nonprofit)

• Developed and maintained relationships with outside sponsors, such as Apple Inc., Kaplan

9/XX-4/XX

Sele

ctio

n O

ffic

er, Volunteers in Latin America, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

• Designed and implemented the recruiting and application process

• Managed all advertisement, interview, and selection activities

6/XX-9/XX

Vol

unte

er, Volunteers in Latin America, Stanford Student Run Program, Quito, Ecuador

• Oversaw 30 children, ages 9-10, daily at a center for street children

• Created lesson plans, organized field trips and workshops

lE

Ad

Er

ShIP

9/XX-present

res

iden

tial

Ass

ista

nt, S

tanf

ord

Uni

vers

ity, S

tanf

ord,

CA

• Work with a team of 5 other staff members to design and implement dorm programming activities

arou

nd is

sues

of

men

tal h

ealth

, aca

dem

ic r

esou

rces

, div

ersi

ty, a

nd c

aree

r pr

epar

atio

n.

• Responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of 260 residents

9/XX-present

tou

r g

uide, Visitor Information Services, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

• Led public and private tours of Stanford University campus with emphasis on history, and student life

• Operate front desk for Undergraduate Admission--customer service and light accounting work

9/XX-present

mem

ber,

Sta

nfor

d W

omen

in B

usin

ess

Men

tori

ng P

rogr

am, S

tanf

ord,

CA

• Learned more about the business world through attending various panels and workshops

• Met monthly with my Graduate School of Business mentor

6/XX-8/XX

mar

keti

ng I

nter

n, S

earc

hRev

Inc

., Pa

lo A

lto, C

A

• Worked closely with the director of marketing to help increase brand awareness and drive revenue of

this

inte

rnet

mar

ketin

g st

art-

up.

• In charge of trade-show planning and preparation

• Managed national ad campaigns

9/XX-6/XX

kit

chen

man

ager

, Sta

nfor

d U

nive

rsity

Stu

dent

Org

aniz

ed S

ervi

ces,

Sta

nfor

d, C

A

• Completed weekly grocery runs and managed $150,000 annual budget

• Reviewed daily with chefs in Spanish regarding menu, supplies, and resident feedback

• Managed residents and planned house activities as a member of the staff

9/XX-11/XX

reg

istr

atio

n t

eam

lea

der,

Sta

nfor

d A

lum

ni A

ssoc

iatio

n, S

tanf

ord,

CA

• Worked as a member of a 60 person team to plan Reunion Homecoming

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dS:

4/XX

dea

n of

Stu

dent

s O

utst

andi

ng A

chie

vem

ent

Aw

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• Awarded annually to students who have significantly enriched the quality of student life on campus

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ED

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at

ion

Stan

ford

uni

vers

ity, Stanford, CA

9/XX - 6/XX

BA degree in Human Biology

Stan

ford

in B

erlin, Berlin, Germany

3/XX - 6/XX

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6/XX - 9/XX

Conducted research in the Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Unit for HIV/AIDS

an

d ST

I. S

aw p

roje

ct th

roug

h fr

om d

ata

entr

y to

pub

licat

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on

the

topi

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ris

k fa

ctor

s re

late

d to

ST

I in

cide

nce

in a

Ger

man

stu

dy p

opul

atio

n. C

ompl

eted

sta

tistic

al a

naly

sis

and

pres

ente

d fi

ndin

gs,

in German, at a conference hosted by RKI. Currently seeking publication.

res

earc

her,

Wat

er, H

ealt

h, E

nvir

onm

ent:

Chi

ldho

od s

urvi

val i

n M

ozam

biqu

e, Stanford, CA

5/XX - 9/XX

R

evie

wed

rel

evan

t stu

dies

to e

stab

lish

the

rela

tions

hip

betw

een

wat

er q

ualit

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her

heal

th-r

elat

ed

risk

fac

tors

to th

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cide

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of d

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hoea

l dis

ease

s in

Moz

ambi

que.

Rec

eive

d a

$5,5

00 g

rant

fro

m

the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at Stanford University for research.

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, Em

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Med

ical

Tec

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ian

Trai

ning, Stanford, CA

6/XX - present

Pl

an, o

rgan

ize,

and

fac

ilita

te le

sson

pla

ns in

pre

-hos

pita

l em

erge

ncy

care

for

36-

pers

on y

ear-

long

class designed to certify students as Emergency Medical Technicians. Lead small group sessions

fo

r pr

actic

al tr

aini

ng o

f ne

cess

ary

patie

nt s

kills

. R

espo

nsib

le, w

ithin

a te

am o

f 16

oth

er T

each

ing

A

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tant

s, f

or d

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opin

g an

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esen

ting

lect

ure

mat

eria

l, w

ritin

g qu

izze

s an

d ex

ams,

and

co

ordi

natin

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e ap

plic

atio

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oces

s fo

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uden

ts a

nd T

each

ing

Ass

ista

nts.

dir

ecto

r of

tra

inin

g, S

tanf

ord

Em

erge

ncy

Med

ical

Ser

vice, Stanford, CA

6/XX - present

C

oord

inat

e tr

aini

ng o

f ne

w E

MT

s an

d re

cert

ific

atio

n of

cur

rent

mem

bers

. A

ct a

s on

-cal

l vol

unte

er

for campus and community events providing Basic Life Support as an EMT-B. Part of a team

responsible for starting the Emergency Medical Service on Stanford University campus. Helped

de

velo

p a

cons

titut

ion,

est

ablis

h m

embe

r po

licie

s an

d pr

oced

ures

, and

cre

ate

Stan

dard

O

pera

ting

Proc

edur

es.

cha

ir, U

nite

For

Sig

ht, S

tanf

ord

Cha

pter

, Stanford, CA

2/XX - 3/XX

C

ondu

cted

vis

ual a

cuity

test

s an

d as

sist

ed p

atie

nts

in f

indi

ng e

ye-c

are

prog

ram

s at

loca

l fre

e cl

inic

.

