Job search/Final paper

Final Paper - Employer Research, Strategy & Action Plan (3-4 pages)
You will do the following:
 * Detail your strategy for researching an employer;
 * Build on the experience of the mock interviews and instructor feedback (in-class)
 * Conduct information interviews (where applicable);
 * Prepare answers to likely research questions
 * Outline a plan of action (integrating the SMART Actions) learning throughout the course (i.e., readings, videos, blog posts and discussions, feedback from instructors and peers, mock interviews, information interviews and individual research, self-reflection and practice.)

Structure and Format for Final Paper

 * Write your Full Name (First, Last), Email Address and Phone Number (with area code) - at the top of the paper
 * 12 points, Times New Roman font
 * 3 pages (i.e., 500 words per page)
 * Single-spaced
 * Use headings (as below)
 * 1 inch margins
 * Submitted to Sakai as MSFT Word Document
 * Properly Name Document (i.e., Shawn Fisher_Final Proposal)

My Interest in this Position - Why? (1 paragraph)

 * What I bring to the position / role
 * What are my interests, experiences, talents
 * What I makes me different / better than the competition

My Prospective Employer - Research (300 words)

 * Organization and its Business Operations
 * Roles and Responsibilities of the Position
 * Recruitment / Hiring Process
 * Hiring Manager & Team of Employees
 * Other Opportunities - Where I Could Be of Service

My Interview Strategy (500 words - 1 page)

 * Video Introduction 1 - provide YouTube URL / hyperlink
 * Video Introduction 2 - provide YouTube URL / hyperlink
 * Phone Screen
 * In-Person Interview
 * Salary / Negotiation
 * Post-Interview

My Learning (300 words)

 * What Did I Learn About Myself?
 * What Am I Going to Do Differently? Why?
 * SMART Goals
 * What are the Take-A-Ways / Key Learnings from this Course

Appendices - in one (1) document (PDF)

 * 1) Job Advertisement (including Job Role & Name of Company and Job Requirements)
 * 2) Your Resume
 * 3) Title of Your Video (YouTube)
 * 4) URL of Your Video (Make sure I have permission to see the video)

One (1) Microsoft Word Document

 * Submitted to Sakai (via Assignments)
 * 1) Final Paper ) - make sure you put your first name, last name and final paper (i.e., Shawn Fisher Final Paper) on the document

One (1) PDF Document comprising the items below:

 * Google Drive Folder - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DMU0OF-h5a5LANlnFHqRwhrz01oVARmU
 * 1) Job Advertisement (including Job Role & Name of Company and Job Requirements)
 * 2) Your Resume
 * 3) Title of Your Video (YouTube)
 * 4) URL of Your Video (Make sure I have permission to see the video)
 * 1) URL of Your Video (Make sure I have permission to see the video)

Place the PDF & PPT in a Shared Google Doc Folder
You will place the Document in a Shared Google Folder (It is below, and I will send this through Sakai) - Make sure you put Your Name, Final Paper - PDF Documents (i.e., Shawn Fisher Final Paper - PDF Documents'''. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE ME FULL EDITING RIGHTS TO PRINT, VIEW, EDIT AND SAVE THIS DOCUMENT.
 * Google Drive Folder - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DMU0OF-h5a5LANlnFHqRwhrz01oVARmU