Genre Analysis Essay

No matter which type of job or career the author is looking for, a resume is a great first step. Generally, resumes are built and created in early adulthood by the author them self. There are a few things that can be assumed about the authors. First, they are middle to upper class individuals who like to show off their own personal qualifications, education, and academic and professional experiences they have obtained throughout their life. The audience in which will be looking over these resumes could be a pretty broad range generally speaking, but for the most part whoever the author is submitting the resume to will be the intended audience for this genre. I think it is safe to say this genre will be around for many years to come, and has been used for many years already. It doesn’t matter where the author is from, if it is an urban or rural area, they will still create and build a resume when entering the career world. The use of a resume is seen in other countries as well, it is a tool that is used by many audiences within the job world. Most jobs ask to see a copy of your resume at the time when applying for a career. The author’s purpose to creating a resume is to get a career. It is a quick advertisement of who the author is. Resumes help others see what is unique about the author as an individual, and also just to see some basic background information on the author. It’s a “snapshot” of who the author is with the intent of capturing and emphasizing interests. Since the resume is a primary tool in a job search, it needs to be carefully written and critiqued. Not only does the rhetorical situation of the genre have a purpose, but also the conventions of this genre, including its rhetorical appeals, content, structure, style, and design also help to achieve the purpose of this genre. Rhetorical appeals that are used throughout this genre are ethos and logos, the credibility and logical appeals. Ethos are used in that essence that the author