Est

ablis

hed

part

ners

hips

with

clin

ics

and

shel

ters

for

pat

ient

ass

essm

ent.

Est

ablis

hed

new

cha

pter

at

Stan

ford

.

cam

pus

coo

rdin

ator

, Stu

dent

s fo

r In

tern

atio

nal C

hang

e, Stanford, CA

7/XX- 6/XX

O

rgan

ized

and

taug

ht m

ore

than

20

volu

ntee

rs in

pre

para

tion

for

volu

ntee

rism

in T

anza

nia.

Pr

efie

ld p

repa

ratio

n su

bjec

ts in

clud

ed a

n in

trod

uctio

n to

obj

ectiv

es, c

ultu

re a

nd e

duca

tion

systems, the ethics of volunteerism, intensive HIV-related biology, teaching principles, sex

educ

atio

n, a

nd s

ocia

l iss

ues.

Vol

unte

er t

each

er, S

tude

nts

for

Inte

rnat

iona

l Cha

nge, Valeska, Arusha, Tanzania

6/XX - 7/XX

Taught HIV/AIDS education in a primary school with 250 students and in local community

groups in a rural village of 1200. Helped coordinate community days that included teaching,

cond

om d

istr

ibut

ion,

test

ing,

and

cou

nsel

ing.

ot

HE

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, Sta

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nive

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evel

opm

ent C

ente

r, Stanford, CA

3/XX - present

C

ouns

el s

tude

nts

in th

eir

appl

icat

ion

for

inte

rnsh

ips

and

on-c

ampu

s po

sitio

ns.

Adv

ise

on

resu

mes

and

cov

er le

tters

, and

pre

sent

wor

ksho

ps o

n ca

reer

bui

ldin

g.

Pr

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s

Presented research at Stanford University’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric Research Forum I and II

Presented at 5th Annual STI Conference hosted by Robert Koch-Institut

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Dit

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or

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Languages: Proficient in German; working knowledge of Spanish and Swahili

C

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9/XX-present

Stan

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uni

vers

ity,

Sta

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Pursuing BA degree with Honors in Human Biology to be conferred June, 20XX. g

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hea

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Pol

icy

Inte

rn, San Francisco, CA

• Assist UCSF Professor in researching and writing global pharmaceutical policy articles for publication

• Assess challenges of adherence to international standards when conducting clinical trials in

deve

lopi

ng c

ount

ries

9/XX -present

Stan

ford

uni

vers

ity

cen

ter

for

tea

chin

g an

d l

earn

ing-

Ora

l Com

mun

icat

ion

Tut

or, S

tanf

ord,

CA

• Instruct and coach 20 students to perfect their presentation style, in collaboration with Stanford

Prof

esso

rs

• Study effective public speaking methods and techniques for teaching those methods

6/XX-8/XX

uni

ted

Stat

es o

f A

mer

ica

dep

artm

ent

of S

tate

-Sci

ence

and

Tec

hnol

ogy

Inte

rn, W

ashi

ngto

n, D

C

• Recruited US Government scientists for worldwide Embassy Science Fellowships

• Compiled information and briefed State Department officials for meeting with Vietnamese delegates

• Analyzed and articulated, in a classified report to the National Security Council, an international

scie

nce

and

tech

nolo

gy d

ilem

ma

in c

oope

ratio

n w

ith tw

o se

nior

Sta

te D

epar

tmen

t em

ploy

ees

6/XX-8/XX

Am

igos

de

las

Am

eric

as-P

roje

ct S

uper

viso

r, Valle Region, Honduras

• Insured the health and safety of ten health workers in rural Honduran villages

• Worked cooperatively and lived with team of seven project staff members, responsible for 51

vo

lunt

eers

ove

rall

• Implemented community-based healthy lifestyle projects while immersed as field volunteer in Paraguay,

6/XX-8/XX

6/XX-8/XX

rob

inso

n &

Woo

d, I

nc.-

Leg

al A

ssis

tant

, San

Jos

e, C

A

• Conducted legal research focusing on five civil litigation cases; wrote reports for attorneys based on

that

res

earc

h

• Contacted expert witnesses and met with clients to gather information

Ac

tIV

ItIE

S

4/XX-present

Stan

ford

Alu

mni

men

tori

ng-S

tude

nt M

anag

emen

t Tea

m, S

tanf

ord,

CA

• Collaborate with a team and outside firm to design innovative mentoring software for Stanford students

and

alum

ni

• Advocate program to students, alumni and school administrators to ensure participation and financial

supp

ort

9/XX-present

Stan

ford

Sci

enti

fic

rev

iew

-CF

O a

nd S

taff

Wri

ter,

Sta

nfor

d, C

A

• Research and write articles examining patents on biotechnology products by universities and private

com

pani

es

• Expand annual operating budget from $3,000 to $18,000 by spearheading funding campaign

• Recruit and structure advisory board of Stanford professors, including current editor-in-chief of Science

mag

azin

e

3/XX-11/XX

Stan

ford

Aff

orda

ble

hea

ring

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Opening Paragraph:What is your intent in writing this letter? What position are you applying for and how did you learn about it?Briefly introduce yourself, your major, and the degree anticipated. If you are aware of a specific opening, refer to it. If you are not aware of a specific position, state your area of interest. This paragraph can also be used to refer to the individual who recommended that you contact the organization, or other factors that prompted you to write. If possible, convey why you are interested in the organization and anything you know about their product or service.

