Title: Assignment
Course: HRT 111 Introduction to Horticulture -Spring 2015 > Section: HRT 111 Introduction to Horticulture -Spring 2015

Assignment

Search and Skills Gap Analysis
Career Search and Skills Gap Analysis

Grade for this assignment is worth 10 points.

Search for horticulture-related jobs on the Internet.  One job board you can try is Jobs in Horticulture, Inc.  Click here to access website.  If you are interested in local green jobs, try the Chicagoland Environmental Network at http://www.chicagoenvironment.org/jobintern/index.cfm.

1.Create a list of at least five current job openings.  Select one of the jobs that you might be interested in, now or in the future.  If there are gaps between the job requirements and your current skills, identify the gaps and how you might close them.

2.Visit one “green” company’s web site and report as follows: a) What is the main office location and business focus?  b) Size (annual sales, number of employees, industry rank, etc.)?  c)  What job openings are posted there?  d)  Why do you think it might (or might not) be a good place to work?  Examples of local "green" industry companies that have informative websites include Ball Horticultural, Pasquesi, the Chalet and Midwest Groundcovers.

3.Submit your list of job openings, gaps analysis and employer report via NTER by the end of Unit 1.

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