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Communications and Careers
Communications and Careers
Instructions
Communication and Careers Assignment Part 2
*Reference Chapter 16: Interviewing and Following Up
Aligned with the content covered in Chapter 16, the purpose of the Communications and Careers Part 3 assignment is to prepare students for the interviewing portion of the job-search process. Utilizing the job posting you selected for Part 1 & 2, complete Part 3 by referencing the job description, your skills match, cover letter, and resume. Follow the steps below to practice preparing for a job interview.
Step 1: Review the Company Website and Create an Outline with Key Points
Search the Internet to locate the Company Website for the position you are applying.
Create an outline with information about the Company, anything related to the job position that you applying, including the specific department, location, and staff directory.
Your outline should include the following items:
About Company: product/service offering(s), mission statement, core values, company goals, history, etc.
Locations (facilities, retail stores, other)
Other: strategic plan priority initiatives, success stories; community involvement; company/employee awards, news press, etc.
Search the internet to find articles, news, blogs, ads, company social media sites (Face Book, Twitter, LinkedIn) that are current and relevant to the company.
Sample Outline:
Position: Title
Company Name & Website URL:
About Company: Product, services, mission statement, history, etc.
Locations
Abbreviated details related to your position OR interesting details (news press, employee recognitions, employer events, success stories, and/or strategic plan, etc.)
Notes on blogs, ads, social media
Step 2: Prepare Your Responses to Interview Questions
(Utilize Your Match Skills Table/Outline from Part 1 & 2 along with the Job Description)
Write responses to the following interview questions (keep your responses as concise as possible; a minimum of 500 words total, approximately a paragraph for each question). In addition to your written responses. Include a recorded video of yourself responding to Question 1: Tell us about yourself and why you are interested in the position.
1. Tell us about yourself and why you are interested in the position. (Provide written and video recording)
2. What are your top two strengths that you bring to this position?
3. What challenges do you anticipate in this position and how might you approach overcoming those obstacles in the first 90 days?
Write response to the following behavior interview questions utilizing the STAR method. (see the article for details: How To Use the STAR Interview Response Technique)
4. Do you have experience working on a project in a team or a group? If yes, provide us examples of how you approached working with others. If no, how would you approach working on a team?
5. Do you have customer service experience? If so, tell us a time when you had a dissatisfied customer and how did you handled the situation. If no, tell us how you would handle a customer complaint?
6. Can you share a time when you experienced conflict with a co-worker and what did you do? (If you do not have any prior work experience, then you can approach your response using an example of a conflict you experienced in another context such as in school or community project).
Step 3: Draft Thank You message (email, letter, and/or note).
Once you have an invite to interview, you will want to prepare a thank you message in advance to ensure a timely post-interview follow-up.
For step 3, create a template with a thank you for the interview message referencing the details from your research, job description, and your job qualifications/job match attributes.
Your thank you message (email/letter/note) should include the following elements:
Address the individual(s) (e.g. hiring committee/department, or person(s) name/title) who are interviewing you
Write your thank you message to include reference to the specific job title/position you are applying
Include any particular details of the company and your reasons for being excited for the opportunity and/or the reason you are a great fit for the position/company
Express genuine gratitude again if appropriate and/or indicate you look forward to the next steps
Sign your thank-you message (for letter and email include your contact information, for handwritten note just sign your name).
I will add the material below and the material in files.
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/emphasize-personal-strengths-during-interview
Community health screening initiative
Community health screening initiative
MN505M2-2: Apply a theory or model of health-related concepts to a community intervention.
Community Needs and Health Screening Initiative
Directions
For this assignment, you will pick one recommended screening from United States Preventive Task Force A and B Recommendations.
An initiative is a project, an event, so something in the community is ideal. Workplace location for employees is fine too. Please include the following suggested level one headings so content is clear and easily identified.
Theory or Conceptual Model
Identify a health promotion program theory or conceptual model and describe.
Explain how the model or theory applies to the initiative is present.
Population Screening Purpose
Identify the screening topic as an A or B preventive screening from the USPSTF.
Include two components of topic related community statistics numerically (e.g., mortality, prevalence).
Describe target population characteristics.
Include age and sex or risk factor and matches the guidelines.
Clarify the county and or neighborhood of the population.
Provide descriptions on the local population to be screened, including three components: number of persons in the county possibly affected based on sex, age, and racial diversity of the county or state.
Include current rates of screening or factors that would impact the need for screening.
Location/ Setting
Demonstrate details of the community or workplace event, including three components: type of area or building, time, and day (e.g., Monroe County Senior Center at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 4/20/21).
Include reasoning and explanation of appropriateness.
Screening Activity
Screening activity plan meets the preventive guidelines process, is descriptive, and includes:
Education component description
Measures tested
Shows evidence the tests are aligned with guideline recommendations
Demonstrates possible positive measure/ normal and abnormal ranges
Follow up and referral content process included
Three clear and measurable outcome goals are included
Explanation of how each outcome is affected by the activity
Cost
Detailed cost analysis to perform screening is provided in table form includes the six following line items but not limited to a table containing:
Testing instrument costs with source for pricing
Staff costs- as appropriate for screening
Rental cost- estimate
Simple supply costs
Any attendee cost
Total
(May use volunteer staff but not donations of items. Cost analysis for feasibility needs demonstrated.) Cost analysis total and summary statement should be included.
Summary
Provide a summary of your screening, general benefit to the community, and why it is important. A person should be able to read your paper and understand fully what you are screening, where, when, the costs, and how it is supported in the guideline. Ideally, a person would be able to duplicate your screening initiative based on the clarity you present.
Format expectations:
Follows all assignment directions.
Introduction and conclusion are included.
Information in paragraphs and paper organized to convey the content to the reader.
Paper length paper should be 3–4 pages of content.
Follows APA in paper format, reference page, in-text citations, or headings.
Uses four or more credible peer-reviewed sources.
Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners, and all specialty nursing fields are contributors to health promotion in populations across the life span. This assignment is focused on preventive screening applications in the community, workplace, or school settings. You should be able to apply this knowledge to their specialty focus related to health promotion and epidemiology
US healthcare policy structures and the role of the nursing leader as a change agent
US healthcare policy structures and the role of the nursing leader as a change agent
Examine U.S. healthcare policy structures and the role of the nursing leader as a change agent at the public policy table.
You will choose one federal-level healthcare policy issue that interests you.
As a change agent, you will write a “tweet” to one of your federal legislators for the state of Texas outlining what the issue is and why it is important. You will be as concise and mindful of their time as possible.
The “tweet” will address:
The current policy
The need for change
The suggested change
The cost implications
Assessment Requirements
Be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Each bullet is one sentence maximum.
240 Characters (spaces between words count toward the 240-character Twitter limit)
Before finalizing your work, you should:
be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assessment should:
follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics