Sample Performance: Achieved the Standard

<Name> <Address> March 31, 2000 Baxter Contractors, Inc. 22 Reservoir Rd. East Lyme, CT 06720 Dear Mark: I am writing you this letter in regards to the ad that you placed in the Saturday November 20, 1999 issue of The Providence Journal, concerning a full-time job for an administrative assistant. This position would be well-suited for me because I have many years of experience with Microsoft Word, and Excel, and I worked with technicians at CompUSA, repairing and rebuilding hard drives on many of their computers. If there was a problem with the computer, I would be skilled enough to repair it and getting it working once again. I am also a very skilled typist. I wouldn't have to keep going back to fix mistakes that I have made, so my work would be done quickly and very efficient. I have countless recommendations from the managers at CompUSA, and previous employers, and I have enclosed the names and numbers of my employers, so you may contact them for references. I can be reached by phone, my cell phone, and if you cannot reach me by these methods, feel free to email me. My phone number is (401) xxx-xxxx, my cell is xxx-xxxx, and my email address xxxx@__.com. Thank you for considering me for this position, and I hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, <Name>

Sample Performance: Achieved the Standard with Honors

<Name> <Address> April 12, 2000 Mr. Mark B____ Office Services Coordinator Fax: 401-xxx-xxxx Attn: Mark Dear Mr. B____, I am writing in the hopes of being accepted for the position of administrative assistant for your contractor, in response to your advertisement in the Providence Daily regarding the position. I am attatching my CV and resumé for your perusal also, to give you an idea of just how qualified I am for this job. I hope you will take the time to look through it. As my resumé will certainly show you, I have extensive knowledge and field experience in clerical tasks and other areas of office management. Before becoming a part-time manager at tax consultant <name>'s office during my four years of at Johnson & Wales, I had taken six intensive courses in customer service and computer applications, two at my high school in North Smithfield and four at Johnson & Wales. Apart from this, I was also Return Services & Shipment part-time manager at Lechmere, and I volunteered for a total of 50 hours during the summer of my junior year at college at Harvard Children's Hospital. There, and also at the ever-busy Lechmere, I effectively managed the backroom office and maintained calm and level-headedness while I filled out orders, patient dismissal forms, and entered patient entry and dismissal information (using the Microsoft Word program); at Lechmere I also received the Best Manager of The Year award for my excellence in leadership, efficiency and computer expertise. Having just graduated from college, and in need of at least three years' experience as clerk and manager, I can work full-time as assistant administrator, and I wait only for notice from you. Please do read over my resumé, and list of references. I will call you within a few days to see if we can arrange an interview. I look forward to hearing from you. Most sincerely, <Name>

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Achieved the Standard with Honors	Achieved the Standard	Nearly Achieved the Standard	Below the Standard	Little Evidence of Achievement
Product includes all 6 elements of the formal letter and organizes and conveys information accurately Includes numerous relevant details Format is neat and correct Tone and word choice are highly effective for the seriousness of the task Exceptional control of mechanics and structure Demonstrates reading comprehension by including and expanding upon relevant qualifications	Product includes all 6 elements of the formal letter and organizes and conveys information accurately Includes relevant details Format is neat and correct Tone and word choice effective for the seriousness of the task Good control of mechanics and structure Demonstrates reading comprehension by including relevant qualifications	Product includes most of the elements of the formal letter and organizes and conveys information fairly accurately Includes some relevant details Format is neat and correct Tone and word choice somewhat effective for the seriousness of the task Fairly good control of mechanics and structure Demonstrates reading comprehension by including some relevant qualifications	Product includes a few of the elements of the formal letter and organizes and conveys information fairly accurately Includes few relevant details Format is somewhat neat. May be missing key elements Tone and word choice are ineffectual for the seriousness of the task Fragmented control of mechanics and structure Limited reading comprehension shown through use of irrelevant qualifications	Product lacks most of the elements of the formal letter and information is disorganized and/or inaccurate Relevant details not included Format may be neat, but is missing key elements Tone and word choice are inappropriate for the task Limited control of mechanics and structure Little/no reading comprehension shown through use of irrelevant qualifications