Writing
I have always believed myself to be a somewhat poor writer, and this has stuck with me for the majority of my adult life. However, I have learned a fair bit during my time at ASU and it is also shown in my professional work about writing is and how its not just grammar.
Content Strategy Proposal
In the process of developing a new product or strategy it is important to keep in mind a few things. The first is to be consistent in the message you are attempting to deliver, with that in mind always consider who your stakeholders are as they have equity in the message delivery being successful. For the delivery to be successful though you will need to consider who your audience is and tailor the message to fit that audience. Now, this isn’t anything new to me as a whole, but I had a bad tendency to write/develop with the idea that all my audiences have the same knowledge of a topic that I possessed. This was most likely due to my lack of exposure to audiences beyond my peer group as I did have trouble targeting other demographics beyond what was around me for a while. However, my time at ASU has given me a better appreciation of taking the time to examine potential audiences for better message cohesion, starting with this assignment.
Resume Writing
Keeping in mind my experiences with the greater understanding that not only does the stakeholders wishes matter, but also the potential consumers of the product also matter this lead to me being able to develop more efficient and appealing resumes. I have a small service I do for mostly friends and family where I take their old resumes and bring it up to look more professional. To do so I have used what I have learned academically and applied it to creating resumes that better target certain jobs depending on the skill level and past experiences a candidate has. So far this has managed to move at least 5 people I know into better positions than they had previously been in.