Exercise 2-4A: Job Search

Using a popular search engine such as Indeed.com, Glassdoor.com, or LinkedIn.com, do a casual search for business-related positions in your hometown or in Chapel Hill.

Step 1: For the advertisement that you have chosen, list what research skills are required and what kinds of communication skills are required. Copy and paste the job ad into your group’s Google doc and highlight words in the job ad that provide insight into the capabilities of their ideal candidate.

Individually, complete the following chart for your advertisement:

Step 2: Then, compare your findings with your group. What do your findings suggest about the role of writing, speaking, and research in that industry? 

Fill out the following chart as a group:

For an editable Google doc of this exercise that you can download, click here.