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The final draft of your Company Profile Report should include at least three of

The final draft of your Company Profile Report should include at least three of the following types of information related to that company (on a local or national level) as listed below. So, a quick visit to the company’s main web site can assist you in determining how much of this information is easily accessible to you. If there isn’t enough information readily available online, you may need to select a different company. Larger, public companies are often easier to find out about than smaller, local (“mom and pop”) shops. o Type of industry (retail, restaurant, service organization, manufacturing, etc) o Historical background of the Company o Company mission, vision, philosophy, etc. o Types of positions (jobs) available within the company o Education level preferred/required for each type of job Number of employees employed (locally & nationally-if applicable) o Types of benefits available to employees at each staffing level o Average salary for each position level o Company’s Accomplishments or Awards received o Pertinent Financial information: Profits/Losses, Revenues/Expenses, stock options/stock dividends {financials can be difficult to find, so move on if you can’t easily locate these} o Interesting facts about the company or other related company information that would be beneficial to share with people who are interested in acquiring a job with that company MUST be typed in 12 point font for the body of the paper. Headings can be 14 point font. ? MUST be 2-4 double-spaced, typed pages which give me a good overview of what your company does, what the possible positions are, what the benefits are, salary ranges, number of employees, why you would or wouldn’t want to work there, education level required for the positions, etc. (whatever you choose to discover about your company). MUST be at least TWO full pages and NO MORE than FOUR full pages. Remember, GIGO but enough for me to know you researched your Company. ** Note: Bullet Points DO NOT COUNT towards your page limit requirements!!! It is fine to use bullets in the Profile to show lists of items, but these bulleted lists will not count towards the required minimum three pages of writing. MUST = Required SHOULD = Recommended CAN = Optional MUST discuss THREE of the optional choices for types of information to address within this report{see the end of page 2 and top of page 3 of this document}. ? MUST CITE all sources you use using APA format; plagiarism is not tolerated. ? MUST include In-text Citations to adequately give credit to sources immediately after quoting or paraphrasing information derived from sources. {Note: You would need provide in-text citations or footnotes after each sentence or paragraph where data/facts/statistics/quotes/or paraphrases are used which wouldn’t be personally known- meaning that you had to look up that information somewhere. I realize that students might possibly work at the company they profile, but, even then, not ALL of information provided is likely off the top of their head.} ? MUST contain MINIMAL errors to be considered professional, polished prose acceptable within a workplace. Be sure to proofread ? SHOULD use headings for each section to make it easy to read -see examples posted under the “News” section of the Course Home page…your headings might include: company overview, positions available, salaries, benefits, education level required, number of employees and stores, other interesting info, company history, company accomplishments, etc. ? CAN include tables, graphs, charts, pictures, logos, etc. to enhance the visual effect of the written report you’ll be turning in