Considering the work I have done in the past, there is a lot that would relate to the job position I chose to focus on. Beginning with the camp counselor portion of the title, I have: For the journalism portion of the job requirement, I […]
Category: WRT-233 Journals
Journal #15 (Resume Reflection)
After completing my resume, I have been able to kind of readjust my perspective on the. Overall, I have mixed feelings about resumes and their function in the professional world. The heightened issue I have with them is the often bias that is found in […]
Journal #13 (Resume Peer Review)
I felt that today’s peer review was very helpful in giving insight to the multiple variations of resumes there are. The resume format I was most familiar with is the standard Google docs template that provides the sectioning one needs to fill in. After looking […]
Journal #12
Three references I have considered for this assignment are: Looking at these three individuals, I feel like each would have a lot to say about me as both a students and individual. I have worked with each of them closely on school related, job related, […]
Journal #11 (Cover Letter Reflection)
Out of this project, I found there to be two key takeaways for me, being the importance of tone and the “you” vs “me”. The tone of one’s writing is important in every context, but its height of importance comes with cover letters. Setting the […]
Journal #10
The most interesting, and important, part of this chapter discusses the three common types of resumes in professional writing. This was something that was new to me as I never considered there to be more than one kind of resume. Sitting with this new-ness I’ve […]
Journal #9
I got a lot of positive feedback overall from this peer session. Honestly, I did not get many comments of things that I had to change other than some consideration of tone. I had, in my original draft, the closing sentence “I look forward to […]
Journal #7
Dear XXX: Subject: Application for Camp Counselor at Camp Seaside This letter features my interest in working with children and my abilities regarding what it requires and means to be a camp counselor. I saw this ad posting in our local newspaper, and with my […]
Journal #8
For this, I looked a current advertisement for a News Reporter/ Journalist position at Portland Press Herald. Some specific qualities they are looking for this position include: My skills: I believe there is a lot of positives when it comes to comparing the two lists […]
Journal #6
The chapter opens up with two important points before it even gets into the written portion of the cover letter itself. It starts off with reminding the reader that one should look into the company they are applying for prior to submitting any written materials, […]
