Initiating the job search
In the SLPs for this course, you will assume the role of a currently employed professional wanting to
change careers. Each of the SLPs will focus on different phases of the job search. In each SLP, you
will apply the business communication principles covered in the module.
Search for companies you are interested in working for, or jobs you are keen on. You may begin your
search at an employment website (such as Monster.com, usajobs.gov, etc.) and find a job opening that
interests you. Save the existing job advertisement for a position you are interested in.
You will be completing the subsequent SLPs using this job opening you identified.
Write a generic email, using principles from routine and goodwill emails, to inquire about your desired
position. You may ask questions related to application procedures, deadlines, references, or any other
detail. The objective of this email is to build rapport with the company and notify them of your
interest, and the possibility you may be submitting an application later on. Include the actual job
advertisement in your submission. This could be a pdf document, or a link to the advertisement.
Following the email, write an essay explaining the principles and good practices you followed while
creating it.
Submit your assignment by the module’s due date.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your email should be professionally formatted and effectively deliver the message, using concepts
covered in the module. Please use proper English. Sentences must be properly constructed and free of
grammatical and typographical errors. No citations are needed in the email.
In your summary, you are expected to discuss your strategies and approach, using the concepts covered
in the module. Your discussion should be analytical and sufficiently rigorous to demonstrate synthesis
of the concepts. Formal citations are required, along with a formal bibliography. The summary is to be
prepared as an academic essay. Content should be clearly presented with a logical flow.
SLP General Expectations
For the SLPs, students are expected to play a role as themselves in the job market. You are to identify
a job that interests you in Module 1. The SLPs will take you through the job search and application
process, presenting you in different scenarios requiring you to demonstrate your ability to communicate
effectively and professionally.
Formal citations and a bibliography are required unless otherwise stated.
Submit your assignments by the module’s due date.