ENGL 2116 sec. 021 & 022: Introduction to Technical Communication » July 11th: More on Résumés and Cover Letters

July 11th: More on Résumés and Cover Letters

Plan for the Day

Technology Journal

Don’t forget about the “Technology Journal.” I have five prompts for you to write about this term. This week’s prompt is up on Canvas, so please take a look.

Finish Résumé Stuff

Let’s head over to last class’s discussion on résumé duties and then move on to discussing cover letters. Remember, you might have a résumé and cover letter that you used for a job (that you got), another class (that you got an ‘A’ on), or the career center. I will comment on your résumés and cover letters based on how effective you are about SHOWING that you’re the ideal candidate for a job. It’s not enough to just consider formatting concerns. You must also think critically about how you’re communicating your qualifications.

Let’s head over to a discussion on workplace culture–July 10th’s page.

Lessons on Plain Language Coming Up

Next class we’ll be talking about more sentence-level, prose concerns. The goal of the lessons will be on understanding what is meant by “efficient prose” and “plain language.” In order to get us going, please have the Revising Prose document read. This reading is also on Canvas.

Keeping Up

Read Chapters 4 and 7 in Tebeaux & Dragga for tomorrow.

Your Cover Letters and Résumés, which are portfolio assignments, are due tomorrow (7/12).