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Part 1: Marking scheme cover letter (31 marks)

Form
FULL BLOCK open punctuation
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Full block

PBI1012 Assessment 1
Marking Scheme_20132014_Sem02

Open Punctuation

Senders address

Appropriate date

Recipients address

Correct salutation & Complimentary Close

(Dear Sir or Madam with Yours faithfully)
(Dear Mr/Ms./Dr. with Yours sincerely)
Heading/Subject line correctly written (done in either Bold with no uppercase and underline or
Uppercase with no bold no underline).
Appropriate heading/subject line

Signature
Senders name
Encl.: (to indicate the enclosed resume)

Penalty: Deduct 0.5 mark for each inconsistent spacing or alignment or missing 2 nd page heading (a
maximum of 2 marks each).
Conte
nt
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

For each of the following consider the level of persuasiveness and politeness of the
script and award:
Statement or expression of interest in the job
States source of the job advertisement (where, when)
Mentions specific
(1) qualifications or experience using
(2) a frame or reference that matches the need of the employer
Highlights specific characteristics or personality that are of interest to the prospective
employer
Shows how the applicant is able to contribute (in terms of skills and abilities) to the company
States what is it about working specifically for the company that excites or appeals to the
applicant (indicate that candidate has done some background research about the company).
Requests for an interview (either at the employers convenience, or mentions where and how
the applicant can be reached).
Indicate (s) supplementary materials enclosed
Thanks the prospective employer for his time/consideration
Indicates that the applicant is looking forward to hearing from the company.

Language (20 marks)

Language Accuracy
Mark Description
s
9-10
Excellent
Error free and cohesive.
7-8
Good
Almost error free. One or two errors. Text flows quite clear.
5-6
Satisfactory
Some errors but meaning is clear.
3-4
Poor
Numerous errors but meaning is fairly clear in most parts. Text is cohesive in
some parts.

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5
4

Very Poor
Extremely
Poor

PBI1012 Assessment 1
Marking Scheme_20132014_Sem02

Errors are too frequent and meaning is impeded.

Incomprehensible.

Language Appropriateness
Description: Language is
Excellent
Good

Satisfactory

2
1

Poor
Very Poor

Extremely
Poor
Scoring:

Always appropriate (appropriate choice of words). Tone is polite and formal.

Almost always appropriate (one or two words are not fitting). Tone is polite and
formal.
Sometimes appropriate (three or four words are not fitting). Tone is slightly less
polite and less formal.
Often appropriate (many words are not fitting). Tone is less polite and casual.
Mostly inappropriate (unsuitable words are being used in most parts). Tone is not
polite and careless.
Unacceptable for a job application letter.
Total raw marks for Cover Letter: 31 marks

Part 2: Marking scheme for resume (24 marks)

Layout
Major sections are in bold or in upper case (if the resume has two pages it needs to have a
header)
Information is logically organized and details can be seen at a glance
Penalty:
Deduct 0.5 mark for each inconsistent spacing or alignment or missing 2nd page heading (a
maximum of 2 marks each).
Content
Total = 12 marks (maximum)
For each of the following please award marks accordingly
C1
Career goal/objective (appropriateness; accuracy)
Summary of qualification (optional)
C2
Personal particulars: Name, home address/campus address,
Telephone number, email address
(may also include other relevant information such as age, photo, gender and marital
status depending on the requirement of the advertisement)
C3
Education and academic background:
C4
University/College/Diploma/Matriculation/STPM/STAM/SPM). They should include
name of institutions, dates, degree completed or in progress.
C5
Working experience (industrial training etc): List all periods of employment starting
C6
with the most recent one. Begin with job titles, then employers and dates, specific
duties and tasks performed. Describe a work or job accomplishment(s) for the job
mentioned.
Mere listing of job experience vs. with description
Deduction if the experience is not relevant to the job applied
C7
Skills/Interests (relevant to job requirements) Language, software, hardware
C8
knowledge, interpersonal communication management skills etc. Relevance of each
skill listed to the job advertised.
C9
Activities, achievements and awards (relevant to job requirements): Begin with
C10 position held, then responsibilities, and the awards received. Describe
accomplishments (verbs).
C11 References: Includes name, position, address and contact number.
C12

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PBI1012 Assessment 1
Marking Scheme_20132014_Sem02

Language (10 marks)

Language accuracy
Marks Description
5
Excellent
Error free. Tenses are correct. Coherent and cohesive.
4
Good
Almost error free. One or two errors. Text flow quite
well.
3
Satisfactory Some errors but meaning is clear.
2
Poor
Numerous errors but meaning can still be understood.
1
Very Poor
Full of errors and meaning is impeded.
0
Extremely
Incomprehensible.
Poor
Language appropriateness
Marks Description
5
Excellent
All action verbs/words are accurately chosen.
4
Good
Only one or two verbs/words are inappropriate.
3
Satisfactor Only one or two verbs/words are appropriate.
y
2
Poor
Many inappropriate words.
1
Very Poor
No evidence of action verbs/ words.
Scoring total raw marks for resume = 24 marks.

Overall total = Total raw marks for cover letter + total raw marks for resume = 55 marks
Convert the overall total to 20%; and round up to TWO decimal points.