{"id":1284,"date":"2016-11-16T00:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T05:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/?page_id=1284"},"modified":"2016-12-03T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T21:30:29","slug":"job-search-portfolio-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/job-search-portfolio-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Search Portfolio Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"stickmenu2\"><span style=\"font-size: 125%;\"><a href=\"#description\">description<\/a> | <a href=\"#components\">components<\/a> | <a href=\"#ad-guidelines\">ad guidelines<\/a> | <a href=\"#interview\">interview questions<\/a> | <a href=\"#assessment\">assessment<\/a> | <a href=\"#submission\">submission <span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">(due 12\/14 @ 9:30am)<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"#resources\">resources<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"description\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<h4>Assignment Description<\/h4>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re planning on getting a job in your field for the first time after graduation, or you\u2019ve been in your field for several years, you may soon find yourself seeking a new position. The job search process can involve a lot of research, writing, patience, and luck.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what field you\u2019re in or what kind of job you\u2019re after, you need to be able to present yourself professionally in documents such as letters and r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, and in face-to-face communication situations. This project asks you to compose a few documents related to finding a job. You will need to find a <strong>real job listing<\/strong> to use as the basis for your project. This listing should be for a job you could legitimately apply for after graduation.All of the documents you write will be geared toward getting this job. Hopefully, once this project is done, you will have documents you can reuse or use as templates to generate professional job search documents in the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"components\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>Components<\/h4>\n<p>Your job search portfolio must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: square;\"><strong>Job Advertisement<\/strong><sup>*<\/sup> for a desirable, real job in your field that you could likely obtain directly after graduation. Copy\/paste the text of the listing into a Word file and also include an accessible URL.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; list-style-type: square;\"><strong>Cover Letter<\/strong> for the job listing above to accompany your resume. It should\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; list-style-type: square;\">highlight\/explain your accomplishments and show how your qualifications match the job ad, position, and career field.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; list-style-type: square;\">be addressed to a real person at the company\u2019s mailing address (you may have to look this information up online if it isn\u2019t provided in the listing).<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: square;\">be written as a traditional, paper cover letter (some listings may ask you to send documents via email. Ignore this and write a traditional cover letter).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: square;\"><strong>Traditional R\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/strong> (chronological, skills, or mix) with objective statement intended for the job listing above. MS Word or other templates WILL NOT be accepted. Use good H.A.T.S. document design and do it yourself.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: square;\"><strong>Interview Question Responses<\/strong> \u2013 Answer all six questions in the section below as if you were asked them during an interview for the job listing you have found. Of course, prepare your answers professionally (use tenants of good professional writing, plan your response, and proofread\/edit).<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: square;\"><strong>Thank-You Letter<\/strong> to be sent after the interview for the above job listing. Send a brief letter to thank the interviewer. You may make up details as necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"ad-guidelines\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"boxemail\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%; border-bottom: 1px solid #888888; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><sup>*<\/sup>Job Advertisement Additional Guidelines and Requirements<\/p>\n<p>Some students plans include applying for an internship before graduation. Some students post undergraduate plans include attending graduate school, taking a position with your family&#8217;s business, moving up in a company you are already a part of, or something else other than taking in entry-level position in your field.<\/p>\n<p>While I acknowledge all of these possibilities as valid plans for before and after graduation, these situations are not appropriate as the basis for the job-search portfolio project. Students must use real, desirable, entry-level positions (or positions they would \u2013 or would almost \u2013 qualify for immediately following graduation). These positions must be advertised publicly with businesses or organizations that are accepting applications from the general public.<\/p>\n<p>You should not use any of the following as the basis for the job-search portfolio project<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 7px;\">internships or graduate schools<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 7px;\">your family&#8217;s own business or a friend&#8217;s businesses that is not publicly advertising an open position or accepting applications from the general public<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 7px;\">an opportunity for a promotion at a business you already work for that is not publicly advertised or open to the general public<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 7px;\">telemarketing or temp agency positions<\/li>\n<li>positions advertised by job placement agencies that do not include the name of business or organization that is hiring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"interview\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>Interview Questions<\/h4>\n<p>As part of your job portfolio project, answer all six questions as if you were asked them as if they were asked during an interview for the job listing you have found. Of course, prepare your answers professionally (use tenants of good professional writing and be sure to proofread\/edit your responses). If you are asked a behavioral question, answer using the STAR method. If appropriate\/possible, show your knowledge of the company\/organization in your response.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; list-style-type: square;\">What makes you think you\u2019re qualified for this position at this company?