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CARD405 Career Development

Week 1 Assignment

PERSONALITY ANALYSIS AND JOB CONSIDERATION REPORT

This week, we will link the process of truly understanding yourself with that of the initial phases of finding the job of your dreams. To do this, you will need to complete the Personality Analysis and Job Consideration Report. The steps for this assignment are listed below.

PART 1: TAKING THE ASSESSMENTS

Access the 16 Personalities Assessment here: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test (Links to an external site.).

Complete the NERIS Type Explorer personality assessment.

Once finished, be sure to review the results and the full analysis provided to you.

Now you should convert your results into the Keirsey Temperament Sorter code. The process for this is explained in Exhibit 3.5 in your text.

PART 2: CONSIDER AND ESTABLISH YOUR IDEAL FUTURE AS IT RELATES TO YOUR PROGRAM OF STUDY AT DEVRY UNIVERSITY.

You will use this information to describe your ideal future on the Personality Analysis and Job Consideration Report Template.

PART 3: IDENTIFY AND CREATE YOUR 1-, 2-, AND 5-YEAR CAREER GOALS AND ASSOCIATE THESE GOALS WITH THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS, JOB TITLES, AND SALARY RANGES THAT GO WITH THEM. THIS IS AN EXERCISE IN CRITICAL THINKING, TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES – PLEASE DO NOT LIMIT YOURSELF TO ONE ORGANIZATION (CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN OF INDUSTRY) OR EMPLOYMENT ONLY.

Develop your 1-, 2-, and 5-year career goals. Consider these goals as the stepping stones of achieving that ideal future that you established above.

Research and list potential employers, organizations, and people that fit within the time frame of these goals. This requires a minimum of one organization, but it could be more, depending on your current access to the field of your dreams.

Determine three possible job titles offered at this organization that fit within your 1-, 2-, and 5-year plans.

Research the current salary ranges for these job titles. This can be done at www.salary.com (Links to an external site.).

PART 4: REFLECTION

The final stage of any activity should always be to reflect on what you learned during the process. For this, you will need to provide a written summary of what you learned about yourself and the characteristics of your dream job as a result of the reflection and research you have done in this assignment.

Record your outcomes and observations on the Personality Analysis and Job Consideration Report Template (Links to an external site.).

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Week 2 Assignment

CAREER AND COMPANY RESEARCH

This week, you will be building upon the job considerations you developed last week. The steps for this assignment are listed below.

PART 1: THE O*NET INTEREST PROFILER ASSESSMENT

Go to the O*NET Interest Profiler assessment at https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip (Links to an external site.)

Complete the O*NET Interest Profiler assessment.

Now that you have identified some potential job matches, it’s time to match these positions to potential employers.

PART 2: COMPANY RESEARCH

In this assignment, you will investigate companies based on your O*NET results and the career goals you developed last week.

To fully understand how to conduct proper research, you must either attend the Live Lecture this week or listen to its recording. An Attendance Verification Code will be given to you in the Live Lecture that you must then enter on your assignment template to confirm your attendance.

PART 3: REFLECTION

The final stage of any activity should always be to reflect on what you learned during the process. For this, you will develop a plan for achieving your goals.

Access the assignment template (Links to an external site.); be sure to proofread and spell-check your work before you submit it.

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Week 3 Assignment

ELEVATOR SPEECH

This week, you will be creating an elevator speech that you can use to market yourself to potential employers. A key component to any job search is the ability to develop your brand. The steps for this assignment are listed below.

PART 1: CRAFT YOUR BRAND

For this assignment, you will need the following documents pulled from your My Compass to My Career portal.

Crafting Your Personal Brand Workbook (Links to an external site.)

Crafting Your Personal Brand Worksheet (Links to an external site.)

Use these guides to develop your targeted brand message and an elevator speech.

PART 2: RECORD YOUR ELEVATOR SPEECH

Now that you created your elevator speech, it is important to practice saying it. To help you do this, you will need to utilize Kaltura. Please take a look at the Kaltura User Guide in the Student Resource Center located in Course Resources.

Once you record your Elevator Speech, complete the following:

You can rerecord this message as many times as you need to get it right.

Once you are happy with your results, copy the public link and paste it into the Comment section for review by your professor. You should also attach a copy of your completed Crafting Your Personal Brand Worksheet with your assignment.

Please note that you will need to dress professionally for this recording.

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Week 4 Assignment

EPROFILE

This week, we will be focusing on your electronic presence during the job search. Many employers utilize social media sites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and GlassDoor, as a means of obtaining new employees. This is why it is so important to present a positive image in the digital realm.

For this week’s assignment, you will be required to create a professional LinkedIn account. There are many resources available to you through Career Services.