Second Paragraph:What are your qualifications? Why do you want to work for this organization? What would you enjoy doing for them? Sell yourself and be brief. Whet the employer’s appetite so that he/she will want to read your resume and schedule an interview.Describe highlights from your background that would be of greatest interest to the organization. Focus on skills, activities, accomplishments, and past experience you can contribute to the organization and its work. If possible, demonstrate that you know something about the organization and industry/field. Use action verbs that describe relevant skills and expertise you can contribute. Mention specific knowledge you may have such as computer applications, foreign languages, lab techniques, writing and editing capabilities. You are attempting to create a match or “notion of fit” between the employer’s hiring needs and your interests, experience, and skills.

third Paragraph:What is your plan of action? Do you want to follow up with a phone call or do you want them to contact you?Close your letter by stating that you would like to discuss employment opportunities or other information with the individual and that you will call to follow up on your letter. This demonstrates your initiative and follow-through and will help you maintain some control of your efforts.

Other points that can be made in the last paragraph:• Express your willingness to provide additional information• State a specific time when you will follow up by phone or e-mail• Let them know if and when you are going to visit their area• Thank the person receiving your letter for their time and interest

Most importantly, remember to address the cover letter to a person. If you do not have a name, call the department or human resources to find out to whom your letter should be addressed. As a last resort, address your letter to the personnel manager, hiring manager, or recruiting representative.

CoVEr LETTErSThecoverletterprovidesyouwithanopportunitytointroduceyourselfandstateyourobjective,personalizeyour

resume,andhighlightinformationthataddressestheneedsandinterestsoftheemployer.Bearinmindthatlettersyouwritenotonlyconveyyourinterestandqualifications,butalsogivetheemployeranopportunitytoobserveyourattentivenesstodetail,spelling,grammar,andtheoverallqualityofyourwrittencommunication.Flaws in your letters will often be interpreted as flaws in your qualifications.

• Resumes are only as good as the letter accompanying them. So make sure that you spend some time on your letter and direct it to the appropriate person.

• What you write and how you write it tells potential employers a great deal about your professionalism, competence, and personality.

• In a job search aimed at business and professional circles, proper procedures and communication etiquette are important.

• A cover letter should entice an employer to want to take action on your resume. It should persuade the employer to invite you for a job interview.

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TiPS for CrEATinG An EffECTiVE CoVEr LETTEr• Collectyourthoughts.Yourideasmaynotcomeoutlogicallyorsequentially,butwritethemdown.Don’tjudgeandevaluate, simplycollectthem.• Spendtimeonyourletter.Astheadagegoes,“Withpart-timeeffort,yougetpart-timeresults.”• Writeadraft,letitcooloffovernight,andthenrewriteif necessary.• Useastrongclose,e.g.,“Afteryouhavehadanopportunitytoreviewthisletter,Iwillcallyou...”Avoidweakendingssuchas“Ilookforwardtoyourreply”or“Pleasecallmeatyourearliest convenience.”• Limityourlettertoonepage;aletterisanopportunitytosell,sosaysomethingaboutyou,whilealsofocusingontheneedsoftheemployer.Writethewayyoutalk.Itshouldbewell-worded, concise,andcontrolledintheuseofthepronoun“I”.• Whileageneralcoverlettercanbeused,bestresultscome frompersonalizingeachlettertofitthespecificcircumstances,position,ororganization.• Askforopinions,advice,andfeedbackfromfriends,acounselor,orsomeoneintheprofession.Checkspellingandgrammar.• Avoidcluttereddesktoppublishing.Businesslettersshouldlookconservative.Ifyouwanttobecreative,dosoinyourchoiceofwords.Ifshouldbeaestheticallyappealingwithcarefulattentiontospacingandformat.Useletter-qualityprinterpaperor high-qualitybondpaper.Stickwithwhite,ivory,oroff-white.• Remembertosignitpersonallyandincludeyourtelephone numberandemailaddress.• Don’tusesomeoneelse’sletterandifyouareusingthesame letterforseveralcompanies,remembertochangethenameinthebodyofyourletter.• Deviseasystemtokeeptrackofthefollow-upstepsyouwilltakeandtheresponsesyoureceive.Moststudentshavefoundthatbindersorfilefoldersfororganizingthejobsearchandits correspondenceareessential.• Follow-up,follow-up.Peoplewillcallyou,butyou’llimproveyouroddsdramaticallyifyoufollowupyourletterswithaphonecall.• Don’tmarkletters“personalandconfidential”unlessthereisasolidreasonwhyasecretaryoranadministrativeassistantcan’topenthem.Ifyourletterispersuasiveenough,itwillgetthrough.

