Minutes 02/09/10

CLL 405 Class Start: 9:35 am
02/09/10 Class End: 10:46 am
Author: Aaron Day
Participants: everyone, Kyle absent
 Reading of Brittany Meek’s minutes
 Discussion on how to properly save minutes into a .PDF file
 Microsoft Word
 File menu
 Save as
 Window – select .PDF format
 9:50 am – Minutes ratified
 9:51 am – Don’s comments on draft résumés (proper accents shown)
 Many students violated the incorporation of proactive choice words in first drafts.
 Résumé modifications
 Emphasize thematic résumés by selecting key words concerning job description and then placing them in your résumé.
 Eliminate dates on the left hand columns and replace with key, proactive words.
 Place education category towards the bottom of the résumé.
 Balance between white and black space, no more than a 50:50 ratio.
 Condense résumés to one page.
 Focus on the organization of major level headings.
 Flush out key words associated with the specific job.
 10:00 am – Discussion of parallel, and more specifically, parallel structure
 Parallel: Lines that are equally distant from each other at any infinite point.
 Parallel structure: similar syntax, as in phonetically, syllabically, and in pattern (nouns and verb form)
 When considering parallel structure in your grammar, focus on balancing the number of words in that pattern
 10:15 am – Cover letter discussion
 Purpose: to convince the employer to investigate résumé
 Things to include in cover letter
 1st paragraph: incorporate the following: where you found the job, why you are writing, position of interest, and skills that you have that fulfill that position
 2nd/3rd paragraph: convey why you are interested in this work, mention specific qualifications, and demonstrate your knowledge concerning the position by relating it to your background
 4th paragraph: indicate desired opportunity for interview, mention enclosed documents, state what YOU will do to follow up this résumé, thank employer for his/her consideration
 Sincerely, closing signature
 10:46 am –class adjourned until 02/11/10
 Words of the day, syntax: the relationship and arrangement of words, clauses, and phrases; swelter: to feel uncomfortably hot.
 Quiz question: name the following grammatical symbol and its function: