Portfolio Two

Applying for an Internship

Portfolio Requirements

• Introduction Memorandum
• Strategy Memorandum
• Internship information documents
• Resume
• Cover letter

Objectives

• To use multiple sources to find information about internships in your career area
• To become familiar with different types of resumes
• To become more aware of audience needs
• To analyze design and layout elements
• To practice communicating in a variety of ways with a variety of audiences
• To understand audience expectations within a writing community
• To present information in a concise manner in a professional format

Internship Information Documents

Using multiple sources, such as Career Services, monster.com, newspapers, human resources personnel, etc, find three (3) internship postings that you could legimately apply to in the next six months to a year.

Once you have found the postings, research information about the internships and how to write effective cover letters & resumes for them. Look at: 1) specific company information, 2) websites with sample resumes/CLs for that career, and 3) general information about expectations for interns in that career field. Find at least three (3) sources, at least one from each category. Note: the bare minimum is three. Anyone serious about finding an internship will do much more in-depth research.

Strategy Memorandum

Write a memo in which you explain in detail how you will prepare the documents. Include the following:

• Analyze the audience for your resume & cover letter
• Description of the choices and decisions you made to construct the resume
• Description of the strategy used to write the cover letter
• Discuss how you will use the research you did on the internship, company, and the career

Resume

• Select the internship that most interests you from your research
• Create a resume that you would use to apply for that internship

Cover Letter

Write a cover letter to accompany and complement your resume.

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