UC Irvine — Information & Computer Science — ICS 139W — David G. Kay
Résumé and Cover Letter: Peer Review Guidelines
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Read your classmate's work once through
without making any comments. Then, write down briefly your first impressions:
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Are both the letter and the résumé
clean, clear, professional, and perfectly correct?
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Do they contain anything alienating or off-putting?
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Would it make you want to hire the author
if you were hiring people for the kind of job the author wants?
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Read it again, more carefully, making specific
comments.
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Consider the résumé:
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Does it include all the author's appropriate
qualifications?
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Does it indicate any gaps or other areas that
need more explanation?
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Does it include any inappropriate material?
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Does it use consistent, parallel language?
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Does it list concrete accomplishments for
each position held (where appropriate and available)?
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What indications does it give
of good communication skills, of the ability to work with others, of leadership
skills?
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Can you list three ways in which the typography
and design actually help the résumé do its job? Can
you list ways in which they interfere, and suggest improvements?
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Consider the cover letter:
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Does the letter follow an appropriate form?
Does it use consistent, parallel language? Is the tone appropriate?
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Does the author highlight the qualifications
most likely to get him or her an interview for the job?
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If something in the author's résumé
might raise serious questions with a potential employer, does the cover
letter deal with them adequately without drawing undue attention to them?
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Is the cover letter longer than it needs to be?