- Describe a conflict between you and a coworker that you have experienced, and how you handled it.
- How would the person who likes you least in this world describe you?
- Why is there a gap in your work history?
- What is your biggest flaw?
- Why should we hire you?
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And knowing your rights and your value is very important when entering the job market or publication. If you don't know your worth in life you will let anyone sway your judgement into thinking you deserve less pay. "I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything"-Roar, Katy Perry One line in the article said, "If, for example, you find that an editor expects you to hand over every conceivable right to your work--including the right to post it on the back of a bus on Mars in 2050--and offers you chicken feed in return, you may want to think seriously about saying "no." UNLESS YOU HAVE HUNGRY CHICKENS AT HOME. Some people in positions of power will do that to people who are out in the world for the first time. And some people do it so effortlessly that its weaved into their personality. This article can really appeal to any situation in life as well. Whether you're finding your first job, or you're trying to find a spouse. You don't want to sign a contract before reading all the fine print, right? It's just like choosing the right spouse. You don't want someone who will swindle you into thinking less of yourself, and you certainly don't want to be bound to a person like that! That's why you talk and ask questions about their values before you get married. And if anything comes up that you don't like, you have the option of saying "no." Getting back to the article, it's good to heed all of those warning signs listed. The second article about rejection can also be applied to all people. "...Because most writers, especially beginning or unpublished writers, freak out over rejection." Doesn't this sound like middle -schoolers who have their first break up? I'm not trying to bash beginning writers, but what I'm saying is, it takes a lot of growth to become a mature writer. Everyone who starts out in life, whether you're in middle school with your first boyfriend or you're in college and you wrote your first short story you want published, everyone goes through and experiences rejection at some point. These experiences make us who we are, they define us. When we get rejected we realize a few things. 1) I can do so much better. 2) I'm going to work harder. 3) I'll show them. All of these things challenge us to excel higher, achieve greater, and they push us to become better writers. If there was no such thing as rejection, there would be underdeveloped pieces of writing and inflated egos from mediocre writers who don't know how to make their pieces better. Edit, Edit, Edit! Make sure every thought of yours is on that paper so the reader understands your thoughts. Recently I wrote a paper that I thought was good as gold, and I had a friend read it and she was so lost! It wasn't until I revised it that I realized my thoughts filled up the spaces where the story lacked. But the reader doesn't know the author's thoughts, so my piece was really lacking a huge chunk of detail that altered the whole story's perspective! These articles were so helpful, and when you look at it from multiple points of view you see that even though they're about writing and publication and rejection, they're all really about life. 1) What are some ways that social media can help us as writers?
2) What are some ways that social media can hinder us as writers? 3) Is it appropriate to have two separate social media sites? (IE. One for your personal life with friends, and one for business.) 4) If you were to promote yourself as a writer or in order to find a job, would you use social media? 5) If so, which site would you prefer to use and how does it differ from other sites? Just For Fun: 6) Would anyone venture to use MySpace for promotions, or is MySpace dead and gone from society? 7) Would anyone use their personal site to promote business, given their personal site is clean from any obscenities or undesirables from other companies? I found all of the articles very helpful! I didn't know much about cover letters prior to reading these, so it helped a lot. I also have been helping my best friend write his first resume and cover letter as well, since he's also looking for a professional job. It's been a learning experience for both of us and plan to learn even more after this coming class. I feel as though my cover letter could use a lot of work, as I still don't know how long it should be or how detailed it should be. So upon coming to today's class, my cover letter is a very Rough draft! And I come with high aspirations to improve myself as a professional person and student.
I particularly liked the second and third reading we had to do. The second stated that you or a mentor can help select classes or workshops, and activities outside of college to help your knowledge of the subject expand. I liked this because it gives you a lot of choices besides just going to grad school. I’m a junior here at Rowan and I haven’t really thought of going to grad school yet, so this article gave me lots of options that I haven’t thought of. I’m still focused on getting my bachelors.
The “Not Ready to Grow up?” article gives a lot of insight too, for people like me who haven’t really thought of graduate school straight out of college. The article not only tells you the options, but also shows you how to obtain those options. And that was different than the first article I read. The Last article, “The One-Year”, looks like a lot of work! I mean personally, I could not do all of those things at once and I’d have to go down a list and check them off. And $10,000 is a lot of money for one year after college! I’m pretty sure I don’t even make $10,000 in a year. Plus what if students have loans they need to repay or expenses to pay for such as buying a house, starting a family, a wedding perhaps; then that’s a lot of money! Even if you did everything on the list that didn’t have a cost, you would develop into a finer person I’m sure. I think that if graduate school doesn’t look like it’s for you; the best thing to do is further your education using resources that require you to use a free public library or volunteer. And even if you’re unsure, it’s always good (in my opinion) to keep your mind fresh and active. |