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Steps to Create a Resume Assignment
A. Overview
The Career Exploration Assignment helps undecided students identify career directions aligned with their interests, strengths, and values. Students leave with concrete next steps. There are three structured components to the assignments which include:
Discovery - Assess Students Interests & Strengths
Exploration - Compare career paths
Action Plan - Concrete next steps
This assignment is best used for:
First-year foundations and career courses
Orientation and transition programming
Students feeling overwhelmed by options
B. Steps to Create a Resume Assignment
1. Start from Home
Log into your InStage account.
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 1: Home page Overview: Shows the main dashboard with "Create Assignment" as the primary action.
Ref Image 2: Highlights the left-hand menu with quick access to "Create Assignment," "View Assignments," and "Practice Mode".
2. Configure Career Exploration Assignment
Once you select Career Exploration you’ll see a multi-step setup flow:
Section 1: Career Path Dates
Step 1: 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
Step 2: Set the call duration for Career Path Discovery
The Career Path Discovery call allows students to discuss their upcoming experiences and set goals in this initial Voice AI call.
Enter:
Available Date (when students can begin)
Due Date (final submission deadline)
EXAMPLE:
Career Path Discovery Call → Available: Feb 9, Due: Feb 16
Step 3: Set the call duration for Career Path Progression
The Career Path Progression call allows students to provide updates and receive guidance during these Voice AI check-in calls.
Enter:
Available Date (when students can begin)
Due Date (final submission deadline)
Important Note: You are able to add additional Progression Calls depending on the total number of check-ins, you would like your student to experience.
EXAMPLE:
Career Path Progression Call(s)→ Available: Feb 16, Due: Feb 23
Ref Image 3: Highlights the initial setup interface for creating a Resume Assignment, starting with Step 1: Job Position and Step 2: Assignment Due Dates.
Section 2: Career Path Setup
Step 4: Customize Your Interview Details
After completing the Dates step, click Next. You’ll then configure the Interview details, starting with the Career Path Discovery call.
Customize the details of each selected interview stage. You can adjust the question lists and set the interviewer's attitude. You can delete and add new questions. You can also change the question order.
Ref Image 4: Highlights the Discovery call question set.
Section 3: Assignment Details
Step 5: Finalize Your Assignment Details
After completing the Career Path Setup, click Next. You’ll then configure the Assignment details.
Enter Assignment Name
Enter a clear, descriptive name (e.g., Career Path Discovery - February 2026).
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 career path assignment helps student explore and plan their career paths. Through regular check-ins, students will discover possible career paths, progress through a roadmap, and get guidance when needed.
This is a required field.
3. Add Groups (Optional)
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.
Enter a group name (e.g., Section A, Cohort 1) → click Add Group.
Ref Image 5: Highlights the Assignment Details section to be completed.
4. Select Grading Options
Select how you this assignment to be graded.
No Grading
Pass or Fail (with an option to show or hide the grades to students)
Ref Image 6: Highlights the Student Grading options.
5. 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
Ref Image 7: Highlights the Report Content options.
6. Student Notifications & Summaries
Choose which automated messages and summaries student 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
These optional notifications help reduce missed deadlines and keep students informed throughout the assignment window.
Session Summaries: show previous call summaries (This is recommended to be selected to help see previous call information and progression)
7. 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
Ref Image 8: Highlights the end of the assignment details, with the option to move forward by clicking Next, or Back.
Section 4. Review Details & Deploy Assignment
After completing all setup fields, click Next to reach the Review stage. This is your final checkpoint before launching the 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)
Ref Image 9: Highlights the Review section, before the Assignment is deployed.,
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, you will not be able to make any further changes to the assignment. Double‑check all details before finalizing.
C. Share Assignment / Add Students
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
Students will automatically receive notifications based on your chosen settings.
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
D. Important Note and Notice of Data Collection
InStage is a third-party tool, and to access it for use in this course, you need to create an account on their platform. The institution has reviewed the security, data and privacy policies of the platform and has approved the use of InStage for this course. Please understand that by creating an account with InStage, you are consenting to the platform's use of your personal data and agreeing to their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Please be aware that the AI functionality of the InStage platform utilizes processing by OpenAI's API to generate interview feedback. If you have any concerns, please review OpenAI's Privacy Policy and Security Policies. InStage has made it clear that user data is not used in the training process of their AI tool. Only the pre-trained models provided by OpenAI are used, and no additional user data is incorporated into training. If you disagree with involvement with any of the platforms above, you may choose to decline account creation. In this case, please contact us immediately and inform us of your decision, and we will get back to you with an alternative assignment option.