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BUSS 1057

A sustainable society and a fulfilling life

Career Planning Workbook

Howard Harris

Sukhbir Sandhu

Course Coordinators

School of Management

University of SA

[email protected]

Resource developed by University of South Australia

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http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/careers/

V2: 2010

Contents Introduction to career planning 2 Work and life values assessment 3 Career values - sorting activity 4 Career values – evaluating your results 6 Develop a work target – Part 1 9 Personality assessment work sheet 15 Skills assessment 16 Analysing your transferable skills 20 Develop a work target – Part 2 21 Employer research 22 Job search Research 23

Introduction to Career Planning

In the lecture preceding this tutorial you will have seen an outline of the career planning process and the significant benefits to you of doing some initial career planning in your first year of study. Some of the benefits include:

· Increasing the chances of getting a job that matches your important life needs, and which uses the areas of skill and knowledge you’d prefer to be using, rather than just any job.

· Being able to make more informed choices about the selection of your sub-major at the end of this first year.

· The ability to develop and extensively research, over time, a targeted list of your ideal employers. As a result you’ll know about potential job opportunities, and when and how these employers recruit their staff.

· The ability to be more strategic in your networking strategy (you’ll need to do this because 60-80% of employment opportunities are never advertised). The time to begin developing your network is while you are studying.

And ultimately during your final year of study and beyond, as a result of having a career plan, you’ll to be able to:

· Prepare a highly targeted resume and other job application documents.

· Sell yourself strongly during an employment interview

You will recall that the career planning process involves

1. Developing high levels of self awareness (who am I and what is important to me?)

This involves:

· clarifying the skills and knowledge you have acquired so far

· identifying the skills and knowledge you might need to develop for the future

· beginning an exploration of the values, beliefs and motivations that are an essential part of your employment

· reviewing factors that might contribute to your job satisfaction, or lack of it – management style, the work environment, working conditions, workplace policies/procedures, the role itself etc

· considering broader questions about needs in other areas of your life which are impacted by your employment e.g. financial, health, relationship, family, leisure, personal and professional growth etc

2. Options Awareness (where am I going?)

When you have a much clearer understanding of your capabilities and interests and have identified some of your important life needs going forward, you are then in a better position to research and identify the employment options that fit these criteria.

The outcome from this stage of career planning is to develop a targeted list of your ideal employers and job roles.

3. Self Marketing (how will I get there?)

This final part of career transition planning is the preparation and delivery of your ‘sales pitch’. It will involve any, or all of:

· preparation of a targeted resume

· preparing and implementing a targeted networking and information interviewing strategy

· preparation for, and participation in a formal employment interview

As you will appreciate, the effectiveness of your sales pitch will depend on which of your attributes you wish to promote, and to whom you will promote them.

In order for your self-marketing messages to have the necessary appeal you will also need to understand what it is important to your ideal employer in terms of the talent they hire, and the job and organisational outcomes they want to achieve.

Work and life values assessment

A key requirement for experiencing high levels of job satisfaction is to be involved in work, and in a working environment which is in keeping with our most basic expectations and beliefs, and which helps satisfy some of our important life needs.

Our expectations about our work, work environment, relationships with our boss and work colleagues will be shaped by our values and beliefs. If we find ourselves in a situation which conflicts with these expectations we’re pretty likely to be unhappy, and this will tend to show up in our work performance. When we don’t perform at our best we run the risk of upsetting others like our manager, work colleagues, clients, customers and so on.

When your work performance falls away, so will your reputation, and when you want to move on, or you are pushed, it will be pretty hard to get a good reference from your old employer.

Hopefully you will agree, it will be in your interest to spend some time thinking about and clarifying your most important values. Armed with this information, you will be in a much stronger position to target employers and job roles which provide a good match with your values.

The following exercise will help you to identify your most important values in relation to your future employment.

