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Using ASP.NET, Visual C#, and related technologies
Creating or customizing SharePoint 2010 solutions
their teamwork skills.
To keep abreast of the latest developments in this field, as well as improve my professional
network, I have joined an open group on LinkedIn called “Microsoft Business Technology
Consultants.”
communication)
This research will help me to present my skills and accomplishments in a way that will convince
PointBridge of my ability to meet their requirements. Moreover, this will help me during my
Leslie
(LO 13.1; AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
13.16. Career Management: Researching Career Opportunities
qualifications.
13-17. Planning a Résumé
Note: This case invites students to form teams to evaluate each other’s employment histories with
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of the candidate more elaborately.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Symetra Life Insurance Company, Bellevue, WA, 2011 to present, corporate marketing
intern.
studies, and customer newsletters
o Maintained and updated company website, blog, and LinkedIn profile
Rainbow Communications, Seattle, WA, Summer 2009, marketing intern.
products
o Developed a masters project on using social networking and other Internet
School of Management, City University of Seattle, 2008 to 2009, marketing intern.
Cross-Cultural Solutions, Ghana, 2007, six-month volunteer program.
o Taught basic and intermediate-level English as a part-time teacher at the
(LO 13.2; AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
13-18. Writing a Résumé
description of what the applicant is all about. It can be presented as a short paragraph or a
13-19. Message Strategies: Completing a Résumé
AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
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13-20. Message Strategies: Completing a Résumé
IMPROVE YOUR GRAMMAR, MECHANICS AND USAGE
Level 1: Self-Assessment—Numbers
13-21. We need to hire one 1 office manager, four 4 bookkeepers, and twelve 12 clerk-typists.
(AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
13-23. Make sure that all 1,835 pages are on my desk no later than nine o’clock 9:00 a.m. (or
13-24. In 2004, was the year that José Guiterez sold more than $50,000 thousand dollars worth
13-25. Our deadline is 4/7 April 7, but we won’t be ready before 4/11 April 11. (AACSB Tag:
Written and oral communication)
13-26. 95 Ninety-five percent of our customers are men. (Or Of our customers, 95 percent are
men.) (AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
13-29. Last year, I wrote 20 15 fifteen-page reports, and Michelle wrote 24 three-page reports.
(AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
13-30. Of the 15 applicants, seven 7 are qualified. (AACSB Tag: Written and oral
communication)
13-31. Our blinds should measure 38 inches wide by 64-8/16 and one-half inches long by 7/16
13-32. Deliver the couch to seven eighty-three 783 Fountain Rd., Suite three3, Procter Valley,
CA 92074. (AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)
13-33. Here are the corrected figures: 42.70% agree, 23.25% disagree, 34.00% are undecided,
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13-47. Racecar driver Eddie Cheever is also founder of Aleanza Marketing Group, a seven-
13-48. Over the last six years, Business Cluster Development has started 13 technology-related
communication)
13-49. In an interview, Gary Hoover said, “When I dreamed up Bookstop, we asked people, ‘If
communication)
13-50. The chief attraction of vending machines is their convenience: they are open 24 hours a
day. On the other hand, vending machine prices are no bargain. (AACSB Tag: Written
and oral communication)
Level 3: Document Critique—Well-Written Solution
THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
(EXCERPT)
Purpose of the Proposal
Describing the San Diego State University (SDSU) Suntrakker project;
Showing that engineering students at SDSU can build and race a solar-powered vehicle in
Project Profile
The Suntrakker Solar Car project was conceived by a small group of San Diego State University
From modest beginnings, the Suntrakker project quickly evolved into a cross-disciplinary
educational effort, encompassing students from many colleges of San Diego State University.
Sponsors are not only contributing to the success of the overall Suntrakker project, but are also
enhancing their goodwill advertising and name promotion by association with the project. In
(AACSB Tag: Written and oral communication)