Converting a cover letter to a Resume

I would like to say that I an expert in writing cover letters and resumes; unfortunately that is not that case. I have been working on my resume since my freshman year in college, I have had one since high school but it doesn’t look anything like the one I have now. I would say that I could change my resume to fit any job that I am applying for with no problem, this took me time but that by saving different copies of my resume I can track my own progress and maybe even combine them in case I need to apply for a new position. I have no issue with moving stuff around in my resume to show that I am a good candidate for a position however, cover letters always give me a hard time. Most of the time I am not sure if I included all the necessary information in my cover letter or I done know how o reflect other skills not listed in my resume.

            In this workshop they talked about how cover letters need to reflect and explain any other skill sets you have that might not be listed on your resume. Since resumes are usually one or two pages long sometimes we might not be able to fit everything we want on there, that’s where the cover letter comes in. I was surprised when they said that you could make your cover letter as long as you want. In the past I have been told that usually employers expect no more than one page, I think it is also important to find out what each employer is looking for and follow specific guidelines that they might have. One thing that helped me the most when it came to writing my resume and cover letter is a sheet with different adjectives from career services. It sounds simple but I found that my resume stood out even more; it helped me highlight important points and at the same time improve the flow of my resume as a whole. I would definitely recommend everyone to stop by career services and ask for that sheet of paper, it can be very helpful.

LGBTQIA

I did not know what to expect out of this workshop just by the title of this email but I can honestly say that I ended up enjoying it. I though of this workshop to very informative on what LGBTQIA (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual) is and what are some of the resources for the people who classified themselves under one of these categories. They mentioned that a lot of times individuals might feel out of place at the workplace because of their identity and recommended to do research on the institution they are applying to work for before applying. Doing research before applying for a position is important regardless whether or not you are LGBTQIA, this way you can somewhat predict if you are going to be confortable in the workplace. I think it is very important for the rest of us to not be judgmental of someone’s sexuality in the workplace and instead try to create an area where they can feel confortable.

            Working for ASU I have done a couple of trainings where we are told how to treat each other in the workplace in order to create a save and confortable environment for everyone. Personally, I do not thing that these trainings are anything out of the ordinary. As long as we treat each other with respect and know what our boundaries are everything should be fine, but I do understand that maybe that might not be so obvious for some other people.