Career values - sorting activity

Rate the following 48 items according to their importance to you in your work and career by placing a tick in the relevant column where:

EI - extremely important, I - important, N - neutral, NI - not important, EU - extremely unimportant

Item	EI	I	N	NI	EU
1. Helping others – providing direct help, assistance to other people
2. Contribution – perform work that in some way improves the life of others within society
3. Leadership – scope for establishing board, strategic objectives and coordinating others to achieve them
4. Management – responsibility for building relationships, giving/seeking information, making decisions, and influencing people
5. Teamwork – work with people who cooperate with each other to achieved shared objectives
6. Initiative – scope for highlighting opportunities and/or threats to relevant supervisor/manager
7. Diversity – Working in an environment in which cultural and other differences between people are highly valued
8. Coaching – receiving feedback and constructive guidance from my manager
9. Support – To have a boss that promotes my career development
10. Public contact – A job which involves regular contact with members of the community
11. Authority – To have control over the work activities of others and be able to affect their destiny
12. Selling – developing relationships with customers that result in sales
13. Customer service – Opportunity to provide high quality customer service to customers or clients
14. Community – the opportunity to be involved in and feel like a valued member of a social group
15. Influence others – have opportunities to change the opinions and attitudes of others
16. Learning/growth – scope for having new experiences and learning how to do new things
17. Work alone – be able to complete tasks/projects that doesn’t involve contact with others
18. Projects – the opportunity to work on different tasks with a range of different people
19. Knowledge – the chance to develop my knowledge/understanding of issues, events or processes
20. Self expression – scope to develop and exercise my creativity
21. Creative stimulation – work with creative and imaginative people

Item	EI	I	N	NI	EU
22. Innovation – opportunities to develop and implement new ideas, services, and/or approaches
23. Autonomy – freedom to decide the tasks I will undertake and how and when I will do them
24. Judgement – opportunity to study and evaluate the value of ideas, processes or things
25. Work environment – to work in a very pleasant physical setting
26. Use my competence – use my skills and abilities to do high quality work in an efficient manner
27. Location – to live in a city/town that is suits my lifestyle
28. Achievement – be able to set measurable goals and to see concrete results from my efforts
29. Challenge – undertake demanding tasks that when completed provide me with a sense of achievement
30. Intellectual stimulation – deal with complex issues and formulate approaches to dealing with them
31. Competition – scope to compete with other people and/or organisations
32. Pressure – doing work that involves dealing with difficult situations and/or demanding relationships
33. Fast pace – work that requires quick thinking and quick actions in order to perform effectively
34. Stability – doing routine, predictable work that doesn’t change much over time
35. Change – work within an dynamic and constantly changing environment
36. Complexity – work in which objectives and/or how to achieve them is often unclear
37. Risk – work in an environment characterised by high levels of risk
38. Moral fulfilment – performing work that is consistent with the ideals that are important to me
39. Environmentalism – work that involves or supports protection and enhancement of the environment
40. Corporate responsibility – work for an organisation that makes a contribution to the community
41. Ethics – work within an environment where ethical principles are discussed and acted upon
42. Excitement – work within an environment which I find stimulating and exciting
43. Security – maintenance of my employment with an organisation for as long as I want to
44. Cutting edge – working with the latest ideas/technology
45. Financial freedom – able to support myself financially and buy most of the things I want without having to rely on my employer for my income
46. Subsistence – to have an income that is sufficient to provide for the necessities of life

Item	EI	I	N	NI	EU
47. Recognition – to receive positive feedback and credit when I have done a good job
48. Wealth – earn enough to acquire luxuries that I desire which most other people cannot afford
49. Exposure – have opportunities to attend functions/events where I can meet lots of people
50. Affiliation – be recognised as a member of a prestigious/successful organisation
51. Status – to be recognised by others because of the nature/quality of my work
52. Work-life balance – have sufficient time for my personal and family life
53. Time freedom – have choice of the hours when I work
54. Travel – scope to travel to a range of different places
55. Flexibility – scope to adjust my working hours if required
56. Advancement – opportunities to grow and advance to higher level positions

Career values – evaluating your results

1. Mark with an ‘X’ in the margin, all of the items that you rated EI (Extremely Important).

2. From those items you have now marked, select and list in the box below the 5 items which you rate as being your most strong EI (Extremely Important) items.

Item	Briefly comment on how/why this item is important to you
1.	Yes/No
2.	Yes/No
3.	Yes/No
4.	Yes/No
5.	Yes/No

3. Now pick and then list below 5 of the items that you rated as being EU (Extremely Unimportant) and briefly comment on how/why these are not important to you

Value	This item is Unrelated to jobs I might consider because
1.	Yes/No
2.	Yes/No
3.	Yes/No
4.	Yes/No
5.	Yes/No

4. The Impact of your values. Pick two of the items you have listed as being EI in the activity above and in the following exercise assess the impact of holding this item on your home, family, friends, and on yourself.

