Cover Letters and Professional Documents

The following resource is required for this Career Starters assignment: File attached

Your cover letter should follow the instructions and the example on pages 1–2 of the Cover Letters and Professional Documents Guide.pdf.

The cover letter must do the following.

· Be targeted to the job ad (submit full job ad, not a screenshot or a link) and align your skills to the job requirements

· Personalize the greeting to the recipient of the letter

· Convey your understanding of the company’s values and goals

· Contain appropriate content as explained in the Cover Letters and Professional Documents Guide.pdf

· Be formatted in standard business style

· Be free of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage errors

Submit these two Microsoft Word documents

1. A current job ad with a full description of the position requirements, not a link or a screenshot, pasted into a Microsoft Word document and saved as JobAdLASTName.docx

2. Targeted cover letter saved as CoverLetterLASTname.docx

Criteria

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

Cover letter follows the instructions and example in the Cover Letters and Professional Documents Guide.

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

Cover letter greeting is personalized to the recipient of the letter.

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

Cover letter conveys your understanding of the company’s values and goals.

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

Cover letter is targeted to the job ad and links your skills to the job requirements.

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

Cover letter is formatted in standard business style.

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

Cover letter is free of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage errors.

(A) Targeted Cover Letter

The complete job ad, not a link or screenshot, was submitted as a Word document and named as specified in the assignment instructions.

(B) Canvas ePortfolio

ePortfolio includes minimum of three online webpages.

(B) Canvas ePortfolio

ePortfolio includes materials that represent professional skills and accomplishments.