To begin:

If you do not have a LinkedIn account already, you will need to sign up for one.

Once you have an account, you will need to build your profile.

For this assignment, you must include the following items in your profile.

A professional photo

A headline message that is geared towards your target job

LinkedIn grants you 120 characters in which to write a tagline about yourself.

Refer to your branding message/elevator speech to develop this.

A work/volunteer and education history that is focused towards your target job

One group that pertains to the student’s selected target job (student must join the group)

One leader in a field that relates to the selected target job (student must connect with leader)

Once complete, you will need to submit a copy to the link of your LinkedIn profile.

Don’t forget to submit your assignment.

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Week 5 Assignment

TARGETED RÉSUMÉ AND CAREER SERVICES ACTIVITY

Over the past few weeks, you have developed many tools to help you in a targeted job search. This week, you will be adding to your portfolio by creating a targeted résumé. A targeted résumé is simply a résumé that is targeted to a specific job. For this assignment, you need to locate a job ad for a position you would be interested in once you graduate. Using the ad, you will then prepare a targeted résumé.

The following resources will be very helpful for this assignment.

Résumé Evaluation Checklist (Links to an external site.) (also available in Course Resources)

PART 1: THE TARGETED RÉSUMÉ

Your targeted résumé must include the following components.

Personal information

Including LinkedIn Profile link or information.

An introductory section with a target job title and qualification/professional summary that reflects the student’s skills and experiences relative to the job description

Education history

A skill summary that includes both technical and transferable skills

Work experience that is summarized by using achievement statements, not task lists

Summarize your work experience in four to five points under each position held, focusing on concrete and measurable accomplishments

Once complete, you should copy and paste your résumé to the O*NET-Soc AutoCoder found at the following website: http://www.onetsocautocoder.com/plus/onetmatch (Links to an external site.). A guide for this site can be found at the same URL.

This site will verify that your résumé is a match to your chosen job ad. You will need to provide a screenshot of a score of 70% or higher, saved as either a Word or PDF file to verify that you completed this step. If you do not receive a 70% rating or higher on your first submission, please revise it until you do.

In a 1-2 paragraph reflection, respond to the following questions regarding the O-Net-Soc results: What were the results of the resume search? Was the score lower than 70%? Why do you think you received the score that you did? What parts of your resume would you adjust so that the score would be higher in the future? Why do you think this matters for your upcoming job search?

Submit your targeted résumé, the O*NET-Soc Auto Coder screenshot, and a copy of the job ad.

Your résumé should have appropriate headings and design elements (e.g., white space, bold, underline, italics, varying font sizes***) to improve readability. You should also make efforts to limit the résumé to one to two pages. The résumé must also be targeted to the job ad and be free of spelling and grammatical errors.

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Week 6 Assignment

COVER AND THANK YOU LETTERS

Last week, you created a targeted resumé tailored to a specific job ad. This week, you need to write a targeted cover letter responding to that ad. After this is complete, you will do a bit of role playing by assuming that you were given the opportunity to interview for the position and that you now need to write a post-interview thank you letter to the employer.

The following resources will be very helpful for this assignment:

Using Your Cover Letter (Links to an external site.)

Using Your Thank You Letter (Links to an external site.)

PART 1: THE COVER LETTER

The Cover Letter must be targeted to the job ad and link the student’s skills to the job requirements; and

convey the company’s goals and be personalized to the reader.

PART 2: THE THANK YOU LETTER

The Thank You Letter must

provide at least three links from the student’s personal skill set to the expectations listed in the job ad; and

express why the student would be the best candidate for the position.

BOTH LETTERS MUST

contain appropriate content;

be formatted in standard business style; and

be free of spelling and grammatical errors.

You will also find helpful materials for these letters in your text.

Don’t forget to submit your assignment.

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Week 7 Assignment

RECORDED INTERVIEW

This week you will complete a practice interview. Explore the tools and resources available through Career Services as you prepare for your interview assignment and approach graduation. Please review the instructions below.

Week 2: Register for and attend the Career Services live lesson or listen to the recording.

Week 7: Recorded Interview Assignment

Access the Kaltura User Guide in Course Resources and Download CaptureSpace Lite.

Find a degree-related job posting you are interested in (and qualified for) to use for this assignment.

Create an interview recording using for Kaltura CaptureSpace Lite to record responses to six interview questions around the job posting you chose including the introductory question, two general questions you select, two behavioral based interview questions you select and then the final question below in your recording.

#1 Introductory Question

Introduce yourself to the hiring manager – share your professional brand message. Explain why you are interested in the position you chose for this assignment and why you believe you are a strong fit. Share the value you will bring to this position/organization.

General Interview Questions – Select 2

What are your strengths?

What areas are you working to improve?

What motivates you to get the job done?

