About four weeks ago, I joined the Clemson competitive cheerleading squad. I'm really excited about this since I competed in high school and really missed it! We had to start completely new and make a routine with all the new girls and so far, it's awesome. To start a routine two months before you have to compete is unheard of. It's very very hard to get a routine together in 4 months to go to little competitions let alone 2 months to go to one huge competition. I'm really really excited. We worked really hard this weekend,(we practiced all day Saturday along with Thursday, Friday, and Sunday) and have a routine done and are now perfecting it and practicing like crazy!
We'll have to keep on practicing and working really hard but we have a real chance of doing really well even though we are a new group of people. We are a new group of people working together for one goal....to do our very best at nationals in Daytona, Florida in April! It's so exciting.
We'll be having an open house about a week before we compete. As soon as I know the date, I'll let everyone know so everyone can come out and see our routine and support us. Hopefully, we'll show everyone we're gonna do awesome in Daytona!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Cover Letter
The first articles of the bunch I think is a bad article to start with. It seems pretty negative and very scary for a senior about to graduate to read. I think it is good advice but could be written in a more positive aspect but maybe that's the effect that the author was trying to obtain.
The rest of the articles are very useful. They tell you specifically what to do and what not to do. They give examples of exactly what they mean for an effective cover letter. I agree with the points given. The only one I am skeptical of is hand writing a P.S. It just feels unprofessional and not right to hand write anything on a resume or cover letter.
I think the part that was the most useful to me was The Best use of a Cover Letter. It clearly defines what should be in the cover letter and how it will benefit me. The article also tells you the exact format of a cover letter. I thought that the checklist is very useful as well. I think that I was fairly unaware of the cover letter's purpose so it was a very useful website for me to look over.
The rest of the articles are very useful. They tell you specifically what to do and what not to do. They give examples of exactly what they mean for an effective cover letter. I agree with the points given. The only one I am skeptical of is hand writing a P.S. It just feels unprofessional and not right to hand write anything on a resume or cover letter.
I think the part that was the most useful to me was The Best use of a Cover Letter. It clearly defines what should be in the cover letter and how it will benefit me. The article also tells you the exact format of a cover letter. I thought that the checklist is very useful as well. I think that I was fairly unaware of the cover letter's purpose so it was a very useful website for me to look over.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Interview Tricks
I read an article about a new technique for interviewing in which the interviewer asks you questions on both your jobs skills and your behavior tendencies. It says that its a good idea to have some stories ready that display both of the qualities. The article states a story is more effective than a general response and with your past actions you show your future actions. I learned from the article what the interviewers are specifically looking for, what types of stories are useful, and how long the stories should be. It was a brief but useful article.
The second article I read was about asking questions at the end of the interview. I thought this article was extremely useful. Everyone tells us that we should ask questions at the end of the interview and how important that is but you never hear about what type of questions to ask. This article gave examples of types of questions you can ask different types of interviewers like the co-worker, the executive, and the manager. It also told you some questions not to ask in any interview. Questions about money or vacation can make you seem more interested in the benefits than the company itself. I posted the link to the articles below.
Article One:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/An_Interview_Strategy_Telling_Stories__20061128-041625.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation
Article Two:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/Its_Your_Turn_What_to_Ask_an_Interviewer__2003228-1221.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation
The second article I read was about asking questions at the end of the interview. I thought this article was extremely useful. Everyone tells us that we should ask questions at the end of the interview and how important that is but you never hear about what type of questions to ask. This article gave examples of types of questions you can ask different types of interviewers like the co-worker, the executive, and the manager. It also told you some questions not to ask in any interview. Questions about money or vacation can make you seem more interested in the benefits than the company itself. I posted the link to the articles below.
Article One:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/An_Interview_Strategy_Telling_Stories__20061128-041625.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation
Article Two:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview/Its_Your_Turn_What_to_Ask_an_Interviewer__2003228-1221.html?subtopic=Interview+Preparation
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Persuasive Speeches
I decided to read I have sinned speech by President Bill Clinton. I thought it was a really interesting choice to read because it was a speech that had to be extremely persuasive. He uses pathos often to try to get people to almost feel sorry for him. He says several times that he has done wrong, that he has sinned, that he required sorrow and forgiveness, all things to try to evoke emotion in the listeners. He also mentions God, saying that he sinned, quoting the bible and saying he needs must have God's help and he needs your prayers. He knows that some of the population is very religious and in my opinion, that is his way of trying to get more religious people to forgive him.
Personally, I don't think that that speech was very effective. It seemed very rehearsed and fake. He only said things that he knew would hit close to home or would distract us from what the real point of the speech. He barely acknowledged the situation at hand instead speaking of making peace in the world and quoting a Yom Kippur liturgy. I can see why he would use it, trying to evoke the emotions in his audience so they would feel bad for him and forgive him but for me it backfired and I am offended by the speech. I think that he messed up and should have acknowledged it instead of try to cover it up.
This is the link to the speech:
http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/Bill_Clinton/index.htm
Personally, I don't think that that speech was very effective. It seemed very rehearsed and fake. He only said things that he knew would hit close to home or would distract us from what the real point of the speech. He barely acknowledged the situation at hand instead speaking of making peace in the world and quoting a Yom Kippur liturgy. I can see why he would use it, trying to evoke the emotions in his audience so they would feel bad for him and forgive him but for me it backfired and I am offended by the speech. I think that he messed up and should have acknowledged it instead of try to cover it up.
This is the link to the speech:
http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/Bill_Clinton/index.htm
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