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• Project Proposal


  Comprehensive document that aims to address anticipated problems/issues
• Project Proposal


  Intends to initiate a plan, and persuade the audience by presenting a proposed solution to an identified problem
• Project Proposal


  Carefully investigates the essential details (issue, problem, profile, and the needs of the reader)
• Parts of a Project Proposal

  • Goals and Objectives
  • Plan
  • Resources
  • Budget
• Goals and Objectives


  Aims to accomplish, address, or solve
• Plan


  Must present a logical plan; details on how to achieve the set goals and objectives
• Resources


  Must include and cover all the variables like human, financial, and technical resources to be used
• Budget


  Must specify and justify the financial aspect; giving all the details of how much money will be spent and for what purpose it will be
• Types of a Project Proposal

  • Solicited
  • Unsolicited
  • Informal
  • Renewal
  • Continuation
  • Supplemental
• Solicited Proposal


  Sent to respond to a request for a proposal - Conduct thorough research and write very persuasively - Adherence to a strict format
• Unsolicited Proposal


  Sent without a request for a proposal - Written persuasively to convince your recipient to act, as they did not ask for your proposal
• Informal Proposal


  Sent in response to an informal client request - Can follow your preferred format
• Renewal Proposal


  Sent to an existing client to encourage them to renew your services - Emphasizes past results and predicts future benefits
• Continuation Proposal


  Sent to remind the investor that the project is underway and to provide progress updates - Communicating information > persuading
• Supplemental Proposal


  Remind the investor that the project is underway and ask for additional resources - Encourage investor to give more
• How to Write an Effective Project Proposal

  • Keep your audience in mind
  • Be persuasive
  • Establish the connection
  • Simplify
  • Edit and proofread
• Keep your audience in mind


  The readers are the decision-makers - Use language and present details that will resound to them
• Be persuasive


  Main goal: convince its readers to take action - Maximize your persuasive tools
• Establish the connection


  Connect the project to the recipient - Present the larger impact of your solution
• Simplify


  Make the proposal easy to read and understand - Flow like it tells a story - Use terms that are less complicated, simple sentences written in an easy-to-follow format
• Edit and proofread


  Scan for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors - Ask for feedback - Clear, clean, mistake-free proposal reflects your professionalism and credible working style
• Resume is a brief account of a person's education, skills, work experience, and other qualifications
• Why write a resume?

  Will help you to become more organized and prepare for opportunities in employment and education - Will help you determine the areas you need to determine - Help you remember and record experiences that may be useful for future endeavors
• Types of Resume


  • Chronological
  • Functional
  • Combination
  • Targeted
• Chronological Resume


  Most popular because your education and work history are already revealed - Describes your work experience role by role, beginning with the most recent job
• When to use Chronological Resume

  Illustrate your career progression over time - Show upward career mobility - Applying for similar jobs
• When not to use Chronological Resume

  Have large employment gaps in history - Change jobs frequently - Switching fields
• Functional Resume


  Focuses on specific skills, accomplishments, or accolades - Skills and career highlights (towards the top) - Excellent for project-based workers or freelancers, who want to hide large work gaps
• When to use Functional Resume


  Highlight a set of skills - Going back to work after an extended period - Changing career or field
• When not to use Functional Resume


  Has little work experience - Lack of professional skills or certifications
• Combination Resume


  Combination of chronological and functional formats - Mixture of skills and experience - Highlight a very specific set of skills and how their work experience has helped build those abilities
• When to use Combination Resume


  Show you are extremely skilled - Show a developed skill in a specific field - Changing industries or careers - You want to make your educational background stand out
• When not to use Combination Resume


  You are an entry-level job applicant - Lack of experience or a well-defined professional skill set
• Targeted Resume


  Customized for the job you're applying for - Researching the requirements for the job position - Highlighting the skills, work, experience, and other qualifications - Help demonstrate that the applicant is the best possible fit for the job
• When to use Targeted Resume


  To show that you are extremely skilled - To show a developed skill in a specific field - Changing industries or careers
• When not to use Targeted Resume


  Entry-level job applicant - Lack of experience or a well-defined professional skill set
• Parts of a Resume


  • Contact Section
  • Profile, Objective, or Summary
  • Experience
  • Education
  • Skills
  • Optional Parts
• Contact Section


  First and last name, address, email address, and phone number
• Resume Profile


  Quick snippet of your skills and experience that relates to the job you are applying for
• Resume Objective


  Specific purpose of the resume