As the semester is coming to an end, we have discussed our final project for my Intro to Professional Writing class. We are going to be designing our own digital portfolio. This assignment will have a variety of uses in my future besides just a grade on a piece of paper.
The digital portfolio I create will be a way for me to show off my writing skills and the experience I have as a writer to future employers. I will include pieces of writing in this portfolio that will be similar to things I could be writing in my future career. We were asked to keep our dream career in mind when choosing the pieces of writing we put into it. The dream job that came to my mind first when asked was working for the Pittsburgh Penguins. I could work in PR for them. With this in mind, I searched through the Pittsburgh Penguins website, even though I know plenty about them, I thought why not try to gain a better understanding of the audience that would be viewing my work. I'd like to try to figure out what skills I think they'd like to see demonstrated throughout my writing pieces.
I came to the conclusion that they'd like to see pieces of writing that appear to be very professional with little to no errors. I also thought they'd like to see this digital portfolio appear to be well organized and with a structure easy to understand, yet done in a creative, unique way. I need to put together a group of pieces that would reflect their values that they instill as a whole. Though their mission statement mostly reflects the well being of the hockey players, I believe it can also relate to how I'd be expected to conduct myself as an employee of their organization. I'd be expected to promote team work and a strong sense of community to others through the pieces I'd put together for the organization. With my audience in mind, I will be putting together a strong group of my writing pieces that could potentially help me reach a dream career.
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