English 421Y: Technical Writing Online

Chapter 15 of Technical Communication Today discusses how to begin searching for future jobs as well as following up on the potential jobs that you have recently submitted your resumes. I think that it is very interesting and comforting that you should always submit your resume to people that you previously have connections to; but it makes sense because that is how I received my first job as an assistant professional. I also thought that it was important to know more about the ground rules of creating a resume.

While I was reading Chapter Three, I realized that it is just as important to understand the audience that you are writing to then anything else. I thought that there are very good charts (like the Reader Analysis and Context Analysis charts) that a writer can use to evaluate the type of audience that you they are performing for. I also thought that it was unique to learn that there are so many different types of audiences that you can write for. If you break this down and really think about it, there are so many different types of people that you can write for.