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Ruben Carrillo

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Ruben Carrillo Hi-Lights Newspaper Staffer

3306 Depauw AvenueOrlando, FL [email protected]@EliteRuben

Front Service Clerk-Publix Supermarkets




























Cover Letter

May 14, 2012

Tom CollinsStore ManagerPublix Supermarkets123 Edgewater StreetOrlando, FL 32804

Dear Mr. Collins,

Publix may be searching for an Customer Service Manager who can understand what it takes to run the front lines and maintain control in pressure packed situations. If this is the situation, then please accept the resume for your review.

As an older brother and a staffer on the Hi-Lights newspaper, I effectively managed to maintain control of my surroundings during pressure packed situations. I am able to see a situation from many different views. As an effective worker I can help others to maintain the best shopping experience for the customers.

As I am a quick learner, I would be a perfect match for the Customer Service Managing position. I would get an opportunity to put into action my leader qualities which will eventually help me develop my skills as a leader, which in turn will help me achieve my long-term career goals.

Even though the following resume may show who I am, I believe a face to face interview would help me better show my strengths. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you at a convenient time for you. Thank you very much for your review and I hope I hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Ruben Carrillo


3306 Depauw AvenueOrlando, FL [email protected]


Resume

ObjectiveLearn how to obtain a structured work place from day-to-day without any hiccups.

Education

Completed two years at Boone High SchoolGraduation date: June 2014Completed six years at Saint James Cathedral SchoolG.P.A. 3.0

ExperiencePublix Front Service Clerk- to provide excellent customer service to anyone who steps in our stores Newspaper Staff Member, Boone High School- to be on deadline and write meaningful stories

March 2012- present, Front Service Clerk

Aug 2011-present, Wrote news stories using web sources and books.

Relevant High School Studies

Honors, Awards, and Memberships

ReferencesRenee Burke Jamie Hoffmann


3306 Depauw AvenueOrlando, FL [email protected]


Personal Essay

Before joining staff I had no clue how much work a journalist put into writing his or her stories. Now that I am on staff I have a much better understanding of what it takes to be a great journalist. Even though I am leaving staff I will miss the excitement of getting the story you wanted and the encouragement you got from other staffers and Mrs. Burke. Journalism is an excellent way to increase your writing skills, become more confident with your writing and to increase your social skills. It is the perfect excuse to be nosey. Journalism is a great way to increase your writing skills because you are writing all of the time. You increase your writing skills by noticing what patterns you have while writing and also by pointing out what mistakes you are commonly making so to improve your writing. You can increase your social skills by interviewing people and getting to know them through the questions you ask them. I got started in journalism because I wanted to become a better writer and my step-mom and I looked at all of the other electives and we realized this was the best one for me because I had a calling to writing. I took the journalism class and worked very hard and to the best of my ability. I loved the class so much I was interviewed and later was chosen to be on staff for the 2012 edition of Hi-Lights. To succeed I made sure I had my interviews three to five days in advance. Also I made sure I used my time in Mrs. Burke’s class efficiently to work on anything that wasn’t on time. Finally to succeed in journalism I made sure I was never disrespectful to anyone I came in contact with. I have contributed the teacher’s angle on what is going on in the school system to journalism. I have also contributed many ideas for the paper next year having to do with page ideas. My plans regarding journalism are to become an ESPN sports broadcaster or to have a beat about writing for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. I hope to accomplish this goal by using the writing skills I have acquired during my time taking these journalism classes.

Self-analyticalEvaluation

I have learned so much during the Journalism II course this year. I have learned how to manage my time, make pages on indesign, advertising skills, and how to work with a team. I have learned how to manage my time by having multiple stories at once, but have not succeeded in managing my time with both stories as making deadline was not my strong point. I learned how to make pages on indesign by making DPS ideas for the retiree’s page and all of my stories that have gone to press this year. I have learned advertising skills because before the school year even starts Mrs. Burke has the staff sell ads to fundraise for equipment for us to use, and while selling ads I had to use great speaking skills and great manners as well. I learned how to work on a team by working with the staff everyday of the school week during fifth period. I learned how to cooperate with others and learned to respect what others say and that I am not always right. Out of all of the things I have learned one staff I believe the most important skill is to be able to manage your time wisely. If you cannot do so then you will not succeed in life and will not get any farther than high school.

