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Planning Worksheet: Job Application Package

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1. Job description Based on the description itself, what kinds of qualifications do you think you need for this job? hat kinds of personal qualities? !n other words, what kind of person are they lookin" for? Be specific and push beyond a superficial response #e$eryone is lookin" for a %hard worker,& but knowin" that is of limited $alue to you'.

(. Audience analysis )o find recent news and information about the company, look around the company*s website and then do a search on +ro,uest #a$ailable from the +enn -tate libraries website'. hat clues can you infer about the corporate culture, the si.e of the company, and so on? /rom these clues, who do you think would be readin" your job application #i.e. 0uman resources, project mana"ers, e1ecuti$es?'? 2re there any recent de$elopments #new contracts, clients, e1pansions, etc.' that you could use to demonstrate your knowled"e of the company? 3an you identify company $alues that si"nal the type of employee they mi"ht be lookin" for?

4. Resume 5 6escribe how you will focus your resume for this job, company, and reader. hich aspects of your education and e1perience will you hi"hli"ht? hat information will be less important for that job?

7. Cover Letter 6escribe how you will focus your co$er letter for this job, company, and reader? hich aspects of your education and e1perience will you hi"hli"ht? hat information will be less important for that job? hat kind of tone

will you take in the letter?

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8. Job description Based on the description itself, what kinds of qualifications do you think you need for this job? hat kinds of personal qualities? !n other words, what kind of person are they lookin" for? Be specific and push beyond a superficial response #e$eryone is lookin" for a %hard worker,& but knowin" that is of limited $alue to you'.

9. Audience analysis )o find recent news and information about the company, look around the company*s website and then do a search on +ro,uest #a$ailable from the +enn -tate libraries website'. hat clues can you infer about the corporate culture, the si.e of the company, and so on? /rom these clues, who do you think would be readin" your job application #i.e. 0uman resources, project mana"ers, e1ecuti$es?'? 2re there any recent de$elopments #new contracts, clients, e1pansions, etc.' that you could use to demonstrate your knowled"e of the company? 3an you identify company $alues that si"nal the type of employee they mi"ht be lookin" for?

:. Resume 5 6escribe how you will focus your resume for this job, company, and reader. hich aspects of your education and e1perience will you hi"hli"ht? hat information will be less important for that job?

;. Cover Letter 6escribe how you will focus your co$er letter for this job, company, and reader? hich aspects of your education and e1perience will you hi"hli"ht? hat information will be less important for that job? hat kind of tone will you take in the letter?