{"id":36905,"date":"2024-11-04T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/preparing-for-wa5-the-resume-cover-letter-parc-summary-and-preparing-to-write-the-memo-for-wa4\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T22:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:36:29","slug":"preparing-for-wa5-the-resume-cover-letter-parc-summary-and-preparing-to-write-the-memo-for-wa4","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/preparing-for-wa5-the-resume-cover-letter-parc-summary-and-preparing-to-write-the-memo-for-wa4\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for WA5, the Resume\/Cover Letter\/PARC Summary and Preparing to Write the Memo for WA4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">PART 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This discussion topic is designed to help prepare you for writing assignment #5, the resume, cover letter, and summary of PARC concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this discussion topic, we will listen to part of a podcast about the skill-gap in the cybersecurity market. If you are not majoring in cybersecurity, no problem. The concepts noted in this podcast will apply to your field as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In addition, we will examine a tutorial on writing resumes. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Both the podcast and the tutorial are included in the discussion topic questions in this thread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The podcast, &#8220;Cyberbit Podcast Episode 1: The Unspoken Skill-Gap in the Cybersecurity Market,&#8221; features Mr. Adam Bricker, former co-founder of Carolina Cyber Center. Moderating the podcast was Mr. Sharon Rosenman, Chief Marketing Officer at Cyberbit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The whole podcast is 58 minutes in length. It is extremely interesting, and you might want to listen to the whole podcast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">But for this discussion topic,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">we will focus on the segment of the podcast from the 8:45 mark to the 11:00 mark<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this segment, Mr. Bricker outlines three main skill gaps between what industry wants to see in cybersecurity students and what students bring to hiring managers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The following url takes you directly to that part of the podcast:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast Episode1: The unspoken skill-gap in the cybersecurity market\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-IMz_EXcas?start=519&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this segment, the third gap Mr. Bricker mentions is the need to be able to &#8220;tell your story.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please answer the following questions in a few sentences or more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Whatever field you are in, when you apply for a job, in the resume and cover letter and in the interview, you will need to be able to &#8220;tell your story.&#8221; You need to tell the hiring team why you are qualified for the position for which you are applying and why they would specifically want you for the position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This involves storytelling.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Telling a story involves narration. When we think of technical writing, we often don&#8217;t think of storytelling. We often think of writing instructions, procedures, specifications, etc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What challenges do you anticipate in being able to &#8220;tell your story&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in a job application process, whether it be in the resume\/cover letter or in an actual interview?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;____<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Watch the following&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a>tutorial from Candid Career on writing a resume. The video is 4:40 in length.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.candidcareer.com\/video-common+resume+sections,de8a5c5ad8c972e8e6ef,UMGC<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">After watching the video,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">list one tip<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>that the video provided. Then<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">explain the tip<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>to your fellow classmates in a few sentences. Explain what the tip is and why it is important to follow it in writing a resume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;____<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How can you &#8220;tell your story&#8221; in a resume? In taking the statement from Mr. Bricker and also examining the video tutorial, how might a resume allow you to tell your story to a hiring manager or hiring committee? Write a few sentences about how your story can be communicated in a resume.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">PART 2<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For writing assignment #4, the report to the supervisor, the first section of your report will be a memo. This discussion topic is designed to prepare you for writing the memo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In the past, you might have been told that memos should be direct and to the point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">However, when delivering bad news, or when attempting to persuade an audience to take action when they don\u2019t understand why it is necessary to take action, starting the memo with a gentler tone can be more effective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In the learning resources for week 5, you watched a video from the Purdue OWL, \u201cThe Basic Memo.\u201d At the 3:26 mark of that video, the narrator mentions that, when delivering bad news in a memo or when trying to be persuasive in a memo, building up the main point can be an effective rhetorical strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Cynthia Meason, from Small Business Chronice, in her article<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"margin-right: 0.15em; padding-right: 1.2em; cursor: auto;\">\u201cHow to Present Bad News in a Business Memo,\u201d<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>makes the case that a bad news memo should start with a statement that reflects good will.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/present-bad-news-business-memo-39646.html<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The University of Houston-Victoria (UHV), in its tips titled<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"margin-right: 0.15em; padding-right: 1.2em; cursor: auto;\">\u201cBad News Correspondence,\u201d<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points out that bad news correspondence should begin with an expression of appreciation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.uhv.edu\/curriculum-student-achievement\/student-success\/student-resources\/a-d\/bad-news-correspondence\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">With this in mind, please post a draft of your memo to Mark Carmen. Apply these principles of using a gentle tone, perhaps expressing good will or appreciation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make sure you have the correct headings at the top of the memo, and keep your memo to no more than 150 words.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make sure you understand the situation described in writing assignment #4 before writing your memo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PART 1 This discussion topic is designed to help prepare you for writing assignment #5, the resume, cover letter, and summary of PARC concepts. In this discussion topic, we will listen to part of a podcast about the skill-gap in the cybersecurity market. If you are not majoring in cybersecurity, no problem. 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