Assignment 1) Description/Requirements: The business environment is constantly changing and…

Assignment 1)
Description/Requirements: The business environment is constantly changing and evolving. This leads
to changes in business expectations of current and future employees, graduates and interns. The
assessment in this Unit is designed to give you the required skills to assist you in your career journey.
Assessment 1 commences this process and requires students to: • Examine personal capabilities and
analyse their impact on career aspirations • Critically review industry trends and the impact on
future employment expectations. • Analyse real-world requirements of potential future careers The
remaining assessment in this Unit builds on students developing knowledge and requires students to
develop their professional profile (Assessment 2) and prepare a job application (Assessment 3). All
three assessments are designed to give students the skills to be career ready in a changing and
dynamic employment market. This is consistent with the Unit Learning Outcomes and Graduate
Learning Outcomes
Assessment 1: My Opportunities This assessment is comprised of five (5) key sections of content that
must be addressed. In addition, this is a business report and therefore must be formatted according
to the criteria set out in Section 6 of this report. Section 1: Introduction Suggested word count: 200
words (approximately) Section 2: My Capabilities This section of your report is comprised of two (2)
parts. 2a. My Professional Dashboard Your Professional Dashboard is a one page ‘snapshot’ of your
current capabilities and areas where you are developing skills and knowledge. Please refer to the
Assessment 1 Resources for the dashboard template and the assessment template.
Your Professional Dashboard must be included in the body of your report in landscape format (see
‘How to insert your dashboard into your report’ with Assessment 1 resources).
2b. My Capabilities – analysis Suggested word count: 500 words (approximately).
Critically analyse your Professional Dashboard, what does this say about you?
You must consider: a. Do you agree/disagree with the findings of your tests? b. Where are your
strengths, where are your weaknesses (areas for improvement)? c. What impact does this have on
your career aspirations? Please note you must analyse the results, do not just describe, copy or list
the test results.
Suitable methods for addressing this section and the self-assessment tools will be introduced in the
seminars and in the weeks 1-3 resources.
3: My Industry Requirements and Trends This section of your report is comprised of two (2) parts.
3a. My Industry Dashboard :Your Industry Dashboard is a one page ‘snapshot’ from your research of
your chosen industry and must complement your capabilities and career aspirations. Please refer to
the Assessment 1 Resources for the dashboard template.
3b. My Industry Requirements and Trends – analysis
Suggested word count: 500 words (approximately). Minimum number of references: 5 (for further
details please see Section 6 of this assessment brief)
dashboard. You must address all aspects of the dashboard and forecast what these trends mean for
the industry and employability over the next 5 years. Please note: Suitable methods for addressing
this section, including the industry dashboard, and suggestions for suitable sources will be covered in
the seminars and weeks 2 and 3 resources.
Section 4: My Gap Analysis In this section you must compare your current capabilities
(professional dashboard) with industry requirements (industry dashboard) and identify areas where
you need to develop skills and capabilities. You will bring together the information you have
gathered about your target industry and yourself. This section of your report is comprised of two (2)
parts.
4a. My Gap Analysis Table Prepare a GAP analysis table. Your table must compare your
target industry’s required skills (both technical and transferrable) with your personal current skills
and capabilities. Your Gap analysis table must be included in the body of your report.
4b. My Gap Analysis Suggested word count: 200 words (approximately). Critically analyse what
your Gap analysis means for your career readiness. What skills and capabilities do you need to
develop? Please note: Suitable methods for addressing this section will be introduced in the
seminars and in the week 3 resources.
Section 5: Conclusion Suggested word count: 200 words (approximately). This is the end of the
written part of this assessment item. The information you have gathered and analysed in this report
will form the basis for Assessment 2, My Profile. Please see Section 6 for important presentation and
formatting instructions.
Report must include headings of:
Title page • Executive Summary (Maximum 300 words. Not included in word count) • Table of
Contents • 1. Introduction • 2. My Capabilities • 3. My Industry Requirements and Trends • 4. My
Gap Analysis • 5. Conclusion • 6. References • Appendices
PLEASE USE HARVARD STYLE REFERENCING