Assignment: Position-tailored Résumé and Cover Letter — Due February 18, 2014

Professional Practices Assignment

Position-tailored Résumé and Cover Letter

Assignment

Select a job listing that requires 3D modeling and texturing abilities and write a version of your résumé and a cover letter both tailored to suit that position.

Procedure

1. Research careers that require skill in 3D modeling and texture painting.
2. Identify 3-5 online listings for relevant jobs and select the one that interests you most.
3. Write a résumé and cover letter tailored to the position selected.
4. Submit hard copies and PDF copies of 1. your tailored cover letter, 2. tailored résumé, and 3. the detailed job listing you are responding to.

Details and Expectations

• Cover letter should be one (1) page only and include your name, contact information, date, appropriate salutations and portfolio link(s).
• Cover letter should include the title (and number, if any) of the position you are responding to.
• Cover letter should clearly state your interest and two or three of your main qualifications (i.e. education, experience, and skills).
• Résumé should be 1-2 pages and include your name, contact information and key headings: Education, Experience, Skills, and Portfolio Link.
• Cover letter and résumé should be neatly formatted, spell-checked, reviewed and and proof-read by at least one peer.
• Job listing should be reproduced as closely as possible to the format in which it was posted online or advertised.

Due Date

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Resources

• University Career Services — Writing a Résumé — Sample Résumés — Cover Letters — Writing a Powerful Cover Letter
• BYU Writing Center — Résumés — Cover Letters
• Marriott School Business Career Center — Résumé — Cover Letter — Sample Cover Letter
• Humanities Advisement Career Workshops