When looking at the other three genres that my classmates worked on, what popped out to me was cover letters. I found it interesting that after all of the resumes that I’ve had to create for job interviews and co-ops I had never once made a cover letter. I find that this genre can be extremely useful in the job word because it can be an effective way of separating yourself for other applicants. This genre allows implores to see how some of your personality traits and come up with a more vivid description of what kind of person you are compared to just a resume. Obviously this genre would be an appropriate response to a situation where I am looking or applying to a job. In this situation the audience would be an employer or hiring committee and the desired uptake would be an interview or even a job offer.
I found that from the schema the overall structure was pretty simple and very straight forward. I found that the schema for this cover letter had many of same qualities that you would find in a normal letter with a more guided approach on how you would structure it towards the intended audience which would be an employer. From looking at the schema there really are no parts that I find to be confusing at this moment. Looking forward at the research portion of this project, I think that I will spend time looking over my classmates cover letters as well as looking at cover letters that would reflect my field.
