FINDLAY/ENG 105

Assignment #2: Job/Internship Interview

This unit assignment sequence is designed to help you develop the skills youll need as you enter the
working world. You are pursuing a summer job or internship after your first year in college. After
having two of the most basic and critical pieces of business writingthe rsum and the cover
letterreviewed for the position you desire, you have been invited to an interview with your
prospective employers head of Human Resources. During the interview, the HR director would like
for you to show you are knowledgeable about the organization and are qualified for the job.

Role Audience Purpose Genre Rhetorical
Situation
Job/internship
applicant
Human
Resources
director/potential
employer
To show that you
are the most
qualified
candidate for a
job or internship
by composing
application
materials that
highlight your
strengths and
competency and
presenting
yourself to
recruiters in a
relevant and
professional
manner
Job/internship
interview
You are a UNC
student who is
seeking a job or
internship to gain
valuable
experience
outside the
classroom.
Youve been
asked to interview
with a prospective
employer or
program.

Rhetorical Situation Chart
You will identify one summer job or internship that you are interested in applying for and post the
following information to our website:
1. A formal outline or description for the job/internship you selected. Compose and post a
job description including the jobs title, description, list of skills needed, and department
that will be hiring you. Include a link if there is one available.
2. Brief description about why you want to pursue this job or internship (less than 150
words).
3. Create your own rhetorical chart with the specifics that pertain to the job youre applying
for. This will show that you have basic knowledge about your position.
Your rhetorical situation chart should be laid out like the one above for the business unit
with sections indicating the genre, purpose, audience, role and rhetorical situation.
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You will fill it with the information that is specific to your job. For example, your role is
generally a job seeker, but for your specific job, you might try to project yourself in the
role of a salesperson or a medical assistant.

Feeder 1: Professional Resume
Compose a resume that presents relevant experiences and other information that would be
useful to internship/job recruiters and that presents you as an attractive applicant for the position
you have selected. We will discuss in greater detail the discrete sections that your resume should
include and how it should be formatted. We will also consult sample resumes for this feeder, which I
strongly encourage you to examine in your free time as well.

Feeder 2: Cover Letter
You will be required to write a cover letter for the specific position you have selected. In
class, we will review more specifically the format, sections, purpose, and style of the cover letter. In
general, your letter should be no more than one page in length, easy to read, and free of grammatical
errors.

Unit Assignment: Job/Internship Interview
The final project for this unit will be an interview for your position. Instead of meeting for
our usual class periods, you will be interviewed for the positions youve selected.