Cover Letter
Cover Letter Reflection
I thought that was a good use of time because I could work out any kinks that needed to be fixed. The overall feedback received was excellent as it made sure several eyes got a good look at it in order to make certain fixes work out. It also allowed me to figure out if the letter flowed well and was a solid balance between enthusiastic and professional. Not only but having the opportunity to view other classmates and see what they have done was interesting. Another aspect was viewing how peers had different formats and tones to their pieces that makes them sound like them. Now all that is left is to write the final version of the draft.
Resume
Resume Reflection
I think overall, the resume writing process was fun. I’ve had a resume before for the other jobs that I have worked but it was sorta all over the place up until now. This really gave me the motivation I needed to finish, polish, and hopefully improve the document. As we mentioned before, it’s a living document, it is never truly finished. And yes I would have to agree, however, I don’t think I will ever be satisfied with it at this time but one day I hope I will be. Furthermore, during the process of writing the resume, I enjoyed looking over other people’s resumes and what they had to offer. As well as their formatting of the resume. I know I’ve said it a dozen times in the past, but viewing other people’s styles is very interesting. Something new that I learned during the process was the idea of the AIDA model and how we can structure our resumes to be appealing or grabbing for the reader. I will sure try to use this method when I look back on trying to fix my resume, cover letter, etc.
Calm Video
Statement of Purpose
First off I would like to thank the academy for picking my video, but all jokes aside, I made this video as sort of a hype-up/calm-down sort of medium. I don’t really get nervous that often but when I do I feel like talking it out and psyching myself into doing things, and I feel more comfortable. So in order to do that I made a mostly calm video of just a conversation with the people/viewing. I kind of structured it as a dad talking to his kid in a way. I did not intend to make it sound this way but oh well. I also tried to put a message out there that it is okay to be nervous and always think about most outcomes as positive. Furthermore, I never really liked the idea of ASMR or motivational slideshows, I’m not sure what it is but they just seem too calm to me. I would much rather be talking out with people and or to an audience. Everyone has their own way of making themselves feel calm in a stressful situation, but some people don’t have those tools, so I feel like the tools that I gave can help the audience feel more comfortable with the interview process. For example, I mention things like taking three big deep breaths that can help slow the heart rate down as well as being hydrated. I also mention the idea of eating something in order to calm the nerves, because I know for when I get nervous I tend to stress eat. Basically, this video is just a personal conversation that hopefully will help the audience feel better as well as listen to the soothing rhythm of ABBA in the 8-bit format, so enjoy!
