Application Evaluation (Cover Letters + Resumes)

Follow this link to see all the applications: http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/danforthcti/mastcareers/JobSim1Resumes.html
[Notice: This blog entry may be updated because a lot of people did not submit their applications.]

The 3 best applications were Tom Phillips, Polonius Roqufort and Mark Lambert. The reason for this is because each of these applications contains appealing, required and succinct information in both their resumes and cover letters. The formatting and design are excellent and visually appealing. The organization is also very decent and allows the information to stand out as clearly as possible. The content provided in these applications is also very impressive and interesting. Thus, these applications are on the win list and the applicants will definitely get their jobs.

The 3 worst applications were Joe Bob, Jacob Miller and Andrew Smith. It is very hard to address the issues to all these applications as a whole, because the problems are very individual and must be broken down.

The first problem with Joe Bob’s application was that there was only a cover. There was no resume to be referred to. Thus, considering that resumes are the base of the application, it is quite clear that his application will be rejected. Nevertheless, there were also a lot of problems with the cover letter which is the “entrance” into the resume. The cover letter looked unappealing and appears as if no effort was put into it. When the cover letter is read, the information provided is very plain and does not discuss a lot of skills possessed by the applicant. Thus, this application is definitely the worst.

The problem with Jacob Miller’s application was that the cover letter, which makes the first impressions. The problem is that the applicant does not use the cover letter to introduce the employer to his skills and experiences, and the applicant rather goes on talking about respect and work ethics and avoids the topic of experiences and does not address to the resume. Also, the resume was very blank. There was barely any information on work experiences or any information regarding what the person had to do for work. The format also looks plain and unappealing. There was also a lot of grammatical problems, creating an even bigger disappointment.

The issue with John Abraham’s application was that, when the employer looks at the resume, it is easy to point out that even though the applicant has a lot of experience, all the experiences blend in with each other and the applicant basically does the same thing for a very long period. Thus, I say that this resume is rather one of the worst. Also, this person does not have a lot of awards of achievements that would be appealing to the employer.