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 by completing the table.

My Value Proposition

Context $($e$.$g$.,$ Graduating Global Business Student$)$

Buying Motivators $($how might an employer in my industry benefit long term from employing me$)$

Supporting Qualifications $($what skills, credentials and experience do I have to offer in my industry that makes me a competitive candidate$)$

Added Value $($what else can I offer that is not required, but would be an asset as a candidate in my industry$)$

Why should an employer hire you?

Based on the information you have already provided in the table, write a brief summary of why you should be hired in your industry. This is the beginning process of writing your qualifications summary in the resume. Aim for $2-3$ sentences.

My Assets $($education$,$ training$)$

When applying for positions, it is essential to match your assets to the requirements of the job. This process was started in module $3$ and will be highlighted in the cover letter and resume. In the table below, identify $2$ of your assets that will be included in your resume and indicate why they are relevant$/$applic