- Does the résumé include appropriate keywords?
- Does the identifying information contain your name, address(es), phone number(s), and email address(es)?
- Does the résumé include a clear summary of your qualifications?
- Does the education section include your degree, your institution and its location, and your (anticipated) date of graduation, as well as any other information that will help a reader appreciate your qualifications?
- Does the employment section include, for each job, the dates of employment, the organization's name and location, and (if you are writing a chronological résumé) your position or title, as well as a description of your duties and accomplishments?
- Does the interests-and-activities section include relevant hobbies or activities, including extracurricular interests?
- Does the résumé include any other appropriate sections, such as skills and abilities, military service, language abilities, or willingness to relocate?
- Have you omitted any personal information that might reflect poorly on you?
Job-Application Letter
- Does the letter look professional?
- Does the introductory paragraph identify your source of information and the position you are applying for, state that you wish to be considered, and forecast the rest of the letter?
- Does the education paragraph respond to your reader's needs with a unified idea introduced by a topic sentence?
- Does the employment paragraph respond to your reader's needs with a unified idea introduced by a topic sentence?
- Does the concluding paragraph include a reference to your résumé, a request for an interview, your phone number, and your email address?
- Does the letter include an enclosure notation?