09.06 Hiring and Admissions Work

We started today's class off by reviewing the structural analyses provided by the resume and college essay groups last class. Sharing these lists helped us to review what the juniors observed as being part of professional resumes and what the seniors observed as the main elements of college essays.

After reviewing these documents, everyone got back into their groups of three and looked at the supplied resumes and essays. Groups were given the following directions:

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Each group was also asked to rank the candidates from their first choice to their last and explain why the people in first and last got those positions. Candidate information from last class is available here:

Resume Folder

Past College Essay Folder

We had enough time in class to hear from the college essay groups regarding their choices. We will hear from the resume groups next class.


Homework:

Begin drafting your resume. Use pages 3 - 6 of the Hamilton Resume Guide to help you.
OR
Begin a draft of your college essay by choosing a prompt from a college, university, or post-secondary institution to which you want to apply. If you don't know where you could like to apply, choose a prompt from the Common Application.