MSc/MSci (4th yr) Marking Criteria - CV Assessment

Guidelines for marking CV assessment

Class

Mark

Marking guidelines

Distinction


1) Excellent, coherent and concise work showing real flair

2) Aesthetically pleasing and professional looking, with no grammatical or spelling errors

3) CV contains all relevant information organised appropriately with no irrelevancies

4) Cover letter highlights relevant skills and experience tailored to the job description

Excellent Distinction

100

Assignment reaches an exceptional level of achievement that significantly exceeds the standards described by the above statements

Good Distinction

90

Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements

Solid Distinction

80

Assignment is well described by the above statements

Low Distinction

75

Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements

Merit


1) Mostly coherent and concise work showing some flair

2) Substantially aesthetically pleasing and professional looking, with very few grammatical and/or spelling errors

3) CV largely contains relevant information organised appropriately with minimal irrelevancies

4) Cover letter highlights relevant skills and experience tailored to the job description, but with a few small weaknesses

Good Merit

68

Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a distinction

Solid Merit

65

Assignment is well described by the above statements

Low Merit

62

Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements

Pass


1) Adequate coherence but without flair

2) Some aesthetically pleasing and professional-looking aspects, but with notable presentational problems, plus grammatical and spelling errors

3) CV lacks relevant information, and is organised adequately, but with notable irrelevancies

4) Cover letter highlights some but not all skills and experience relevant to the job description and may include irrelevant aspects

Good Pass

58

Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a merit

Solid Pass

55

Assignment is well described by the above statements

Low Pass

52

Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements

Marginal fail


1) Lacking flair and coherence

2) Poor presentation and unprofessional-looking

3) CV is inadequate, missing key information and showing poor organisation

4) Cover letter fails to highlights skills and experience relevant to the job description and may include substantial irrelevancies


48

Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a pass


45

Assignment is well described by the above statements


42

Assignment falls below the standards described by the above statements

Clear Fail


1) Very deficient on presentation and organisation

2) CV contains little relevant information

3) Cover letter does not highlight any aspects relevant to the job description


38

Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a marginal fail


32

Assignment is well described by the above statements


10

Assignment falls below the standards described by the above statements

Zero Marks

0

1) No relevant content


Grade assignment decision rules

Note. If an assignment meets some of the descriptive criteria for a degree class (e.g. Merit), and some of the descriptive criteria for another degree class (e.g. Pass), it is at the discretion of the marker where to assign the grade (i.e. somewhere in the Merit or Pass range).