Assignment: EMPLOYABILITY PLAN: STRUCTURE & GUIDELINES
Your EP should not exceed 6 pages (not counting tables, notes, appendices, etc. or List 2 items) and should be structured and contain the following elements:
Step 1: Perform an employability trajectory analysis.
• Determine where/what you want your career to be 5 years from now. Describe the career, industry, type of company, and position to which you aspire.
• Determine the key skills that will be required for this position?Possible sources: O*NET, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Professional Associations, Career Guides, Interviews with subject matter experts. Provide some evidence for your analysis.
Step 2: Determine areas for development and maintenance.
• Using the skill feedback from the 360 survey, describe what areas you believe will need improvement and/or require significant maintenance (in the case of strengths) as they relate directly to your career aspirations described above. If relevant, feel free to incorporate your results from the Iliad Assessment Center (from MGT 500) skill feedback as well. Be sure to address the two major capability "buckets":
1. Essential human capital capabilities(i.e., knowledge, skills, behaviors, experiences etc.)
2. Essentialsocial capital capabilities (i.e., network, people, connections, associations, etc.)
Step 3:Narrow your development areas and determine where to direct your energy.
• You can't do everything.Identify which gaps (between your future job requirements and your present employability) are most critical (i.e., prioritize). Clearly state your key areas of development. Limit it to no more than 3 areas. Describe the trade-offs you are willing to make in order to pursue future employability.
Step 4: Create a plan that will guide your developmental activities.
• Discuss the specifics of how you plan to achieve employability. That is, describe your 5-year action plan. This plan should include at a minimum:
- Formal developmentactivities. Description of the formal activities from List 1 (below) of which you will engage.
- Time-line. A general time line as to when you will engage in the developmental activities. This can be in large time-blocks such as "Spring 2017"
- Potential obstacles. Identify and describe any potential barriers that must be overcome to successfully implement your employability plan. Be sure to describe ways that you could remove these potential barriers.
- Resources. Describe any resources you'll need to accomplish your major activities.
- Progress evaluation. You must be able to evaluate whether or not you are following your EP, whether or not the EP needs to be updated, and if you are progressing toward fulfilling your career aspiration. Describe how you plan to monitor and evaluate your EP (both in process and the outcome). Remember, multiple data sources make for better evaluations. Think about collecting/tracking qualitative and quantitative data.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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