Reference no: EM133188582

Portfolio Items - Portfolio

Requirements:
Students need to visit a job search site in Australia and look for a Role on Information Technology / Information Systems that would be their target job upon graduation.

Popular job sites in Australia include but are not limited to:-
- Seek
- Monster
- Careerone
- Au jora

In addition to provide link of your selected job, download/take screenshots of the selected positions as some jobs disappear after the due date. This is especially important as you can use the same information for their report two.

Once you find a job of your choice / interest then you need to do the following task
Task 1 (You should write one-page cover letter and maximum 2 page resume) Write a Job Application + Resume
- Write a one-page job application to express your interest in the position you shortlisted
- Prepare a two-page resume to support the above job application

Task 2 (Create a Comparison Table)
- First Column of table should contain the qualities and skills demanded by the job you selected
- Second Column should include the qualities and skills you currently have
- Third column should have a list of qualities and skills you don't have for this particular job
- Fourth Column should outline how you plan to bridge the shortfall or gap in your skills over the next 24 months (Bullet points are acceptable in this column)

Task 3 (Write one-page reflection statement)
- Students should outline how they plan to bridge the shortfall or gap in their skills over the next 24 months to apply for their chosen job / position. Focus should be on how you will gain particular skills, for example by undertaking certain units within or outside the university, self-study, by undertaking project units or gaining work experience by the internship unit.

In Week 2, you learnt how to write professional emails and the ways to improve your email communication skills. Email has long been a dominant tool for business communication, and it is certainly imperative to make the best use of emails to communicate effectively at the workplace. However, email is not without its limitations. In this assignment, you are required to evaluate the role of emails in business communication by completing the following two tasks.
Task 1 (You should write about 150 words for this task) Identify and describe
- Two advantages of email communication over scheduled meetings (either face to face or online);
- Two advantages of email communication over mobile text messages.
Task 2 (You should write about 350 words for this task) Write two Different Emails
- First Email to your school friend whom you are regularly in touch with
- Second Email to your current or previous manager asking for leave due to urgent personal work

Describe in both scenarios where email is not the best channel for communication.

Propose an alternative way of communication that suits each scenario and explain the advantage(s) of that communication method over emails.