Assignment
You are a fourth-semester student at Humber College in _________ (your program). As part of your diploma, it is a requirement for you to complete a 200-hr internship in order to qualify for graduation. You only have 2 more semesters at Humber, so you need to find an internship position for either next semester or your last semester. You are starting to get worried and stressed because time is running out.
One of the places you would like to apply is _________ (name a company that you would like to work for - a real one). This is one of a few internships you will be applying for at multiple companies. You are in luck; during a recent campus event held for the students in your program, you met Melissa Martin from this company. Melissa gave you her business card and encouraged you to contact her after the event with any internship question you may have before applying.
You would like to get in touch with Melissa to ask her some questions about an upcoming internship. You know this company will be hiring interns from your program, and you would like to find out more information about this internship before you apply. You would like to know what an internship at this company would be like for someone with your qualifications: hours, tasks, pay, client base, training, etc.
Using this situation and the information in it about you and your receiver Melissa, please answer all 12 PAIBOC questions.
A. What is the purpose in writing this document?
B. Based on that purpose, what do you want the receiver to know, think, and do?
C. Who is the receiver(s)?
D. What is your relationship with the receiver(s)?
E. Who are the possible secondary receivers of your message?
F. What information must you include in the document?
G. How much does the receiver already know about your purpose/the situation?
H. Is there any information you want to downplay or omit?
I. Are there any advantages or benefits that the receiver will find convincing?
J. Can you use these receiver benefits to support your position?
K. Are there any objections from the receiver that you can expect?
L. How will you address their objections?
M. How should the message be organized - director indirect?