Individual Work 3: Resume and Cover Letter 1

Name: Bianca Mishaela C. Asuncion Date: 29/02/2024

Instructions: Follow the step-by-step process below.

Activity 1: Skills Inventory (Kushner & Humphrey, 2001, p. 6)

For five (5) minutes, type in the box below your skills and abilities that come into your head. Think about
what you like doing, what you are good at, and what other people compliment you on. Do not judge
your skills, just keep typing. If the skills seem completely random, that is fine, too.

After five (5) minutes, sort through the skills you have written. Put a star by the ones that seem most
important.

1. Empathetic
2. Patient
3. Understanding
4. Organize
5. Planning
6. Kind
7. Hard working
8. Easy to talk to
9. Friendly
10. Can handle criticisms and take it as something that I can improve on in the future

Activity 2: My Transferable and Specialty Skills (Kushner & Humphrey, 2001, p. 7)

Looking at your list from Activity 1, decide which starred skills are basic or transferable skills, needed for
all work, and which are specialty skills, valuable for only some types of work. Categorize these skills in the
table below.

Transferable Skills Specialty Skills

(needed for all types of work) (valuable for only some types of work)
Patient Hard working
Understanding Understanding
Hard working Can handle criticisms and take it as something
that I can improve on in the future
Organize Understanding
Planning Organize and planning

Activity 3: Packing My Suitcase (Kushner & Humphrey, 2001, p. 8)

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Think about your ideal job or the position that you want to apply for in the future. Then pack a suitcase
containing the skills that are needed in this work. Put a checkmark by the skills you already possess and a
star by the skills you need to develop.

Your Position Title: Accounts and Production Manager

Organizing and Planning Negotiator Financial Management Skills

Understanding Confidence Management skills (i.e Time
Management)
Technical Leadership skills Communication skills

Activity 4: Resume and Cover Letter Making

Draft a resume with cover letter following the guidelines provided in class using the appropriate resume
format for you: chronological, functional, hybrid, or creative. Identify the position and company that you
are applying for in your cover letter. Make sure that the form and content of your cover letter and resume
are appropriate for the position that you are applying for.

Save your resume and cover letter in a separate file document.

Source: Kushner, J., Humphrey, D. (2001). Quick skills: How to find and apply for a job. Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western
Educational Publishing.

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