Applying visual media and communication skills to human resources
The past three months I have been learning more about the importance of communication skills in the world of human resources. I have spent numerous hours each week writing reports, creating presentations, communicating with employees, and organizing files. Each project I took on while helping in the human resources department stretched my skills and allowed…
Writing out employee instructions
These past two weeks I have been compiling instructions for new employees to help them in obtaining their state license. In pharmacy, most technicians need to pass a national exam and also obtain a state license. My goal was to make instructions that would ease the process of applying for a state license. Using bullet…
Putting together an employee handbook
These past two weeks I had the opportunity to put together the employee handbook for a professional organization. The goal of this week was to transfer the current handbook into an online system and consolidate it with resources already in the electronic system. The process and challenges I accomplished this task by taking the present…
Creating a professional analysis in HR
These past two weeks I’ve been able to focus my efforts on writing up an analysis for the human resource department I am interning for. The analysis compared a survey employees took both in 2020 and 2021. The purpose of my analysis was to analyze what could have caused the changes from one year to…
Visual media in HR
Visual media and communication skills are extremely important in the human resource industry. The way things are presented make the difference in difficult situations. Part of the job of people in human resources is training the team in an effective way. While working with the human resource department, so far I’ve been able to help…
Why the ad works
Today we will be going over what components of an ad makes it effective. By using principles of color, design, and typography, companies can make effective ads that communicate a message to their costumers. In fact, using the same principles used in the original ad, we can actually make a similar ad. For today’s example,…
Why the magazine spread works
Today we will be looking at different elements used to make a successful and appealing magazine spread. For my example, I will be using the spread below. Various typefaces Effective magazine spreads tend to use at least two contrasting typefaces. This particular spread uses three different typefaces. The first font is a script font. The…
Why the advertisement works
We see advertisements almost everyday as we interact with the world, but have you ever stopped to wonder why an advertisement may be effective? Besides things like humor, emotion, or personal interest, what about an advertisement layout makes it more appealing to the eye? In this post I will go over some basic layout principles…
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