What I Learned To Write A Professional Letter

This semester I have grown significantly in many aspects, I thought I had already mastered. From the very beginning I had to improve to be able to keep up with the structure, my teacher created for this class. This made me grow in my skills to communicate ideas. For example, one major project we had to do was a Job Shadow. This project involved a rigorous search for potential shadows in different careers. Once the shadows were found we had to be able to communicate with them well enough to get contacted back. This involved a complete new style of writing that I wasn't used to. The professional letter was very different from a normal letter such as: ignoring indentation, having a different heading, and actually developing a signature. In terms of writing skills this assignment was very enlightening to me as, in the beginning of the year I struggled with writing. By putting all the dedication I have on this letter I managed to pick up better vocabulary as well as improvement with my transitions. …show more content…
I won't look foolish writing a friendly letter when I should be writing a professional one. I won't need to struggle finding the proper outline for a professional letter because I already gained that knowledge. Furthermore, my skills in career readiness were improved by teaching me the life lessons of getting a job. This is because I was able to deal with rejection if I was never called back for a chance to shadow. If I was rejected on a job I would have to be able to come up with back ups as fast I could in order to reach the deadline, this skill showed me how well I can actually persevere and how important this skill