Reflective Career Development Essay and Action Plan (25% of the overall grade)
The Employability Hour assessment consists of a 1500-word [+/- 10%] reflective career development research log, incl. a 250-word action plan.
Students are asked to submit evidence of their career development thinking undertaken as part of the Employability Hour. The reflection should cover the topics below, for which in-depth guidance will be provided during the lectures.
1. Your Career Goals (indicative word count: 200)
In this section, you should describe what you are “aiming for”. Based on the possible selves’ exercises completed in class and in your own time, this section provides us with the necessary context to understand the rest of your essay. Things you could cover here are, for example:
• Where you would like to be in 3-5 years
• Target industry or role
• Any longer-term plans and ambitions • Etc.
2. Your target role and what is required (indicative word count: 400)
Please find some further information about the job you would like to secure once you complete your studies. Take a look at some job ads, check out , speak to people in similar roles, etc. Some examples of what you might want to write about include:
• Person specs, e.g. type of degree, degree classification and related previous work experience, etc.?
• What does the job entail?
• What makes this job attractive to you? • Etc.
Please reference your findings, e.g. by providing links to websites or screenshots of job ads you can provide in an appendix that will not count towards your maximum word count.
3. What are the gaps you will need to close? (indicative word count: 300)
Looking at both your first job after graduation (and any longer-term career goals you may have identified), do you currently meet all the requirements and person specs? If not, what do you need to do to close any gaps? What can you do to give yourself the best possible chance to secure the role? This should link to your action plan (section 6).
4. Your experience of tailoring your CV (indicative word count: 200)
Reflect on your experience of tailoring your CV to the role or a “stepping stone” activity like a summer internship, relevant part-time job or volunteering opportunity. What aspects of your experience to date did you highlight and why?
Please provide your CV in the appendix. It will not be marked and does not count towards the maximum word count.
5. Building your professional network (indicative word count: 150)
What type of people should you add to your network? How are you going to do this? Specify some events, online forums, professional bodies, etc., as well as potential candidates for informational interviews.
6. Action plan (250 words)
Please outline the steps you are going to take towards your graduate job during the remainder of your studies, covering the timeframe and how you are planning to overcome challenges you might face.
What I am When I will do it going to do
What challenges I might How I could overcome these face
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