Reference no: EM133142123 , Length: word count: 2000 words
U31738 Assignment - University of Portsmouth
Assignment Requirements - Just four items (NO Eventbrite required):
1. Your own personal CV
2. Covering Letter for a specific vacancy
3. Industry Awareness slides
4. Personal Development Essay OR Employability Skills Development Essay
1. CV
-2 sides (2 electronic pages) long
-Best to work your way down this webpage and eventually arrive at the examples i.e. do not copy examples, but do your own CV in your own words.
-Also see slides from lecture in week 5 (Janet Woolnough)
2. Covering Letter
-Find a real job vacancy in an industry where you would like to work.
-For how to research a company
-1 side long
-In the Covering Letter you need to demonstrate strong integration between your CV and the job vacancy i.e. why you should be offered an interview
3. Industry Awareness slides
Use the Industry that your job application was aimed at in 1. & 2.
-5 slides, 500 words maximum
-NO notes to the slides as they will not be marked
-Suggested slides are as follows:
1. Define the industry (not too broad, not too narrow)
2. Apply an Industry Life Cycle or Porters 5 Forces analysis (to the industry, not a product life cycle) i.e. what stage is the industry at and why?
3. Apply an Ansoff matrix analysis to identify what options companies have in this industry for the future
4. Identify how your skillset is appropriate for a position in this industry
5. References / Acknowledgements (not included in word count)
4. Essay
Choose a topic and discuss how you have developed throughout the course.
The topic of your choice should be in one of the following two areas:
1. Personal Development, OR
2. Employability Skill Development.
Attachment:- Assignment File - Industry Awareness.rar