CAREER MANAGEMENT$-$ CDEV $8130/8131/8132$

ASSIGNMENT $1$: MY CAREER PROFILE AND LABOUR MARKET RESEARCH

Conestoga College $-$ Academic year $2023-2024$

Worth $25\%$ of the Final Grade

Individual Assignment

Due: This assignment is due by the end of module $5.$ See Instructional Plan for exact due dates.

Submit to: Assignment $1$ submission folder. Submission folders can be accessed by selecting Course Tools and then Assignments on the course navigation bar.

Description

During the first four modules of this course, you participated in a series of activities that assessed your skills and values. These were used to identify examples of past accomplishments that demonstrate competencies in your industry and develop techniques to create a social media brand. In module $5,$ you outlined and completed job search activities that informed you about the labour market and where to find career opportunities. This assignment asks you to demonstrate your understanding of career management, the value proposition, accomplishment statements, and how to effectively carry out job search activities.

Rationale

$1.$ Creating a career profile will allow you to gain the career clarity you need to be able to communicate your skills and value to employers. This will be done through your cover letter, resume, and interviewing as you search for employment opportunities.

$2.$ Preparing an effective job search strategy, will enable you to find your place in the labour market.

This assignment will evaluate the following course learning outcomes:

$1.$ Interpret the results of comprehensive self$-$ assessments to identify one's personality profile, values, transferable skills, interests that can be matched to appropriate job and career opportunities.

$2.$ Research the labour market and future trends to identify employment opportunities and prospective employers that align with one$$s career goals.

$3.$ Develop networking strategies to meet new contacts, build relationships and uncover the hidden job market.

How Your Assignment Will be Graded

A rubric has been created and can be found attached to the submission folder. Submission folders can be accessed by selecting Course Tools and then Assignments on the course navigation bar.

Late Policy $-$ The School of Interdisciplinary Studies Late Policy states that you will be deducted $10\%$ per day for each day your assignment is late. After $7$ days, you will be assigned a $0\%$ for the assignment. See the School of Interdisciplinary Studies Late Policy for further guidelines.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Artificial Intelligence $($AI$)$ Assessment Statements for Students:

Use of any form of generative artificial intelligence $($AI$)$ is strictly forbidden throughout all stages of this assessment, including brainstorming, idea generation, outline formation, etc.

Generative AI may include $($but is not limited to$)$ chatbots, coding tools and image$/$art generating tools, or other technologies that produce work for you. Using AI in any capacity throughout the assessment process will be in violation of Conestoga$$s Academic Offences policy under the category of Unauthorized Aids and Assistance $($Cheating$)$ or Copying from Others or Self Copying. The consequence of this violation is that an academic offence will be filed, with the severity of the penalty dependent on previous offences. In cases where you are unsure if something is considered generative AI$,$ always ask your professor before using.

List of activities:

MODULE $1$: ELEVATOR PITCH DISCUSSION POST VIDEO

Ensure you have uploaded your elevator pitch in the discussion post section of module $1$ and provided feedback to at least two of your peers. The elevator pitch should be between $45-60$ seconds in length.

MODULES $1-2$: REFLECTION QUESTIONS

In the first and second module, we reviewed Lois Sarah Marshall$$s $(2022)$ definition of career: $$A career is a fluid process, not stagnant or simply a job. It is a process that must be nurtured $-$ constantly grown and managed$($p$.7).$ Now that you$$ve had a chance to consider this definition of career, it$$s time for you to put some thought into your definition of Career Management.

Think about what key factors will be important as you manage your career over your lifetime?

Write down two of the factors you considered and explain briefly why each will be important when managing your career long$-$term.

Key Factors Why is this important when managing my career long$-$term?

$1$

$2.$

MODULE $3$: MY VALUE PROPOSITION, ASSETS & ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

In module $3,$ we explored the importance of delivering a concise, consistent, and compelling message to the potential employer. This message is your value proposition. Your value proposition should answer the employer$$s question of $$why should we hire you instead of the other candidates?$.$ If you do not know the answer to this question, it cannot be communicated throughout the job search process. Using the example in module $3$ to guide you, identify the key elements for your value proposition