Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Resume Statement (100)

 YOU MUST HAVE ONE OF THESE ON YOUR RESUME!

Write a resume objective statement based on the advice given in "Writing a Resume Objective Statement":

1. Lead with a strong trait. 
2. Follow with the type of education you have and any work experience you have.
3. State the position you are seeking.
4. End with a sentence that emphasizes that you add value to the company. 

Sample:
Highly motivated (1) Business Administration graduate (2) looking to fill a position as a Management Assistant (3). I am ambitious, hardworking (4) and want to find a company that will benefit from my knowledge, experience, and dedication.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Scramble It (50 pts.)

  Choose one of your own paragraphs from the persuasion letter. Enter it in the Paragraph Scrambler  and post it here. 

Unscramble It (50 pts)

  Choose one of the Scrambled Paragraphs and unscramble it here.

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Introductory Sentence: A Battle between Good and Evil?

  

First sentences aren't really a battle of good against evil, but you can think of them that way. Like in the cartoons, there's a little devil on your left shoulder and an angel on your rights. The devil is whispering: write something really general, write something that everybody already knows, write something that you couldn't support with evidence in a million years; while the angel is whispering: write something really interesting about your actual topic that will hold your readers' interest through the critical three seconds when you will either gain or lose their attention. In the comments section, write a BAD first sentence and a GOOD one.

Resume Statement (100)

  YOU MUST HAVE ONE OF THESE ON YOUR RESUME! Write a resume objective statement based on the advice given in "Writing a Resume Objectiv...