{"id":36722,"date":"2024-11-02T13:11:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/discussion-topic-discussion-board-module-8-cover-letters-and-resumes-must-be-completed-for-online-attendancediscussion-board-module-8-cover-letters-and-resumes-must-be-completed-for-online-att\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T13:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:11:07","slug":"discussion-topic-discussion-board-module-8-cover-letters-and-resumes-must-be-completed-for-online-attendancediscussion-board-module-8-cover-letters-and-resumes-must-be-completed-for-online-att","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/discussion-topic-discussion-board-module-8-cover-letters-and-resumes-must-be-completed-for-online-attendancediscussion-board-module-8-cover-letters-and-resumes-must-be-completed-for-online-att\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Topic: Discussion Board Module 8: Cover Letters and Resumes! (MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ONLINE ATTENDANCE)Discussion Board Module 8: Cover Letters and Resumes! (MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ONLINE ATTENDANCE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this activity, you will participate in a discussion about cover letters and resumes. Find a job posting you are interested in applying for, either now or in the future, and tailor your resume to highlight your qualifications for the position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Create a resume and cover letter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Step 1:<\/strong>&nbsp; Respond to the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Find and post a job posting you are interested in applying for, either now or in the future. Write a cover letter specific to that job and attach your resume as if you are planning to apply to that position (you can combine these in a WORD document and attach it directly to the post). Post them for feedback from your peers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">TIP:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The best way to approach this is to copy your cover letter directly into the post and then upload your resume, which should be formatted in a resume template, via an attachment in the same post.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Step 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Read other students&#8217; posts and respond to at least two other students. Incorporate personal experience, if appropriate, to help support or debate other students&#8217; posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues and provide examples to support opinions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your responses to your peers\u2019 posts, be concrete, make suggestions for change, including strategies, movements, obstacles, and so forth. Outside-the-box thinking and debate is encouraged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be sure to cite any outside sources in current APA format.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Due Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Online Class:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>Initial posts must be submitted by due date. Subsequent replies are due by the end of the week (see<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Course Policies and Procedures<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>or your Instructor for details).<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ground Class:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>All post must be submitted by the due date.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Grading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be certain to review the rubric to ensure you are fulfilling the requirements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use references as need be, but note that they are not required on prompts that specifically ask about personal experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: In this activity, you will participate in a discussion about cover letters and resumes. 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