Reference no: EM132311793 , Length: word count:4500

First step in assignment:

• Each person in the group will need to collect 20 job advertisements for common job positions in business job

• Each group member needs to collect TEN job adverts for two job positions identified on the next step
• Groups with 5 members will analyse 100 job adverts across 10 job positions,
• Groups with 6 members will analyse 120 job adverts across 12 job positions
• Groups that fall back to having 4 members will analyse 80 job adverts across 8 job positions.

Each person in the group must select two job titles.

You cannot select the same as other people in your group

• General Manager
• Chief Executive Officer
• Chief Financial Officer
• Auditor
• Business Analyst
• Events Manager
• Business Development
• Manager
• Management Accountant
• Marketing Manager
• Human Resource
• Manager
• Sales Manager
• Payroll Officer
• Tourism Officer/Manager
• Recruitment Consultant
• Operations Manager
• Hotel Manager
• Food & Beverage
• Manager
• Economist
• Financial Accountant
• Brand / Product Manager
• Customer Service
• Manager

8 sections required for report

1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Findings and Results
4. Discussion
5. Transferrable Skill 1:
6. Transferable Skill 2:
7. Conclusion
8. References

Multiple references required for literature review, and transferrable skills 1 and 2 pages.

Your report should include the following sections:

1. Introduction
• This is an introduction and title page.
• Make it aesthetically appealing with pictures etc.
• Include an executive summary that acts as an appetiser for site visitors to explore the site in more depth
• 300 words minimum

2. Literature Review
• THIS CAN BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE DISCUSSION IS WRITTEN
• This section focuses on defining what is meant by the term Transferable Skills' and / or alternative terms that extensively mean the same thing.
• Identify the extent to which commentators writing in this area identify transferable skills as being of importance / relevance.
• Incorporate into your literature review which are the most commonly identified transferable skills across the range of articles / sources that your group has reviewed and providing a brief synopsis as to what each of the skills areas identified represent
• How well employers believe graduates entering the workforce are being prepared with respect to transferable skills.
• A total of at LEAST 4 different references should be used here. 2 have been provided to you under the wiki assignment folder
• 800 words minimum

3. Findings and Results
• THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN FIRST BEFORE ANY OTHER PAGES CAN BE STARTED OR WRITTEN
• This section should include a brief description of the methodology used in conducting
your research into TS through the collection and analysis of the job advertisements.
• Include your findings presented visually via a Job Skills Matrix/Table that should be accompanied by brief commentary highlighting the key findings.
• Provide two example job adverts for each job position analysed in the form of a job advert folio section in your appendix
• 500 words minimum

4. Discussion
• This section should include a discussion comparing your research findings to the main themes reported in your literature review.
• What extent do the key skills sought varied by the employers in the job ads (across different job position types analysed. Or are they the same
• Pick of specific skills that were common or different or interesting
• Were there any job positions that wanted particular skills that others didn't?
• 800 words

5. Skill one
• This section focuses on the most Important skill identified in your job advert analysis (e.g. Communication, leadership or teamwork etc.).
Define or explain what the skill encompasses
• Identify and discuss the importance of the relevant skill area
• Discuss one or two key elements / aspects /dependant on depth of coverage relevant to the skill area.

Explain how a job applicant entering the workforce might provide evidence to a potential employer that they are proficient in the relevant skill area.
• 800 words

6. Skill two
• This section focuses on the second most important skill identified lob advert anatysts (e g. Communication. leadership or teamwork etc.)
• Define or explain what the skill encompasses
• Identify and discuss the importance of the relevant skill area
• Discuss one or two key elements aspects [dependant on depth of coverage} relevant to the skill area,
• Explain how a job applicant entering the workforce might provide evidence to a potential employer that they are proficient in the relevant skill area.
• 800 words

7. Conclusion
• This page that summarises your assignment and presents the key findings.
• 300 words - 500 words

8. References
• This section should list all of the references used in each section
• APA format
• You might like to use the following sources to generate credibility across each cf the wild pages-
c Credible websites, academic journal articles, articles published in the popular press, textbooks and other books. plus government and/or industry based reports.