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Week 2: Career and Company Research

Template and Grading Rubric

This document contains the template you will use to complete this assignment. Save the file by adding your last name to the filename (e.g., Week2_Career_Company_Research_Template_Smith.docx). Be sure to proofread and spell-check your work before you submit it.

A grading rubric is also available at the end of this document.

There are TWO parts to the Career and Company Research assignment.

Part 1: The O*NET Interest Profiler Assessment (14 points)

Complete the O*NET Interest Profiler Assessment, as explained on the Assignments page in the course.

O*NET Interest Profiler Assessment Results

1. What were your O*NET results for each category?

Realistic

Investigative

Artistic

Social

Enterprising

Conventional

· 2. Depending on your selected Job Zone, which careers suggested by the O*NET appealed to you the most?

Part 2: Company Research (58 points)

Complete the table below and link your one-, two-, and five-year goals (recall that you identified these in the Week 1 Personality Analysis and Job Consideration Report) to specific company research.

GOALS

One-Year Goal

Two-Year Goal

Five-Year Goal

(State your one-year goal here. Must be different from your two- and five-year goals.)

(State your two-year goal here. Must be different from your one- and five-year goals.)

(State your five-year goal here. Must be different from your one- and two-year goals.)

EMPLOYERS

Employer of Choice for One-Year Goal

Employer of Choice for Two-Year Goal

Employer of Choice for Five-Year Goal

Name, location(s), contact information

Products or services

Number of employees

Annual sales/profits/growth for the past year

Potential for growth of the firm and the industry as a whole

Major competitors

Mission or vision statement

Reputation

Part 3: Reflection (18 points)

What do you plan to do to ensure you achieve your goals? Some questions you might reflect on in your response include: How will I penetrate the hidden job market? How will I expand my professional network? Are there skills I need to be working on to be more competitive as a candidate? How will I track my job search? What resources can I use to help me in my job search and how often should I be contacting them? How will I ensure my resumé and other job-search tools stay current? Where will I look for job leads? How will I hone my interviewing skills? What will I do on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to ensure I am conducting the most proactive job search possible?

In order to achieve my goals, I will . . .

(Please state what you are going to DO on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly basis to launch your career. A minimum of three activities per time frame is required.)

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