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Value Proposition Paragraph – 40 points (4% of your overall grade)

Before you begin…

For this assignment, you’ll need to turn in a job posting. It can come from FoxNet, the company’s website, or an external job posting site. Choose a job you’re actually interested in, whether an internship or a full-time job for after graduation. Make sure the job is a good fit for your skills and strengths. You must turn in a copy of the job posting with your assignment. Do not simply include a link – postings close. Copy and paste the full job posting on your document. Make sure I can clearly see the job duties and the job qualifications that are required.

Value Proposition Paragraph – 40 points

Evaluate and choose ONE experience with which you can highlight skills and experience required for the job you chose that makes you a good candidate. You’ll use that experience to argue your value proposition – that is, what you bring that can benefit the employer. Write one paragraph proposing that value that best relates to the needs of the employer. This paragraph needs to assert one specific experience you have, give evidence from that experience that proves you have skills and experience required for the job, and connect to why that experience can be of benefit to the employer. This paragraph will turn into an internal paragraph for your next writing assignment (a cover letter).

Important Writing Tips for your paragraph:

1. Open with an assertive topic sentence.

· Make the topic sentence of your paragraph a guide to the entire paragraph by asserting the experience you have and how it relates to what’s required for the job.

2. Then make sure your evidence follows the topic sentence.

· Make sure you use a specific example – not two or three – and detail that example with data and specifics. Don’t just list job duties – make an argument and use results to prove it.

3. Conclude with a statement that wraps up and highlights the importance of what you have proved.

· Make sure that you connect your experience to how you can use it to benefit the employer.

Example Value Proposition Paragraph

For this example, the student is applying for a Charities and Community Relations internship with the Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA team). The job posting lists a few things that the student relates to in the paragraph, including assisting with special events and fundraisers, managing donations, being enthusiastic about working in a sports-related field, and having a background in community service.

As my fraternity’s philanthropy chair, I demonstrated strong ability in executing charity events. For example, I coordinated quarterly events benefitting the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma University by booking the venue, food, and entertainment; marketing each event; managing the RSVP’s; delegating to and managing volunteers; and managing donations. Over eight events, I increased our fraternity’s participation and our annual total funds donated by over 25%. My knowledge can help the Thunder organize events that will help both the team and local organizations in need.

Second example, and this one is two wordy in a specific way

I have a strong background in data analytics from serving as the research assistant of the National Information Systems Job Index. My role was to utilize statistical software tools to conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of the characteristics, behaviors, and trends among Information System graduates. My duties included working with a team to collect and organize data of 6300 graduates from 81 universities; clean, standardize, and transform data into useful information; design visual data models; and organize, update and communicate project budgets. I presented the results of the project to students, industry professionals, and academics. My knowledge can help PwC analyze large amounts of data and present the valued intelligence through visualization techniques.