DFW: Election Day!!!

Tonight is the big night! No more political advertisements, no more debates, just the next 4 years of the US on the line.

Assignment: Using the internet, find a current "Election" related article from a newspaper, magazine, or reliable web site.

In the first paragraph summarize the article. In the second paragraph please try and add a personal twist to the post. Whether it's how a certain outcome tonight might affect you or your family, how the current election has made you more or less into politics, or any personal view on a candidate or the process. Please put forth an effort to make this DFW more personal and not just about a current event summary.

Citation: For any website you use, you MUST cite your source using APA format. Check out:

http://www.sourceaid.com/citationbuilder

Proof read your summary and make sure it is error free before you publish.

Portfolio Summary #1

Make sure you provide a summary of current/related events for 3 of your stocks

Portfolio Summary Directions:

-You will include a current snapshot of all the stocks and mutual funds you have to date

-Go to your stock market portfolio on the necessary website

-Your portfolio summary must include the following for EACH stock:

                -Ticker Symbol/Company Name

                -Shares owned (Quantity)

                -Purchase Price

                -Current Price

                -Gain (or Loss)

                -Total unrealized gains or losses for your portfolio. Far Bottom in “Gain” Column 

                -A current news article summary or event regarding the business or company **** For 3 of your companies

                     -Hint: Use Google finance or Yahoo finance to find out what is happening with the company

                -Your Monthly Group Ranking

Interview/Resume Questions

All responses need to be in complete sentences and written with correct grammar and punctuation. Use your book as a main resource to answer the questions (Chapter 14)

1.    What types of interviews are common in today’s business environment and how do they different from one another? 

2.    What information should you locate about a company with which you will interview? What means will you use to locate the information?

3.    Write a brief statement that describes your unique value to an employer. Include information about your educational experiences, work experience, involvement in student organizations, and other pertinent information. 

4.    What nonverbal messages can an interviewee convey to favorably impress an interviewer? What negative nonverbal messages can be conveyed?

5.    How do responses to standard and behavioral interview questions differ?

6.    What is a good strategy to use when you are asked about your major weakness? Provide a specific example you might use?

7.    Discuss three ways an interviewee can handle an illegal interview question. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

8.    How do the thank-you and the follow-up letter differ? What should each contain?

9.    What guidelines should be followed in requesting a recommendation letter?

10.  Which would be written deductively:  (a) an acceptance letter, (b) a refusal letter, or (c) a resignation letter? What ideas should be included in each of these letters?

11.  Explain why communication skills are the universal job requirement.

Resume Introduction

Using your Resume Information packet, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your own blog. This will help us get a basic background knowledge of resumes before we create our own. You can utilize Chapter 14 in your textbook as well to help along the way.

1. How is a resume like a school paper?
2. How can an email address on your resume get you in trouble? Give an example of a good vs bad email address?
3. What is the purpose of an "objective" and why might it be a good idea in your situation?
4. What is the purpose of a summary? What are some aspects that separate a good vs bad summary?
5. What should be included in your "Experience Section"? What might you want to include since you are young and might not have a lot of experience yet?
6. What are some differences between sharing your education experience, good vs bad details?
7. Off the top of your head, who are some references that you might want to get information from to include on your resume?

After you have posted the responses to the above questions, you will now start to create your own resume using the templates and sheets given.