Agenda for Class 1/19/2022:

1) Check in on how the 32-day commitment is going.

2) Management vs. Leadership PowerPoints - see module 1, please use the POLC and Mintzberg's 10 Managerial roles to spur on thinking about how you can refine your 1-page cover letter (3 single space paragraphs - see module 2 student examples) and 1 page resume which are due next. See module 2 for the due date and lock time.

Homework for next class, Monday, 1/24 9:30-10:45 McKenny 164:

1) Read Business Communication Essentials Chapter 13 (employment communication) and BCE Chapter 14 (on interviewing).

2) We will be discussing personal branding next class. Please go out to module 2 and read and review the first two files.

3) Write the "Story of You" using BCE Ch. 13, Figure 13.1, p. 363 (Ungraded - nothing is to be posted to canvas- have it for our next class discussion).

4) Use the research link below to research companies you are interested in applying to for the cover letter and resume assignment

https://guides.emich.edu/companyLinks to an external site. Links to an external site. (Ungraded - nothing is to be posted to canvas- have it for our next class discussion).

5) Also, please see Table 13.1 p. 364 to hunt for a real internship (paid or non-paid), part-time, full-time or non-profit volunteer position to target for writing your 1-page cover letter and resume for MGMT 202. (Ungraded - nothing is to be posted to canvas- have it for our next class discussion).

6) Also, please use the following link Salary.com to look up your salary for the job when you have your degree in hand using the following link:
https://www.salary.com/ (Links to an external site.) (Ungraded - nothing is to be posted to canvas- have it for our next class discussion).

7) Start to draft your 1-page cover letter (BCE Ch. 14 p. 395- Figure 14.1 - please only have 3 single spaced paragraphs for your MGMT 202 cover letter) and 1-page resume using BCE Ch. 13 (pp. 372, 376, 377 378 and module 2 student sample of cover letter). Please also see module 2 for details on the assignment and please see the student samples of the cover letter and resume (in one file in module 2). Nothing is to be posted to canvas yet.

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Homework for Sunday, 1/23/2022 by 11:59 p.m. EST via module 2:

1) By Sunday, 1/23 (Ungraded), please use the tagline you created from the personal branding files in module 2 to update your resume or other social media pages to make your brand consistent across all medias. Ungraded.

2) Start to draft your 1-page cover letter (BCE Ch. 14 p. 395- Figure 14.1 - please only have 3 single spaced paragraphs for your MGMT 202 cover letter) and 1-page resume using BCE Ch. 13 (pp. 372, 376, 377 378 and module 2 student sample of cover letter). Please also see module 2 for details on the assignment and please see the student samples of the cover letter and resume (in one file in module 2). Nothing is to be posted to canvas yet.

Homework Due on Sunday, 1/30/2022 11:59 p.m. EST lock time:

5) Final 1 page cover letter and 1 page resume due on Sunday, 1/30/2022 by 11:59 p.m. EST (please upload docx. or google docs only; I cannot read .pages files at all on canvas- thank you). See module 2 files for student samples and the grading rubric for completing your 1-page cover letter (3 paragraphs maximum single spaced) and 1 page resume (see module 2 student sample and BCE pp. 372 p. 376, p. 377).