59:005  Engineering Problem Solving-I    Sections 9 and 10

HW 6 Cover Letter and Electronic Recruiting

Due date: see below. Note late submissions will be liable for late fees (see Grades page)

Your tasks are:

A. Cover Letter

Write a cover letter for an internship opening at Integrated Optimal Wireless Associates (IOWA) for Summer 2007. Some details about IOWA are below. The letter is intended to accompany your one-page resume.

You will need to follow the guidelines for cover letters described in the handout.

Submit a Word file with the one-page cover letter by  4:30 pm FRIDAY September 29 to the class e-mail account eng_0056@engineering.uiowa.edu

Make sure that the e-mail and the attachment are actually sent.
 

B. Electronic Recruiting

Recommended  NOT mandatory. The aim of this part of the homework is for students to register with Expo and to upload their resumes.

You will need to

1. Go to the Expo page on the Student Development Center web site: 
   http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/career-services/expo.htm
2. Follow the instructions to register and create your on-line profile & upload your resume

Information:

• Slides used in class are HERE
• Engineering Career Service :

www.engineering.uiowa.edu/career-services

Career Center, 3124 Seamans Center (in particular Phil Jordan, Kelli Goedken)

Integrated Optimal Wireless Associates (IOWA)

[Note that the details in this paragraph aren't particularly important to your letter, but give some background]. Integrated Optimal Wireless Associates (IOWA)  has developed products in the area of wireless communications for corporations. The products are for communication of both voice and data over wide areas using the soon to be announced (on April 1, 2005) 802.11z standard with some proprietary extensions for security, bandwidth, error recovery and range. These products allow for encrypted wide-band communications at rates up to 100Mbs/sec at distances of up to 15 miles with real-time high quality video communication possible. The products are technologically vastly superior to anything available at this time. The main markets are in corporate communications where IOWA can offer integrated voice and data systems. Other markets include medical data monitoring, chemical process control, large-scale Civil Engineering projects, hospitals, education campuses, hotels and high-end apartment complexes. The products include handsets with combined 802.11z and cellular capabilities, and high data rate wireless transmitters/receivers for communication between computers/servers.

[Note: This paragraph is far more relevant to your letter]. Since the activities of IOWA span Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Computer, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, IOWA is looking for engineering interns for Summer 2006 in all engineering disciplines. IOWA is particularly interested in candidates with initiative and a strong work ethic.

IOWA is headquartered on the outskirts of Chicago in a modern facility  near O'Hare International Airport. It has operations in 4 continents and 83 countries.

The name and address of the contact at IOWA is

Jessica Howard
VP Human Resources
IOWA
2711 N. River Rd.
Rosemont
IL 60018