A. Overview of Resume Assignments
The Resume Assignment allows students to upload their resume and cover letter to receive tailored AI-guided feedback based on a specific job posting they're applying to. The tool scores how well their documents align with the role and provides section-by-section suggestions for improvement.
B. Steps to Create a Resume Assignment
1. Start from Home
Log in to your InStage account (InStage Login).
2. Create Assignment
From the Home page, click Create Assignment.
You can also use the left-hand sidebar to access Create Assignment directly.
On the Create Assignment screen, select Resume Assist to begin setting up your assignment.
Ref Image: Home page Overview: Shows the main dashboard with "Create Assignment" as the primary action.
Ref Image: Highlights the left-hand menu with quick access to "Create Assignment." Once you select Resume Assist and click Create Assignment, you’ll see a multi-step setup flow with three sections to complete and review: Resume Details and Dates, Advanced Options, and Review.
3. Configure Resume Assignment
Section 1: Resume Details and Dates
1. Enter Assignment Name
Enter a clear, descriptive name (e.g., Resume Creation Assignment).
This is a required field.
2. Enter a Description
Provide a short description that appears in the student’s enrolment email and on their start page.
Example: This resume creation assignment will help students develop their resume writing skills.
This is a required field.
3. Job Position
Choose who selects the job position:
Students choose - each student enters their own target job.
You choose the same job for all students.
4. Assignment Due Dates
Choose a due date format:
Fixed Due Dates: Set specific availability and due dates
Rolling Due Dates: Dates adjust based on when students are added to the assignment
5. AI-Generated Student First Drafts
Toggle AI-Generate Student First Drafts on or off.
On: InStage generates initial resume and/or cover letter drafts
Off: Students manually create or upload their documents
6. Tailored Resume
Set the date window to complete the resume assignment.
Available Date (when students can begin)
Due Date (final submission deadline)
Select which sections should appear in the resume (e.g., Contact, Summary, Experience, Education, Skills, Projects, Extra Curricular).
Note: depending on the resume sections included, it will be used as part of the resume grading score against the master resume.
7. Tailored Cover Letter to be completed
Toggle Cover Letter on or off.
Set the date window to complete the assignment.
Available Date (when students can begin)
Due Date (final submission deadline)
Ref Image: Highlights the Resume Details & Dates section, with the option to move forward by clicking Next, Save Draft or Back.
Section 2: Advanced Details
Configure additional options for your assignment creation, such as:
1. Report Content
Choose what information to include in reports:
Include Student Name and Email (important to include for reporting and completion purposes)
Include Transcript
Include Audio
2. Add Students Now (optional)
You can add students at any time after the assignment is deployed.
Enter student emails individually, or upload a CSV file with email addresses.
Add Groups to organize students into sections or cohorts.
If you add 2+ groups, students will be prompted to select their group when joining the assignment.
3. Add Administrators Now (optional)
You can add administrators at any time after the assignment is deployed.
Enter administrator emails individually, or upload a CSV file with email addresses.
4. Student Notifications & Summaries
Choose which automated messages and summaries students receive:
Automatic Notification:
Enrollment notification email (sent by default)
Optional Notifications:
Availability window open notification
24-hour reminder email (This is recommended to be selected)
Due date reminder email
5. Admin Report Options
Customize how and when you receive aggregated reports:
Report Frequency:
Send a report 24 hours after each due date (This is recommended to be selected)
Send a report only after the final due date.
Do not send email reports.
Select additional email items, such as:
Link to admin summary.
Include a PDF summary in the email.
Noteworthy Comments
Email assignment faculty members if a student statement, comment, or question is labelled high priority.
After completing all setup fields, click Next to reach the Review stage. This is your final checkpoint before launching the assignment.
Section 3: Review Details & Deploy Assignment
You’ll see a summary of everything entered:
Dates (availability and due dates)
Assignment Details (name, description, groups, grading)
Report Content (student info included in reports)
Student Notifications & Summaries (emails and reminders)
Admin Report Options (frequency and format of reports)
If you need to make changes, click Back to return to the relevant section.
If everything looks correct, click Deploy to launch the assignment
⚠️ Important: Once you click Deploy, not all fields can be edited. Double‑check all details before finalizing.
C. Share Assignment / Add Students and Faculty Members
Once the Assignment has been created, you have two options to include Students in the assignment.
Option 1: Share a direct link for Students to join the assignment.
Option 2: Add Students (if you skipped this step in the Advanced Options).
Students will automatically receive notifications based on your chosen settings.
Add additional faculty members (if you skipped this step in the Advanced Options).
Option 1: Share Assignment Link
Option 2: Add Students
Paste student emails manually.
Upload a CSV file.
Share a unique enrolment link (also available after the assignment has been deployed).
6. Add Additional Faculty Members