CoVEr LETTErS onLinEMoreandmorejobseekersareaskedtosendtheirresumesand

coverlettersonline.Theselettersareabouthalfthelengthofaregularcoverletter.Itisimportanttomentioninyourletterhowyoufoundoutabouttheposition,whatyouarelookingfor,andwhatyouhavetooffer.Youmightalsomentionafewkeywordstheorganizationmightwanttohear.Mostimportantly,besuccinct.Mostexpertsrecommendthatyoucomposeyourcoverletteroff-linefirstbeforeimportingitintoanoutgoinge-mailmessage.

CDC rESoUrCESPublications with additional information available at the CDC website and Career Resource Library:

• Resumes and Cover Letters for Master’s Level Students• Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letters(foracademicjobsearchers)• Teaching K-12

Additional Resources:

• BinderofSampleResumesandCoverLettersthatcontains copiesofactualcoverletterswrittenbyStanfordstudentsandidentifiedbyCDCcounselorsasespeciallywellwritten.

Books available at the Career Resource Center:

• Cover Letters that Knock ‘em Dead, Yate• Cover Letters That Will Get You the Job You Want, Wynett• Cover Letter Magic: Trade Secrets of Professional Resume

Writers, BendowandKursmark• Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates, Hansen• Dynamite Cover Letters, KrannichandKrannich• 201 Dynamite Job Search Letters, Krannich• 201 Killer Cover letters (with CD-Rom ed.), Podestaand Paxton

• Finding a Job on the Internet, GlossbrennerandGlossbrenner• Hook Up, Get Hired, Kennedy• The Everything Cover Letter Book, Graber

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t opportunities at Hillview Laboratories and to expand on my qualifications for the (title of posi-

tion)

. I r

evie

wed

you

r w

ebsi

te a

nd li

tera

ture

at t

he C

aree

r D

evel

opm

ent C

ente

r (o

r B

usin

ess

Scho

ol

Library) and also spoke with Janet Morris, who works at Hillview. Her comments have given me a

clea

rer

idea

of

your

R &

D e

ffor

ts a

nd th

e w

ork

with

whi

ch I

mig

ht b

e in

volv

ed. I

n pa

rtic

ular

, I am impressed by your state-of-the-art laboratories and how Hillview has effectively integrated a

part

icip

ator

y m

anag

emen

t sty

le in

its

tota

l ope

ratio

n.

As

my

resu

me

refl

ects

, I h

ave

prev

ious

res

earc

h ex

peri

ence

in th

e ar

ea o

f...

whe

re I

... (

expl

ain

wha

t yo

u di

d). Y

ou w

ill n

ote

my

grad

uate

wor

k al

so d

irec

tly r

elat

es to

the

type

of

wor

k cu

rren

tly b

eing

done at Hillview (Or highlight previous summer experience, coursework, thesis topic, or special

skill

s th

at m

ay b

e re

leva

nt to

this

em

ploy

er. D

O h

ighl

ight

or

expa

nd o

n a

rele

vant

ent

ry f

rom

you

r re

sum

e, b

ut D

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sim

ply

repe

at w

hat i

s al

read

y on

you

r re

sum

e.).

Tha

nk y

ou f

or y

our

inte

rest

in m

y ap

plic

atio

n an

d yo

ur w

illin

gnes

s to

com

e to

Sta

nfor

d U

nive

rsity

fo

r in

terv

iew

s. I

look

for

war

d to

mee

ting

you

and

disc

ussi

ng h

ow m

y ba

ckgr

ound

and

exp

erie

nce

can

cont

ribu

te to

you

r w

ork.

Sinc

erel

y,

Jaso

n E. J

effer

son

Jaso

n E

. Jef

fers

onA

ttach

men

t:

SAM

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r Acc

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Resu

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for a

n O

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terv

iew(Whilenotalways

required,resumessubmittedforcampusinterviewsareoftenaccompaniedbycoverletters.This

letterprovidesyouwithanopportunitytodemonstrateyourknowledgeoftheorganization,indicates

whyyouareinterestedintheposition,andhighlightsyourbackgroundandexperienceasitapplies

totheposition.)

P.O

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000

033

Stan

ford

, CA

940

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er 1

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Ms. Marian Armstone, Human Resources Manager

LEK Consulting

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Oak

Str

eet

Palo

Alto

, CA

900

3

Dea

r M

s. A

rmst

one:

I am applying for the Associate position at LEK Consulting. After speaking with Jo Kimmer at Stanford’s Career

Fair on October 9, I believe that I have the skills, academic training, and work experience that qualifies me for this

posi

tion.

I w

ill c

ompl

ete

a M

aste

r of

Sci

ence

deg

ree

in M

echa

nica

l Eng

inee

ring

in J

une

20X

X. M

y co

urse

wor

k in

clud

es

tech

nica

l, co

mpu

ter

scie

nce,

and

eco

nom

ics

cour

ses

that

hav

e ho

ned

the

anal

ytic

al a

nd q

uant

itativ

e sk

ills

I be

lieve

ar

e ne

eded

to s

ucce

ed in

this

pos

ition

. In

addi

tion,

my

hand

s-on

exp

erie

nce

in v

ario

us in

tern

ship

s an

d st

uden

ts

lead

ersh

ip p

ositi

ons

supp

orts

my

qual

ific

atio

ns a

s an

Ass

ocia

te.