Example:

Item	Impact on work	Impact on family, friends	Impact on self
Work-life balance	Not seeking a promotion which might mean longer work hours	Making sure I have the flexibility to allocate time to them	Having enough time to play sport and regain fitness
Overall Assessment: What are the consequences of holding on to this value?	It could be that this a temporarily important value until I stop my active involvement in sport. (Being clear in your own mind about your values and why they are important to you can help to minimise stress and to help ensure you have the right priorities in going forward)

4. The impact of your values (Cont)

Value

Impact on work

Impact on family, friends

Impact on self

Overall Assessment: What are the consequences of holding on to this value?

Value

Impact on work

Impact on family, friends

Impact on self

Overall Assessment: What are the consequences of holding on to this value?

Develop a Work Target – Part 1

Work options

Clarifying your options and preferences for future employment is an important preliminary way for you to determine the direction you wish to take, and how and where you will begin your job search.

Also, by taking the time to document what you are looking for in employment, you can more easily match your requirements against opportunities that may become available to you.

The following worksheet has been designed to assist you to develop your work targets.

Work type and location

What sort of work would you like?

Full time work
Part time work

Where would you like to do this work? Tick as many areas as you like.

Private sector

I’m interested in working in the private sector

List your preferences for industry setting and/or market niche

Private Sector

What is your preference regarding size of the organisation

>1000 employees, >500 but <1000; >100 <500; <100

Public Sector – indicate which area/s of government in which you’d like to work if you are thinking of a public sector job

Federal government

State government

Local government

None of the above

Public sector - cont

After you have determined which area of the public sector that appeals most to you, next identify specific departments or areas of government operation that are of interest.

If you’re doing a degree in a discipline that relates to work that could be done in virtually any organisation e.g. accounting, commerce, communication, public relations, marketing, human resources etc, then consider the targeting department/s whose work is related to your general life interests. Are you interested in the environment, law enforcement/regulation, foreign affairs, building and infrastructure, transport, human service provision, health etc? List below specific departments that might interest you in the area of the public sector that appeals most to you:

Federal government departments I’d like to work in:

State government departments I’d like to work in:

Areas of Local government I’d like to work in:

Statutory bodies (an organisation established by legislation)

In which field of operation or area of service provision would your ideal employer be operating?

Specific organisations I’d like to work for

Not for profit organisations

In which field or area of service provision would the organisation be operating?

Organisations I’d like to work for

Would you consider being in your own small business. If so, what is your preference?

Start your own business
Buy an existing business
Buy a franchise

Only complete the next two questions if you are considering self employment

If you were to be self employed what types of services and/or products would you be providing? And to whom? (Who is your market?)

In what location/s would you prefer to work (please list in order of preference) i.e. in Adelaide, in South Australia, Australia, International (if so in which country/s)

Organisational environment

Answer the following questions about the organisational environment in which you’d like to work:

What style of organisation would you feel most comfortable in? Place a mark on the appropriate place on each line:

Stable Growing

Centralised Decentralised

Formal Informal

Conservative Innovative

How important are the following to you?

Status and reputation of the organisation important not important

The physical environment of the workplace important not important

The people environment important not important

What are the key values you would like the organisation to have? These will obviously be an extension of your own values

The manager

What style of management do you think you’d prefer?

What key personal characteristics would you like your manager to have? For example – personality, communication skills, management style, education etc

Remuneration issues

What level of compensation package would you prefer?

What is the minimum compensation package you would accept?

What cash component is important as part of your package?

How important are:

Merit increases important not important

Bonus/profit share important not important

Equity participation important not important

Sales commission important not important

What non-salary components would you want to make up your package?

Car Yes/no

Superannuation paid Level %

Life insurance Yes/No

Medical insurance Yes/No

Other:

Small business option

If you are considering starting or buying your own business, answer the following questions:

What experience have you had in the field you wish to enter?

What experience have you had in running a small business?

How much of your capital are you prepared to risk in a small business?

How would you assess your general level of risk taking low high

Operating a small business of any sort requires a range of skills that you may or may not have. List the skills that you have that would help make your business a success

Small business usually requires long hours, total dedication, excellent customer service, loss of recreation and leisure time and often considerable financial risk. List the values that are important to you and those that you may need to put aside if you start a small business.

