Letter Formatting
Rockin' Resumes
Cover Letter Basics
Reference Reruns
Job Ready
100

When writing a letter, this part should begin with "dear".

What is a salutation? 

100

The number of pages a resume should be just out of college.

What is one?

100

The safe closing line does.  

What is thank the reader?

100

References should not be on this. 

What is the first page of a resume?

100

Before job searching, it's important to clean this up. 

What is social media? 

200

In business writing, paragraphs are space using this setting.

What is single spacing?

200

The tip for the font size of the name on someone's resume

What is twice the smallest font size?

200
Writers should do this instead of telling an employer they are hard working. 

What is show, don't tell a story about their experience or education? 

200

At least one of these should be included to quickly contact a reference. 

What is a telephone number or an email address?

200

Using these is a good way to get the employer to notice how your skills match up with the job description. 

What are keywords?

300

"Yours Truly" or "Faithfully Yours" are types of these that should not be used in business letters. 

What are complimentary closings?

300

These types of words should be used to describe job skills.

What are action words?

300

The education paragraph should do this instead of listing skills. 

What is give an example of practice or an acquired skill?

300

At least one of these should be included in students' reference pages. 

What is a program instructor?

300

Use the full name of a person when you don't know this. 

What is gender or what the person prefers to use a prefix?

400

There should be none of these in business writing! 

What is an indent?

400

Resumes should order education and experience this way.

What is reverse chronology? OR
What is most recent to least recent?

400

The closing paragraph should do this to let a potential employer know when to contact an applicant.

What is identify a good time to reach out?

400

The minimum number of references that should be included on a reference sheet. 

What is three (3)?

400

These 3 things are required on Michelle's resume assignment. 

What are the objective, experience, and education?

500

Typically located after the date, this contains the address of the person a letter is being sent to. 

What is an inside address?

500

The structure of a resume, such as headings and bullets

What is a hierarchy?

500

The closing paragraph should do this to let a potential employer know this in order to contact an applicant.

What is how the employer should contact the applicant?

500

A reference sheet is not often included with a resume at one of these.

What is a job fair or a career fair?

500

The number of children Michelle has in college.

What is 1?