technical and professional writing
engl 402.02 summer 2011
Job Application Portfolio
Due May 20
Overview
The letter and resume you have composed are targeted for a particular audience—the employer you would like to work for. Your Job Application Assignment Portfolio is targeted for a different audience—your teacher. As the final step in the job application assignment you must prepare a portfolio of all the materials you have processed during the course of the assignment (daily assignments, drafts, and other materials).
Specifics
This Portfolio must be professional-looking and contained in a folder/binder of your choice. The materials must be organized in an easy-to-understand manner that will convince the teacher that you have put thought and care into preparing the Portfolio. The letter and resume are a part of this Portfolio and your grade will be largely based on those documents, but the impression you create with the Portfolio will influence the grade as well. Your job ad must be included in the Portfolio.
Letter of Transmittal
In addition to including the application letter, resume, and all assignment materials you have processed, the Portfolio must be accompanied by a Letter of Transmittal. Details of this type of letter are available online. This letter should be addressed to Dr. Ericsson and address the purpose of the Portfolio. In addition to what is indicated in the online source, this letter must include a brief reflective section in which you consider the process you went through to compose these documents, any difficulties you might have encountered during the process, and what you learned along the way. You may also want to comment on what further work you might need to do to make you job application materials even more effective.
Order of the Portfolio
1. Letter of Transmittal
2. Job Ad
3. Letter
4. Resume
5. All other materials (appropriately organized to illustrate the development of the unit--organization of this part of the Portfolio is up to you)