Share how previous supervisors/colleagues would describe you.

What do you see as the biggest challenge you would need to overcome in this position within your first 90 days?

How would you rate your organizational skills?

How do you respond to stressful situations?

What is your greatest accomplishment?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Why should we hire you?

Behavioral Interview Questions – Select 2

Describe a time when you were creative in solving a problem.

Describe a time when worked effectively under pressure.

Tell me about a time when you persuaded a colleague to see things your way.

Tell me about a time when you had to resolve an issue with a co-worker.

Describe a time when you were forced to make an unpopular decision.

Describe a time when you were disappointed in your own behavior.

Tell me about a time when you had to deal with an irate customer.

Tell me about a time when you were not able to complete a project on time.

Describe a time when you set your sights too high.

Describe a time when you delegated a project successfully.

#6 Final Question: After conducting research on the company for the position you chose, share one question you want to ask the hiring manager that you cannot find the answer to on their website or in LinkedIn.

You will need to dress appropriately for this recording as if you were really going to a professional interview.

Don’t forget to submit your assignment.

The grading rubric for this assignment is listed below.

Note: As an alternative, Mock Interviews can be conducted via live WebEx in large or small groups. Follow your Professor’s instructions as to how this will be conducted in this course. (Your Professor might request interview questions in advance and in order to share them with the group.)

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Week 8 Assignment

INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW

This assignment is the culmination of everything you have been working on in this course and your chance to not only show-off your interviewing skills but also to demonstrate your ability to network and develop new relationships. You are encouraged to approach this interview as an investment in your career rather than thinking about it only as an assignment.

For this assignment, you need to download and complete the Week 8: Informational Interview Template (Links to an external site.).

There are FIVE steps to the Informational Interview.

Step 1: Compile a list of individuals in your target career field whom you would like to interview. Try to identify people who are working at a company in which you are interested. This is a good opportunity to practice your networking skills. Let your classmates, friends, family members, and colleagues know that you need to complete an informational interview with someone in your intended career field. You’ll be amazed at how effective networking can be.

Step 2: Prepare a brief introduction of yourself and the purpose(s) of the informational interview. Prepare a list of open-ended questions that would be appropriate to ask during the informational interview. An Internet search using “informational interview” will provide you with many examples of questions you might want to use.

Step 3: Practice your interview with a classmate, friend, family member, or colleague and ask them to critique your performance. Identify ways to improve based on their feedback.

Step 4: Set up a day and time for the interview and be sure to confirm. This can be an in person interview, Skype/WebEx or phone interview – whatever works best for the both of you. Record the interviewee’s responses to your questions.

Step 5: Send a thank-you letter, note, or email to the interviewee within twenty-four hours of completing the interview. And if appropriate, be sure to connect with them via LinkedIn.

Note: Complete and submit by Week 8.

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Week 8 Assignment

SELF-EVALUATION

As mentioned in the previous weeks, an important step in any activity is the reflection that takes place at the end of it. This is because it allows those involved in the activity the time to analyze whether or not their efforts were successful or not. For this reason, in this final week of CARD405, you are going to be given the opportunity to reflect upon the work you have submitted this session.

Part 1: Explore

Reflect upon Weeks 1 and 2.

Self-Assessment and Job Comparison

1. Assess how your self-assessment and job searching abilities link with your 1-, 2-, and 5-year professional goals.

2. Is there anything you would change about these goals now that you fully comprehend the job search process?

Part 2: Develop Part 1

Consider your branding activities.

Branding Tools

1. In reviewing your elevator speech, what could be different to link it more directly to your brand?

2. How can your LinkedIn page be fully utilized to market your projected image?

Part 3: Develop Part 2

Reflect upon Weeks 4–6.

Targeted Materials

1. How does a targeted approach to the development of your resumé and cover and thank you letters pay off in the job search process

2. What professional items do you still need to develop to fully balance your brand?

Part 3: Launch

Considering your recorded interview, please rate yourself based on the following categories.

Nonverbal Communication Excellent Good Needs Improvement N/A

Rate yourself on the following:

Direct Eye Contact 0 0 0 0

Appropriate Appearance/Attire 0 0 0 0

Upright Posture 0 0 0 0

Friendly Demeanor/Smile 0 0 0 0

Conveyed Self-Confidence 0 0 0 0

Verbal Communication

Did you do the following?

Avoid saying “Umm,” “like,” “I mean,” “you know” 0 0 0 0

Use proper grammar/avoid slang terms 0 0 0 0

Articulate relevant skills and accomplishments 0 0 0 0

Communicate well-defined career goals 0 0 0 0

Express ideas clearly 0 0 0 0

Convey decision-making ability 0 0 0 0

Emphasize your strong points 0 0 0 0