
Career Planner Guide – Instructions
Checklist for Cover Letter
Cover letters are typically tailored to individual jobs and companies. For this Assignment, you will select a job posting you would like to or could potentially apply for and create a cover letter for it. *( See attached job posting)
Your cover letter should be:
· Presented and formatted in professional business manner
· Addressed properly
· Clear and concise (no more than one page) and include:
· Content introduction
· Content body
· Content conclusion
· Written in a professional tone and include:
· Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar
· Clear and accurate sentence structure
Checklist for Resume ( See attached resume – please fix it )
Your resume should be clear, concise, and well organized, and it should also include your:
· Name, location (city/town and state), business phone number, and email address (centered at top of resume)
· Objective: 2–3 sentences describing your goal/objective for employment
· Certifications & licenses
· Education
· Professional experience
· Honors/Awards (as applicable)
Checklist for Portfolio
Your Portfolio should be clear, concise, and well organized, and it should also include your:
· Personal philosophy statement (1-page)
· Personal goals (short term and long term)
· Self-assessment
The following items do not have to be submitted but should be available on request for employers:
· Achievements
· Letters of recommendation (2) – Please make 2 I will add the names – 1 from a Psychiatrist MD and 1 from a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
· References (list names, affiliation, and contact information) (3) – I will add the information.
· Certifications and licenses
· Prior degrees
· Transcripts (Note: An unofficial transcript will meet this requirement.)
· Certificates of attendance for continuing education
· Publications
· Research
· Oral presentations and/or poster presentations


