Jaron's+Hypothesis


 * Jaron Nelson ** :
 * Background: A Master's degree in Instructional Technology can be used to help qualify job seekers for a variety of employment opportunities.
 * Research Question (hypothesis): Applying for jobs through specific job postings are more likely to end in being given a job offer than applying through a more broad posting.
 * Condition 1: Use the USU Career Services resources to identify and apply, interview, and be hired for a position in Instructional Design.
 * Condition 2: Use the ITLS ListServe e-mail distributions of job postings to identify and apply, interview, and be hired for a position in Instructional Design.
 * Condition 3: Use a specific source related job posting service (LDS Global HR Job Postings) to identify and apply, interview, and be hired for a position in Instructional Design.

__ **Flint's Comments/Suggestion** __

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**General:** It appears that based on our decision to focus on one area to do our research (finding employment) our research questions/hypotheses looked similar, however we failed to incorporate theprinciples of effective instruction outlined by Mayor in the Science of Instruction or the principles of identifying and designing effective, efficient and engaging instructional products prescribed by Merrill in the First Principles of Instruction. Our hypotheses do not relate to learning, instruction or assessment as recommended by Dr Merrill for this assignment. ======

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Jaron, I really like the simplicity of your hypothesis however I struggled a little bit initially with what you actually mean by "a pplying for jobs through specific job postings and applying through a more broad posting". It was only after reading the three Condtions that it became clearer. It seems like your focus is more on searching for jobs rather than applying for jobs. If so then your hypothesis should be framed to reflect that. Maybe just replace "Applying" with "Seaching" ======

"Searching for jobs through specific job postings are more likely to end in being given a job offer than searching through a more broad posting"

 * __ Jake's Comments/Suggestion __**

I agree with Flint. I was a little fuzzy on the primary item you were trying to focus on. I think you should go one of two ways with your initial mentioning of the master's degree in IT. Either you focus on the difference that a master's degree makes for the hiring process, or focus on the distribution channels of those job offers. I find the idea of the difference a master's degree makes on your job prospects intriguing, but I'm sure there is already data out there to show it makes a difference.

On the other side, I'm still not sure what you mean by a "broad posting." To me, this can mean many things. I think identifying a control case would go a long way to helping us come to a firm understanding of the continuum you are describing. Perhaps we should include a case about internal hirings vs. external hirings? Would this be the best possibility of someone applying for and receiving a job, because they are already known by the hiring manager and the applicant is familiar with the organization.

The first condition doesn't seem to fit with the other two. USU in this case seems to be a third party assisting with the job search, but not the source of the other two. Perhaps we should consider swapping this for applying for a public posting on a website like Monster.com? So on one side you would have an aggregate website; on the other you have an an organization's website. In the middle you have a targeted ListServe. How does this sound?