career action plan
Project planning.
INTRODUCTION – A paragraph outlining what your assignment will cover. Include a brief summary of the sector/role/business opportunity that you identified in Assignment 1 and also give information on the key competencies you identified as being required. These will form the basis for your self-evaluation. You should make reference to feedback from your first report assignment and how you propose to use this to improve this report. (10 marks available for this section; this will include marks for effective structure and presentation of the report)
PERSONAL ANALYSIS, GAP ANALYSIS AND CAREER ACTION PLAN – this is where you look at your current skills, knowledge and experience against those highlighted by your research in Assignment 1. The suggested headings to be used in this section are:
o Personal analysis – a general review of your current skills, knowledge and experience. This will include the feedback and information reviewed within the seminars as well as an identification of how you know you have these skills. You should make use of the output and information gained from the personal evaluation tests suggested throughout the module and any other self evaluation or assessment tools, ie, psychometric assessments, to assist you in this analysis. You may also wish to include the output from these personal evaluation methods in your appendices.
o Gap Analysis – look at your own personal analysis against the requirements identified in your research and identify areas to focus your personal development around. Reflect on the following areas: What areas do you lack evidence in? Where do you need further examples / evidence in your applications? Where do you feel weak in your overall application?
o Career Action Plan – Once you have identified the areas you need to focus on, prepare a Career Action Plan that addresses both the personal development and specific career related activities you will undertake to support your development. Detail a brief summary of each area within the report. Full details, including the actions and what you hope to gain from them must be detailed in your summary detailed plan titled “Career Action Plan” which should be referred to in your report as necessary and be attached as an appendix.
o This plan should include the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to further develop e.g. commercial awareness, and specific activities to support you through the selection process e.g. interview skills, making presentations etc.
o Both through your own research, and using the information provided in the lectures, tutorials, Employability Week and on the module sites, you should come up with clear actions to get you to where you want to be. You should show the resources you will use to move the area of development forward and the timescales you will complete these in. This should cover as a minimum the time remaining to your graduation.
(30 marks available for this section)
A REFLECTION OF YOUR TEAM WORKING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
o A reflection on the effectiveness of your personal contribution to the team and the task and your analysis of the role you played in effectiveness of your team in the achievement of the assignment objectives and requirements. You should also reflect on how your team functioned within the various roles of the assessment activity.
o How this will influence how you approach future team working opportunities.
o A reflection on any feedback provided by your team members and how this may support or differ from your perceptions.
o Consideration of any changes you might make when working in a team for future activities in the light of your reflections and how this may assist you in your future employability.
o You must make reference to relevant reflective and team working
theory within this reflection as appropriate.
(25 marks available for this section)
CONCLUSION – a brief reflection on how you will develop your employability as a result of having completed the module, and how you intend to use your Career Action Plan. (10 marks available)