Student Resources: Professional & Workplace Writing

This handout provides insight into how to craft a clear and concise memo, showing how to avoid informal elements that are inappropriate.

This handout provides insight on how to write a business letter.

This PowerPoint reviews the proper components of composing an on the job email, including aspects such as: audience, tone and etiquette.

Guidelines on creating professional emails.

This handout offers tips on how to construct a strong cover letter.

This handout provides tips for the aesthetic construction of a resume, focusing primarily on layout versus content.

This handout provides insight into the purpose a Curriculum Vitae (CV) serves, and the components that should be included in one.

Overview of the styles used in resume writing.

Guidelines on how to write a cover letter for seeking employment.

This document goes in depth on the way to write and submit a grant application, including links to supplementary resources that may be necessary.

This handout gives tips for writing a grant proposal. It covers aspects such as formatting, a timeline, and a budget summary.

This link list the important topics to cover in a grant proposal, such as: short/long term goals, speaking on the executive director, critiquing staff, etc.

Simon Peyton Jones and Alan Bundy offer their opinion on composing a strong grant proposal. They cover aspects such as how to approach a proposal, major criteria, and list common shortcomings.