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• Resume


  A formal document that serves to show a person's career background and skills
• Traditional resume


  • Consists of a professional summary, work history, and education sections
  • Works like your job hunt marketing document
• Sections of a resume

  • Heading
  • Objective
  • Education
  • Experience
  • Activities
  • Summary of the skills
  • References
• Purpose of a resume

  • 1. Introduce you to your prospective employers
  • 2. Provide a snapshot of your career
  • 3. Impress your prospective employers
  • 4. Demonstrate your communication skills
• Functional resume


  Allows you to focus on your skills when you do not have previous work experience to highlight
• Chronological resume


  Follows your work history backward from your current job, listing employers, dates, and job responsibilities
• What colleges look for in an applicant

  • Grades
  • Standardized test scores
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Application essay
  • Letters of recommendation
• Job application letter


  Also known as a cover letter, should be sent or uploaded with your resume when applying for jobs
• Purpose of a job application letter

  Explains why you are qualified for the position and should be selected for an interview
• Writing guidelines for job application letters


  • Length: no more than one page
  • Format and page margins: single-spaced with space between paragraphs, 1" margins, left-aligned
  • Font: Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri, size 10-12
• How to write a job application letter

  • Always write one
  • Use business letter format
  • Sell yourself
  • Use keywords
  • Keep it brief
  • Edit, edit, edit
• What to include in each section of a job application letter

  • Heading: name, address, phone, email, date
  • Salutation: "Dear Mr./Ms."
  • Body: 1st paragraph - job you're applying for, 2nd paragraph(s) - relevant experience, 3rd paragraph - thank you and follow-up
  • Complimentary close
  • Signature
• Advantages of email


  • Extremely fast delivery
  • 24/7 availability
  • Webmail access anywhere
  • Cheap
  • Can send to one or many
• Disadvantages of email


  • Recipient needs internet access
  • Viruses from attachments
  • Phishing scams
  • No guarantee of being read
  • Spam
• Parts of an email message


  • Sender (From)
  • Recipients (To)
  • CC (Carbon Copy)
  • BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)
  • Subject
  • Attachment
  • Body
  • Signature
  • Disclaimer
  • Style
• Coherence


  The quality of being logical, consistent and able to be understood
• Cohesion


  The act of forming a whole unit, creating physical links between the words in a discourse
• You can have cohesion without coherence but you cannot have coherence without cohesion
• Critical approach to reading


  Interacting with texts by questioning them, responding to them, and expanding them, usually in writing
• Types of claims


  • Claims of fact
  • Claims of value
  • Claims of policy
• Text


  The actual content of a work
• Context


  The historical, social, biographical, or artistic background of the work itself
• Claims of value


  Argues that something is good or bad, or that one thing is better than another thing. It is based on judgment and evaluation on a philosophical, aesthetic, or moral standpoint. A claim of value is also assessed based on accurate information.
• Claims of policy


  An argument which asserts the implementation of certain policy. This is driven by the need to present a solution to problems that have arisen; sometimes it is given as a response to a claim of fact. This also incorporates judgment coupled with supporting information. A claim of policy argues that certain conditions should exist, or that something should or should not be done, in order to solve a problem.
• Text


  The actual content of a work. A highly specific term and refers to the written word as such.
• Context


  The historical, social, biographical, or artistic background of the work itself. "the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, [or] situation."
• Intertextuality


  A powerful writing tool in which text gain layers of meaning through citation and referencing of other texts. In this strategy, the author borrows a prior text from another author and integrates it in his writing. This way, the readers are able to see the interrelationship among texts and are able to generate a deeper understanding about the topic being discussed.
• Intertext


  A work whose meaning is shaped by referencing or calling to other texts. The reader gets to understand the context of the piece through other texts which parallel it in terms of plot, characters, premise and the like.
• Hypertext


  A non-linear way to present information and is usually accomplished using "links". Such links help the readers navigate further information about the topic being discussed and may also lead to other links that can direct the readers to various options. Hypertext also allows the readers to create their own meaning out of the material given to them and learn better associatively.
• Hypermedia


  Incorporates other forms of multimedia such as pictures, sounds and videos that could stimulate more senses. Because hypertext and hypermedia take away full control of the author over the direction that a reader must take, an environment of independent and critical thinking is then created. In a way, the readers become co-authors of the material by creating connections and meanings for themselves.
• Critical reading


  Goes beyond extracting information from a text; rather it involves recognizing the writer's purpose, identifying the tone of the persuasive elements, and recognizing biases. It also provides high reflective skills which allow you to stand back and look at the text from different perspectives. It lends you the ability to see and evaluate how a text presents arguments.
• Steps for critical reading


  1. Prepare to become part of the writer's audience

  2. Prepare to read with an open mind

  3. Consider the title

  4. Read slowly

  5. Use the dictionary and other appropriate reference works

  6. Take down notes

  7. Keep a reading journal
• Reasoning


  An act of giving statements for justification and explanation. It is the ability of someone to defend something by giving out reasons.
• Features of critical thinking


  • Reasoning
  • Self-awareness
  • Open-mindedness
• Position paper


  An essay that outlines and briefly describes your point of view on the topic being debated. Also called a point-of-view paper. A paper that takes one side of an argument about a certain issue and presents such argument in an organized manner. A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. All sides of the issue must be addressed and presented in a manner that is easy for the audience to understand. Presents personal point of view, opinion and intentions about a specific issue.
• Developing an argument


  1. Select a topic

  2. Do some research on the subject matter

  3. Ensure that your position is well supported

  4. List out the pro and con sides of the topic

  5. Support counterclaims, along with a list of supporting evidence for both sides
• Supporting evidence for counterclaims


  • Factual knowledge
  • Statistical inferences
  • Informed opinion
  • Personal testimony
• Outline for a position paper

  1. Introduction

  2. Counter argument

  3. Your argument

  4. Conclusion
• Critique


  A genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a work or concept. Critiques can be used to analyze carefully a variety of works such as creative works, research, and media. Like an essay, a critique uses a formal, academic writing style and has a clear structure, that is, an introduction, body, and conclusion. The purpose of an evaluation is to gauge the usefulness or impact of a work in a particular field.
• How to write a critique


  1. Study the work under discussion

  2. Make notes on key parts of the work

  3. Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose being expressed in the work

  4. Consider how the work relates to a broader issue or context

  5. Introduction

  6. Summary

  7. Critical evaluation

  8. Conclusion

  9. Reference list