Assignment 2: Personal Development Plan and Commentary

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current developments in recruitment and requirements for successful employability

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.

You will use the portfolio of assessment 1 and the outcomes of an online Personality Profile tool as the basis to develop a

1. Personal Development Plan and  

2.Commentary (3,000 words) which clearly demonstrates how your future actions are linked to the gaps, theoretical and personal, identified in the gap analysis. You will need to evaluate the current developments in recruitment and the requirements for successful employability.  This evaluation needs to include how you can utilize feedback from telephone, video and one to one interviews and pitch competition activities to make timely and successful applications for real employment opportunities.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass Assignment 2 you will need to:

·Via a reflective review of your learning experiences, and a critical evaluation of your strengths and weaknesses, construct an achievable personal development plan to address knowledge and personal attribute gaps within your remaining study time before graduation.

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 reflect and plan for the future, using your learning experiences in a manner that enables you to identify gaps and plan to fill them before you graduate.  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.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.            

Unrealistic Personal Development Plan developed with some reference to the three key stages of personal analysis, goal setting and personal objectives. Completion of some of the PDP template including the initial SWOT, Goal setting section and Personal Objectives.  Some attempt at SMART writing of the goals so that reflection and gain can be clearly measured.

PDP designed with some attempt to achieve continuous learning, employability and to enable take up of opportunities as they arise.

Basic Personal Development Plan developed with some reference to the three key stages of personal analysis, goal setting and personal objectives. Completion of most of the form including the initial SWOT, Goal setting section and Personal Objectives.  Some attempt at SMART writing of the goals so that reflection and gain can be clearly measured.

PDP designed to lay the basis for continuous learning, a sense of achievement, ensuring employability and  making the most of opportunities which may arise. Uses the recommended template or similar.

Reasonably effective Personal Development Plan developed using the three key stages of personal analysis, goal setting and personal objectives. Full completion of the form including the initial SWOT, Goal setting section and Personal Objectives.

SMART writing of the goals so that reflection and gain can be clearly measured.

PDP designed to lay the basis for continuous learning, a sense of achievement, ensuring employability and  making the most of opportunities which may arise. Uses the recommended template or similar.