Resume & Job Letters Monday, Oct 27 2008

The “Resume and Job Letters” assignment was the first major assignment of the semester.  I didn’t really know what to expect for this assignment since it was the first one.

 

I decided to apply for an internship position instead of a job position for my assignment.  I chose this because I don’t have a major yet.  An internship position was easier for me to relate to.  I chose to apply for French language internship in Paris.  I did a hypothetical resume and job letter for this assignment.  I don’t have all of the qualifications on my resume and job letter in real life.  However, I plan to have them before I graduate from Texas Tech. 

 

It was hard for me to do the resume assignment because I’ve never written a resume before.  I had to start from scratch.  I researched other resume examples.  I got organization ideas from them.  I ended up separating my resume into different categories.  My categories were experience, education, and honors.

 

I edited my rough draft by adding more quantifiable facts to my resume.  I also tried to create a good use of white space and good organization.

 

My biggest problem with my first assignment was sentence structure.  I started out the semester by using complex sentences.  I learned very quickly that you preferred short and simple sentences.

 

This assignment was practical in many ways.  It’s important for every college student to know how to write an effective resume and job letter.  It’ll help a lot after college graduation when I apply for jobs.  It’s very practical for the “real world.” 

 

This assignment was especially useful for me since I had never written a resume or job letter before.  This assignment helped me to figure out that I need to tailor my resume for each specific position I apply for.  Tailoring my resume for a specific position corresponds with the “specific audience and goal” assignments.  It seems to be the theme of the English 2311 class.

 

I am attaching files of my Resume and Job Letter here at the bottom.

 

Resume

Job Letter

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Introduction Monday, Oct 27 2008

I am creating this weblog portfolio for Dr. Fricke’s English 2311 class. 

My specific audience is Dr. Fricke.

The goal of this portfolio is to communicate and share information.  This weblog portfolio lets me post my assignments for English 2311 online for you and my classmates to see.  I will explain what I did for each major assignment.  I will explain my writing process of each assignment.  I’ll also talk about things like improvements and problems of each assignment.

I have never done any sort of blogging before, so this is very new to me.  I do not really like having my assignments up for all to see.  I usually like to keep my work to myself. 

However, I can see the benefits of a weblog portfolio.  The portfolio makes it really easy for you to see and grade my assignments.  The portfolio is also a good way to keep my assignments very organized for a class.  The website lets other people easily see my work without having to belong to a particular group or organization.

I will create a separate post for each major assignment in my English 2311 class.  The post will contain reflections of each assignment. 

I will have a link of the specific assignment in each post.  The link will let you see my whole assignment.  This should help you understand my assignment reflections.  This will also let you see my original assignment. 

This blog site does a good job of reflecting the goals of the English 2311 class.  It is practical.  It also establishes a specific audience and goal. 

Similarly, my English 2311 class has been very practical.  I learned to write resumes and job letters.  I learned how to write effective memos.  I worked the whole semester on defining a specific audience and goal in my writing assignments.  Connecting my writing style to my audience and goal is the most practical lesson I’ve learned from this class.  This class taught me to write clearer and more concise sentences.  Simple sentences are much easier for you to read and grade quickly.

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