As

an in

tern

at G

ener

al M

otor

s th

is p

ast s

umm

er, I

dev

elop

ed a

naly

tical

ski

lls b

y ta

king

mea

sure

men

ts o

n a

de

velo

pmen

t veh

icle

iden

tifyi

ng d

esig

n pr

oble

ms,

off

erin

g so

lutio

ns f

or im

prov

emen

t, an

d m

akin

g re

com

men

datio

ns

in a

wri

tten

repo

rt. I

was

aw

arde

d a

Gen

eral

Mot

ors

scho

lars

hip

for

my

exce

ptio

nal c

ontr

ibut

ions

as

a m

embe

r of

th

e S-

10 C

rew

Cab

laun

ch te

am.

At S

tanf

ord,

I d

emon

stra

ted

lead

ersh

ip a

bilit

y by

ser

ving

as

the

elec

ted

pres

iden

t for

a s

ervi

ce o

rgan

izat

ion

with

ov

er o

ne h

undr

ed a

ctiv

e m

embe

rs. I

n th

is e

ffor

t, I

have

my

abili

ty to

mak

e go

od d

ecis

ions

, pla

n an

d or

gani

ze

my

time,

wor

k w

ell o

n a

team

, and

hav

e de

velo

ped

soun

d in

terp

erso

nal,

oral

, and

wri

tten

com

mun

icat

ions

ski

lls.

Finally, I bring an entrepreneurial spirit and creativity to this position, as evidenced by my experience designing,

pate

ntin

g, a

nd m

arke

ting

my

own

prod

uct.

I w

ould

enj

oy s

peak

ing

with

you

fur

ther

to d

iscu

ss, i

n de

tail,

how

I a

m a

mat

ch f

or th

e A

ssoc

iate

pos

ition

. I w

ill

follo

w u

p in

two

wee

ks to

see

if th

ere

is a

dditi

onal

info

rmat

ion

you

wou

ld li

ke m

e to

pro

vide

or

answ

er q

uest

ions

you may have (another option: I am eager to apply my energy, experience, and enthusiasm to the work of LEK

and

look

for

war

d to

hea

ring

fro

m y

ou s

oon.

).

Sinc

erel

y,

John

Dunca

nJo

hn D

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ttach

men

t:

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MPL

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tter o

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licat

ion,

in R

espo

nse

to a

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Lis

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completedapplicationformormaybeusedtorespondtoaspecificjoblistingthatrequestsaletter

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P.O

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113

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rd, C

A 9

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February 2, 20XX

Mr.

Sco

tt C

ampb

ell,

Man

agin

g E

dito

r C

orpu

s C

hris

ti C

alle

r-T

imes

P.

O. B

ox 9

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Cor

pus

Chr

isti,

TX

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136

Dea

r M

r. C

ampb

ell:

As

a re

sult

of o

ur p

hone

con

vers

atio

n on

Jan

uary

31,

I a

m s

endi

ng y

ou m

y re

sum

e as

you

req

uest

ed.

I ha

ve a

lso

take

n th

e lib

erty

of

atta

chin

g a

sam

ple

of m

y w

ritin

g. I

was

enc

oura

ged

to c

onta

ct y

ou

afte

r sp

eaki

ng w

ith m

y hi

gh s

choo

l jou

rnal

ism

teac

her,

Mr.

Bill

Jen

kins

, who

has

ties

with

Ms.

Sal

ly

Smith

of

your

org

aniz

atio

n. A

s I

men

tione

d in

our

dis

cuss

ion,

I a

m c

urre

ntly

a s

tude

nt a

t Sta

nfor

d U

nive

rsity

and

am

ver

y in

tere

sted

in jo

urna

lism

, adv

ertis

ing,

and

gra

phic

des

ign.

I a

m s

eeki

ng a

n op

port

unity

to d

evel

op a

nd u

tiliz

e m

y sk

ills

and

qual

ific

atio

ns in

a p

aid

sum

mer

inte

rnsh

ip, d

oing

w

hate

ver

wor

k po

ssib

le. G

row

ing

up in

Cor

pus

Chr

isti,

the

Cal

ler-

Tim

es h

as a

lway

s be

en p

art o

f m

y lif

e. N

ow th

at I

am

old

er I

hav

e co

me

to r

espe

ct it

as

a pr

ofes

sion

al s

ervi

ce v

ital t

o ou

r

com

mun

ity, a

nd a

m n

ow e

ager

to e

nlis

t and

gai

n in

sigh

t int

o th

e ca

reer

I d

ream

of

hold

ing.

My

pass

ion

for

jour

nalis

m h

as o

nly

grow

n w

ith ti

me.

As

a M

anag

ing

Edi

tor

of th

e H

oofb

eat,

my

high

sch

ool’

s na

tiona

l aw

ard-

win

ning

new

spap

er, I

col

labo

rate

d w

ith f

ello

w e

dito

rs a

nd m

anag

ed

a st

aff

of n

earl

y 30

you

nger

wri

ters

as

part

of

the

over

all p

roce

ss o

f ov

erse

eing

pro

duct

ion

of th

e ne

wsp

aper

fro

m c

once

ptio

n to

pub

licat

ion.

