READING AND WRITING FINALS

• Project proposal – is a document that is written for problem solving, service provision, event planning, or equipment selling. This is provided to the sponsor of the project for approval.
• Guidelines in writing a project proposal

  1. Gathering the data

  2. Organizing the data

  3. Writing the proposal

  4. Revising the proposal
• 1. Introduction – provides the background necessary for understanding the project:
• 1. Introduction – provides the background necessary for understanding the project:

  · Rationale – identifies the problem to be addressed and shows the needs to solve it.

  · Objectives – reveal what the project intends to achieve in terms of result.

  · Benefits – shows what the reader/target audience can gain from the proposal, which may be improvements in processes or systems, an increase in revenue, or a change in behavior of the beneficiaries of proposal.
• · Rationale – identifies the problem to be addressed and shows the needs to solve it.
• · Objectives – reveal what the project intends to achieve in terms of result.
• · Benefits – shows what the reader/target audience can gain from the proposal, which may be improvements in processes or systems, an increase in revenue, or a change in behavior of the beneficiaries of proposal.
• 1. Project description – this section gives specific information about the project itself.
• Methodology – this entails the different activities; the project will take on, including the manpower(i.e., the people involved and their duties), resources to be utilized and the expanded output.
• Schedule – this discusses the task duration and expected start and end dates of activity in the project.
• Budget – presents an analysis of all the costs anticipated in the project, which can be itemized or shown as a whole, depending on the needs of the project
• Resume – is a short and quick way for a job seeker to introduce themselves to potential employer. It is submitted to hiring manager along with a cover letter, usually via email or online job posting.
• Why do I need a resume? – to introduce self to hiring manager and be given a chance to be in an interview and be chosen to have a job.
• How to make a resume? – if you want your resume to stand out, you have to understand that it is starts with the very fast second someone looks at it. It is your marketing tool to sell you to an employer and that means making sure it clearly represents you in a professional manner.
• Font style:

  Never use cartoon fonts.

  · Serif fonts: for reliable, authoritative, and traditional.

  · San-serif fonts: for being clean, universal, modern, objective and stable.
• Margins – keep your margins to ½ to 1inch on all side of paper.
• Font size – with the exception of your name which can be larger, keep your font size between 10 to 12 point.
• Spacing – generally, single spacing works the best.
• Paper – use off-white, ivory or bright paper and always stick to the standard 8 ½ x 11.
• Your resume is yours – be honest. Use action verbs and power words to give your resume life.
• Your resume is tailored – your goals are clear as are your skills, areas of expertise and or body of experience.
• Your resume is aesthetically pleasing – it should be clean, concise and have a simple structure that invites a reader to glance at it and immediately know what they’re looking at.
• Your resume is complete – everything you need to include is included such as name, current phone number, and accurate email address. Etc.
• Your resume is accurate – jobs listed also include your title, the name of the company or organization you worked with, city and state where you worked and years you were employed.
• Your resume is focused – it’s clear and concise. There’s no confusion as to what your profession is and what you can do.
• Your resume is short – one to two pages max. depending on your field, level of experience and skill set.
• Your resume is relevant – never include anything on a resume that might turn off an employer including political or religious affiliations, anything controversial, or anything that could be taken in negative light.
• Your resume is professional – includes font, layout, paper, and the content.
• Your resume is current – make sure that dates are correct and that you include the most up to date information.