For my editing assignment, I was blessed with the opportunity to
edit my mom's Resume, Cover letter, and Letters of Reference. I was nervous for
a couple reasons. First, I wasn't sure I would even have anything to edit in
the first place. Secondly, I didn't want to sound mean, rude, or presumptuous.
Reading through the writing was a breeze, though, and I quickly found it was
easier to find opportunities for improvement than I imagined, and sounding like
a jerk was not as inevitable as I imagined. I believe that was also partly due
to the assigned reading that gave a number of suggestions for how to sound
sensitive and conscientious rather than snarky and demanding.
For my mistake this week, I came across some awkward sentence structure
while researching the history of the Michelin company for another class. As you
read, you will see some of the sentences seem to be run-ons and excessively
long, while others are too short. I do not think it is to add variety to the
sentence structure because it lacks an overall flow. Rather, it might be an
issue with the way the sentence was translated from French to English. It may
have been translated too literally and be in need of more grammar accommodation.
It's so cool that you got the chance to edit something for your mother! It's so amazing that in the past, she was probably the one proofreading your elementary school assignments, and now the roles have flipped. It's crazy how that happens! Thanks for the advice (:
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ReplyDeleteHaving the opportunity to help your mother was good. I recently worked on my resume. I found out new ideas and structure that I didn't know before. I'm sure the resume turned out great. Best of luck!