Name: Richard Brown
Week 4: Career and Company Research
Template and Grading Rubric
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A grading rubric is also available at the end of this document.
There are TWO parts to the Career and Company Research assignment.
Part 1: Complete the table below and link your one-, two-, and five-year goals (recall that you identified these in the Week 2 Self-assessment Assignment) to specific company research. You can also use employers you identified in the Week 2 assignment if you wish. (50 POINTS)

GOALS | One-year Goal | Two-year Goal | Five-year Goal | | My one-year career goal is . . . (state your goal here)Once I finish my Bachelor December 2014, I intend to attend Grad school, and on the same time open the business that I am longing to start and that by early next year. | My two-year career goal is . . . (state your goal here)I intend to finish Grad school and be able to teach in special education. | My five-year career goal is . . . (state your goal here)Retire on my second career. If I plan it right and continue placing big amount in my TSP I should be able to retire after 8 years in Federal which put me in total of 30 years in Government service. I can retire at 51 then concentrate to my business. | EMPLOYERS | Employer of Choice for One-year Goal Dept. Of Veterans Affairs, Department Of Defense | Employer of Choice for Two-year Goal US Bank Dept. Of Veterans Affairs, Department Of Defense | Employer of Choice for Five-year Goal Chase Bank Dept. Of Veterans Affairs, Department Of Defense | Name, location(s), contact information | Department of Veterans Affairs11201 Bennett Redland, Ca (909)583-6569D0D San Diego, CA (619)556-1945 | US Bank, Des Plaines 750 Lee St(847) 390-5740Department of Veterans Affairs11201 Bennett Redland, Ca (909)583-6569D0D San Diego, CA (619)556-1945 | Department of Veterans Affairs11201 Bennett Redland, Ca (909)583-6569D0D San Diego, CA (619)556-1945 | Products and/or services | Veterans Hospital | Active Duty | Veterans Hospital or Active Duty | Number of employees | 5,500 | 302,000 | 5,500 VA Redlands302,000 DOD | Annual sales/profits/growth for the past year | N/A | N/A | N/A | Potential for growth of the firm and the industry as a whole | Rapid advancement and retention | Rapid advancement, retention and leadership | Rapid advancement, retention and leadership | Major competitors | Corporate World | Corporate World | Corporate World | Mission and/or vision statement | Our mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. . | The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.The mission of Defense.gov is to support the overall mission of the Department of Defense by providing official, timely and accurate information about defense policies, organizations, functions and operations. Also, Defense.gov is the single, unified starting point for finding military information online.This mission is consistent with the DoD Principles of Information, which outline the Department's policy for providing information to military members, DoD civilians, military family members, the American public, the Congress, and the news media. The information you find here is cleared for public release in accordance with applicable DoD policies. | The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.The mission of Defense.gov is to support the overall mission of the Department of Defense by providing official, timely and accurate information about defense policies, organizations, functions and operations. Also, Defense.gov is the single, unified starting point for finding military information online.This mission is consistent with the DoD Principles of Information, which outline the Department's policy for providing information to military members, DoD civilians, military family members, the American public, the Congress, and the news media. The information you find here is cleared for public release in accordance with applicable DoD policies. | Reputation | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |

Part 2: What is your personal marketing strategy; i.e., what do you plan to do to ensure you achieve your goals? (Some questions you might reflect on in your response include: How will I penetrate the hidden job market? How will expand my professional network? Are there skills I need to be working on to be more competitive as a candidate? How will I track my job search? What resources can I use to help me in my job search and how I often should I be contacting them? How will I ensure my resumé and other job-search tools stay current? Where will I look for job leads? How will I hone my interviewing skills? What will I do on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to ensure I am conducting the most proactive job search possible?) (50 points)

In order to achieve my goals, I will . . .I intend to pursue the hidden job and by continuing to do an outstanding work to advance in my current field. I keep my ears and eyes open every time something opened up so that I can apply for those positions. I have been fortunate to get some job interview and have turn down some. But eventually with the way it is going my confidence is just getting more and more strong that I know I can eventually reach the point where I wanted to be before I retire for the second time then I can concentrate on my plan business. I intend to add 2 more checks to what I am already receiving for my retirement. I want to retire comfortably in the next 8 years. |

Grading Rubric: Career and Company Research Component | Points | Part 1: Award full credit if all sections meet minimum requirements. Deduct up to 30 points for incomplete work. No points awarded if the section is not submitted. Deduct up to 5 points for spelling and grammatical errors. | 50 | Part 2: Award full credit if marketing plan is comprehensive and is indicative of actions the students will be taking as part of his/her job-search process. Deduct up to 30 points for incomplete or unclear responses. No points awarded if the section is not submitted. Deduct up to 5 points for spelling and grammatical errors. | 50 | TOTAL POINTS | 100 |