Assignment Task:
Creative, expressive and reflective writing are well suited for helping individuals to explore and construct their career identities' (Lengelle & Meijers, 2014, p 54).
Assignment: You are required to submit a Personal Career Research Report (4000 words).
1) Title page (give your report a suitable title). Previous titles have included: 'Report on My Future Career Planning', 'A Detailed Investigation into my Person Profile' and 'How I Can Achieve my Perfect Career' and 'My Career in Accountancy'. You should also include the word count.
2) Contents page. List contents with the page numbers.
3) Introduction. There should be a paragraph that explains the report and what you are aiming to cover.
4) Findings. This is the main part of your report and should detail your learning throughout the module. You may use sub-headings as appropriate. As you have worked your way through this module you have been directed to complete activities, reflect on these and then write a short piece of reflective writing each week. You should utilize this reflective writing to complete the main part of the report. Approximately 1000 of the total word count should be included in relation to the research carried out for session 6.
5) Conclusions. Ensure that you draw all the threads of your reflections together and say what career related decisions you have been able to make.
6) Action Plan. You should also include details of what you plan to do next as a result of your learning on this module.
7) Reference List.
8) Appendices (if applicable).
Assignment Objective: This assignment is designed to give you the best opportunity to successfully enter your chosen career. If you are undecided about what you want to do, it will give you the opportunity to explore in some detail two or more possible careers for yourself. If you start the module completely decided about what you want to do, it will give you the opportunity to become an expert in this career so that you are well prepared for applications and interviews. It will also allow you to research a 'Plan B' in some detail, should your initial career plans not be achievable for one reason or another. Because we are all unique, your assignment will be different to everyone else's but it must be something that is useful to you. Content You will complete all the interactive exercises online and then write about what the results mean for you. For example, if you discover you have a high Artistic score on the Holland test (session 2), you may want to explore some creative related careers. You will also need to include what you have learnt about securing graduate roles, including how to design and tailor a CV and complete application forms to a standard that will give you the best chance of gaining an interview. The questions provided at the end of each session should act as prompts to help you reflect on the activities and identify what you have learnt about yourself, the opportunities available to you and how to make the most of these. Style The assignment is designed to be of value and help to you. It is all about you, your self- discovery, your hopes, your needs and your plans for the future. As such it is personal to you and can be written in the first person (e.g. 'I feel that', or 'I believe that' or 'I now need to').
Referencing Harvard referencing is preferred but it is acceptable to use other styles if these are more familiar to you.