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*ear +eth, I ha$e use' this we&site o wee&l%.co) i or'er to ,ull% i)ple)e t )% Mi'ter) -ort,olio ,or this class. .ach page or su&page i clu'es a re"uire' co)po e t o, the port,olio ,or the )i'ter). +esi'es this co$er letter, I/$e i clu'e' the +usi ess 0etter 1orecasti g the Se)ester, as well as )% 2o& Search Materials i clu'i g )% Master 3esu)e, a ' )% 4argete' 3esu)e a ' Co$er 0etter &ase' o the positio a ou ce)e t which I ha$e chose , a ' also i clu'e' o its ow page. I ha$e also i clu'e' )% A otate' +i&liograph%, with ,i,tee e tries so ,ar, ,or the State)e t o Work a ' Writi g 'ue at the e ' o, the se)ester. 1or the Colla&orati$e -ro5ect, I ha$e i clu'e' li ks to the three i 6progress 7oogle *ocs )% group has &ee worki g o 8 the 7ra'uate Stu'e t -ro,iles, our article o co6authori g, a ' the 7roup 9otes which I starte' at our ,irst )eeti g, a ' to which we/$e a''e' as our pro5ect has e:pa 'e'. 1or the o e or )ore te:ts o, )% choice, I chose )% 3espo se to the 7roup *e$elop)e t 3ea'i g at the &egi i g o, the se)ester, a ' I tra scri&e' )% otes ,or 0%'ia .ich er/s i 6class prese tatio to a 'ocu)e t ,or)at. I ter)s o, i 'i$i'ual class participatio , I ,eel as though I coul' 'e,i itel% 'o &etter i the e:t hal, o, the se)ester. I te ' ot to speak up or ask "uestio s 'uri g speaker prese tatio s, )ostl% &ecause I ha$e &ee taki g otes o the) ,or a otatio s. I the ,irst ,ew weeks o, the se)ester, I aske' a lot o, "uestio s, &ut I ,eel as though I ha$e ot &ee talki g as )uch )ore rece tl%. I ter)s o, the group pro5ect, I ,eel as though I coul' 'e,i itel% &e 'oi g )ore. I 'i' $olu teer ,or the e'itorial o$ersight co))ittee, &ut i ter)s o, )% ow s)all group, I ki ' o, ee' to lear whe to take o$er or lea'. I was the ,irst to create a 'ocu)e t at the ,irst )eeti g, a ' got the &all rolli g o a couple o, e)ail co $ersatio s, &ut i perso I te ' to ,alter. I ee' to push )%sel, to achie$e )ore, a ' to speak up. So ,ar, I thi k I te ' to &e goo' at co cise ess i )% writi g, )a%&e to a ,ault. I also ,eel like )ost o, this writi g is stu,, that/s outsi'e o, )% co),ort ;o e, so I/) gla' I/) at least gai i g e:perie ce with it ow, particularl% with resu)e a ' co$er letter writi g. I &elie$e the &est writi g I/$e 'o e so ,ar is with the a otatio s, &ecause I/$e &ee ,i 'i g it eas% to pick out o e or two ele)e ts to ela&orate o speci,icall% i )ultiple )e'iu)s. It/s also eas% ,or )e to a al%;e the 'etails o, o e source at a ti)e. 4he )ai ele)e t I worke' o ,or the 'ra,ts i clu'e' i this port,olio was e:pa sio , a ' i clusio o, )ore i)porta t 'etail. 4his is particularl% true o, the 5o& search 'ocu)e ts, where I ha' 'i,,icult% e:pa 'i g i or'er to sell )%sel, ,or the ,irst rough 'ra,ts. 4he 5o& search 'ocu)e ts, particularl% the targete' resu)e, also ee'e' to i clu'e )ore o, )% e:perie ces a '

skills, especiall% i ter)s o, what woul' ser$e )e well ,or the positio I ha' chose . 1or the a otatio s, I trie' har'er to tie each o, the) to the the)e o, writi g ,or the pro,essio s, ot 5ust 5o& searchi g, which is what )ost o, the e tries were &ase' o i the origi al 'ra,t. I the ear ,uture, I hope to &e a&le to take what I/$e lear e' ,ro) writi g 5o& search 'ocu)e ts i this class i or'er to appl% to a ,ew positio s or i ter ships. I woul' also like to use )% writi g skills i or'er to etwork, a ' to )ake )ore o, a i)pressio o li ke'i a ' i e)ail. I a) also goi g to &e ho i g )% writi g skills i this class a ' i )% Creati$e Writi g8 1ictio se)i ar. I ha$e o )a5or pla s i $ol$i g writi g i the works as o, %et. So ,ar I ha$e &ee e 5o%i g usi g wee&l%, which is partiall% wh% this port,olio is $ia we&site rather tha &i 'er. 9ot o l% is it ,ar )ore co $e ie t ,or )e, it also egates the cost o, paper, i k a ' &i 'er. I/$e also lear e' a lot a&out )ulti)o'al co))u icatio a ' prese tatio through e$e a li)ite' use a ' e:perie ce o, we& 'esig . .$e though I ee' to ,ocus )% stre gths o 'i,,ere t areas, I a) still treati g the task o, creati g it as I woul' a regular, pri te' port,olio. Multi)o'al co))u icatio also ca)e up through the use o, 7oogle *ocs ,or )% ewsletter group. I like usi g the), a ' I ,i ' the) i cre'i&l% co $e ie t. I ha$e a lot to lear still a&out co tri&uti g i a workplace e $iro )e t, as well as the process o, 5o& searchi g a ' etworki g. !owe$er, I 'o see the $alue a ' the challe ges i $ol$e' i &oth. I hope that %ou e 5o% looki g o$er )% o li e )i'ter) port,olio. <ours si cerel%,

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