Individual Assignment 02: Find a role model

This assignment is designed to help you find a good role model in the business department at Chatham. Your tasks are to interview an upper-class or graduate business student in a major area that interests you, and to compare and contrast the interview with a Chatham Business Insight article.

If you need assistance with finding someone to interview, please ask the instructor for assistance. A good place to learn about other students or alumni is through the Business and Entrepreneurship Department's LinkedIn Group (You must join the group first before you can see members.) Search for potential role models using keywords that interest you (e.g., economics, PNC).

You should publish a summary of the interview on as a blog post on your Individual Assignment website.

The summary should be 3-5 paragraphs discussing:
1. A brief introduction of the interviewee (you can publish the real name only with the interviewee's permission) - major, interests,clubs, etc
2. One to two pieces of good advice from the interviewee on good studying strategies
3. One to two pieces of good advice from the interviews on building a good portfolio/resume, such as

• how to find good campus or off-campus jobs that help build the resume for the profession you're pursuing
• how to benefit from different campus events and mixers
• how to plan for good internships for second and third summers
• how to participate in meaningful projects, competitions, or activities to develop strong skills over time

4. Compare and contrast the interview with an article of your choice from Chatham Business Insight

• Choose an article on a student or alumnae/alumna who you can relate to
• Compare and contrast what you learned from the role model interview to the person you have read about from the Chatham Business Insight article. 
• Discuss similarities and differences. Relate this discussion to a concept we have learned in class. Refer to a topics or a business concept from a specific chapter or page from the textbook. You need to discuss the contrast critically, and not just state "this related to the importance of internships we mentioned in class."
• Cite and reference this article in proper APA style

Submission
1. Please submit the URL link to each assignment that you posted on your Blog through the appropriate assignment submission link available in Moodle

2. Make sure your URL link works properly before submitting.

The correct URL link will show your chosen blog site name (e.g., "lauren-c-ia-blog" below) followed by "blogspot.com"

http://lauren-c-ia-blog.blogspot.com/2018/04/ia2.html

An incorrect URL link would begin with "blogger.com"

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8858843223359902717#editor/target=p

Not sure how to copy a URL? Here're a few ways to get help
1. Ask the instructor/TA
2. Visit the IT Help Desk
3. Ask technology tutor at PACE
4. Search online for tutorial instructions

Feedback

The instructor will post your grade in Moodle with the instructor’s comments. Pay attention to those comments and take them into consideration for future submissions. The expectation is that you improve the quality of your submissions with time.