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Feedback on Resume and Cover Letter

Mentorship

Lesson Plan

Objective: Participants will be able to have final feedback from trainer on Resume and Cover Letter
Total Time: 90 Minutes
Materials Required: Students’ resumes and cover letters, projector and screen
Instructor Note: This session will give some time to the trainer to close the writing module under communication skills, focusing on Resume and Cover letter. Randomly review 5 resumes and 5 cover letters from this cohort of students and note down common mistakes and suggestions to make it better.
Opening Protocol: Greet the participants Take attendance Ask participants to share with each other how they are feeling Make everyone feel comfortable	5 Minutes
Activity 1: Review of sample resumes and cover letters Show the 5 resumes you had randomly picked on projector and share your review in detail Give 10 minutes to students to revisit their resumes and cover letters and make any final changes, if needed	20 Minutes
Activity 2: Group Mentorship Ask each group to come to you one by one for mentorship Spend 10 minutes with each group This is what the trainer can do in 10 minutes First, ask students about their overall journey so far and how they are feeling with each other. Don’t spend more than 2 minutes on this Take one student’s resume and cover letter and review that in detail and tell group members the changes it may need Let them ask questions to be 100% sure about what’s needed in a resume and cover letter If you are left with some time, take one more resume from this group and review that too Ask group members to use remaining class time or the time after session to make their resumes and cover letters 100% ready. If their resumes are final then they can get them printed	60 Minutes

Closing Protocol:

Thank the participants for their time
Ask students to share their final resumes and cover letters with you on your email within 2 days
Tell students that they will bring the printed copy of their resumes on the day of mock interview(day 42)
Announce the next time you will be visiting them
Share the topic of the next session

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