Assignment 1: Employability and Personal Development Plan

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding

• Evaluate the current developments in recruitment and the requirements for successful employability

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities

• Articulate a personal development plan to strengthen and evidence your capabilities and demonstrate what you have to offer employers through different phases of the application and selection process

What am I required to do in this assignment?

This assignment is designed to enable you to become business-ready and to utilize your remaining studies to enable you to compete successfully in your chosen graduate employment sector.

1. You will produce an introductory written summary. In this you will analyse how the initial activities have prepared you for work. Comment on the use of social media in the form of a personal website and benefit of ‘Linked In’ contacts to promote yourself and network. Also, analyse how the skills audit questionnaire completion has enabled you to evaluate gaps in your knowledge and skills. Comment on how the interview with an employer and additional research into the company enabled you to prepare tailored documentation based on the current requirements of your chosen industry. In addition you will need to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, identifying how well you currently meet person specifications for the sort of positions you hope to gain after your first degree.

2. You will produce appendices comprising documentation required for the various stages of the application process. Submission Deadline Marks and Feedback

• Evaluate the current developments in recruitment and the requirements for successful employability

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities

• Articulate a personal development plan to strengthen and evidence your capabilities and demonstrate what you have to offer employers through different phases of the application and selection process

What do I need to do to pass?

In order to pass Assignment 1 you will need to:

• Identify quantifiable gaps in your knowledge and personal skills through the process of completing a gap analysis utilizing and producing documentation required for the application process currently in operation for industries relevant to your course.

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The assignment allows you to showcase what you have learnt in the scheduled sessions in a manner that prepares you for real job applications. It develops you as a person in relation to knowing yourself better, and how to differentiate what you can bring to the company, particularly when making applications for graduate schemes and for professional roles.

In the scheduled sessions you will develop high level communication, interpersonal skills and digital and information skills that prepare you for functioning in complex, multi-cultural and multi-professional environments. This is achieved through interactive lectures followed by group work, relevant experiences which take yo out of your comfort zone and develop soft skills, employer talks and discussion activities that draw on your experiences and build confidence. The unit is designed to inspire you to enjoy learning and have high and realistic ambitions. It is fully supported by Breo.