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RESUME AND COVER LETTER ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this assignment is to promote professionalism and advocacy for self by preparing an effective cover letter and resume. This assignment will help students to meet the end of program student learning outcome: Developing a Professional Identity and level III program competency: Develop a plan for continued professional growth integrating concepts of leadership and management while striving to demonstrate clinical and professional excellence. It will also meet the course unit objective: Prepare an effective resume and cover letter. This assignment is intended to assist each student in the transition to professional employment. An employer’s first impression of an applicant will usually be reading the cover letter. Students will prepare a 1-page cover letter and 1-2-page resume that can be used in their search for a registered nurse position upon graduation and achievement of licensure. The resume and cover letter are to be typed and submitted via the learning management system by the specified due date. Design Requirements Your resume must be carefully created and designed to convey a professional image. The following tips will help ensure good results: Use regular white paper. No envelope is necessary for this assignment. If you do mail out an actual cover letter/resume, you should have a typed envelope. Never send a resume with handwritten changes or corrections. In addition to spell check, have someone proofread your cover letter and resume. Grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors are unacceptable, and indicate a lack of professionalism. Grammarly (a software that detects grammatical errors) can also be helpful if you do not have someone to read it.