Report on Graduate Employment Skills and Experience

OVERVIEW

Prepare a report demonstrating an awareness of the knowledge, skills and experience required by a recent graduate to enter a chosen area of graduate employment. The research required to prepare the report will support you in your future career planning and decisions.  This report will provide the basis of the information for your self-reflection and career action plan report – CW2

A) THE TASK – WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO DO

· You are required to identity an area of graduate employment that you would consider for when you leave university.  This could be EITHER a profession (for example marketing/Finance/Accounting/HR) OR an industry you are interested in (for example retail, sports & leisure, public sector, not-for-profit, travel and tourism.)  Your research should be either in an area you aspire to work within or maybe an area that you want to understand more about.

· Your research in your chosen profession/industry should include likely future trends in graduate recruitment, and should equip you with the knowledge to write a summary of the key skills, knowledge and experience expected from graduate applicants.

· You are encouraged to use both primary and secondary research for this assignment. Primary research might include attending events run by the careers team, and/or events run by the professional bodies, or else through personal contacts.  It might also include information from the guest lecturers for the module.  You could consider talking to managers at work, if you have a part-time role, or else friends and family to enhance your understanding.  Include in the appendix a log detailing who you contacted for primary research.