AGCJ 404: Communicating Information - Letters of Application and Résumés

AGCJ 404
Communicating Agricultural Information to the Public

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Week #6	Letters of Application and Résumés
Objectives:	Explore established standards for letters of application. Write a prospecting letter of application following established standards. Write invited letters of application for a specific job. Apply the “rules for good letters” discussed in class. Assist other students with letter writing tasks.
Activities:	Get the Letters of Application Study Guide. Get the Résumés Study Guide. Get the Marketing Yourself Guide. Rules for Writing Good Letters/Memorandums Business Letter Types Folding/Inserting Letters in Envelopes About.com: Writing Effective Cover Letters How to Write a GREAT Letter Writing a "Prospecting" or Unsolicited Cover Letter Monster: Cover Letters and Résumés TAMU Career Center
Assignments:	Read: Chap. 10, in Gurak & Lannon (2004). Quizzes: Punctuation Lab: Résumé. Check Great Jobs for Great People, for next week. Project Due: Business Letter, due on 10-1. Continue exploring the Internet for relevant materials to discuss in the next class.