Job Strategy Assignment & Grading Rubric

Objective

Using the Strategy Triangle examined in Module $1,$ describe the strategy you will use to find a desired

career after graduation. For this assignment YOU MAY NOT choose to open your own business.

Due Date: See Course Syllabus for due date

Format:

$12$point, Times Roman Font

Minimum $2$ pages; maximum $4$ pages

Use $1\mathrm{.}5x$ line spacing

How to think about the Strategy Triangle from a Job Strategy Context:

Goals:

What is your job goal? $($i$.$e$.$ describe the job you want$)$

Product$-$Market Focus:

Market: Which segments will you target for a job? Please use an appropriate segmentation

approach for targeting a job.

Product: What are the services you want to offer your target employers?

Value$-$Proposition:

Why should an organization within your target market choose you over other qualified job

candidates? What is your personal differentiator?

This should be written in terms of the BENEFITS to the employer, not in terms of service$-$

features you will offer...these should go in your product description.

Core Activities

Of all the things you can do$,$ what are the CRITICAL things you have to be exceptional at$,$ to

deliver on the value$-$proposition you are promising your target market?

Grading Rubric $(20$ marks possible$)$

$25\%$ : Each element of your strategy fits that element's role within the strategy triangle

framework.

$25\%$: The strategy elements you have identified are aligned to each other and not in conflict.

$25\%$: The strategy makes logical sense and is likely to optimize your job search outcome

potential

$25\%$: The paper is clear and concise and articulates your strategy well.