Resources that can assist you to complete Bridging Worksheet 2
· Monash Career Connect
https:
www.monash.edu/career-connect/jobs/apply/get-a-job-the-basics
https:
www.monash.edu/career-connect/jobs/apply/selection-criteria
https:
www.monash.edu/career-connect/jobs/apply/cover-letters
Attend forthcoming workshops 26 September – 1 October – 3 October – 8 Octobe
· Answering key selection
· Resume
· Cover Lette
· Interview Skills
· 10 Skills employers want – you are likely to see these in job descriptions
https:
www.fo
es.com/sites/susanadams/2013/10/11/the-10-skills-employers-most-want-in-20-something-employees/#770c51be6330
· Information about addressing key selection criteria
https:
about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
https:
www.hays.com.au/cs/groups/hays_common/@au/@content/documents/digitalasset/hays_023142.pdf
https:
careers.vic.gov.au/how-to-reply-to-selection-criteria
https:
life.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/UL_G_CC_selection_critieria_final_080211.pdf
· Re Essential or Desirable (or Prefe
ed) Skills http:
www.docs.csg.ed.ac.uk/HumanResources/Recruitment/Criteria_Knowledge_Skills.pdf
· Some examples of Position Descriptions – various entry-level positions that might relate to areas of interest for this assessment (please do not cut and paste but use these resources to develop your own ideas about creating your job description)
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/assistant-accountant
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/data-analyst
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/hr-assistant
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/internal-audito
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/law-clerk
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/marketing-assistant
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/marketing-intern
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description
eal-estate-sales-consultant
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/project-coordinato
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/project-enginee
https:
au.indeed.com/hire/job-description/supply-chain-manage
· Information about Referees, including how to prepare your Referee
https:
www.michaelpage.com.au/advice/career-advice
esume-and-cover-lette
selecting-and-preparing-referees
https:
careers.unimelb.edu.au/students/applying-for-work
eferees
Commerce is of course in itself a very
oad area and a quick reminder of areas you might be expected to relate to include following learning outcomes from the Unit Guide and the overall Commerce degree. Hence we expect your Bridging activities to show links to some of the following Commerce-related learning outcomes which are listed in your unit guide and emphasised throughout BEX3500.
As you will see below these areas are
oad, so if you are not seeking a job in a traditional Commerce area (e.g. Accountant, Auditor, Investor, Business Analyst, etc) that should still be OK - but simply make sure you relate some (doesn't have to be all) of the skills in the job description you develop and in your co
esponding application to the attributes below.
BCom graduates will:
(a.) be critical and creative scholars who:
● produce innovative solutions to problems
● produce innovative solutions to problems
● apply research skills to business challenges
● communicate effectively and perceptively
(b.) be responsible and effective global citizens who:
● engage in an internationalised world
● exhibit cross cultural competence
● demonstrate ethical values
(c.) have comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities that we serve
(d.) be able to construct conceptual frameworks and use these to analyse complex issues in the corporate sector, government and the professions.
It is up to students to do the "research" related to the work in Bridging 2, as you prepare for your desired future career as you professionally transition from being a student.
Activity 1 is an activity about you 'finding out' and discovering more about the industry you are hoping to work in. Yes, it is a 'real' job - and your ideal job. This task relates to you understanding an employer's requirements when they are seeking future 'staff' in their business - expressed as job descriptions, major responsibilities and elements of the key selection criteria - qualifications and essential and desired skills and attributes.
Activity 2 is your application against what you outline as your ideal job in your chosen industry, so based on your research this will clarify the criteria and the difference between job description and major responsibilities in activity 1.
It is all about you engaging with the job market and career management as part of your career readiness process.
Learning Assessment Ru
ic – Bridging Weeks BEX3500 (Applied knowledge and technical skills; engagement with
idging assigned tasks)
Outcomes
Poor (N)
Below Average (P)
Average (C)
Above Average (D)
Excellent (HD)
Students apply knowledge and technical skills to complete tasks that demonstrate global citizenship and critical and creative scholarship in a
oad area of commerce 50%
Student demonstrates unsatisfactory use of knowledge and technical skills applied to assigned tasks that demonstrate global citizenship and critical and creative scholarship in a
oad area of commerce
Student demonstrates poor use of knowledge and technical skills applied to assigned tasks that demonstrate global citizenship and critical and creative scholarship in a
oad area of commerce
Student demonstrates adequate use of knowledge and technical skills applied to assigned tasks that demonstrate global citizenship and critical and creative scholarship in a
oad area of commerce.
