Writing Homework Help

My major is Public Health

This writing assignment gives you an opportunity to think more seriously about your future and professional job prospects. Most of you have some idea about what you are interested in pursuing, but you may not know much about the actual work involved. Therefore, this assignment requires that you undertake resource/workplace research in an area of study/major that you are considering. To complete this assignment, you will need to:

1. Examine your major field of study using various online search tools such U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS.gov), related association/conference websites, peer-reviewed journals and their websites, Mason Online Library, etc.

2. Find and describe 3 job announcements in your field (using Monster, USAJobs, Indeed, Careerbuilder, Corporate Websites, and other job listing sources related to your field).

3. Write a hypothetical cover letter/email for one of the three jobs you found interesting

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Introduction (EXAMPLE)

Daily we hear about another information security breach involving some of our nation’s largest companies and impacting millions of consumers (citations). As a result, Information Security has become one of the fastest growing fields for research and employment across all sectors. This paper provides an overview of the growing field of Information Security and describes three current position announcements for employment in the field.

}Overview of the Field

◦BLS Information (BLS.gov)

◦Two Professional Associations (Describe Website Resources, National Conferences, Networking/Employment Announcements, plus any other information each provides)

◦Identify Two Peer Reviewed Journals (Journal Name, Journal Mission, Publisher, and provide one article title with author name(s) from each of the two journals)

}Three Current Positions (Describe each)

◦Federal Government (USAJobs.gov)

◦Public (Corporation/Business websites)

◦General (Monster, Indeed, LinkedIN, etc.)

}Conclusion (example)

According to BLS, the field of Information Security is expected to grow rapidly over the next 8 years, providing many jobs for future college graduates. In addition, employment opportunities across a range of sectors including government, research, and business/corporate. [Add a couple more concluding sentences.]