Remember to watch this week’s lecture in its entirety before proceeding with this week’s Weekly Writing Assignment and homework.
The first part of this post describes the Weekly Writing Assignment, and the second part describes this week’s homework for the current Job Application Portfolio project.
This week’s Weekly Writing Assignment will introduce you to a public and free resource of great value to you–LinkedIn Learning via the New York Public Library.
First, sign up for a NYPL Library Card and pin number if you don’t already have one. A NYPL card is free.
Next, access LinkedIn Learning via the link provided on this page in the NYPL Online Catalog. Login to LinkedIn Learning using your NYPL Library Card number and pin. After selected areas of interest, click continue to proceed into LinkedIn Learning.
Then, use the Browse and Search features of LinkedIn Learning to explore what kinds of training courses are available to you. With your NYPL Card, these training courses are all free. Watch some of the videos and try out some of the course features, such as videos and transcripts.
Finally, write a memo using the format below of approximately 250 words in length that describes what you found in your explorations of LinkedIn Learning. Are there specific courses that interested you? What are their titles? Which videos did you watch? Be specific with titles and the names of the course leaders. Copy-and-paste your memo into a comment made to this Weekly Writing Assignment post (to find the comment box, click on the title of this post–Weekly Writing Assignment, Week 3–scroll down to the comment box, copy-and-paste your memo, and click “Post Comment.”).
TO: Prof. Ellis
FROM: [Your name]
DATE: 9/29/2021
SUBJECT: Exploring LinkedIn Learning
Write one sentence in your own words describing the purpose of the memo (what you discovered in LinkedIn Learning). Then, use the remaining sentences to describe how and what you found in your exploration of LinkedIn Learning.
For this week’s homework, you should create a skills resume and an experience resume. Use the following samples and templates to help you begin (remember to hide table borders in your documents that you create–Google how to do this based on the word processing software/service that you use). The other resources below will help you with the language that you use in your resume. Save your resumes for peer review during the week after next. Next week, we will work on the job application letter and your LinkedIn Profile.
Sample Resume Documents
Resume Resources
- Purdue OWL Resumes and Vitas (use the navigation menu on the left, has samples)
- Georgia Tech | Women in Engineering | Sample Resumes and Cover Letters
- University of Maryland | Resume Tips (with samples and list of action verbs)
- David McMurrey’s Online Technical Writing | Resume Samples
- TheMuse.com | 250+ Skills for Your Resume
- List of Action Verbs for Resumes and Professional Profiles (pdf)