Carrier Development

The Portfolio should contain the five distinct items outlined below PLUS discussion of approximately 2,000 words in total for items 2-5.

Detail Students will hand in a complete portfolio.by electronic submission through TURNITIN by 23.55pm on the deadline date.
Missing elements will result in the portfolio receiving a fail mark.
Upon completion of this module the student should be able to:
1. Review their skills development to-date and be able to reflect upon the relevance of this to the career development process;
2. Develop and reflect upon ‘employability’ skills that may be new to them such as CV writing, interview skills and meeting management;

Assessment Criteria

PORTFOLIO ITEM 2: Self-efficacy Personal Development Plan 25% of module mark

Full briefing will be given in the second seminar and uploaded to Moodle.
This item will be marked as part of your portfolio. This item allows you to reflect upon your own self-efficacy beliefs and how these may be developed.

SELF-EFFICACY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
– 3 ACTION POINTS ( SMART)
– DISCUSSION OF APPROXIMATELY 500 WORDS

PORTFOLIO ITEM 3: Current personal C.V. for an APPROPRIATE placement/entry level position presented in a suitable format for the jobs and country that you would like to find work in. 25% 0f module mark
This item is an output from an online activity that will be released in the first two weeks of the semester. It will be marked as part of your portfolio and allows you to identify an appropriate C.V style that will suit a placement or entry level job search.

– YOUR C.V.
– DISCUSSION OF APPROXIMATELY 500 WORDS

PORTFOLIO ITEM 4: Preparing for interview :- STAR Technique 25% of module mark
This item is an output from an online activity that will be released in the first three weeks of the semester. It will be marked as part of your portfolio and should allow you to begin to appreciate the nature of Interviews and to anticipate interview questions.

– COMPLETED “STAR” PREPARING FOR INTERVIEW PROFORMA
– DISCUSSION OF APPROXIMATELY 500 WORDS

PORTFOLIO ITEM 5: Psychometric Testing (two personally completed tests) 25% of module mark

This item is an output from an online activity that will be released in the second half of the semester. It will be marked as part of your portfolio. This item should allow you to appreciate the nature of psychometric testing and to build confidence in undertaking such tests.

– COMPLETE TWO PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
– DISCUSSION OF APPROXIMATELY 500 WORDS