Writing a personal statement came easier to me than I originally thought. Again, just like in the case memo, I identified the principals that enhance my skills and strengths and used them to help formulate persuasive information to promote my abilities and experience. I relied on honesty and straight forward factual information from my previous achievements, duty positions, and annual evaluation reports. I focused on the ethos of my credibility and character as discussed in “Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion.” Considering if I were to submit my personal statement for an actual job opening, I would want to be prepared for follow on questions or requests to validate the information I provided.
The personal statement focused on the
The personal statement focused on the