BCOM 3360 Chapter 13

Document all references to the ideas of others. (By documenting your sources, you display your thorough, detail-oriented approach. To avoid plagiarism on a sentence and paragraph level, document all references to the ideas of others, including (1) direct quotations, (2) paraphrases, and (3) other instances in which you borrow or reference the ideas of others.)

It displays your thorough, detail-oriented approach. (By documenting your sources, you allow decision makers to judge the quality of your data. Decision makers are also looking for signals that you have been methodical in collecting, analyzing, and reporting findings. By documenting your sources, you display your thorough, detail-oriented approach.)

It creates the impression that you are organized. (A table of contents is expected for nearly any report over ten pages long. The table of contents contains all first-level headings and sometimes all second-level headings. Providing a well-designed table of contents immediately creates an impression that you are organized.)

Financial statements and marketing materials (Reports frequently include appendixes to provide reference materials. For example, common information in appendixes include financial statements, marketing materials, detailed data tables, brochures, references, résumés, and biographies.)

Represent briefly the most important elements of your report, including key findings and conclusions. (The purpose is to summarize the most important contents, including key findings, conclusions, and recommendations, so that busy executives and other decision makers can quickly understand and act on the report.)

A business proposal (Most proposals deal with decisions about allocating resources for various business activities. Proposals generally explain why business goals are beneficial and how you will use resources (people, time, partnerships, finances, etc.) to reach those goals. Some of the most common elements of proposals include an explanation of the situation, specific objectives, a deliverables overview, a timeline, results enhancers, and pricing or budget.)

Citations (By documenting your sources, you display your thorough, detail-oriented approach. Typically, you should provide a reference list at the end of the report that contains all your sources. Also, throughout your document, you should provide citations to indicate the information you have drawn from other sources.)

It helps establish the purpose and value of the report. (Placing a clear statement of the central business problem or challenge at the beginning helps establish the purpose and value of the report. Without such a statement, reports lack direction and may be perceived as unimportant.)

Plagiarism. (To develop original reports, make sure that you avoid all forms of plagiarism. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, to plagiarize is to "steal and pass off (the ideas of another) as one's own" and "to commit literary theft." Thus, plagiarism is serious; it is literally stealing the ideas of others.)

They help readers rapidly process and group dense information. (Since reports often contain dense information, using bulleting and enumerated lists can help readers rapidly process and group information.)

Vital communication tool that provides a basis for judgement about a persons capabilities on the job. Includes qualifications, accomplishments and abilities.

Reflects the requirements of a specific job listing

Traditional organizational format with headings that spotlight an applicant's education and experience.

Organizational form for a résumé that highlights an applicant's transferable skills

Combines features of chronological and functional résumés. This format can give quick assurance that educational and experience requirements are met and still use other headings that emphasize qualifications.

A quick version of your résumé designed in a format suitable for broadcasting on smartphones.

a résumé included in the body of an email message

a plain text (unformatted) version of a résumé

systems that increase the efficiency of processing résumés by storing scanned résumés in an electronic database where they can be sorted by keywords, with resulting ranking of applicants.

a résumé formatted to ensure a scanner can accurately read and convert it into a digital format

A portfolio presented in a digital format and distributed to prospective employers via a website, CD/DVD, or other media; also called a electronic portfolio pr e-portfolio.

a résume created with presentation software such as Camtasia Studio and sent to prospective employers on CD/DVD or posted on the applicant's personal website

a résumé created as a video for posting on the Web on sites such as Youtube.

is that which is placed on the top of the résumé to be read first by the employer. Also called a cover message

an unrequested message sent to many prospective employers that contains the same basic message

a business proposal

supplying your own original ideas, conclusions, and recommendations.

It helps establish the purpose and value of the report.

It creates the impression that you are organized.

the quotation emphasizes the credibility of the original speaker or writer.

plagiarism.

the majority of ideas in your report are based on just one or two sources.

financial statements and marketing materials

They help readers rapidly process and group dense information.

It displays your thorough, detail-oriented approach.

citations

supplying the facts with precision

document all references to the ideas of others.

represent briefly the most important elements of your report, including key findings and conclusions.

negotiating some details verbally with decision makers before writing the proposal

ensure that your enthusiasm and strong positive emotion do not appear to cloud your judgment.

document all references to the ideas of others.

headings

they provide the unique context of the problem for the organization.

charts or tables.

Run through the report numerous times, each time considering a different perspective.

to enable decision makers to quickly understand and act on the report findings

business proposal.

the bibliography

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The title fly is a single sheet of paper with only the title of the report on it. It adds a touch of formality, but it isn't really necessary The title page includes four blocks of information: (1) the title of the report; (2) the name, title, and address of the person, group, or organization that authorized the report (if anyone); (3) the name, title, and address of the person, group, or organization that prepared the report; and (4) the date on which the report was submitted.

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If you don't include a synopsis, you can summarize the report's content in your letter of transmittal.

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