English 421Y: Technical Writing Online

By Monday, January 19

• By noon, have your 5 comments posted to the blog posts.
• Read the Employment Project description thoroughly.
• Read Instructor Blog #1: Getting a Job is Hard Work
• Read Chapter 15—Staring Your Career in TCT
• Review online job hunting resources. Look for positions that are in keeping with the Employment Project description.
  • http://www.careerbuilder.com/
  • http://www.collegegrad.com/
  • http://www.job-hunt.org/
  • http://www.truecareers.com/
  • http://www.monster.com/
  • Purdue Center for Career Opportunities
  • Yahoo! jobs
  • Yahoo! career fields

By Wednesday, January 21, at midnight

• Post (by midnight tonight): Reading Response (300 word) on Chapter 15. Focus your report on the chapter's discussion of tailoring your documents to emphasize particular skill sets. Also, connect your discussion back to the previous chapter's information on audience and context. For example, how would you craft your employment documents to satisfy both a primary audience (e.g., your potential boss) and a gatekeeping audience (e.g., an HR worker)? Make sure to tag your blog post with the appropriate "Reading Response" week tag by selecting it from the "Reading Response" drop-down box when you submit your post.

By Friday, January 23, at midnight

• Submit your five blog post comments.
• To prepare to create your first Employment Project deliverable (Job Ad Analysis), read pages 220-23 in The Thomson Handbook and review the Purdue OWL Job Skills Checklist. This checklist will help you identify and articulate job skills that you possess.