As

my

resu

me

indi

cate

s, I

hav

e de

mon

stra

ted

stro

ng

lead

ersh

ip a

nd u

nder

gone

ext

ensi

ve tr

aini

ng th

roug

h ac

tive

part

icip

atio

n in

aca

dem

ic a

nd

prof

essi

onal

org

aniz

atio

ns. I

n m

y ef

fort

to f

ully

dev

elop

thes

e im

port

ant s

kills

, I w

ill c

ontin

ue s

erve

as a Layout Designer for the

Stan

ford

Sci

enti

fic,

the

only

ful

l-co

lor

publ

icat

ion

on c

ampu

s fo

r th

e duration of this academic year. I hope to gain the position of Head of Production in the years ahead.

In a

dditi

on to

my

expe

rien

ce in

jour

nalis

m, m

y in

stru

ctio

n in

clud

es c

ours

ewor

k in

sta

tistic

s,

psyc

holo

gy, a

nd p

ersu

asiv

e w

ritin

g, a

nd e

xper

ienc

e fi

eldi

ng p

hone

cal

ls a

nd c

olle

ctin

g da

ta. M

y

educ

atio

n ha

s ho

ned

the

wri

ting,

pla

nnin

g, o

rgan

izat

ion,

and

pre

sent

atio

n sk

ills

that

I b

elie

ve a

re

esse

ntia

l to

wor

king

in c

omm

unic

atio

ns.

I am

exc

ited

abou

t the

man

y as

pect

s of

the

jour

nalis

m w

orld

and

wel

com

e th

e pr

ospe

ct o

f

disc

ussi

ng o

ppor

tuni

ties

to e

xplo

re th

em in

you

r co

mpa

ny. I

will

fol

low

up

in a

wee

k to

ans

wer

qu

estio

ns y

ou m

ay h

ave

or p

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

info

rmat

ion.

In

the

mea

ntim

e, s

houl

d yo

u ha

ve

ques

tions

, I c

an b

e re

ache

d at

650

-555

-555

5 or

e-m

ail:

sjoh

nson

@st

anfo

rd.e

du.

Tha

nk y

ou f

or y

our

time

and

I lo

ok f

orw

ard

to h

eari

ng f

rom

you

soo

n.

Sinc

erel

y,

Sa

rah

Joh

nso

n

Sara

h Jo

hnso

n

SAM

PLE

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Lette

r as

the

Resu

lt of

a P

hone

Con

vers

atio

n

P.O

. Box

224

45St

anfo

rd, C

A 9

4309

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ust 7

, 20X

X

Dr.

Joh

n A

llen,

Ass

ocia

te D

irec

tor

INT

Con

sulti

ng C

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Dea

r D

r. A

llen:

I am

cur

rent

ly a

stu

dent

at S

tanf

ord

Uni

vers

ity p

ursu

ing

a B

A d

egre

e in

eco

nom

ics.

I a

m v

ery

in

tere

sted

in b

usin

ess

rela

ted

care

ers

and

am s

eeki

ng o

ppor

tuni

ties

to d

evel

op a

nd u

tiliz

e m

y sk

ills

and

qual

ific

atio

ns. I

hav

e re

sear

ched

you

r co

mpa

ny a

nd b

elie

ve th

at y

our

com

mitm

ent t

o ex

celle

nce

and

serv

ice

is in

alig

nmen

t with

my

care

er g

oals

and

bel

iefs

.

In a

dditi

on to

eco

nom

ics,

my

acad

emic

trai

ning

incl

udes

ext

ensi

ve c

ours

ewor

k in

the

scie

nces

w

here

I’v

e de

velo

ped

very

str

ong

anal

ytic

al, q

uant

itativ

e, a

nd te

chni

cal s

kills

. My

rese

arch

has

ho

ned

the

wri

ting,

pla

nnin

g, a

nd o

rgan

izat

ion,

and

pre

sent

atio

n sk

ills

that

I b

elie

ve a

re e

ssen

tial i

n a

busi

ness

env

iron

men

t.

As

an I

nves

tmen

t Ban

ker

Sum

mer

Int

ern

at M

orga

n St

anle

y, I

col

labo

rate

d w

ith b

roke

rs to

mar

ket

on-l

ine

inve

stin

g, c

onsu

lted

with

pro

spec

tive

clie

nts

and

netw

orke

d th

roug

h th

e In

tern

et a

nd o

ther

co

mpu

ter

soft

war

e. A

s m

y re

sum

e in

dica

tes,

I h

ave

dem

onst

rate

d st

rong

lead

ersh

ip a

nd d

ecis

ion-

mak

ing

skill

s th

roug

h ac

tive

part

icip

atio

n in

cam

pus

orga

niza

tions

. In

my

effo

rt to

con

tinue

to

develop these important skills, I will serve as a Head Academic Advisor this coming year, teaming

with

res

iden

t ass

ista

nts

and

facu

lty m

embe

rs to

pla

n ed

ucat

iona

l and

soc

ial p

rogr

ams

for

fres

hmen

to

hel

p th

em p

lan

thei

r ac

adem

ics

and

adju

st to

cam

pus

life.

I am

exc

ited

abou

t the

man

y fa

cets

of

the

busi

ness

wor

ld a

nd w

elco

me

the

oppo

rtun

ity to

dis

cuss

op

port

uniti

es to

exp

lore

in y

our

com

pany

. I w

ill f

ollo

w u

p in

a w

eek

to a

nsw

er q

uest

ions

you

m

ay h

ave

or p

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

info

rmat

ion.

