Pathful Resume and Cover Letter Peer Review 2025

Contact Information

Name is included

Email is professional

Phone number is correct

City and state listed appropriately

Resume Peer Review Checklist

Experience & Bullet Points

Bullet points begin with strong action verbs

Responsibilities are clear and specific

At least one bullet includes a result or outcome

Verb tense is consistent

Skills & Achievements

Skills listed align with the student’s actual strengths

Achievements are specific and meaningful

Organization & Readability

Sections follow a logical order

Document layout is clean and easy to read

No paragraphs where bullets are expected

Fonts, spacing, and formatting are consistent

Professional Tone

Tone is appropriate for a professional document

Content remains school appropriate

No first person (“I,” “my”) in bullet points

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Reviewer Notes:

Heading & Greeting

Contact information is complete

Date and recipient details are included

Salutation is correct and professional

Cover Letter Peer Review Checklist

Introduction

Clearly states the role or opportunity

Provides a brief and engaging opening

Shows understanding of the position or organization

Body Paragraph

Connects skills to the role

Includes specific examples or experiences

Maintains clarity and focus

Avoids repeating the Resume

Conclusion

Summarizes interest or value

Ends with a clear next step

Uses a polite, professional closing

Formatting & Tone

Letter follows business letter format

Tone is confident but not overly casual

Spelling and grammar are correct

Paragraphs are the right length (not too long)

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Reviewer Notes:

One strength I noticed is…

A place you might expand is…

I was impressed by how you…

You could make this clearer by…

One question I had was…

A change that may strengthen your

writing is…

Sentence Starters for Peer Feedback

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Cut these into slips or post them on the board to support students who struggle to

begin feedback.

Revision Reflection Exit Ticket

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Name:

Date:

1. One piece of feedback that helped me today was:

2. One change I made in my draft was:

3. One area I plan to improve next is:

4. A question I still have is: