A professional writing portfolio is a very useful tool for a writer. It helps the writer prepare well for their entry into the professional world. A portfolio also allows the writer to be more organized with their work. A website, “Rhetoric and Writing”, talks about the importance of having a Professional Writing Portfolio. It discusses how many professionals/superiors will use a portfolio to assess a writer's aptitudes and skills. The site also discusses how portfolios are important for job searchers because they are more personal, and much more insightful, and therefore a better way for employers to evaluate interviewees than a regular resume. (Rhetoric) It provides an exhibition of skill and organized set of the writer's work. Not only are portfolios helpful in finding a career but they can also prove to be a great source for furthering one, as they are perfectly suited for professional publication.
My research for this project was limited. Several similar sources were useful for my project. Much of the information that I found could be perceived as common knowledge, or at least things that I was aware of before starting the project. However, sources such as “Writing Portfolio Handbook” by Kendra Harris, while specific to certain criteria, will prove useful in the continuation of this project on my own accord. While doing the research for this project I was still able to come across helpful information I was not acquainted with. This information aided me in figuring out what I should be including in this portfolio. Kendra Harris recommended having a copy of the cover letter, including your phone number, in the beginning of the portfolio. (Harris) For the purpose of this particular project, I am adhering to her recommendation ...
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The first media text I chose to create for my portfolio is a blog post because there is no specific instruction to follow as I’m am able to write in my own personal opinion. Writing a blog post allows me to be more creative with my ideas to add in my response. Also I’ve wrote tons of blog post over the course of this semester, so I’ve learned what to have in my post making
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Confident that the content of my resume will introduce my capabilities—and that the correlations between my experience and your needs will be obvious—I will use this cover letter to discuss my personal motivations, which will further introduce you to my unique interest in working to ensure this particular project’s success.
As the semester finally approaches the finish line, I revisit my past work to compare and contrast how this class has developed me into a successful writer at the college level. Throughout the year my writing style has developed and become broader as I have learned how to incorporate more of my personal views as well as reliable, unbiased information. This portfolio is a representation of how many things I have learned along the way while being an English 102 student.
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In this portfolio reflection essay I will be addressing the five essays I have written for my English 101 class. Along with addressing the five essays I have wrote I also will be stating my strengths and weaknesses of those essays. The five essays this portfolio will include is a diagnostic essay, revised narrative essay, profile essay, evaluation essay, and arguing a position essay. Those five essays I have written over the course of this semester have been very helpful towards my writing skills. Punctuating, staying on topic, my introductions, and conclusions are areas I struggle with when writing papers, but by writing those five papers during this semester has helped me improve on those areas.
Louie Tarin 1 reply: Abagail Bueno URL- http://louietarin.webs.com/ Having a writing portfolio can show the reader your accomplishments, skills, experiences, achievements, life experiences, and the qualities you have. The advantages of having a portfolio are that it puts you over other job applicants who might have the education and experience, but no description of the style and quality of their work. I prefer having a digital portfolio. The advantages of having a digital portfolio is that more employers can see that you are looking for a job and they could see if you have the skills for the job. The only disadvantage is that if you accidentally write an error, it would show the employer that you are not skilled at writing.
The portfolio is a magnificent object. The portfolio allows its viewer a snapshot of the creator. The portfolio for the artist is almost as important as a résumé. The portfolio is an essential tool for any student interested in a career in visual arts due to its power of truth and persuasion. The portfolio allows admissions officers to assess the applicants on both technique
As I was completing my portfolio and polishing everything, I realized that I could learn a lesson or more for my own life out of every single book that I read, whether it related to my friendships, future legal career, romantic relationships, past mistakes, view on life, and more. For instance, in my reading journals, I focused on coming of age and how we realize the consequences of short versus long term benefits, life’s uncertainty and how we need to learn how to embrace it’s own “floating bridge,” or how the fervent quest for prestige and social status can lead to losing one’s value and happiness.
Cover letters are an important part of every job resume because they state your qualifications as well as why you might want the job. Cover letters can make or break a resume and can ultimately get an interview if it is good enough. As I assume that I will be writing many cover letters in my remainder of time at the school and the rest of my life, I assume that it will be vital to my success for employment. This workshop taught me how to write an excellent cover letter for all of my resumes and prepared me to take the first step towards
Therefore, PR writing is an essential aspect in PR. So, we must be able to work and speak with people comfortably in the public environment in order to communicate effectively. Hence, the most fundamental tool a PR people should have is the ability to write and write well. PR people write news release, annual reports, advertising copy, radio and video scripts and social media posts to reach the purpose of building and holding relationships with publics and media. In order to achieve various functions of PR; your writing must be effective writing. So effective writing is important for PR professional field, especially in today’s online
Portfolios serve the purpose of an extensive record of a student’s best work and skills. As the student progresses through life, record keeping and reflection becomes an expectation. A résumé cannot possibly describe the entire list of qualities each individual possesses. As a result, portfolios thrive in high schools and offices alike to demonstrate a person’s capabilities in the greatest detail. Any person with a future-oriented mindset should have a portfolio to create opportunities for a successful life.
Perhaps the most prominent form of alternative assessment in use today is the student portfolio. A portfolio can be described as a “purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the student’s efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas of the curriculum.” Key elements of the portfolio include evidence of students’ choosing the contents of their own portfolio, specific criteria for the selection and assessment of student work, and clear evidence that the student has reflected on his or her work (Chriest & Maher, n.d.). Portfolios have been proven an effective means of student assessment in many areas of schooling, from preschool all the way through post-graduate work. Portfolio assessment has also been rendered effective in many business settings to determine the value of an employee.