1. Now that you better understand the attributes that
define you as an employee and attributes that companies value and expect from
their employees, explore the attributes of companies.
A.Find at least 10 companies representing your major (Keep
the list).
1.2+ local
2.2+ national (large)
B.Learn something about the
current industry and the companies.
1.Use Google, other search
engines, and company websites. Even try their links on Facebook and Tweeter.
2.Try an industry related
organization website. Think of joining one!
C.Identify specific elements,
indicators, and metrics.
1.Ads on what “they” say is
important.
2.What does the news say about the
industry, the company?
3.What does the financial market
say about the industry?
4.What major economic indicators
effect the industry and why?
5.What threats and opportunities
exist?
D.Quickly explore their job
opportunities for later reference.
E.Use a 5-column table in Word to
analyze one company from your
list.
1.List the attributes in the
columns and the perspectives from a – d (below) in rows.
2.Do an in-depth review of the
effects these attributes (etc.) have on you as:
a.An employee.
b.An owner (stock?).
c.A customer.
d.A competitor.
F.Use the XMind Cause and Effect
template to lists all of the attributes you discovered.
a.Place the attributes in the
areas you feel appropriate.
b.Make a Printscreen of your
results for class
G.Bring the lists to class.
H.Write a 75 to 150-word response of your
reaction to the review.
I.Paste you response into
the body of your submission and include:
1.The name of the
company you researched.
2.Name one industry
organization.
3.The top 10 attributes,
elements, metrics, ratios, comparisons, or evaluations you discovered.
4.The table.
