CMNS $1140$ Assignment $3$ Job Package

ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY:

Assignment Value: Worth $15\%$ of your total grade

DUE DATE: See Moodle for Due Date

BACKGROUND AND LEARNING CONTEXT

This assignment provides the opportunity for you to practice your persuasive writing. During the semester so far, you have learned to develop a Message for a specific Audience, with a specific Purpose with the goal of yielding a specific result. For this assignment the result would be to persuade an employer $($me$)$ to give you an interview.

We will apply the following critical communication skills and principles to research and write an INFORMATIVE, researched report.

$1.$ APPLIED RESEARCH Collection, collation, and analysis of job ads.

$2.$ CRITICAL THINKING Review collected data and revise data so that it is appropriate to Context, Audience and Purpose

$3.$ SYNTHESIS Develop a resume and cover letter that are suited for the specific job.

The Job Package

The job package is a requirement of any job application. It provides you the opportunity to persuade your audience why you are the best person for the job.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The key learning objectives include the following:

$$ learning general research principles, with a focus on electronic $($web$-$based$)$ job vacancy research

$$ learning basic principles of developing a specified message.

$$ learning the basic principles of effective design and submission.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS $-$ COVER MEMO REQUIREMENTS

This assignment will give you practice researching an organization that you would like to work for. You will practice creating a resume and cover letter that is tailored to the specific job and organization and based on your real$-$life abilities and experience. You$$ll be using job search skills for the rest of your life and this is a great opportunity to learn the best approach.

JOB PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS

$1)$ A $250-$word analysis of the job and organization you would like to apply for. Explain why you would like to apply for this job and why you believe you are qualified? Please use memo format for your analysis and address it to me$.$

$2.$ A $1-$page cover letter tailored to the job. Address the letter to your potential employer.

$3.$ A $1$ or $2-$page resume tailored to the job.