Need By Wednesday Assignment Activity Week 4 Discussion: Job Hunting

 
Week 4 Discussion: Job Hunting
Due Sun Mar 3 @ 11:59 pm EST • 5% weightAssignmentActivityWeek 4 Discussion: Job Hunting
OBJECTIVE
To help students learn how to search for jobs in individual business units of major entertainment conglomerates, and to locate entry level and internship opportunities.
INTRODUCTION
Planning your career path will continue throughout your professional life.  In the initial stages, before you build a base of contacts to refer you to jobs, an important skill is searching for job openings.  In this discussion we will search for what types of jobs are available on the career sites of major entertainment conglomerates.
INSTRUCTIONS
First Post – due Wed.  by 11:59pm EST
1.  Download two items: 
— Job Site Resources document with company websites to help in your research
— Job Hunting Conglomerates  slide presentation.
— Read the online article about career-building “20 Things 20-Somethings Don’t Get: at Forbes 20 Somethings
2.  Go on the career sites of at several major conglomerates and explore the types of jobs posted. You may also wish to search for production jobs or jobs in sports team if that appeals to you .  Many of the career sites will have a search engine that allows searching by state, region or type of job.  Especially look for entry level or ‘early career’ opportunities and internships.  Some companies specifically have early career opportunities designated.
NOTE:  Conglomerates will own record companies, cable channels, networks, websites, film production and more.  (for example, Disney owns ESPN, ABC, Disney channel, Disney Studios, theme parks, etc.) Therefore, jobs for the all companies within the conglomerate, and in many locations, may all be on the conglomerate’s career site.
NOTE: EXPLORE and COMMENT on SEVERAL WEBSITES and Job Openings — NOT JUST ONE
3.  Comment on the following four items as you share what you find with the class:
— What type of jobs did you find, the specific websites and how convenient they are.  Do any positions interest you?
— How clear Is the application process?
— Describe the company’s  early career and/or internship opportunities, if any.
— Share your most important insight about early career building
4.  Share a news article and URL, or a blog and URL about career building with the class and comment on why it is important.
Do the research requested and respond with initial posting on Wednesday with response posting on Sunday.
Second Post – due between Thursday and Sunday by 11:59pm EST
NOTE: EXPLORE and COMMENT on SEVERAL WEBSITES and Job Openings — NOT JUST ONE
If the link doesn’t work, the Forbes URL to copy into your brower is: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnazar/2013/07/23/20-things-20-year-olds-dont-get/
Do not limit the second discussion post to “I agree,” “That’s great” and so forth. Substantiate the position by using meaningful observations to corroborate it, such as professional experiences, relationships, and citing scholarly sources etc. when appropriate.  As a guide for high quality response posts, use the RISE model, which encourages the steps as outlined in the rubric. 
The RISE Model:

Reflect: To recall, ponder, and communicate
Inquire: To seek information and/or provide ideas through questioning
Suggest: To introduce ideas for improvement of current iteration
Elevate: To raise to a higher degree or purpose of future iterations

For more information about the RISE Model of meaningful feedback, visit risemodel.com.
GRADING
This discussion assignment will be graded using the corresponding rubric.  To earn full credit, posts must address ALL of the questions or challenges above.  Discussion posts should be detailed and in-depth, demonstrating knowledge of the course materials by bringing in information from those materials that support the post’s content. Posts must be clear, organized and include proper spelling and grammar.
For meaningful conversation to occur in this discussion, initial posts must be made on time and each student must make at least one follow-up post.

The first post is worth 70% of the discussion board grade.  The second post is worth 30% of the discussion board grade.
If an initial post is not made by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. EST but is posted before Sunday at 11:59pm EST, there will be 20% taken off (plus any other deductions) for the discussion grade.
If an initial post is not made at all, there will be 70% taken off (plus other deductions) for the discussion grade.
If a second post is not made between Thursday and Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST, there will be 30% taken off (plus any other deductions) for the discussion grade.
No posts will be accepted after the discussion board closes.

REFERENCES
Anytime an outside source is used, please include basic source information (link for website; author, title, date for non-website). However, you are not required to use APA formatting in discussion boards.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Review the Academic Integrity section of the course syllabus and ensure that your discussion board submissions do not plagiarize or violate any academic integrity principles of Full Sail University before submitting.  Please note that resubmitting work completed in a previous attempt at the course is considered a form of plagiarism and academic dishonesty.  Violation of this policy can have severe consequences.
 
JobsCareerSearches.pptx

Job site resources.docx