In

the

mea

ntim

e, s

houl

d yo

u ha

ve q

uest

ions

, I c

an b

e re

ache

d at

650

-600

-000

0 or

em

ail:

mjo

hnso

n@st

anfo

rd.e

du.

Tha

nk y

ou f

or y

our

time

and

I lo

ok f

orw

ard

to h

eari

ng f

rom

you

soo

n.

Sinc

erel

y,

Mar

ia J

ohns

onM

aria

Joh

nson

Atta

chm

ent:

SAM

PLE

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licite

d or

Bro

adca

st L

ette

r (Mailingunsolicitedlettersisanotherwaytotap

intothehiddenjobmarket.Whilethe“lettercampaign”isnotthemosteffectivestrategyforeveryjob

seeker,unsolicitedlettersmayworkwellforapplicantswithuniqueexpertiseinagivenareaor

specialtechnicalskills,orforthosewhowishtoworkforsmallorganizationsinaspecificcapacity.)

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orad

o Pl

ace

Palo

Alto

, CA

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02N

ovem

ber

6, 2

0XX

John

E. B

ois,

Cha

irD

epar

tmen

t of

Eng

lish

Gor

ges

Stat

e U

nive

rsity

Gor

ges,

MI

5430

5

Dea

r Pr

ofes

sor

Boi

s:

I am

wri

ting

to a

pply

for

the

posi

tion

of A

ssis

tant

Pro

fess

or o

f E

nglis

h an

noun

ced

in th

e O

ctob

er 5

issu

e of

the

Chr

onic

le

of Higher Education. My experience in the teaching of both composition and literature, my academic preparation in literacy

issu

es, t

heor

y, a

nd in

stru

ctio

n, a

nd m

y re

sear

ch e

xper

ienc

e in

the

area

s of

com

preh

ensi

on o

f lit

erat

ure

and

wri

ting

in th

e di

scip

lines

hav

e pr

ovid

ed m

e w

ith th

e ba

ckgr

ound

nec

essa

ry to

suc

cess

fully

ass

ume

the

posi

tion

that

you

hav

e de

scri

bed.

Tho

ugh

trai

ned

as a

res

earc

her,

I d

efin

e m

ysel

f pr

imar

ily a

s a

teac

her

and

am e

ager

to r

etur

n to

the

clas

sroo

m. I

am

prepared to teach writing at many levels. At San Francisco State University, I taught composition and writing about literature

(essentially a class in the short story) to both regular and remedial populations; at Stanford I have taught thesis and

diss

erta

tion

wri

ting

to m

aste

rs a

nd d

octo

ral s

tude

nts.

My

cour

ses

have

gen

eral

ly c

ombi

ned

exte

nsiv

e w

ritin

g ex

peri

ence

w

ith th

e w

ork

on s

kills

nec

essa

ry to

that

par

ticul

ar c

lass

and

with

gro

up ti

me

spen

t on

exer

cise

s, in

duct

ive

assi

gnm

ents

, and

peer editing. I am enclosing representative evaluations of my teaching from composition classes at San Francisco State.

My

scho

last

ic tr

aini

ng is

bro

ad a

nd e

ncom

pass

es a

num

ber

of th

e va

riou

s ar

eas

that

fal

l und

er th

e he

adin

g of

Eng

lish.

My

masters work focused on creative writing with special study of Flaubert, Faulkner, and T.S. Eliot and also included courses

in th

e te

achi

ng o

f co

mpo

sitio

n an

d co

mpo

sitio

n th

eory

. Thi

s co

mbi

natio

n of

inte

rest

s in

com

posi

tion

and

liter

atur

e le

d m

e to doctoral work at Stanford in the unique Language, Literacy, and Culture program. This program allows a focus on the

acqu

isiti

on a

nd u

ses

of li

tera

cy s

kills

and

on

the

role

s th

at m

otiv

atio

n, s

ituat

ion,

and

cul

ture

pla

y in

lite

racy

dev

elop

men

t. I

focu

sed

on c

ompo

sitio

n an

d re

adin

g th

eory

, the

acq

uisi

tion

and

deve

lopm

ent o

f hi

gher

-lev

el li

tera

cy s

kills

, and

rea

ding

and

w

ritin

g ab

out l

itera

ture

.

A g

row

ing

inte

rest

in th

e w

ays

that

rea

ders

und

erst

and

liter

ary

wor

ks le

d to

my

diss

erta

tion

rese

arch

, a d

escr

iptiv

e st

udy

in

whi

ch I

inve

stig

ated

the

proc

esse

s th

roug

h w

hich

eig

ht c

olle

ge f

resh

men

and

eig

ht m

aste

rs s

tude

nts

in li

tera

ture

rea

d an

d in

terp

rete

d tw

o sh

ort s

tori

es a

nd tw

o po

ems.

By

usin

g m

etho

ds o

f an

alys

is th

at c

reat

ed a

bri

dge

betw

een

cogn

itive

ps

ycho

logy

and

lite

rary

theo

ry, I

was

abl

e to

pai

nt a

ric

h an

d de

taile

d po

rtra

it of

the

way

s in

whi

ch th

ese

read

ers

inte

ract

ed

with

the

two

genr

es.

