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Create a professional résumé and cover letter intended to be used to pursue the position identified in this week's EHR Specialist Employment Opportunities assignment.

Refer to the Professional Résumé and Cover Letter Worksheet for assistance with creating these documents.

Professional Résumé and Cover Letter

In this final week, you will create a 1-page professional résumé that illustrates your education. Focus on your knowledge of electronic health records and any relevant professional experience that will aid you in earning employment in the health care industry and working with patient records.

You also will write a 1-page clear, concise, and effective cover letter meant to be used with your résumé as a job applicant.

As a student, you will be able to access these tools and resources to assist you with this assignment:

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Part I: Résumé

The following instructions will assist you in finding and selecting a suitable résumé template if you do not have one already.

Opena new Microsoft® Word document.

At this stage, Microsoft® Word offers you the opportunity to choose from a variety of other templates such as resumes and CVs instead of opening a blank document (see below).

Choose a résumé template that would be suitable for the position you have chosen in your accompanying Week Seven assignment: EHR Specialist Employment Opportunities.

You will then be presented with a résumé form that you can edit using your unique personal and professional information.

When you have completed your 1-page résumé, turn it in as you would a paper or worksheet.

Part II: Cover Letter

The following instructions will assist you in finding and selecting a suitable cover letter template if you do not have one already.

Opena new Microsoft® Word document.

At this stage, type cover letter in the search field and click the search arrow, as shown below:

Choose a cover letter template that would be suitable for the position that you have chosen in your accompanying Week Seven assignment: EHR Specialist Employment Opportunities.

You will then be presented with a cover letter form you can edit using your unique personal and professional information.

When you have completed your 1-page cover letter, turn it in as you would a paper or worksheet under the Assignment Files tab