During class this week, I discussed how to organize your Project One Job Application Portfolio and how to write your portfolio’s introductory memo. Here’s a summary of those discussions for those students who were not in class.
Place all of your documents in a pocket folder with fasteners (pockets are not required, but most of these kinds of folders have folders). Three hold punch all of your documents and secure them inside the folder. On the cover of the folder, title it:
Job Application Portfolio
for
Your Name
Organization (from assignment sheet)
- Introductory Memo
- Job Ad (print out or copy as seen online or in print)
- Job Ad Research Memo (should also include a copy of the job ad)
- LinkedIn.com Profile Print Out
- Letter of Application
- Experience-Based Resume
- Skills-Based Resume
- Letter of Resignation
Introductory Memo
This document should follow a memo format. Write an informative subject and use the due date for the memo’s date.
The first paragraph should introduce you as a job seeker in a specific career field with a specific degree. Use proper and exact names for job titles and degree.
The second paragraph should be a roadmap for your portfolio. It should say something to the effect that this portfolio contains these documents: 1, 2, 3, etc. Use the organization above to write this list.
Finally, you will write one paragraph discussing each of the subsequent documents in your portfolio. Each paragraph should be in the neighborhood of 6-10 lines. Each paragraph should answer these questions: what is the document being discussed (use the list above), what is its purpose and argument, who is its audience(s), and how does it attempt to accomplish its purpose/persuade others of its argument?
