ERIC Number: EJ1009491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
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360-Degree Rhetorical Analysis of Job Hunting: A Four-Part, Multimodal Project
Ding, Huiling; Ding, Xin
Business Communication Quarterly, v76 n2 p239-248 Jun 2013
This article proposes the use of a four-component multimodal employment project that offers students a 360-degree understanding of the rhetorical situations surrounding job searches. More specifically, we argue for the use of the four deliverables of written resumes and cover letters, mock oral onsite interview, video resume analysis, and peer critique of social media profiles in a widely taught employment project to help students better analyze the complicated rhetorical situations surrounding job applications and to facilitate better peer collaboration and serious revision of the two high-stakes documents of cover letters and resumes.
Descriptors: Rhetorical Criticism, Job Application, Job Analysis, Job Search Methods, Resumes (Personal), Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Interviews, Employment Services, Best Practices, Business Communication, Business English, Rhetoric, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Program Descriptions, Guidance Programs, Career Education, Undergraduate Students, Video Technology, Social Networks
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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