Personality Assessment Work Sheet

Want to know more about your personality type and the types of careers enjoyed by people with similar personality characteristics as you? Take this free test online by clicking on this link - http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

When you have completed the test and clicked on the “Score it” button to get your 4 letter personality type code, follow the links provided to get explanations about your personality type. You might want to print this information for future reference.

To take full advantage of the information you’ve received about your personality type, it is suggested you answer the following questions:

Which four letters describe your personality type?

Which of the personality characteristics that you’ve read about regarding your type do you feel most strongly describe you?

Which of the personality characteristics associated with your personality type do you think have most relevance to careers associated with your field of study?

From the information in the links provided about careers that people with your personality type often follow, what, if any, of the other types of careers mentioned have some appeal for you?

Skills assessment

In addition to your education qualifications, employers of university graduates require an essential range of employability skills. During the lecture these were referred to as being:

· Communication

· Team work

· Problem solving

· Self management

· Planning & organising

· Technology

· Learning

· Initiative & enterprise

These attributes very closely match UniSA’s Graduate Qualities. The relevance of the Graduate Qualities to you is that as you complete your degree, each course you complete is designed to further develop in you certain of the Graduate Qualities.

The success of your self-marketing to employers will depend to a significant degree the extent to which you can demonstrate you have the required Graduate Qualities and employability skills.

The next activity is designed to enable you to carry out an early assessment of your level of skill in relation to each Graduate Quality.

As you complete your self assessment please keep in mind the other areas of your life, apart from study, where you might be using and developing these skills e.g. through any form of employment, volunteering, and involvement in sport or other organised groups or activities.

Instructions

Look at each statement and evaluate your level of skill for each using the rating of either ‘good’, ‘fair’, or ‘needs improving.’

Then follow the instructions in the work sheet following the questionnaire.

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Personal transferable skills

Use this exercise to determine which personal transferable skills you perform well and which you need to develop further.

Life long learning

Work autonomously & collaboratively

Employers may refer to this skill as:

· An understanding of continuous improvement processes

· A focus on delivering quality results

· Ability to learn new skills

· Flexibility to adapt to changes as required by the role

· Demonstrated ability to understand and operate in complex organisations

· Ability to identify business opportunities

· An interest in clients and a desire to help them

Employers may refer to this skill as:

· Ability to work successfully both independently and as a member of a team.

· A commitment to developing and maintaining team work

· The ability to work both in a multidisciplinary team environment and independently

· Ability to meet responsibilities independently

· Ability to plan and execute experimental research independently

· Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse team structure to reach the most favourable outcome

· Ability to work with minimal supervision

· Strong leadership skills

· Locate, evaluate, and manage information

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· Work in a self directed way

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· Evaluate own current knowledge

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· Work cooperatively and constructively

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· Self-awareness- understand personal strengths and weaknesses

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· Provide leadership within a team context

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· Respond confidently to change

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· Be willing to learn from others

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· Be flexible and adaptable

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· Work collaboratively with different groups

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· Maintain a positive concept of self as capable and autonomous

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· Negotiate solutions when opinions differ

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· Be a critical thinker

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· Recognise strengths of other team members

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· Adapt concepts, skills and materials to new situations

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· Share responsibility

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· Recognise when there is a need for change

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· Identify the needs of others and build positive relationships

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· Identify personal goals and methods to achieve them

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· Constructive criticism

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· Develop and maintain self esteem

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· Manage others

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· Develop and maintain self confidence

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· Motivate others

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· Manage stress

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· Assess and evaluate others

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· Recognise and manage personal/professional boundaries

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· Be assertive

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Personal transferable skills

Use this exercise to indicate which personal transferable skills you perform well and which you need to develop further.

Communicate effectively

Problem solving

Employers may refer to this skill as:

· Well-developed written and oral communication skills

· Assisting advisors in liaising with clients

· An excellent telephone manner and good interpersonal skills

· The ability to think conceptually, to visualise customer requirements for translation into specifications and designs

· Ability to liaise with community groups, health related professionals, government departments and agencies at all levels.

