Interview skills/Final paper

Final Paper - Employer Research, Strategy & Action Plan (3 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 Canvas as MSFT Word Document
 * Properly Name Document (i.e., Shawn Fisher_Final Proposal)

My Interest in this Position - Why? (150 words - 1-2 paragraphs)

 * 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 (500 words - 1 page)

 * 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 (i.e., this is typically your first interview with the employer, usually a recruiter. It may or may not take the place of Video Introduction 1).
 * In-Person Interview
 * Salary / Negotiation
 * Post-Interview

My Learning (500 words - 1 page)

 * What Did I Learn About Myself?
 * What Am I Going to Do Differently? Why?
 * What are my SMART Goals (i.e., Specific; Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-based) - see: https://www.villanovau.com/resources/student-learning/complete-college-with-smart-action-plan/
 * 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 CANVAS

 * Submitted to Canvas (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 SUBMITTED TO GOOGLE DRIVE with the items below:



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

Place the PDF in a Shared Google Doc Folder
Place the Document in a Shared Google Folder. 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.


 * Click https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oHmKyyptvYyx4YBmS_NCxMcCibEFfbBS?usp=sharing