{"id":3315,"date":"2021-09-03T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/?page_id=3315"},"modified":"2025-07-11T10:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:28:52","slug":"resume-and-cover-letter-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/resume-and-cover-letter-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume and Cover Letter Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Resume and Cover Letter Development\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1-240x80.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1-240x80.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1-160x53.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1-400x133.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1-360x120.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/Banner-Trajectories-1.jpg 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Skill Pathway:&nbsp;<\/b>Career Planning &amp; Job Hunting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Career Readiness Competencies: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Career Management, Communication<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Workshop Description<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This workshop introduces participants to the different approaches professionals use to write job documents such as resumes and cover letters. Participants will learn about the various styles of resumes, the key components of cover letters, and the methods used to tailor these job documents depending on the job ad and the targeted organization. Attention will be paid to reading jobs ads effectively, distilling transferable skills, and writing skills statements.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Learning Outcomes<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1) Identify the resume style that best highlights their skills and experiences<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2) Develop the ability to format a targeted resume for specific positions and organizations<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3) Discover how to identify and best market transferable skills<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4) Dissect a job description by reviewing transferable skills<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(5) Identify the purpose and sections of a cover letter<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(6) Distill and highlight developed skills through a review of past experiences<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(7) Write accomplishment-based job and skill statements for job applications<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skill Pathway:&nbsp;Career Planning &amp; Job Hunting Career Readiness Competencies: Career Management, Communication Workshop Description This workshop introduces participants to the different approaches professionals use to write job documents such as resumes and cover letters. 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