Student demonstrates above average use of knowledge and technical skills applied to assigned tasks that demonstrate global citizenship and critical and creative scholarship in a
oad area of commerce.
Student demonstrates excellent use of knowledge and technical skills applied to assigned tasks that demonstrate global citizenship and critical and creative scholarship in a
oad area of commerce
Students actively engage in
idging tasks and contribute ideas, discipline-based solutions and/or frameworks to address professional challenges in the
oad area of commerce 50%
The student demonstrates unsatisfactory level of engagement in assigned
idging week activities and inadequate contribution of ideas, discipline-based solutions and/or frameworks to address professional challenges in the
oad area of commerce.
The student demonstrates low–level engagement in assigned
idging week activities and low-level contribution of ideas, discipline-based solutions and/or frameworks to address professional challenges in the
oad area of commerce.
The student demonstrates adequate engagement in assigned
idging week activities and adequate-level contribution of ideas, discipline-based solutions and/or frameworks to address professional challenges in the
oad area of commerce.
The student demonstrates above average engagement in assigned
idging week activities and above average level contribution of ideas, discipline-based solutions and/or frameworks to address professional challenges in the
oad area of commerce.
The student demonstrates an advanced level of engagement in assigned
idging week activities and advanced contribution of ideas, discipline-based solutions and/or frameworks to address professional challenges in the
oad area of commerce.
Bridging Worksheet 2
Please complete the following activities and submit via Moodle under the relevant Bridging 2 upload – also note completed worksheets must be formatted from word to PDF before uploading on Moodle). Students should also have a hard or soft copy of their completed worksheet available during workshops for teacher or student reference.
Activity 1
Identify a type of industry that you could envisage joining after you transition from a Commerce degree and then identify a Commerce-related role. You may reference your informational interview if this fits the criteria – i.e. the job demonstrates links to a
oad area of Commerce. The task is to craft a graduate job description that aligns with a prefe
ed or
oad area of Commerce.
Job Description
Name of the Job ……………………………………………………
Type of Industry ……………………………………………………
Location of Job ……………………………………………………
Job Description (a short description about the role, including its links to a
oad area of Commerce – approx. 100 words)
Major responsibilities (related to this job – a short description – approx. 100 words)
Key selection criteria
Qualifications (essential)
Skills / Attributes
1. Essential
2. Prefe
ed
Activity 2
You are required to apply for the job (see Activity 1). Your application should be included in this Bridging Worksheet2 Please include your response in full under the headings (i. to iii.) below (Cover letter, Response to Selection Criteria and Resume):
i. Cover letter (a short letter that tells the employer why you are applying for this role, with reference to your resume and show that you know something about the jo
industry – max I page);
ii. Response to the Selection criteria (see qualifications, skills and attributes above – identified in your Activity 1). This would be 1-2 pages.
iii. Resume - 1-2 pages (this should provide additional evidence of how you can achieve in this role).
Activity 3
For this activity, you are required to respond to the following interview question – in a 1-2 minute video. Students can create a YouTube account and upload their video then note the YouTube below.
What is your proudest achievement and what skills did you gain from this that you think you could use in this (Commerce-related) job (see activity 1)? 1-2 mins max.
YouTube Link to My Interview: http:
………………………………………………………………………………….
Activity 4
The employer has advised that you are the prefe
ed candidate for the Commerce-related job, however before formally offering you the job, the employer wants to check with two referees who can verify how you work in a team (preferably how you work interculturally in a team, as this job will involve working across cultures).
One of your referees has requested you to put some dot points together that will help them prepare their referee report for the employer. You have already told them about the job but you will need to
iefly remind them of a time when you have worked well in a team (and preferably in an intercultural team), using the below format. Your response should be short and concise - under 250 words in total.
Situation (short description e.g. what was the Commerce-related challenge confronting the team that you worked with)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What was the Team Task (e.g. what was the team required to achieve)?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What action (or role) did you take as a member of the team?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What was the result from the action you took (and what did you learn)?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
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