Business and Administrative Communication 10th Edition by Kitty Locker,Donna Kienzler

Exercise 18

Use five different websites, such as those listed in Figure 13.1, to investigate three companies in your career field. Look at salary guides for your level of qualifications, product/service information, news articles about the companies, mission/vision statements, main competitors, annual reports, and financial reports.
As your instructor directs,
a. Share your findings with a small group of other students.
b. Summarize your findings in an e-mail to your instructor. Include a discussion of how you could use this information in your job letter and résumé.
c. Present your findings to the class.
d. Join with a small group of other students to write a report summarizing the results of this research.
Figure 13.1 Web Sources for Facts about Companies