Assignment Reflection

Lindsey Burns
ENGL 2311-003/008
Dr. Liu
February 6, 2008

Assignment Reflection

Reflecting on my work for this assignment of customizing a job letter and resume based on my current situation of how I constructed the resume and job letter to persuasively appeal to the targeted communication situation is that I read carefully through the job add. Then I customized and worded my resume and job letter to specifically what was mentioned in the job add. I also job advertising company to make sure I was addressing the letter to the right person and to get a feel of what the company is about.

The problems that I had in completing the assignment is that I am not all the way completed with my degree of Interior design and architecture so it was hard to find a job add that asked for little or no college education. I am also not out in the working world gaining working experience as one of the assets that is valuable on a resume and job letter. The search for a job add was relatively smooth since there are so many job search engines that once I am graduated with my degree I will have no problem applying for jobs.

The course goals I feel I encountered in completing this assignment were analyzing communication contexts rhetorically by understanding audiences, purposes, and situations. This applies in my current situation of my education level in the degree of job I could apply for. This goal also exemplifies the researching of the audience that would read the job letter and resume. Another goal that I feel I encountered is designing convincing and usable documents; which creating the layout and selling my information to potential employers. Overall I enjoyed and appreciated this assignment because it was good practice for the proper formatting and information to include and most importantly what not to include in writing two documents that will determine whether I will get a job interview or not.