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Assignment:

The required text for this assignment is The Job-Hunting Handbook by Harry Dahlstrom

ASSIGNMENT 1 - PREPARE YOUR RESUME

Once you have read the material on resumes on pages 14 through 19 in The Job-Hunting Handbook, please prepare a current chronological or functional resume. Be sure the resume meets the email requirements along with the format requirements presented in the material. Please make an effort to incorporate the current learning objectives and quantify your skill sets. The job for which you will create the resume is Electrocardiogram monitor tech/unit secretary in the ICU hospital.

ASSIGNMENT 2 - PREPARE A COVER LETTER

After you have reviewed the material on cover letters on pages 24 through 27 in The Job-Hunting Handbook, please prepare the cover letter for a position you would be interested in applying for.

Be sure to use the same heading created for both your resume and cover letter. Please include your name, address, phone number, and email.

ASSIGNMENT 3 - RESEARCHING AN EMPLOYER

This assignment requires online research about an employer that you would like to work for and that you are not familiar with, for example cedars Sinai hospital. You may not do research about current employer. Answer the following questions in short paragraph form for each of the 5 questions. Read pages 6 and 7 of The Job-Hunting Handbook to gain an understanding of the industry outlook of your potential chosen field. The chosen field is nursing.

What kind of service or product does the company produce/provide? Consider the company is a cedars sinai hospital

When was the company established and what is the company's mission?

According to The Job-Hunting Handbook on pages 6 and 7, what type of education and training is required?

Is the company currently hiring? If so, in what positions? What website(s) did you use to do your research?

Was the information you found what you expected to find? Explain.

ASSIGNMENT 4 - CAREER GOALS

Writing down goals is an important practice in your career advancement. Develop career goals for yourself that cover two years, five years, and ten years. Then, for each career goal, develop at least three objectives (steps) for accomplishing each goal. (See the example below)

To really benefit from this assignment, it is first necessary to do a detailed, objective analysis of your strengths, weaknesses, skills, education, financial situation, family obligations, etc. In other words, all the factors that are going to affect your ability to reach whatever goal set for yourself.