Reflection 1

The horoscope article was, in my opinion, my best piece. Why? Well, I remember this assignment as one that did not interest me at all. However, with the help of many of my peers and editors, I was able to develop interest and pick up traction with the piece. The subject was originally not attractive because I really didn’t believe horoscopes really were real and that they could predict your day, but once I dove into it, much interest sparked within me. Horoscopes! Who would have thought? People, stars, animals, months and moods, gosh, it was an immense amount of information that I was certainly not ready for. I researched several sources. The whole process was very tedious because of the amount of reading it took me to learn and understand the subject better. Then after completing the research, the hardest part was capturing the readers’ attention. I learned that talking about horoscopes I learned is a matter of quick interest for many students and adults. Those who care about horoscopes wanted some good information that would be relevant to them, their lives and even to their families. I wanted the students at Boone to get a true sense for what they felt they knew about horoscopes and instill in them an appetite to learn about this ancient belief system. A perfect example is this: what I thought I knew was far from the truth about horoscopes. I thought it was just about stars and animals in a specific month. I was clearly mistaken and unversed on this subject. I was in for a reality check. I did not really know anything at all. Learning the origins of this field and how horoscopes apply to a person’s life truly gave me a completely different perspective. This new understanding helped me share my findings with the newspaper audience. Finally, I felt this paper was one of my best pieces because I honestly prepared. In addition, I took time to analyze and research the subject. Likewise, I am proud to say that I got my interviews early. I showed myself, much to my own amazement, that I can meet all deadlines required by Mrs. Burke… and in life.

Rough Draft

Final Draft

Reflection 2

In my opinion, the culture of Africa article was the one story I could have the most improved upon. As I look back on this piece, I remember this assignment as being very interesting to me. I simply love learning about African culture and different ways of life. The subject was very attractive, but posed a challenge to me. I had to research an abundance of information. I can honestly say that I was not prepared for this. To be completely honest, I began to feel very overwhelmed. This immense amount of information that was coming towards me caught me off guard and blew me off track. I failed to shape my thoughts and was naive and didn’t ask for help. I researched a tremendous amount of sources. The whole process took about two days to find all of the research. In retrospect, this was not even that bad. The hardest part of the story was writing it. I have to say this is often my downfall. Since I don’t know where or how to start, I don’t. I freeze. This I have learned is not effective. Would I start on African culture and then lead the reader to the former refugee? Would I explain what this young man’s life was like before moving to the United States? Should I start off with the teacher who was qualified to compete in the Olympics but wasn’t permitted because her country was under apartheid? This is where things began to unravel. I didn’t know where to start, so I pretended this piece would either go away or magically write itself. Clearly, I was not wise in this approach. I believed that the piece could have been improved if I had known what to start with from the beginning. It also would have been smart to ask for help. I also was not prepared for the information beforehand, and this set me back. Now that I have looked over the story a numerous amount of times, it is still a work in progress. I never fully finished the story to my best ability. There were times when I thought the story was going to get pulled but it wasn’t. Deep down, I knew I had failed myself and the staff. I really think Mrs. Burke believed in my writing and how I would be able to finish the story. In hindsight, I am sorry I let her down. I was afraid of being critiqued because I took it as “criticism”. If I could go back I would make sure I got all of my interviews five days in advance so I would be able to be on deadline.

Rough Draft

Final Draft

Reflection 3

I am proud of this picture because it shows depth of field and center of visual interest because the golfer in the background is blurry and the center of visual interest is the ball and the hole. I am attracted to this photo because it is so close to the ball and the hole.

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I am proud of this picture because it has a center of visual interest with the man in the orange shirt grilling burgers. It also has filling the frame because the frame of the photo is filled with action. I am attracted to this photo because of the man’s orange shirt which is very bright which catches my eye.

