english writing

ENGL 1540

Research Paper

To complete this assignment, you must select a job or career path that you are interested in researching (e.g., accountant, business analyst, lawyer, HR manager, marketing executive). You must submit a thesis statement outlining the job or career that you plan to research during class on Wednesday, January 31st. Paragraph submissions not received while students are in class will receive a grade of 0/

The similarity should be less than 10% 

After you have selected your job, you are ready to begin the written portion of the assignment. Your APA formatted paper should be about 1500 words (approximately 6 pages). All written assignments are due by midnight, 1 april th, 2018. No late papers will be accepted without a note from a medical professional or counselling services.

Your paper should include:

· An introduction that outlines the direction of your paper

· An explanation about why you selected this job or career path (e.g., What interests you about this career? How are you suited to this type of position?);

· A description of the job you researched including formal qualifications and informal experiences needed to pursue this career, potential for advancement, salary range, etc.

o Research should include primary data (answer to your interview questions) as well as secondary research from newspapers, magazines, trade journals, etc.,

· Information about the number of jobs available and geographic location of where jobs are located—you might include examples of job postings or recruitment material in your description;

· A description of how you plan to prepare to enter your chosen career—think about what will make you stand out from other candidates

· A conclusion that ties the different parts of your paper together.