Welcome!

Welcome to my personal profile. I created this profile to display my work, interests and talents for perspective intern coordinators or potential boss'. My resume is posted on this site along with some of my work. After you take time to look around my blog I am positive you will get a better understanding of me as a person and how driven I am to succeed in life.

Letter of Intent

Dear Internship Coordinator,

  I am writing this letter to show interest in your summer Internship program. I am an extremely dedicated individual and hard worker. I have always been interested in the field of Communications and Journalism so I believe I would make an excellent asset to your company. The classes I have been taking at The College of New Jersey have only solidified my interest in these fields and the knowledge I have obtained from these courses will carry me far in life. Because of my knowledge and dedication I feel as though I would help to make your company grow and prosper. 

    It is evident from my grades that I worked hard my first semester of college to obtain a high G.P.A. This hard work in school will carry over to the company that I intern with. I am always up to a challenge and I never stop until I have reached my goal. My resume is attached to the following.

    

    Thank you for taking the time to consider me in your organization and I hope to talk to you in the future.

Sincerely,

  Erika Rieth

Biography

I am 19 year old Journalism and Communications double major at The College of New Jersey. I have taken numerous classes over the past two semesters that I believe add to my knowledge. I have taken Public Speaking in Business and Government, Magazine Writing and Feature Writing just to name a few. My communication skills, drive to succeed and interpersonal skills will be essential to my success in the future. 

After graduating from The College of New Jersey in May of 2012, I hope to pursue a Masters in Journalism from Dartmouth University. It has always been a dream of mine to become a TV News Anchor and I believe my undergraduate experience at TCNJ and my graduate experience at Dartmouth will help me achieve that goal.

I was extremely active in high school. I attended The Pennington School in Pennington, NJ, a co-educational day and boarding private school. I was an editor for my school's newspaper, an ambassador for the perspective students and a member of the spanish honors society. I was also a four year varsity softball player and captain my senior year. 

My dad is in the Army National Guard and holds a politically appointed position. Because of my dad's involvement in politics I have met a lot of influential people and have made long-lasting connections with them. I feel blessed for the opportunities that I have been given in my life and I hope to continue making these connections. 

My extensive resume is posted below listing my work experience, academic experience and volunteering.

Resume

The Signal

Since I am a journalism major I believe being involved with the school's newspaper is essential. Since writing is a passion of mine I wanted to contribute in some way to a school-wide publication. I wrote an article for The Signal, TCNJ's school paper, about W.I.L.L (Women In Learning Leadership) and their trip to Nicaragua. 

The Signal

Green City Presenation

One of my first classes at TCNJ I had to act as the President of a firm called Green City INC. We had to design "Green" condo's to market and sell. My group worked hard on this project and I believe it shows my ability to work together as a team, my ability to manage a high profile project and my drive to finish a project by the deadline.

Examples of my writing

For my magazine writing class I had to write a Feature Story about a person who we deemed "news worthy."

Feature Writing Piece

This is a paper that I wrote for my Freshman Seminar Class about Friendship. I think this paper showcases my understanding of other people and my ability to learn new things.

Homophily Paper

This is a paper that I wrote on Generation Gaps for the same Freshman Seminar Class. I believe this paper showcases my ability to work with people of all ages and truly understand things no matter how big the age gap.

Generation Gap Paper

Thank you

Thank you very much for visiting my virtual blog. I hope that you learned a little more about me and my work. I am an extremely hardworking, driven person and I believe that my resume and my papers reflect that. Please feel free to contact me through my e-mail address or phone number located on my resume.