Professional Writing

If you’re interested in knowing how to write a winning professional resume, check out this course. Although it is designed for high school level students, it can be a good refresher course for anyone interested in crafting better resumes for a more professional appeal.
This course covers researching careers, and job positions in companies, understanding what employers usually look for in prospective employees, and creating a custom résumé.

Course Instructor

Dominic Cascarelli
Author

Introduction to Professional Writing Course

Course Overview

Welcome to Professional Writing! I’m Mr. Cascarelli, and I will be your teacher for the course. This is designed to be a short, two-day course, in which you will look for what employers want and Read more…

Method

Lesson 1: Researching Careers

Researching Your Career Start by choosing a career in which you are interested. Make sure this is a realistic career. Some examples include nurses, electricians, game designers, biologists, and teachers. Next, let’s do some research Read more…

Lesson 2: Creating a Résumé

For this lesson, you’ll be creating your own résumé! Step 1: Watch this quick video on résumés. 7 seconds on your résumé! Really? What can you add that will stand out? Step 2: Read this Read more…

Section 3-Professional Writing Course Assessment

Professional Writing Course Assessment

After you have read the article, open up the résumé template below. For this résumé, you’ll be making this for your future self. You should never lie on a résumé, but for this one, you’ll Read more…

Course Evaluation

Survey for student feedback on course