Here we are with the last blog of the semester. Out last
topic is to tell about which of our assignments was most helpful. We had a
variety of assignments, including this blog, a memo, a business letter, a psa,
a cover letter and resume, etc. I’m sure by going through everyone else’s blogs
there won’t be just one answer across the board. It’s easy to see that the
answers would all apply to each person’s career path or place of employment.
Someone who is looking for a job will have a different answer than someone who
has been working in an office setting, and so on.
For me, when I started the semester I was looking for a job
and I didn’t have much experience in previous employment. It definitely seemed
like it was going to be an uphill battle. Instead I was able to use the book to
guide my way through putting together a resume and luckily I was able to land a
job within a couple of weeks. The resume I put together for my job search was a
different one than what I put together for our actual resume assignment.
For my job search I was looking for something that would fit
both my school schedule but also my family’s busy schedule. When it came time
to do the actual resume assignment, we were instructed to find a job
description pertaining to our major and something that we actually would want
to be doing. For me that is something in Criminal Justice and more specifically
a position with a police department. Because of the stipulations for the actual
assignment, I was able to write something that I know will benefit me in the future
when it comes time to pursue my career in the criminal justice field.
In all honesty, I did not look forward to this class before
it began. I thought I had a pretty good handle on the type of professionalism
and structure necessary for the different types of business communications. I
wasn’t completely wrong, I basically had the base work for the various
communications, but there were more important structuring and clarity issues
that I was able to learn during this semester. I now am able to see the
importance and need for this class for all students.