Alth

ough

my

diss

erta

tion

focu

sed

on th

e re

adin

g of

lite

ratu

re, I

am

equ

ally

inte

rest

ed in

inve

stig

atin

g th

e w

ays

in w

hich

st

uden

ts w

rite

abo

ut li

tera

ture

and

inte

nd to

pur

sue

that

in m

y ne

xt p

roje

ct. I

wou

ld li

ke to

car

ry o

ut in

tens

ive

case

stu

dies

of

stu

dent

s in

a li

tera

ture

cla

ss, f

ollo

win

g th

em f

rom

thei

r fi

rst e

ncou

nter

s w

ith a

lite

rary

text

thro

ugh

the

essa

ys th

ey

ultim

atel

y pr

oduc

e, w

ith th

e in

tent

ion

of tr

acki

ng th

eir

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

the

wor

k. S

ince

my

rese

arch

inte

rest

s lie

gen

eral

ly

in th

e ar

ea o

f hi

gher

-lev

el li

tera

cy s

kills

and

in r

eadi

ng-w

ritin

g co

nnec

tions

, ove

r th

e lo

ng te

rm I

hop

e to

use

the

stud

y of

lit

erat

ure

as a

fra

mew

ork

to in

vest

igat

e st

uden

ts’

abili

ties

to a

naly

ze, t

o sy

nthe

size

, and

to r

ead

and

wri

te c

ritic

ally

.

I w

ould

bri

ng to

this

pos

ition

bot

h pr

epar

atio

n an

d ex

peri

ence

, not

onl

y in

wri

ting

but a

lso

in r

eadi

ng, n

ot o

nly

in li

tera

cy

skill

s bu

t als

o in

lite

ratu

re, n

ot o

nly

in m

y ow

n sk

ills

as a

wri

ter

or in

terp

rete

r of

lite

ratu

re b

ut a

lso

in th

e te

achi

ng o

f th

ose

subjects. Having begun my teaching career in the California State University system, I am most interested in working in a

stat

e un

iver

sity

env

iron

men

t, fo

r I

enjo

y th

e m

ix o

f st

uden

t bac

kgro

unds

and

var

ying

leve

ls o

f ex

peri

ence

and

abi

lity

that

ar

e fo

und

ther

e.

I have enclosed a copy of my curriculum vitae, the abstract of my dissertation, and several teaching evaluations; the Career

Cen

ter

at S

tanf

ord

will

sen

d m

y le

tters

of

refe

renc

e. I

look

for

war

d to

hea

ring

fro

m y

ou.

Sinc

erel

y,

Erm

a M

. Gut

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Erm

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February 10, 20XX

Ms. Laura Valencia

Man

ager

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s12 Front Street

San Francisco, CA 94108

Dear Ms. Valencia:

Thi

s Ju

ne, I

will

gra

duat

e w

ith a

B.A

. deg

ree

in E

nglis

h fr

om S

tanf

ord

Uni

vers

ity. I

hav

e a

stro

ng

inte

rest

in a

dver

tisin

g an

d w

ill s

oon

seek

a p

ositi

on a

s a

Juni

or o

r A

ssis

tant

Cop

ywri

ter.

Rob

ert

Blu

m e

ncou

rage

d m

e to

con

tact

you

, sug

gest

ing

that

you

mig

ht b

e w

illin

g to

mee

t with

me

and

pr

ovid

e an

insi

der’

s vi

ew o

f ho

w I

can

bes

t ide

ntif

y em

ploy

men

t opp

ortu

nitie

s in

this

fie

ld.

It m

ay b

e he

lpfu

l for

you

to k

now

that

I c

ompl

eted

a s

umm

er in

tern

ship

in th

e M

arke

ting

Dep

artm

ent o

f a

smal

l hig

h-te

ch c

ompa

ny a

nd h

ave

wor

ked

as th

e A

dver

tisin

g M

anag

er a

t the

St

anfo

rd D

aily

. I b

elie

ve th

at b

oth

expe

rien

ces

are

rele

vant

to f

utur

e w

ork

in a

dver

tisin

g. I

hav

e st

rong

wri

ting

and

com

mun

icat

ion

skill

s an

d en

joy

wor

king

in a

fas

t-pa

ced

envi

ronm

ent.

In

addi

tion,

wor

king

thro

ugho

ut m

y St

anfo

rd c

aree

r to

fin

ance

a s

ubst

antia

l por

tion

of m

y ed

ucat

ion

has

stre

ngth

ened

my

time

man

agem

ent s

kills

and

det

erm

inat

ion

to p

ursu

e an

d ac

hiev

e m

y go

als.

T

hese

ski

lls, t

oget

her

with

my

pass

ion

for

phot

ogra

phy,

fas

cina

tion

with

the

cons

umer

mar

ket,

and

pers

onal

inte

rest

in th

e cr

eativ

e si

de o

f ad

vert

isin

g le

ad to

my

stro

ng in

tere

st in

this

fie

ld.

I w

ill b

e in

touc

h w

ith y

ou b

y ph

one

this

wee

k. A

t you

r co

nven

ienc

e, I

wou

ld li

ke to

set

up

a sh

ort

20-3

0 m

inut

e m

eetin

g w

ith y

ou a

t you

r w

orks

ite. A

ny a

dvic

e or

sug

gest

ions

for

my

job

sear

ch a

re

wel

com

ed.

I un

ders

tand

you

are

bus

y, a

nd I

app

reci

ate

your

tim

e.

Sinc

erel

y,

Amy C

hen

Am

y C

hen

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chm

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