Trimester 2, 2016
Assignment 3 My Application
DUE DATE AND TIME:Week 9: Friday, 16 September, 9am
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE:40%
HURDLE DETAILS:No Hurdle
Learning Outcome Details
Unit Learning Outcome | Graduate Learning Outcome |
ULO1: Develop a personal action plan within the context of 21st Century career opportunities | GLO 6 Self-management |
ULO2: Understand the role and importance of communication within organizations | GLO 2 Communication |
Notes
The aims of this assignment is to assist you to prepare an effective application to secure an internship or graduate role and with that knowledge be in a position to apply for professional jobs in the future. In the process of applying for a job you will need to reflect on your current learnings, activities and skill development to demonstrate that you meet required selection criteria. You will also need to think longer term over the duration of your course- about the skills and knowledge that is required for your ‘dream position’. Creating and reviewing the timeline of activities that need to be undertaken whilst studying your degree will help you to achieve your end goals and make you competitive in the recruitment market. Engaging with employers, peers and alumni will be enabled by constructing a profile on Deakin Talent and then joining communities which represent areas of interest for your future employment.
Refer to the marking rubric for details of how to show evidence of the ULOs in your assessment submission.
Requirements
This assignment is comprised of 3 tasks:
Describe how you will source this internship; the application and selection procedure required and how this work experience aligns with your future career pathway (10marks
Prepare an application for the internship or job which includes a cover letter and resume (20marks)
Update your action plan and timeline showingdetailsof 5-10 activities total that you want to complete over the duration of your degree to have a competitive edge in the graduate job market. Be detailed and specific. Update your Deakin Talent profile by adding experiences and actions completed.(10 marks)
Task 1: Sourcing your internship or job opportunity ( 400 words +/- 10%)
Source an internship or job opportunitythat closely matches your desired employment or career path.
Write about how you sourced (found) the opportunity and what steps you need to take to secure this position. Reflect if you would use a similar approach in the future.
This can be the job from Assessment 1 or a new job you have recently found.
Include a screen shot or copy of the proposed job.
Sites to explore:
Experience and Employment Expo: 29th August 2016
Deakin Talent
Unihub https://unihub.deakin.edu.au
GradConnect
Individual company websites vacation programs (finance ie Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC)
B&L WIL http://www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/enhance-study/internship
Graduate Opportunities
Your own network
Recommended Reading:
Cottrell, S (2015). Skills for Success, Chapter 10,OR
Dwyer, (2015) Personal Insights, Chapter 25.
Task 2: Writing your application
Prepare a tailored application for the internship or job that includes a cover letter and resume with the following elements:
Customised cover letter of one page length (approximately 300-400 words)
Refer to My Tools in Career Guru for the business format and content elements that need to be included in the cover letter (presentation, suitability for role, research of organisation evident, engaging tone).
Resources to help:
(videos on writing cover letters/emails)
Cottrell, S (2015). Skills for Success, Chapter 10, p293-295 OR
Dwyer, (2015) Personal Insights, Chapter 25.
Resume of two pages (maximum) which also addresses the selection criteria of the internship or job (approximately 550 words+/- 10%)
Key components will include your name and email at the top of the application, a personal statement that highlights what you can bring to an organization, your key skills, your education highlights and achievements, your work and / or volunteer experience showing results or outcomes from your work (see pp295-298 of Cottrell OR pp634-645 of Dwyer), and your interests.
Resources to help:
Career Guru provides resume templates you may choose to use
Cottrell, S (2015). Skills for Success, Chapter 10, p293-295 OR
Dwyer, (2015) Personal Insights, Chapter 25.
Task 3. Updated Action Plan and Career Plan reflection (600 word +/- 10%)
Update your action plan. (Provide a copy of your original plan from Assessment 1 in the Appendices).
Include detailed descriptions of each activity and preparation required (ie , estimated cost.)
What benefits this activity provides in alignment of your future career aspirations. Possible tools to help build timeline” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>https://elearningindustry.com/top-10-free-timeline-creation-tools-for-teachers.
Update your profile (Deakin Talent or Linked In). Provide screen shots and discuss the updates and why you have made these changes.
Reflect on this unit and what you have learned about yourself and how this has influenced your career planning. What has changed since the start of the trimester? Consider what you have already done towards becoming job ready as a result of this unit.
Submission
Your assignment must include the section on locating the job, cover letter and resume, your updated career action plan and reflections, and your appendices.
Your assignment can be in word or PDF format.
Late submission
Extensions can only be approved by the Unit Chair (Dr Marion Steel). Extensions can be granted for documented serious illness (not just on the day the assignment is due!) or for compassionate reasons under extenuating circumstances. Please include documentary evidence with your request. The unit chair will ask to see how much work has been completed before granting an extension.
Work or holiday reasons are NOT grounds for an extension you are expected to manage these issues as part of your studies. You are strongly encouraged to start early andto continually backup your assignmentas you progress. Computer crashes or corrupted files will NOT be accepted as valid reasons for an extension of any length.
For further information about Special Consideration, visit
Penalties for late submission
Assignments or other assessment tasks conducted during the trimester submitted late without an extension being granted will not be marked. These will be held until final grading and may be taken into consideration in a pass/fail situation.
Turnitin
Students are strongly recommended to check originality through Turnitin, prior to submitting the final assessment. For more information about Turnitin and how to check for originality, refer to the Deakin website information at:
Referencing
Youmustcorrectly use thein this assessment.
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Collusion
Plagiarism and collusion constitute extremely serious breaches of academic integrity. They are forms of cheating, and severe penalties are associated with them, including cancellation of marks for a specific assignment, for a specific unit or even exclusion from the course. If you are ever in doubt about how to properly use and cite a source of information, consult your lecturer or the Study Support website
Plagiarism occurs when a student passes off as the students own work, or copies without acknowledgement as to its authorship, the work of any other person or resubmits their own work from a previous assessment task.
Collusion occurs when a student obtains the agreement of another person for a fraudulent purpose, with the intent of obtaining an advantage in submitting an assignment or other work.
Work submitted may be reproduced and/or communicated by the university for the purpose of assuring academic integrity of submissions (
Can I recycle my own work?
Normally, Deakin students are not permitted to recycle their assessment work, or parts of assessment work, without the approval of the unit chair of their current unit. This includes work submitted for assessment at another academic institution.
For Assessment 3 of Personal Insights, students may wish to reuse or extend parts of previously submitted work, from Assessment 1 and 2. If this your own work, then updating and improving your work for this Assessment is recommended. Do not copy someone elses material.
Assignment submission
You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit,until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced,you will need to submit your backup copy.
Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism.
When you are required to submit an assignment through your Cloud Unit Site,you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted.You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment dropbox folder after upload,and check for,and keep,the email receipt for the submission
Building evidence of your experiences, skills and knowledge (Portfolio)
Building a portfolio that evidences your skills, knowledge and experience will provide you with a valuable tool to help you prepare for interviews and to showcase to potential employers. There are a number of tools that you can use to build a portfolio. You are provided with through OneDrive, or through the Portfolio tool in the Cloud Unit Site, but you can use any storage repository system that you like.
Remember that a Portfolio isYOURtool. You should be able to store your assessment work, reflections, achievements and artefacts inYOURPortfolio. Once you have completed this assessment piece, add it to your personal Portfolio to use and showcase your , when applying for jobs, or further studies. Curate your work by adding meaningful tags to your artefacts that describe what the artefact represents
*Deakin’s Bachelor of Commerce and MBA are internationally EPAS accredited.
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