Final Resume
This assignment measures Module Objective 8.5, which supports Course Competency 2.
Objectives
- 8.5 Produce a final resume that applies your identity system and corrects every item flagged across four drafts. (Course Competency 2)
Overview
This is the version of your resume you will send to employers. It incorporates every round of instructor and Career Services feedback and is refined in content and design.
10 points, Process Work. About 2 hours.
Instructions
- Review all feedback from earlier drafts.
- Make final content revisions: action verbs, accurate descriptions, no typos and consistent formatting.
- Refine the design with your identity typefaces and any minimal graphic element from your brand; make spacing and alignment exact.
- Keep it to one page and export a tagged PDF.
- Optional: book a final review with GCC Career Services, or message your instructor in Canvas Inbox to schedule a meeting.
Example
Print it and proofread on paper; you will catch things you missed on screen.
Accessibility
Make the document readable by a screen reader: use real heading styles (Heading 1 and Heading 2 in Google Docs or Word, paragraph styles in InDesign), keep text contrast high, add alt text to every image or logo, and export a tagged PDF (InDesign: Create Tagged PDF; Word or Google Docs: keep document structure tags on when you save as PDF).
Submission
Upload the tagged PDF.
Rubric (10 points)
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Every earlier flagged item corrected (Objective 8.5) | 4 |
| Identity system applied with exact spacing and alignment (Objective 8.5) | 3 |
| Error-free; one page (Objective 8.5) | 2 |
| Accessibility: tagged PDF | 1 |
| Total | 10 |
Due
All times are Arizona time.
- Due in Canvas: Thursday, April 29, 12:00 p.m.
- Hard close: Friday, April 30, 12:00 p.m. Work submitted after the deadline and before the hard close loses 10%. Nothing is accepted after the hard close.