Peer Editing Guidelines for Assignment 3
Resume and Cover Letter
Cover Memo
Differences—What is your classmate's rationale for differences between the two resumes and two cover letters? If you have trouble seeing this rationale in the two resumes and cover letters, then explain why and offer suggestions for making this rationale clearer. The memo should include two job listings and refer to them directly in order to make its argument.
Resumes
Content—Point out anything that is unclear in each resume. Consider possible rearrangements of items on bullet lists or in the overall document. Also, make sure your classmate preserves parallel structures for items in sections of the resumes.
Format—How might your classmate improve the layout of each resume to make the information easier to read and to emphasize the right details?
Proofread—Identify any misspellings or grammatical errors for your classmate.
Cover Letters
Organization—What is the most distinctive piece of information in each letter? What are the details in each cover letter that you are likely to remember? What should your classmate add to each letter to make it more distinctive?
Argument—The cover letters make an argument that the employer should hire your classmate. What evidence does your classmate use to support this point? Is each argument convincing based on what your classmate has written? How might your classmate make each argument stronger?
Proofread—Again, check for typos, grammatical errors or stylistic problems that might detract from the employer's reading of these letters. Any misspelling or grammatical problem will detract from the employer's opinion of the job candidate.
Sign the draft once you have peer-edited it.
Please offer your classmates' papers the same consideration that you would like your own resume/cover letter/memo to receive. Be sure to turn in peer-edited working drafts with the final drafts of your papers next week, and I will grade the comments you give your classmates.
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