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; list-style-type: square;\">Tell me about a time that you had a lot of work to do in a short time. How did you manage the situation?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; list-style-type: square;\">Describe a work or school situation where you had to interact with an irate person (customer, supervisor, group member) and describe how you handled it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; list-style-type: square;\">What do you see yourself doing in 5 or 10 years?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; list-style-type: square;\">What is your greatest weakness?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; list-style-type: square;\">How has college prepared you for this career?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"assessment\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>Assessment Criteria<\/h4>\n<p>In addition to the general guidelines below, all documents should be written using the tenets of good professional writing, including (but not limited to) clarity, conciseness, and correctness, and should adhere to the guidelines for successful job documents and communication presented in class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">The <strong>Traditional Resume<\/strong> will be considered above average (A\/B) if it<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li>Is clearly chronological or skills based<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is obviously targeted towards a particular position.<\/strong> In other words, it includes a well-written objective statement, summary of qualifications, OR a skill section clearly tailored towards a particular job advertisement or description.<\/li>\n<li>Includes descriptive action verb statements that effectively describe duties, successes, and outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Is written in parallel structure<\/li>\n<li>Is formatted professionally. It should be aesthetically pleasing, easy to read, and not based on a template<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">The <strong>Cover and Thank-You Letters<\/strong> will be considered above average (A\/B) if they<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li>Are professionally written<\/li>\n<li>Employ good planning (purpose, audience, organization)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are targeted towards included job listing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Employ good professional style (goodwill tone, focus on positive, reader focused)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">The <strong>Interview Responses<\/strong> will be considered above average (A\/B) if they<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li><strong>Employ STAR response method on behavioral questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Show knowledge of company\/position when applicable<\/li>\n<li>Are professional and contribute to good ethos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><strong>Overall<\/strong>, projects will be considered above average (A\/B)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li>Must be professionally written and proofread<\/li>\n<li>Must be complete<\/li>\n<li>Must include all requirements as stated on project outline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOTE: A project will not be accepted if it is incomplete. If any document submitted for this portfolio is found to be plagiarized, in whole or in part, you will receive a 0% F for the project. At the instructor\u2019s discretion, plagiarism can result in a 0% F for the semester grade and a permanent note on the student\u2019s transcript. Repeated cases of plagiarism may result in expulsion from the university. Please refer to the University Honor Code in the University Catalog for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"submission\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>Submission<\/h4>\n<p>Please copy and paste your documents into one .doc\/x in this order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Job Advertisement<\/li>\n<li>Cover Letter<\/li>\n<li>Traditional R\u00e9sum\u00e9<sup>\u2020<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Interview Question Responses<\/li>\n<li>Thank-You Letter<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Save as a doc\/x file as filename &#8220;LastName-JSP&#8221; and <strong>upload to Bb by Wednesday 12\/14 @ 9:30am.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u2020<\/sup>If your traditional resume includes \u201cadvanced\u201d formatting, or if you are concerned the formatting may be altered or lost in the submission process (upload, conversion, etc), please ALSO submit your resume as a separate .pdf file (filename &#8220;LastName-JSP-Resume&#8221;). To upload multiple files to Bb, you must browse and select a single file, browse again and select another single file, etc. After you see all the files under \u201cattached files,\u201d then click the \u201csubmit\u201d button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"resources\" class=\"anchor\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"h4div\">\n<ul class=\"exspace\">\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/23\/opinion\/sunday\/friedman-how-to-get-a-job-at-google.html\">How to Get a Job at Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/20\/business\/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html\">In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/tips-from-a-recruiter-dont-make-me-read-your-resume-1520083351\" data-id=\"\">Tips from a Recruiter: Don\u2019t Make Me Read Your Resume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5987055\/format-your-resume-so-its-compatible-with-applicant-screening-software\" data-id=\"\">Format Your Resume So It Gets Past Applicant Screening Software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong>General Career Resources<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"h4div\">\n<ul class=\"exspace\">\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stats.bls.gov\/ooh\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/a>: from the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/dol\/location.htm\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Department of Labor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/careeroutlook\/subject\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Career Outlook Archive by Subject<\/a>: sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, offers information on careers in specific industries<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">CareerOneStop<\/a>: sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor; lots of links; check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/toolkit\/toolkit.