Bus X410 Business Career Planning Assignment 5 Finding Real Live Job Openings 50 points Instructions and Scoring Matrix Now that you have identified your dream position where can you find jobs that will lead you to your dream job The purpose of this assignment is to help you identify sources of job openings and identify a specific position for which you would like to apply That is a job that will be a logical next step towards your dream job Utilizing your college s career center your own knowledge on line searching and any other resources identify a minimum of 10 sources where you can find current position openings in your desired field These can be people paper and or on line resources List the resource and write a description about it For example EcoJobs www ecojobs com an on line database of jobs in the environmental field You can sort by type of job and location Useful for identifying both entry level and mid level jobs For online resources you may only include 2 general job posting sites such as monster Other online resources should be job posting sites specific to your field This will take some work but in the long run will be useful to you as you begin job searching From all of the sources identify one real job opening for which you are qualified and would like to have Make sure there is a full description of the position and the qualifications they are seeking Don t worry about location or when the job is available For our purposes this is not important The position is going to serve as the job for which you write your resume and cover letter and draft potential interview questions and responses Find some way to copy and send the position opening to me You will also want to make sure to have a copy for yourself when writing your resume and cover letter You will also need it again for your interviewing assignment Category Research Sources 10 Summary of findings 30 Marginal Little or no evidence of actually spending any time on researching job sources 4 or fewer sources are identified 04 Source summaries are limited little detail provided 0 15 Acceptable Some evidence of actually spending any time on researching job sources 5 to 7 sources are provided 5 7 Outstanding Multiple approaches are taken and evidence is provided 8 to 10 sources are provided 8 10 A general picture of sources is presented 1623 A rich summary of sources is provided giving a full picture as to the character and nature of the sources 24 30 Job Opening 10 WLS Spring 2014 Job opening is not identified or if it is there is only a minimal description 0 4 Job opening is identified description is vague and not helpful for future assignments 5 7 Job opening is identified and a full position description is included 8 10