Session04: Business Writing
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Session04:Business Writing
Dr. Mark H. MortensenSections 211 and 212M & W 2:00 to 3:15
3:30 to 4:45
Manning School of Business
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Session 2
Turn in Assignment 2 (Strengths & weaknesses) Class preparation: Bring a resume of yours (if you
have one) to class along with a couple of others you have found on the internet.
Have Read: HBR Guide to Better Business Writing - Chapters 4 - 7
Workshop: Assignment 3 – Read your introduction to the class.
Discussion: Chapter 4-7 review. Resumes – the why, the what and the how. Examples of good resumes.
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Workshop
Read to the class the introduction you wrote in Assignment 1 and then updated in the Workshop during Session 2.
You can sit at your seat if you want to… or stand up.
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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 4
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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 5
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HBS Better Writing: Chapter 6 xxx
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Resumes
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Examples of Good Resumes
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Next Class (Wednesday)
Write a few paragraphs about what you see yourself doing in five years – where you are, what you do for a living, etc. Dream a little, but keep away from complete flights of fancy, please. This is a typical question that a recruiter would ask you during a job interview. Turn in a hard copy.
Assignment 5
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ProfComm – Fall 2013