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2006. Cover letters: types and samples. Retrieved 19 September 2006, from Career Services is part of: The Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech www.vt.edu. Web site: http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/coversamples.htm#Sample%203.1

Four Sample Resumes. Retrieved 19 September 2006, from Jobweb.com. Web site: http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Samples/Four_Sample_Resumes_68_01.htm


The first link, Cover Letters: Types and Samples, gave 4 visual examples of resumes. What that means is not necessarily what should go in them, but how they should look in presentation. Resumes have to be formatted in a concise manner for easier reading and gathering of useful information. Again, the rhetorical situation applies in terms of layout: will the reader be able to find my contact information? Am I using too much formatting that could deter the reader from what is necessary? So it gives four different examples of how to overcome these problems. Each one is varied in what information went in what order, and how it was laid on the page, but they were neat, organized, and simple.

The second one website was equally good. It gave sample cover letters, each with a different style of formatting and information used. Each letter was streamlined and visually appealing, and made you want to read what was written. The size of the paragraphs were balanced, being neither too long or short. But what was most important was that the necessary information was mentioned in neat paragraphs according to importance and length. From looking at both sites, I felt that both my resume and my cover letter need some tidying up, according to the examples.