Resumes
What is the purpose of a resume?
To show your past record and what value you are to your employer
When should a cover letter be sent?
With your Resume
How many main parts are there in a cover letter?
3
What is a type of document that is asking for something?
Proposal
WHat type of writing exposes a topic use facts?
Expository writing.
How long should a resume be?
How does a cover letter increase your chances for getting a job?
Because you will stand out to an employer.
What is copyediting?
When you proofread you revised document
What is a type of document that lists your work experience, education, skills, and personal traits?
Resume
Creative writing.
How long do employers look at resumes
15 seconds
Where would you greet the employer?
The opening.
What is the first stage of the writing process?
Planning.
What is a type of document that explains information with pictures like bars or pie charts?
Graphics
What writing type describes something?
descriptive
What part of a resume explains your past jobs?
Work Experience
Are cover letters more formal than a resume or less?
Less formal. Cover letter allow you to talk more about yourself; cover letters are for details you could not include in your resume.
What are two ways you can shape your topic?
Freewriting and journaling.
What is a type of document that details a accident at work?
An incident report
What writing type tries to get a person to think the same way as you or give you what you want?
Persuasive
What are the 4 sections of a Resume?
Education, Employment, Accomplishments, Skills, and Character or personality traits.
WHat are the 3 parts of a cover letter?
Opening, summary of qualifications, and the request for an interview.
What are the 3 stages of the writing process?
Planning, Drafting and revising, and Copyediting and publishing.
What is the name of the document that details the events that happened on a work trip?
A trip report.
List the 5 types of writing
expository, persuasive, narrative, descriptive, and creative