Employers may refer to this skill as:

· High-level conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills

· Demonstrated ability to deliver a timely service to customers

· Work under pressure

· Work to tight deadlines and defined budgets

· Ability to organise and prioritise workloads

· Experience in collecting, organising and presenting information using the Internet

· Initiative

· Attention to detail

· Present information and ideas in effective written form- appropriate to the purpose/reader

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· Gather, evaluate and deploy relevant information (data, values, issues)

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· Communicate orally in large or small groups

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· Define researchable questions

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· Active listening

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· Make effective use of information

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· Express ideas, feelings, opinions, decisions clearly

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· Observe and record

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· Ability to network

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· Formulate and test hypotheses

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· Mathematical

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· Evaluate evidence

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· Visual

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· Make effective decisions

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· Give and receive feedback

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· Apply judgement and discrimination

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· Ability to empathise

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· Have a capacity to improvise

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· Ability to be open and honest

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· Ability to transfer and apply ideas and concepts to different situations

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· Ability to explain ideas

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· Anticipating potential problems

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· Ability to communicate in another language

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· Ability to think laterally

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· Display sensitivity to an audience when organising and presenting ideas

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· Being able to view things from all perspectives

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· Communicate appropriately with professional colleagues and the public

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· Building on the ideas of others

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Personal transferable skills

Use this exercise to indicate which personal transferable skills you perform well and which you need to develop further.

Commitment to ethical action		Demonstrate international perspectives
*Employers may refer to this skill as:* · Commitment towards environmental principles · Committed focus on safety · ability to maintain confidentiality · A commitment to promote the organisation in the community (particularly in the context of fundraising activities)		*Employers may refer to this skill as:* · Working with people from diverse value systems, cultural backgrounds and special needs · An ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
· Demonstrate responsibility to the community	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving	· Display an ability to think globally and consider issues from a variety of perspectives	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving
· Commitment to personal ethical actions	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving	· Awareness of own culture and its perspectives	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving
				· Awareness of other cultures and their perspectives	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving
				· Appreciate the importance of multicultural diversity	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving
				· Appreciate the complex and interacting factors that contribute to notions of culture and cultural relationships	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving
				· Value diversity of language and culture	\|_\| Good	\|_\| Fair	\|_\| Needs improving

Analysing Your Transferable Skills

In which of the 6 broad categories in the Personal Transferable Skills questionnaire did you get the highest proportion of ‘good’ ratings? Some of the elements included in these categories will probably feature in your self-marketing material; they can assist you to establish your points of differentiation from other job candidates.

In which of the 6 broad categories in the Personal Transferable Skills questionnaire did you get the highest proportion of ‘fair’ or ‘need improving’ ratings? The elements you’ve identified here could provide a focus for some of your ongoing personal and professional development

Develop a Work Target – Part 2

The work you want to do

Describe in as much detail as you can the type of work you would like to do. At this stage you might find it useful to review your answers to the values and skills assessment exercises for ideas about the main purpose or focus of the job

List below what you believe to be the strongest skills and competencies can you bring to this work. (Remember to include the strongest of your skills you’ve uncovered from the assessment exercise you have already completed). Remember also to include any areas of technical skill or knowledge you believe you have or will acquire through your studies.

Employer research

Visit an online jobs board such as www.seek.com.au or www.careerone.com.au and search for examples of the types of jobs you want to do. Don’t get too hung up at this stage about not being qualified, just look positions as if you’ve already graduated and are employed in the profession in which you want to work. For example, if you are studying accountancy and you want to work as an auditor, search for auditor positions. The location of the employer doesn’t matter either.

Your task is to summarise below the types of skill and knowledge required by employers in the roles that you have researched.

List the names of at least five of organisations in which you’d like to be employed (with a brief explanation of why?)

Job Search Research

General

http://www.aim.com.au (Website of the Australian Institute of Management. Offers an online

career development service and information about professional development.)

http://www.mapa.asn.au (The Managers and Professionals Association is a non-profit organisation dedicated to assisting members achieve the best possible outcomes in

their employment throughout their career. They represent members in professional roles in a number of Australian industries.)

http://www.afrboss.com.au (Website of the Australian Financial Review’s Boss magazine, which is published on the second Friday of each month.)

http://www.brw.com.au (Website of Business Review Weekly, Australia’s leading business magazine.)

http://www.ibisworld.com.au (IBISWorld is a strategic Business Information provider offering comprehensive information on every industry, top 2000 companies and the business environment.)

http://www.industrysearch.com.au (This website offers free subscription to news about a wide range of industries.)

