Week 4

By Monday, February 2, at midnight

• Post (by midnight tonight): Reading Response (300 word) on last Friday's resume draft readings. Discuss specific ways in which you will apply the various readings to the process of drafting your resume. Be certain to cite specific sections of readings and point to concrete applications in your drafting process and your resultant resume.
• Read this front page post about new blog post and comment formatting options

By Wednesday, February 4, at midnight

• Submit your five blog post comments.
• Before you submit your Resume Draft, read this FAQ entry about attaching files. The gist is that when you attach files to a post you have to click "Save" without clicking "Preview" first. You are responsible for having your materials attached correctly, so make sure to ask your instructor any questions you have early.
• Resume Draft due. To submit your resume draft, attach it as a .pdf file to a blog post tagged with the appropriate "Resume Draft" tag. To receive full credit, you must attach your draft as a .pdf file and not a .doc file. We use .pdf files because they ensure that your resume will look the same to all viewers. Word .doc files vary depending on the viewer's particular computer setup. This handout covers how to export your files to .pdf.

By Friday, February 6, at midnight

• Complete the Resume Extravaganza Activity.
• Look at the Resume Drafts and select two to critique thoroughly. Post a comment of 250 words each to the two resumes that you have selected in which you analyze the resume, making connections to the components discussed in Instructor Blog #2 (e.g., Education, Experience, Design, Spelling & Grammar, etc.), the Thomson Handbook information on resume design, and this handout on resume design. Do not comment on a resume that already has two comments. We want to make sure that every resume gets two replies.