The lesson/assignment that I found the most helpful was the
Resume assignment. It showed me how to properly format and structure my resume
depending on my personal work experience and skills. It was nice being shown
what type of information to include and how to go about including enough
information if the experience was lacking. The cover letter was helpful too in
that I have never written one before when submitting a resume to an employer. I
can now see its usefulness and how it could benefit me in the future when
applying for potential jobs and careers. It shows an employer that you are
informed on the basics of the company and that you are genuinely interested and
motivated to earn an interview there. The cover letter was helpful for me
because it just gave me another way to make myself standout in an interview
process.
I also liked the letter of recommendation assignment. It
showed me how to give recommendations to another business person without being
too pushy and without being too passive. It showed that you need to get to the
point quickly and make sure your points are relevant and truthful.
My favorite blog topic was the one with the question “If you
were writing a recommendation report for an audience that doesn’t know you,
would you use the direct approach, focusing on the recommendation, or the indirect
approach, focusing on logic”. I liked this topic because it caused me to read
more into this speaking subject. It is very useful to know the difference
between the direct approach and the indirect approach when speaking to an
audience. Typically I would imagine myself using just the direct approach;
however it made more sense to me when the book described the difference between
direct and indirect as a focus on the recommendation versus a focus on logic,
respectively. If I don’t know the audience, which typically I haven’t when
speaking publically, it would benefit me greatly to focus more on logic rather
than the recommendation itself.
Overall, I enjoyed learning more about how to properly
communicate in the business world. I learned that there is a happy medium between including too much information and not
including enough information.