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salary.com\" target=\"_blank\">Salary.com:<\/a> research salary ranges for your career type\/position title; while some parts of this site are &#8220;pay only,&#8221; several of the search features are free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong>FAU &amp; Florida Career Resources<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"h4div\">\n<ul class=\"exspace\">\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fau.edu\/cdc\/\">FAU Career Development Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/business.fau.edu\/undergraduate\/current-students\/internships-career-advising\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">FAU College of Business (COB) Career Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/business.fau.edu\/undergraduate\/current-students\/student-organizations\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">FAU COB&#8217;s Student Organizations<\/a> page, with links to information on organizations for students in the College of Business such as the Accounting Students Association (ASA), the Management Information Systems Association (MISA), and FAU chapters of pre\/professional business fraternal organizations such as Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi, and Delta Epsilon Chi.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dessa.fau.edu\/clubs.php\" target=\"_blank\">FAU&#8217;s COE&#8217;s (College of Engineering) student organizations<\/a> page<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freida.labormarketinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">(FREIDA) Florida Research and Economic Information Database Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridajobs.org\/labor-market-information\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Department of Economic Opportunity: Labor Market Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stateofflorida.com\/employment.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">State of Florida.com, Employment and Labor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong>Professional Organizations<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"boxright\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 130%; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #888888; margin-top: 15px;\">Professional Association<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 300;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_association\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>&#8230;<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession and the public interest.<\/p>\n<p>The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: &#8216;A group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the occupation;&#8217;<sup>[1]<\/sup> also a body acting &#8216;to safeguard the public interest;&#8217;<sup>[2]<\/sup> organizations which &#8216;represent the interest of the professional practitioners,&#8217; and so &#8216;act to maintain their own privileged and powerful position as a controlling body.&#8217;<sup>[2]<\/sup>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider3\" \/>\n<div class=\"pagefootnote\" style=\"font-weight: 300; font-size: 80%;\">1. Harvey, L. (2004). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qualityresearchinternational.com\/glossary\/professionalbody.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Professional body&#8221;<\/a>. <em>Quality Research International.<\/em> Analytic Quality Glossary.<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagefootnote\" style=\"font-weight: 300; font-size: 80%;\">2. Harvey, L.; Mason, S.; Ward, R. (1995). <em>Role of Professional Bodies in Higher Education Quality Monitoring.<\/em> Birmingham: Quality in Higher Education Project<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"h4div\">\n<ul class=\"exspace\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussen.edu\/degrees\/business\/blog\/top-professional-associations-for-business-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Top Professional Associations for Business Students&#8221;<\/a> from Rasmussen College (list of many professional organizations organized by fields: accounting &amp; finance, marketing, business management &amp; supply chain management, human resources, and healthcare management)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imanet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Association of Accountants &amp; Financial Professionals in Business<\/a> (IMA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialpro.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Society of Finance Service Professionals<\/a> (FSP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors logo National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors\" target=\"_blank\">National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors<\/a> (NAIFA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Association of Latino Professionals For America<\/a> (ALPFA) for Latinos in accounting, finance, and related professions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpwusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Business and Professional Women, USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afwa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accounting and Financial Women&#8217;s Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Finance &amp; Accounting<\/a> (AAFA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afajof.org\/view\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">American Finance Association<\/a> (AFA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fbla-pbl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future Business Leaders of America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketingpower.com\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">American Marketing Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Business Marketing Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stc-suncoast.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Society for Technical Communicators<\/a>: Suncoast Chapter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Society for Technical Communicators<\/a>: National Site<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iabc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Association for Business Communicators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asprocomm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Society of Professional Communicators<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Having trouble finding a Professional Organization or Association in your field? Try a Google search for \u201c[Career Field] Professional Organization\u201d or \u201c[Major] Professional Association.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin-top: -0.8em;\"><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2b06<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>description | components | ad guidelines | interview questions | assessment | submission (due 12\/14 @ 9:30am) | resources Assignment Description Whether you\u2019re planning on getting a job in your field for the first time after graduation, or you\u2019ve been in your field for several years, you may soon find yourself seeking a new position. <a href='https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/job-search-portfolio-project\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}