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I am proud of this picture because it had a center of visual interest with the band booster putting water bottles in the cooler. It also has filling the frame because the action the booster is completing takes up all of the space in the photograph.bandboosters9-2_carrillo006.jpg

Reflection 4

I was an asset to the 2012 edition of Hi-Lights. Why? I helped give the teachers perspective on certain issues through my step-mom who works at Boone. She gave me valuable information on what certain teachers were thinking about rules and regulations. I brought new ideas to the staff and I gave advice on what I knew how to do best to other staff members. My commitment to the 2012 edition of Hi-Lights was very extent because I really cared about the paper. I also cared about how the design looked. Lastly, I was always thinking about ideas that could be used for the next issue we were about to write. Being on newspaper staff touched all parts of my life.An example of this is when I wrote the Rivalries story. This piece was on sports rivalries within a household. I came up with the idea of having a picture of the two sides of the family being ripped in half due to the “divided household”. I got this idea from a flag I saw. Another example is when I wrote my YouTube story I had the idea of having my story put on a picture of a computer screen so the story would look like a video on YouTube. Therefore I believe my commitment to the paper was extensive because I would stay after school because I was never on deadline and would stay until the story was finished. My commitment to the newspaper was extensive also because if there was a meeting or a specific event I went to the meeting or event without a doubt.

Reflection 5

I faced a couple of problems during the course of the year but one that bothers me the most is failing to be on time for every deadline. I could almost never make deadline. During the year I made deadline only twice out of the six issues we printed. That is 33.3% of the time. I learned that to be early I have to start preparing before anyone else. If the deadline for peer edits is May 25th then I should have had all of my interviews by May 20th. This allows for any issues. I seemed to have a hard time following this “five day cushion” rule. This would have given me some breathing room just in case somebody was sick for an interview. This way, I would not have been scrambling to get it the day the peer edits were due. This apparently was a hard lesson for me to learn. The importance of being organized is immeasurable. If you aren’t organized then you will not make it in life, let alone any high school class. This reality came to up every single month. I am finally realizing that I can’t be a success if my disorganization gets in my way. Keeping organized is essential to success. I finally get it. If failing to be on deadline comes up again, I will be better prepared and will be able to handle the situation better because I have been there many times before. If that happened again I would see if I have all of my interviews. Next, I would see if I was done with my first draft. After that, I would start working on the element of my story that I know I would be able to complete to the best of my ability in the quickest amount of time. I feel like I didn’t handle the situation well at all because when I wasn’t on deadline I would shut down. I needed to just be honest. I needed to ask for help. All of my classes would suffer when I got myself into this mess. The class that suffered the most though was Journalism.

Reflection 6

On the midterm, I wrote that my greatest weakness was not being on deadline. Therefore I wanted to make deadline for the rest of the year. I wanted to prove to myself, the staff and the teacher that I could actually do it. I failed miserably. In fact, I almost had the paper not go to press. This caused many people on staff to become stressed and also cause Mrs. Burke to be quite disappointed with me. I am deeply remorseful for causing such a mess. I improved by making deadline for two issues back to back but then fell back down the slope to not being on deadline again. I want to know why I ride this academic roller coaster. Why do I do this to myself? I would be very upset with the staffer who wasn’t on deadline and almost caused the paper to not go to press. I don’t know why I did it but I just stopped trying. I lost interest with the class and journalism no longer called me. I now understand this is no reason to stop. For my horoscope and “10 in 10” stories I was on deadline. This made me feel very proud of my work. I have improved on making my own pages because now at the end of the year I have for the most part come up with my own page designs. For the rest of the year I let the staff and Mrs. Burke down by not making deadline and not pushing myself hard enough. I continue to remedy this self-defeating behavior of mine. My ultimate goal on staff was to have a sports column and write about sports that are going on around the world and also local sports.

Reflection 7

N2 Ind-depth News/Feature StoryZodiac Signs Help One Look to Future, December pg. 14

I want this piece to represent me because it is my best work and I put all of my effort into it.

N29 Single Sports PhotographDespite Losses Boy’s Keep Positive Attitude, October pg. 22

I want this picture to represent me because I remember how many times it took to take this photo and when I was finally able to get it I was so happy that I got such a great shot for the paper.

N37 TypographyDespite Losses Boy’s Keep Positive Attitude, October pg. 22

I want this page design to represent me because I put a lot of hard work into this page by manuvering everything around many times to see how everything would fit together.

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