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For this assignment, you will write three documents. Use creative license to fill in the details to make them complete documents.
1. An intern has been working for your organization for the summer. They have asked you to write a letter of recommendation for a full-time position with a rival organization that happens to have a position open for which they would be well-suited. While you aren’t thrilled about the potential of contributing to the other organization’s success, you want to see this intern continue in a successful career. Write the letter of recommendation emphasizing the intern’s strengths and their accomplishments with your organization.
2. Your organization has been in the market for an advertising consultant that could help broaden your social media reach. At a recent conference, you met a consultant that would seem to be a good fit for your organization. Write an email to the person in your organization most responsible for contracting with outside consultants for this project introducing your new contact.
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You are a branch manager for your organization at a satellite office. You have been having trouble retaining employees. There is another satellite office that hasn’t been having the same experience, with over 50% of the staff in that office having been there for over 5 years and performance statistics that rank it as one of the best offices in your organization. You recently took a trip to that office to get an understanding of how they achieved their stability. While on this business trip, the office branch manager was very helpful and went out of their way to make you feel welcome, taking you to dinner during your trip and introducing you to the office culture that made them successful. Write a brief thank you note to this branch manager.
These will be graded on the following criteria:
55%- Adherence to best practices for the form of writing used. (You will find the relevant sections in Brown particularly helpful for this element.)
25%- Clear awareness of audience
20%- Proofreading and style. Mechanics, grammar, and spelling.