1. Identify an industry of interest to you. Research and critically analyse industry trends for yourselected target industry. Forecast potential changes for the next 5 years. What are the factorscausing change at the moment? Consider presenting this in three parts:a) What jobs are expected to change or disappear?b) Why is this happening?c) What changes do you forecast for the next 5 years?Suitable methods for addressing this section and suggestions for suitable sources will be covered in seminarsand podcasts.You should expect that you will need a minimum of 5-6 references for this section. Please make sure that thereferences are current. News articles and academic journal articles from the last 24 months arerecommended.Suggested word count: XXXXXXXXXXwords2. Research and select a job cluster. Consider presenting this in two parts:a) Why did you choose this job cluster? (see the readings supplied for weeks 1 and 2)b) What skills and knowledge are expected?i. Personal soft skills (e.g. teamwork, communication)ii. Technical knowledge and skills (e.g. database management, customer service, bookkeeping,event management, social media campaign analysis)Suitable methods for addressing this section and suggestions for suitable sources will be covered in seminarsand podcasts. You should expect that you will need a minimum of 2-3 references for this section.Suggested word count: XXXXXXXXXXwords3. Review your current capabilities, discipline knowledge and areas where you are developing skillsor knowledge.First, complete the assessment tools in Career Guru listed below. Instructions are shown in the Assignment 1folder and your Week 2 slides. Make sure you save the PDF or take a screen shot of the results. Full copies ofthese will be presented in your appendices.a. Temperamentb. Learning Stylesc. Resilience Page 3 of 6In the body of your report, present a list or diagram showing your key findings. Then discuss yourfindings. Consider presenting this in three parts:a) Review your experiences and identify relevant experiences and results that showcase your abilities.Use the SHAPES tool to analyse your habits and abilities. Note that you will have the opportunity inseminars to discuss these, but suggestions may include community or volunteer activities, schoolleadership roles, sporting activities or casual work.b) Review your academic performance to date. Are there any units where you have done well, shownspecific abilities, or particularly enjoyed?c) Discuss your key findings clearly demonstrating your strengths and areas for improvement.In seminars 1-3 you will be introduced to a number of self-assessment tools and activities.Suggested word count: 600 – 700 words4. Prepare a Gap Analysis and SWOT. Consider presenting this in two parts:a. Describe the skills and knowledge that you need to develop to meet industry standards.b. Prepare a SWOT showing your strengths and weaknesses (from section 3) and opportunitiesand threats from section 1 and 2. Consider presenting this in a table format.Examples and suggestions will be covered in seminars 2-3.Suggested word count: XXXXXXXXXXwords5. Presentation and formattingThe assessment must be presented in a Business report format. Tips on how to structure a business reportcan be found here: http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills/reportwriting.As a business report, it is expected that your work will be free from errors (spelling andgrammatical). It is strongly recommended that you proof read your work and use a grammar and spell checkapplication prior to submission
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