Enhancing Employability

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Overview
Prepare a report that covers all the areas detailed below. You should consider your situation as of the time that you complete the report, i.e., your current skills, knowledge and experience.
There are five separate parts to this refer assignment, all of which must be completed to pass.
1. Access Times Top 100 graduate employers website www.top100graduateemployers.com and find an advertised graduate role that you would be interested in applying for when you graduate. Research the company and the role and write a brief report that outlines the following:

• The organisation’s sector – market, competitors, current financial situation, current trading situation
• The role – main responsibilities and requirements, how the role fits within the organisation

2. Review your current competencies against the identified roles requirements and develop a personal SWOT to illustrate your areas of strength and areas where you have development requirements; where you see opportunities and where there may be threats to you becoming a suitable candidate for this role.

3. Construct a personal development plan (PDP) (making use of an appropriate table format) that details how you will develop the skill and competence in areas where you have identified that you are weak or require further development. This should cover the time until you graduate and beyond. Further detail can be provided in an appendix if required.

4. Develop a one-minute written ‘elevator’ pitch, which you would present to recruiters for this organisation outlining how you meet their requirements and why they should recruit you for this role

5. Prepare a STAR example that demonstrates your competence in Team Working. You can make use of information from the team working assignment within this module as necessary to support your demonstration of competence in this area. This should be submitted as an appendix to your report.

Total word count for this assignment would not normally be above 1500 words (not including appendices). You will need to present your information in a busines