One of the most exciting projects I have had the chance to work on at the City of Joondalup is the website. Recently the City launched a new customer-focused website that shifted from the departmental organisation and navigation of the old site. In the process, a number of pages from Recreation Services were lost. I had already been reviewing the pages on the new site for spelling, grammar, typographical errors and out-of-date information when I learned of the missing pages.
The website was a project I knew was a priority and I felt it was something that would allow me to make a real contribution to the team during my prac. I was keen to learn more about writing, editing and publishing webpages because it was a task I had never done before and I knew it would be an excellent transferrable skill that would be useful to list as a competency when applying for jobs. I asked to be part of this project and received training in managing the website content. I have now created approximately 40 pages, rewritten old material and improved language choice to suit the new style and formatting of the website. I was excited to be part of this project and feel I have had substantial experience in the process of writing and editing webpages.
It turned out this knowledge and my involvement in this project was incredibly beneficial as I have now applied for a Communications and E-Marketing position in the City of Joondalup’s marketing department that has a focus on website management. With the end of my degree fast approaching, my greatest aim is to develop my skill set to be work-ready the day I graduate.
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