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Wed, 06/13/2007 - 23:22 — Suchet
After going through the table of contents, i was surprised to see that the Thomson handbook doesn't only help us in areas such as writing and reading in the Business world., but it also teaches us how to put our sources in the right manner. Other areas of the reading that i found very interesting were the parts when it talked about how to write a resume letter and showed us an example of what a cover letter looks like on page 225. Seeing and reading those examples gave me a better understanding of what a resume should be contained of and what a cover letter should look like. I am determined that after finishing this course i will be a better writer in general and would also be able to write better resumes and cover letters which will be very beneficial to me in my future internships and jobs.

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Thu, 06/14/2007 - 22:07 — squasny
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Use of Examples

I agree with how important it is to be able to put sources together in a correct order. Once in the business world, we may be expected to know certain things about putting business documents together without being taught. This book gives us the knowledge and skills to put together a professional document. Examples provided throughout the book also give us creative ideas to make a better document. I think that by providing examples, it gives us the freedom to be individuals in how we write and prepare certain documents. Another great use of example is with resumes and cover letters. It gives a person the freedom to set up a page the way they like to.
Fri, 06/15/2007 - 11:37 — mcalmet
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I also think that once in the business world after graduation, our future employers will expect that we possess certain skills such as the one mentioned above (putting business documents together). This course will teach us some (if not most) of the necessary skills we need to become a better professional in the future. As we all replied to our teacher's blog earlier during the week, I still think that writing is a skill that most do not get to improve on due to the fact that most people oversee its importance. The Thomson Handbook seems to give us many real life examples which will definately illustrate more specifically about how we should make certain documents, which, as mentioned before, will make us all better professionals.
Fri, 06/15/2007 - 18:47 — archit
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Reding comment# 1

I too think that this professional writing course is very helpful in the terms that it will cover each and every important aspect which is necessary from the point of view of a job. Apart fom this the main thing is resume which is very nicely explained in the book. The chapter also gives us an insight of how we can effectively eliminate some of the wrong choices after encountering the job ads for which we aren't fit or dont furnish the requirements. The analysis is also very helpful for the matter that we come to know about what kind of of job would be easy to get.
Fri, 06/15/2007 - 22:35 — kim19
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Good Formatting Instructions

I was pleased to see that the book contains information on how to format various business documents such as resumes and cover letters. I am grateful that the book and course will go over how to write a cover letter. I have been asked to write covers letters already but none of my classes went over in detail how to do so. I like being able to physically see how to format these documents and what to include. I agree that this course will make me a better writer. I also agree that this course will prove very helpful in the future when applying for jobs.

Sun, 06/17/2007 - 18:26 — cmlinac
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I agree with your comment above. I was asked to write not only a resume but also a cover letter for an internship I was applying for. I had never written a cover letter before, so I just went online and found an example of one and just wrote something very similar to the one I saw. Since they show examples in the book it will be a lot easier to figure out the correct way to write them. I would also agree this course will be helpful when applying for jobs in the future. All companies want people who know how to write properly and I feel this class will help us all out in that department.