Moduel 27 & 28

Module 27 discusses resumes.  In order for you to encourage an employer to pay attention to your resume, you need to show how your qualifications fit into the job and the company, company's sometimes get thousands of resumes so it is important for yours to be relevant to the job opening to stand out.  There are two different kinds of resumes, a chronological resume which lists in order the jobs that you have had on a timeline, and a skills resume which will instead focus more on the individual skills that you possess.  One good way to keep your resume under a page long is to omit the Reference category.  But it is okay to have a resume longer than one page if you have a large number of qualifications.

Module 28 is about Job Application Letters.  There are two types of job application letters, solicited letters and prospecting letters.  You would write a solicited letter if you know that the employer is currently hiring, and you would write a prospecting letter if you are interested in a company but they are not currently hiring.  After writing a solicited letter, you should wait for the employer to call you back, because you know they are hiring, if your letter and application are among the best then you will get an interview.  For a prospecting letter though, it is important to be more aggressive, because the company is not planning on hiring you need to be aggressive so you will have a greater chance in getting an interview. 

One important thing to come away with from module 27 is on how to use skills resumes.  With this type of resume, you are changing fields so your experience and jobs may not sound relevant, so the best thing to do is to try and emphasize your skills and show the employer that you do possess the right types of skills and knowledge in the job.

One important thing to come away with from module 28 is that you should try to show that you know something about the company.  This is a good way to show that you are really interested in the company and that you will be dedicated to the job.  It also gives you an opportunity to learn about the company procedures and show how you can use your experience and skills to help the company.