Chapter 15, Additional Exercise 1: Evaluating Advice from a Career Center

The College of Engineering at Iowa State University presents advice for graduating students about career planning and job hunting. As you study the sample application letters and résumés, consider ways to improve them using the principles presented in Chapter 15. For instance, do they contain all the elements employers expect to see? (Use the Writer's Checklist in Chapter 15 to help you.) Present your findings in a 500-word memo to your instructor.