Career and Company Research

Week 4: Career and Company Research

Template and Grading Rubric

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There are TWO parts to the Career and Company Research assignment.

Part 1: Complete the table below and link your one-, two-, and five-year goals (recall that you identified these in the Week 2 Self-assessment Assignment) to specific company research. You can also use employers you identified in the Week 2 assignment if you wish. (50 POINTS)

GOALS One-year Goal Two-year Goal Five-year Goal

My one-year career goal is to stay in my current job and get more experience or move to bigger companies like IBM or Accenture.

My two-year career goal is to become Team Lead in HMX Group

My five-year career goal is to get my PMP degree and get Project Manager position.

EMPLOYERS Employer of Choice for One-year Goal Employer of Choice for Two-year Goal Employer of Choice for Five-year Goal

Name, location(s), contact information

HMX Group,

1680 Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

HR: Loretta Osowski

(312) 357-5693 HMX Group

1680 Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL

HR: Loretta Osowski

(312) 357-5693

Accenture

161 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60601

HR: Jill Smart

(312) 842-5012

Products and/or services

Manufacturing industry

HMX LLC offers the premier brands including Hart Schaffner Marx, Hickey Freeman, Bobby Jones and many more Manufacturing industry

HMX LLC offers the premier brands including Hart Schaffner Marx, Hickey Freeman, Bobby Jones and many more

IT Industry

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company

Number of employees

9200 Employees

9200 Employees

244,000 employees across 120 countries

Annual sales/profits/growth for the past year Around $ 10,000,000. They filed bankruptcy before few yrs and after selling few brands, they are making profit now.

Around $ 10,000,000. They filed bankruptcy before few yrs and after selling few brands, they are making profit now. Year ended August 31, 2011, the company generated net revenues of US$25.55 billion

Potential for growth of the firm and the industry as a