CAREER & INDUSTRY AWARENESS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS: • Use MICROSOFT WORD to complete this assignment in a table format. • Using Hoovers, First Research, S&P’s NetAdvantage, FoxNet and other resources such as Google, please complete the following tasks: 1. List TWO (2) industries you want to work in after graduation. If unsure of what you want to do, think about industries you might like to explore further. 2. For EACH industry, list: a. Two (2) industry trade associations (ex: American Advertising Federation – AAF) b. Two (2) industry trade journals or industry online resources; blogs, online magazines, etc. (ex: ABA Banking Journal, an industry trade journal;www.AI-Online.com, an online magazine) 3. For EACH industry, list ONE (1) entry-level job or internship that you would or could apply to with your degree from Fox. Please note that you will be listing a total of TWO (2) jobs/internships. a. ONE (1) of the two positions must come from a posting on FoxNet. Label the one from FoxNet. b. For each job/internship, you must include: (a) company name, (b) position title, (c) an answer the traditional interview question: “Why are you interested in this position?” c. Please print and attach both job/internship postings to your Word document. (NOTE: If there are no appropriate postings on FoxNet applicable to your chosen industry, you may utilize other sources such as Indeed.com or elsewhere. In such a case, please make a note in your document that you were unable to find anything on FoxNet.) 4. For ONE industry only, choose ONE (1) company that belongs in that industry. A publicly traded company is recommended. Locate and list the following information: a. b. c. d. Names of the company’s top 5 current officers with their titles The company’s products or services (If many, please summarize by product lines or divisions) Two current issues in the company’s industry (minimum 2-3 sentences per issue) Outlook for the company’s industry (minimum 2-3 sentences) FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS: • Submissions must be completed in Microsoft Word, 11-12 pt font. • There is an example of a table template (read-only) on Canvas. Alternatively, you can create your own table using Word provided it looks professional and is easily readable. • In the upper left corner of the first page, please type: Your Full Name: BA 2101 – Section #: Instructors Full Name: Date: BE SURE TO SPELLCHECK THE ASSIGNMENT. YOU WILL LOSE POINTS FOR GRAMMATICAL AND SPELLING ERRORS. Career & Industry Awareness Assignment | Revised 2018 | BA2101 Assignment Area Points 2 • • Assignment is in Microsoft Word Assignment does not look “professional” (e.g., too small font; “messy” table, etc.) 2 • Items listed are NOT industries • Items listed are NOT trade associations (e.g., they are company websites or other types of groups, etc.) Items listed are NOT trade journals (e.g., they are general consumer and/or business magazines or newspapers) Overall: Formatting Step 1: List 2 industries Step 2: For EACH industry: a. List 2 trade associations b. List 2 trade journals Common Reasons for Points Deductions 4 • Step 3: For EACH industry: • List 1 entry level job, why you want to have that job, and attach the job posting • • Step 4 : For ONE industry, choose a company and list: 2 1 a. Company’s top 5 officers b. Company’s products & services c. Two current issues in company’s INDUSTRY (2-3 sentences minimum per issue) 1 2 • Jobs listed are not entry-level, post-graduate jobs (or aligned with one’s experience level) Jobs are NOT related to the industries chosen Explanation for why you want that job is: too brief; not descriptive; unrelated to the job. (It must be a SENTENCE or TWO that illustrates how you might answer the question on an interview. ) Job postings are not attached • • • Fewer than 5 top officers are listed. Officers listed are not “top” officers (e.g., CEO, CFO, etc) Officer listing lacks titles (Must include names + titles) • Products/services list is too brief, incomplete, or inaccurate. • Issues listed are NOT about the INDUSTRY (e.g., issues focus on company instead of industry) Issues listed are too brief; they do not include at least 23 sentences per issue. Issues are your opinion, instead of researched facts. • • d. Outlook for company’s INDUSTRY (2-3 sentences minimum) • 1 • • TOTAL POINTS 15 Outlook is NOT about the industry (e.g., outlook focuses on company instead of the industry) Outlook is too brief, does not include at least 2-3 sentences Outlook is your opinion, instead of researched facts. Name Instructor Name Date INDUSTRY 1 INDUSTRY 2 1. 1. 2. 2. 1. 1. 2. 2. Name of Industry Trade Associations Trade Journals Entry Level Jobs: Company Name Title Why interested in position? From FoxNet? (yes /No) Company Name Top Officers & Titles List Company Name – Should be from One Industry listed above. 1. List Names & Titles for each top officer of the company. Products & Services Two CURRENT issues within the INDUSTRY that the company is a part of 2. 3. 4. 5. List the products and services of the company. 1. Write 2-3 sentences about one current INDUSTRY issue. This should NOT be a specific company issue. 2. Write 2-3 sentences about one current INDUSTRY issue. This should NOT be a specific company issue. INDUSTRY Outlook Write 2-3 sentences about the outlook/future of the INDUSTRY. This should NOT be about the company. This should NOT be your opinion, but rather researched information.
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