Career & Industry Awareness (CIA) Assignment

BA 2101 | Professional Development Strategies 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. Names of the company’s top 5 current officers with their titles

b. The company’s products or services (If many, please summarize by product lines or divisions)

c. Two current issues in the company’s industry (minimum 2-3 sentences per issue)

d. 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.