ENG315 Week 10 | General Engineering in Engineering - University of Maryland

Assignment

4: Job Application Cover Letter Due Week 10 and worth 130 points Completing this assignment will help you name and identify the skills and abilities that will move your career forward. Develop a Job Application Cover Letter that highlights and emphasizes whyyou are the person most suitable for your ideal role. Use the general writing guidelines on pp. 277-278 in the text for structural and content guidance.Note: An example can be found on p. 250, Figure 13.8. The message should take the form of a business letter; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell. The job letter / application message must

adhere to the following requirements:

1. Content

1. Highlight

relevant background and job history information.

2. Emphasize

significant qualifications and exclude nonessential ideas.

2. Format

1. Follow

proper letter formatting techniques, per business letter format.

2. Use an

appropriate and professional greeting and closing.

3. Style

1. Use

professional language.

2. Use

sufficient variety in sentences.

3. Paragraphs

effectively developed and efficient.Note: Six (6) or seven (7) lines when possible.

4. Mechanics

1. Ensure

there are no grammar or spelling errors.

2. Eliminate

wordiness and unclear sentence construction.

Your assignment must:

• Be

typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Submitting your assignment:

• Submit

your assignment through the online course shell only. The specific course learning outcomes

associated with this assignment are:

• Use

writing process strategies to develop brief business documents, such as routine messages, bad news messages, and persuasive / sales messages.

• Support

ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.

• Organize

ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

• Use

sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.

• Write

clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.