English 420Y - Business Writing Online

Attached is my cover letter. Please comment on it.

Thanks,
Bryce

Upon completing the resume extravagenza, I have come up with five resumes which deserve a call back. The five resumes are 5,9,14,16 and 20. There were many factors that shaped my decision, but the first item that I looked for was something caught my eye. Each of these resumes had something that caught my attention and intrigued me to read on. As I read on, I found that each of these candidates, were sufficiently educated and set themselves apart from the rest by doing unique. By unique I mean an interesting internship, volunteer work or possibly an ambitious class load.

Here is my resume. Any comments would be much appreciated. Thanks Bryce

I am writing in response to the email in which the CEO chewed out his employees in an email and then his stock plummeted by more than thirty-three percent. First of all, I would like to comment on his style of management. He quoted in an interview that “he attributed his blunt management style to growing up on a farm in Oklahoma. He told the New York Times: "You can take the boy off the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy,” (www.commondreams.org).

The job that I chose to apply for is an O&M operations site supervisor at the Johnson Controls facility in West Lafayette, In. There are many reasons that I feel this job is right for me. First all, Johnson Controls is a global company that focuses on growth. This is appealing to me because I know that I want to work for a company that is moving forward and not backwards. Secondly, this position fits in very well with my major. Since my degree will be in OLS, and I have concentrated on manufacturing, this position will sit very well with me.

Job Title: Assistant Manager of Farming Operations Company: Lachmund Grain Farm Supervisor: Kevin Lachmund Date of Employment: 4/2007 - present Skills needed: Good communication skills, be proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel, be able to read and understand engineering diagrams, be able to calculate the cost and benefits of certain decisions, receive and chart commodity prices.

After reviewing the text, I have come to the conclusion that English 420 is centered around creating professional business documents. The book seems to be more of a guide of how to create these documents rather than just paragraphs of information. The text book will help with this class as well as in the business world. I hope to be able take the information provided and use it to construct business documents when called on to do so.