MEMORANDUM TO: #ROM: DATE: &U,JE$T: Jose Luis Gomez, Workplace Writin !ro"essor $lau%ia !

once, Workplace Writin &tu%ent &eptem'er (), *)+( Jo' Application !ort"olio

A mont- a o . applie% to a ne/ position at t-e o""ice /-ere . currentl0 /ork1 Alon /itme, ot-er 2 co/orkers applie% as /ell1 At t-e en% m0 super3isor is oin to select onl0 4 o" us1 A"ter an inter3ie/ an% a presentation, /-ic- consiste% in plannin an 5 /eek trainin pro ram "or t-e "uture applicants, /e also -a% to atten% a selection retreat, /-ere our communication an% lea%ers-ip skills /ere teste%1 No/ . /oul% like to e6plain to 0ou in %etail /-at t-e 7o' position consists o", alon /it- in"ormation a'out t-e Department an% t-e au%ience in3ol3e%1 Organization T-e Department is t-e UTE! Ne/ &tu%ent Orientation O""ice, t-is o""ice is in c-ar e o" pro3i%in e3er0 incomin stu%ent a "irst opportunit0 to 'ecome "amiliar /it- campus, learn a'out all t-e resources an% ser3ices a3aila'le, an% make connections /it- current UTE! stu%ents, "acult0 an% sta""1 T-e pro ram8s main oal is to ensure t-at enrollment as a UTE! stu%ent is a positi3e an% e""ecti3e e6perience1 T-e positions o""ere% to stu%ents are: &tu%ent Assistant, Orientation Lea%er, an% E6ecuti3e Orientation Lea%er1 Job Position M0 current position at t-e N&O o""ice is as an Orientation Lea%er, 'ut . applie% to t-e E6ecuti3e Orientation Lea%er position1 T-e O""ice o" Ne/ &tu%ent Orientation selects a team o" stu%ents to 'e traine% an% prepare% as Orientation Lea%ers1 T-eir purpose is to /elcome an% assist ne/l09a%mitte% stu%ents in t-eir transition to T-e Uni3ersit0 o" Te6as at El !aso1 T-is reco nize% roup is mentore% '0 a team o" E6ecuti3e Orientation Lea%ers, kno/n as E6ecs1 T-e E6ecs act as t-e %epartment liaison to t-eir assi ne% colle e an% are instrumental in t-e %e3elopment an% "acilitation o" trainin t-e Orientation Lea%er team1 Audience T-e au%ience t-rou -out t-e application process /as t-e Director o" Ne/ &tu%ent Orientation, alon /it- sta"" "rom t-e A%missions an% Enrollments Department, /-o /as present at t-e inter3ie/ an% selection retreat1 T-is summarizes t-e application in"ormation 0ou re:ueste%1 . look "or/ar% to %iscussin t-e %etails o" t-is memo /it- 0ou an% ans/erin an0 :uestions 0ou ma0 -a3e1