Objective #3: Creating a booklet about The Workforce Recruitment Program that can be distributed in both Career Services for Students and Disability Services for Students. Included in this will be a weblink that I will create and post on both department websites.
Evidence #4: Include a copy of the booklet in my portfolio and a detailed summary of how the booklet was developed.
Activities:
- Studied the Workforce Recruitment Program thoroughly to gather information that would be vital and valuable to interested students.
- Contacted the WRP recruiter to provide me with example placement sites, as well as descriptions of jobs and internships obtained by past interviewees.
- Met with both of my supervisors to review the content of the handout.
- Formatted the handout to include the Career Services masthead to promote uniformity and authenticity.
- Included a link to the handout on the Career Services and Disability Services websites.
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WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT INFO HANDOUT.pdf Size : 236641 Kb Type : pdf |
This handout was developed to advertise for, and promote interest in the Workforce Recruitment Program. In order to appeal to our target audience- juniors, seniors, and recently graduated students with disabilities- counselors at Disability Services and Career Services will be distributing these handouts to qualified individuals that they meet with, and the Workforce Recruitment Program will become a regularly talked about topic of discussion in both departments and throughout the campus community. Our main hope is to gauge interest early, so that students have the maximum amount of time needed to prepare for an interview. By giving students the information and support they need early on, we can help ensure that students with disabilities at the University of Rhode Island will be more experienced and employable when they graduate.
Creating this handout helped me to hone in on my writing skills. The Workforce Recruitment Program has so many elements to it, and it was my responsibility to promote it in the most concise, comprehensive, and appealing way. I made several revisions before submitting the final product, which is provided in the .pdf file above. Before completing this objective, I was extremely self-conscious of being perceived as a “wordy” writer. After seeing this final project, I can confidently say that this internship has helped me address this issue, and I feel better about my writing and advertising skills.
