Resume reflection

Sammi Branch

Resume Reflection

The resume and cover letter assignment was more challenging than I expected. I didn’t realize how much thought I was going to have to put into adapting my resume to a specific job application. I think the main thing that I learned from this assignment is how to decide what information to put in your resume depending on what job you are applying for. I also realized that these days and especially in the Communication field each employer is probably going to ask for different specific things on your resume. This changed my opinion of having just a resume that you basically use for every job you apply for to keeping track of all of your accomplishments, job skills, and education and then putting that information together in a way that is applicable to the specific job you apply for.

The most challenging thing for me was keeping things concise while also getting across all of the information I wanted to get across. I think that the cover letter was a great way to highlight my writing ability and to promote yourself in a way that is a little more personal than just a resume. I think my resume and my cover letter were both effective because they showed all of my relevant experience in an aesthetically pleasing way. I adapted my resume to the job ad by choosing words that they job posting used and by researching the company and highlighting things about me that are in line with the company’s ideals. I think that I successfully cut out information that was irrelevant and organized the information in a way that made sense when you read it.

If I could do this again I think that I would make my resume a little more artistic. I didn’t make my resume look as nice as I would like it to, but I think that it was okay because I was applying for a business and professional job. I would have still liked to make it a little prettier. I also think that my cover letter could have been a little more direct, but since my resume was so industrial looking I thought that a more personal cover letter was nice. I actually couldn’t help writing it in a friendly tone because I had similar ideals to what was described on the website.

I would give myself a B+ or A- on this assignment because I spent a lot of time and effort catering my resume to the specific job I was applying for. I also researched the company and took time to think about my cover letter. I also spent a lot of time formatting my resume, but next time I might do it on something other than Microsoft Word because I think that that restricted my artistic ability with designing the resume. I could have put some more effort into the letter of transmittal but I didn’t really understand it or why it was assigned so I didn’t get very into writing it.