senior_seminar_lesson_9.docx

Assignment Learning Objectives:

1. To help students prepare to choose to where they want to work

2. Students identify their top qualities and interests

3. To identify companies that are in alignment with students’ interests.

Assignment - Instructions:

Step 1. Students Prepare Cover Letters and Presentation Regarding Interviewing

A. List your top 5 Qualities. For each quality, discuss and/or explain why you feel it is one of you best qualities.

B. List the top 5 things that interest you when it comes to career (i.e., salary, job satisfaction,,

size of the organization, etc.).

C. Go to the internet and research 2 companies/agencies that you would be in alignment with your interests and that you think would allow you to display your top qualities. On separate pages, provide a discussion of each agency (include the following information):

Give the name of the agency

Head Quarters or Main office

Contact Person (address and phone)

Purpose and/or mission.

½ page summary of the role, function and/or duties of each company and how they company would be a good fit for who you are.

Note: Place the answer for 1 – 4 at the beginning of the discussion for each company pages.

Step 2. Student must include the following:

Student listed and explained his/her top 5 qualities. 10pts

Student listed his/her top 5 things that interests them. 5pts

Student provided two ½ page summary regarding the companies chosen (with the information in C. above listed at the beginning of each summary) 15 pts

Student provided appropriate information written in clear and concise language, using appropriate grammar. Also, provided reference in APA format. 5 pt