Email to a Business Executive Homework Assignment

Your tasks:

1. Look online or through LinkedIn or a job site such as www.glassdoor.com and select a company you would like to work for.

2. Decide what position you would like to have at this company.

3. Though LinkedIn, find someone in the company with whom you would like to connect.

4. Research to see if any Rutgers alumni work at the company.

5. Go to the company’s website and read their “about us” page and look for their mission and vision statement.

6. Visit their career site and review any jobs that relate to internships or entry level positions related to the career you would like.

7. Go to Google.com or any search engine and see what news you can locate about the company.

8. Create an email addressed to a person you select at the company. In the email, ask for an internship and ask what advice they would give you as a student looking to work there.

Include the following in your email:

a. Who you are and why you are writing them.

b. Two facts about the company’s mission that appeal to you.

c. Reference relevant news you learned about them.

d. State what you like about the type of product or service they provide.

How to submit your assignment:

Please submit the Assignment as a Word document. However, it should be formatted as if you were sending an email. i.e.

To:

From:

Date:

Subject:

To help with this assignment:

1. Watch these two videos:

a. How to Write the Perfect Email to Get a Job or Internship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sLFXzynEc

b. How to Write an Email Asking for an Internship

2. Read these articles and tips about how to create good emails:

a. Top 10 Tips for Writing Better Business Letters

http://www.penmachine.com/topten.html

b. How to Write an Email Asking for an Internship

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Email-Asking-for-an-Internship