Assignment: Cover Letter
The purpose of this assignment is to identify potential employment opportunities and utilize persuasive and professional writing skills to create job search materials.
Using an online job search site, such as Indeed.com, CareerBuilder.com, or the GCU Career Services website, select an internship or position for which you are currently qualified.
Ensure that the job posting provides a detailed descriptions of the candidate's desired education, experience, or qualifications.
For this assignment, create a cover letter and resume that could be used when applying for the position. Ensure that each includes the following elements:
1. Persuasively highlight your skills, abilities, qualifications, and experience relevant to the position you are seeking.
2. Utilize a clear, easy-to-read font, and provide an appropriate photo.
3. Ensure content is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
4. Demonstrate mastery of format by utilizing standard cover letter and resume construction, including Intro, Summary, Experience, Education, Volunteer Experience, Skills and Endorsements. The cover letter should not exceed two pages and should conform to block format cover letter standards.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.