Job Resumes and Job application letters are all about writing Resume's and Application Letters. They threw us a curve ball there.
But in all seriousness, I found the Resume section to be particularly good. It got slightly redundant at points (It explained what a skills resume was twice and took a paragraph both times...) but as a young man currently looking for work and on the cusp of graduation I did find it helpful. I know that our generation, as it enters the work force, doesn't always demonstrate the best skills in writing a resume and that it can make a huge difference in getting hired.
The best parts of the first section were the ones outlining what sections need to go into the resume, in what order, and when to spend time on them. Also getting ground rules for font was less dire, but still nice.
For Module 28, I've often been confused or unwilling to write a cover letter on the spot as I'm asked to do often by the Cardinal Career center. So having guidelines are again very useful. These were two remarkably practical sections. In this case the book gives you details on what you need to write for the first and last paragraph and later discusses how to set yourself apart from other applicants. They even go so far as to discuss applying You-Attitude to your cover letters. It would be prudent for everyone to give this chapter a serious read.
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