This assignment is designed to begin the process of preparing yourself to navigate the criminal justice job market through:

• Preparation of professional materials (resume, cover letter) related to your career goals and
• An in-depth exploration of the career of your choice.
• Do this for a job of a legal assistant

I) FIRST, CHOOSE WHERE YOU WILL APPLY:Conduct research regarding your target organization and analyze your own capabilities and assets. Use a job listing from the company or organization in your area of interest (this can be a current listing or one that has expired) and create one cover letter and resume that you would submit as an applicant to this position.

II) NEXT, PUT TOGETHER A RESUME AND COVER LETTER FOR THIS POSITION.

COVER LETTER:

In a single page, write one letter of application for the job of your choice. The cover letter is your first and possibly only chance to make a good impression, so provide all the most important details.

• Using the information found in the job listing, target your letter specifically to the company and position you are applying to. You should also design a professional looking letterhead using the font of your choice.

FORMATTING:1" Margins, Full-block style (all lines begin flush left), Space between paragraphs

STRUCTURE:

• Letterhead: Name and Contact Information
• Recipient: Name, title, address and salutation
• Introductory paragraph
• Body of letter
• Conclusion:Ask for an interview
• Complimentary Close: "Sincerely," followed by 3 blank lines, your signature, and typed name

RESUME

Create one resume appropriate for the specific job for which you are applying. Please follow proper resume design rules, as outlined in several documents posted on Canvas in the folder entitled "Resume Resources and Guidelines." When creating your resume, think of what you want the employer to learn about you in under five seconds.

YOUR RESUME SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN SIX SECTIONS:

• NAME, CONTACT INFORMATION: Use the letterhead used in your cover/application letter

• PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Summary of your professional specialties and goals-- This is optionalomit if it takes up too much space.

• EDUCATION: Include dates and locations.

• WORK EXPERIENCE: List title of position and include dates, locations, and specific descriptions of your duties. Use active verbs and incomplete sentence construction.

• OTHER RELEVANT SECTIONS: Qualifications, Skills, Accomplishments & Awards, or Volunteer Work (Be sure to include dates and locations).

III) NOW, COMPOSE A BRIEF REFLECTION ON THE OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK FOR THE CAREER OF YOUR CHOICE:Create a two to three page market overview for the career of your choice. Examine information related to the career you are interested in as presented in theU.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook (available at:http://www.bls.gov/ooh/).

JOB MARKET OVERVIEW AND REFLECTION

In two to three pages, briefly summarize and highlight the most relevant information related to your career (you may use bullet points and brief sentences)

YOUR OVERVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

• CAREER TITLE AND OVERVIEW: Explain what the career you are examining generally entails. Provide a brief summary of the typical job in this field (e.g., explain what people following this career path "do" in their work).

• WORK ENVIRONMENT:Describe the work environment that professionals in this career face. What are the challenges they must deal with? What are their schedules like?

• BASIC INFORMATION: Median salary, necessary education/work experience/on-the-job training, number of jobs, job outlook.

The overview should include available career opportunities, requirements, and hiring procedures (e.g., application and testing procedures). Reports must include job requirements, training, salary expectations, retirement eligibility, special benefits, and challenges. Describe the duties and responsibilities of the job and opportunities for advancement.

Make the report relevant to your expectations. The market overview should be followed by a brief reflection that details your thoughts on the career field you have examined.

YOUR JOB MARKET OVERVIEW REFLECTION SHOULD ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• Which aspects of this career do you find most interesting? What surprised you as you composed your job market overview?

• What are the benefits of this career?

• Which aspects of this career give you pause, or make this career slightly less appealing (e.g., what are the downsides of this career)?

• Are you well-suited for this career? Why or why not?

IV) FINALLY, REVIEW AND REFLECT ON YOUR CHOSEN CAREER'S FORMAL CODE OF ETHICS:Identify and reflect on the official code of ethics/standards established by the profession of your choice. Choose the national organization representing the career of your choice. If you plan on going into a different profession, please find the relevant governing body for that profession and analyze the code of ethics/conduct established by that organization.

Thoroughly read the outlined code of ethics/conduct and reflect on the primary emphases contained therein. Explore the outlined principles, examining their focus and ethical perspective.

Briefly introduce your profession and its established code of conduct or ethical guidelineswhere was it found, when was it published, etc.? This introduction should be followed by a short reflection that details your thoughts on the career field you have examined.

YOUR CODE OF ETHICS REFLECTION SHOULD ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• What FOUR things does this code seem most focused on?

• Do these guidelines tend to take a more teleological or deontological approach to ethics?

• Are these sound guidelines? What issues/ideas are unaddressed by the professional code?

• Why is such a code of conduct/ethical guideline important to the profession you plan on entering?

• How do such standards help or protect all relevant parties (including those practicing in the field, the individuals that these professionals work with, the broader society, and the criminal justice system/practice of criminal justice)?
  • ACCEPTABLE USE: Building and Formatting Resume, Advise on Editing Cover Letter

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY FOR THIS PROJECT: You CAN utilize AI for this assignment, but you must do so in aLIMITEDand DOCUMENTED manner. You will be held accountable for any mistakes or errors made by the AI tool.

• UNACCEPTABLE USE:Drafting, writing, or editing language used in Job Overview:You are prohibited from copying and pasting text generated by AI into your own work--THIS IS PLAGIARISM AND WILL BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY