Week 2

By Monday, June 18, at midnight

• Read the Instructor Blog on Resumes. Post a comment in response.
• Read this fantastic Career Journal article by an HR coordinator.
• Read "A Glimpse and a Hook" and scan the corresponding comments.
• Read the Purdue Owl's information on resumes.
• Begin working on Employment Project Step 2: Resume Draft, due Wednesday.

By Tuesday, June 19, at midnight

Reading

• "Reading and Writing Email Purposefully" (TH, Chapter 27, 603-20)
• "Boss's Angry Email Sends Shares Plunging"
• "A Stinging Office Memo Boomerangs" (.pdf file)

Reading Response

• Post a reading response by Tuesday at midnight. Remember to set "Reading response Week 2" as the category tag. Pick one or more of the readings from Monday or Tuesday to discuss. Suggested Prompts: You might describe one instance when you sent an email message that worked wonders or that proved to be a huge mistake. What happened? Why? Which of the "Ten Habits of Successful Emailers" seemed to be missing? How does emailing differ from text messaging or instant messaging, and why do you think email is used more frequently in business and industry for project management? What surprised you about how HR personnel treat resumes? What can you do to ensure that yours gets adequate attention?

By Wednesday, June 20, at midnight

• Employment project Step 2: Resume Rough Draft Due. Post your resume draft as an attachment to a blog posted in the "Resume peer editing" category.
• Respond to two student resumes with helpful peer editing feedback. See Peer Review of Resumes for advice.
• Send an attachment of your resume with your name and contact info removed (replaced with fake information) to the instructor as an attachment.

By Thursday, June 21, at midnight

• Read the Instructor Blog on Cover Letters. Post a comment in response.
• Read about the rhetorical concept of kairos ("the right or opportune time to speak or write") in Kairos and the Cover Letter, which includes some exaggerated approaches that you should avoid in your cover letters.
• Begin writing Employment Project, Step 3: Cover Letter, due Monday, June 25th.

By Friday, June 22, at midnight

• Complete the Resume Extravaganza Assignment! Remember to post your response with the "Resume extravaganza" tag.
• Continue posting comments and replies using Principles for Comments and Replies (you need to contribute five [5] each week). We are now dealing with Reading response Week 2.
• Check out Week 3. No later than today, you should read through the course calendar for the following week. Make sure that you understand all of the assignments. If you have any questions, email the instructor.