Administrative Management

http://www.rmaa.com.au (Records Management of Australasia, an organisation for professional development, research and networking for the benefit of records management professionals.)

http://www.arma.org (ARMA International is a not-for-profit association and the leading authority on managing records and information. Provides career development information, articles and resources. ARMA is also the publisher of The Information Management Journal.)

Human Resource Management

http://www.ahri.com.au (Website of the Australian Human Resources Institute, Australia’s

leading human resources professional body.

http://www.irsa.asn.au (The Industrial Relations Society of Australia brings together representatives of management, trade unions, government services and the professions, together with specialists in the various academic disciplines concerned with industrial relations, and seeks to develop an integrated approach to industrial relations.)

http://www.hrmguide.net/australia (A series of linked websites containing hundreds of pages of free HR-related articles, features and links.)

http://www.ihrim.org (The International Association for Human Resource Information.)

Manufacturing Management

http://www.smartlink.net.au (Website of the National Institute for Manufacturing Management, which aims to enhance the management capabilities of Australia’s small and medium manufacturers.)

http://www.aigroup.asn.au (The Australian Industry Group is Australia’s leading industry organisation representing 10,000 employers in manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, IT, transport, labour hire and other industries. Includes a monthly newsletter summarising the current state of manufacturing in Australia.)

http://www.amc-atp.com (The Advanced Manufacturing Centre is a one-stop-shop for manufacturing enterprises seeking to acquire, implement or manage the new technology and management processes essential for achieving international competitiveness, increased export sales and greater import replacement.)

http://www.ausmanufacturers.com.au (A directory of Australian manufacturers.)

Operations Management

http://www.laa.asn.au (Website of the Logistics Association of Australia which represents the interests of professionals in logistics and the supply chain.)

http://msom.society.informs.org (The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM) promotes the enhancement and dissemination of knowledge, and the efficiency of industrial practice related to the operations function in manufacturing and service enterprises.)

http://www.informs.org (Website of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.)

http://www.sole.org (Website of the International Society of Logistics, a professional society which aims to enhance the art and science of logistics technology, education and management.)

http://logistics.about.com/library/weekly/aa040901.htm (Lots of information, news, articles and resources including global jobs in logistics and supply chain management for logistics professionals in Australia.)

Careers in Management

General career information

http://www.gradlink.edu.au (The official website of Graduate Careers Australia (GCA).

Provides useful insights into graduate careers, outcomes and recruitment in Australia.

http://www.myfuture.edu.au (A joint initiative of the Federal and State governments. Help with career exploration, decision making, job search and job preparation.

http://www.graduate.com.au (Career resources for graduates, including tips on job-seeking.)

http://www.unimail.com.au (Career resources for graduates, including a job search facility.)

Job Search

http://www.careerone.com.au (News Limited’s job search website.)

http://www.seek.com.au (Large job search website.)

http://www.mycareer.com.au (Fairfax Digital job search website.)

https://jobsearch.gov.au (Federal Government job search site.)

http://www.psgazetteonline.gov.au (Includes a job search facility for positions in the Australian public service.)

Labour market information

http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook (Website of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Find out about job prospects, weekly earnings, type of work and other

useful occupational information.)

Workplace Relations

http://www.workplace.gov.au (Comprehensive employment information, including specific advice for disadvantaged job seekers, Indigenous Australians, migrants and volunteers.

http://www.wagenet.gov.au (Provides information about wages and conditions of employment in Australia for work that is covered by federal awards and agreements.)

Sites for international students and students wishing to work overseas

http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/35 (The International Outlook section of the website of Graduate Careers Australia.)

http://www.goinglobal.com (Full of information about working in different countries throughout

the world.)

Sites for people with disabilities

http://unisa.edu.au/regdisability/education.htm (Information about the Regional Disability Liaison Officer Initiative, which aims to enhance post-secondary education, training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Includes lots of links to other

sites for people with disabilities.)

http://www.ocpe.sa.gov.au (The South Australian Office of Public Employment; click on ‘Equity and Diversity’, then ‘Disability and Employment’.)

http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/employment/employment.html (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website. This page is intended to provide a convenient entry point for resources on equal employment opportunity and disability, as well as links to resources from other organisations.)