This assignment is designed to further students understanding of the job market, volunteering and the current and future trends in recruitment and the tools available to find employment.
Step instructions:Answer ALL of the following questions:
Section 1: Examine the job market
This section examines the current job market
Step 1:Identify at least five predicted career/job trends for the next five yearsfor the occupation selected in the 'learning and expectations' assessment
Step 2:In general which careers/jobs are increasing? Decreasing?
Step 3:Discuss what is driving these trends.
Section 2: Examine a paid occupation
This section examines a career that might interest you in the current market
Step 1:Go to the ‘Job Outlook’ website (http://joboutlook.gov.au/) (Yes! You may choose any other site capable of profiling careers). Select ‘Explore Careers’ and search for a paid occupation that interests you.
Step 2:Using your chosen career and additional research answer these questions:
- Give a brief description of the types of jobs you could do within this career.
- What kind of activities and tasks are you likely to undertake?
- What training/education is required to apply for a career in this industry?
- What is the likely income for a graduate? How is this income likely rise with experience?
- How could the skills from this job lead you to other jobs or other careers? Please specify which jobs or careers you think these skills would be useful in.
- In your opinion, what does this career bring to society? Support this view with evidence.
- In your opinion, what does this career bring to the economy? Support this view with evidence.
Section 3: Examine an unpaid occupation
This section examines volunteering work that might interest you in the current job market
Step 1:Choose a volunteer organisation and answer these questions:
- Give a brief description of the volunteer organisation and the job you would expect to do.
- What kind of activities and tasks are you likely to undertake in this job?
- Explain what in particular attracted you to this area of volunteering?
- What training/education is required to volunteer in this occupation?
- Is there potential to have a paid position in this area? Describe what that paid job might be.
- How could the skills from this volunteering job lead you to other paid jobs or other paid
Section 4: Examine recruitment
This section examines the current recruitment market.
Step 1: Identify the major recruitment competitors such as SEEK.COM, Adecco etc. Your answer must identify and profile AT LEAST five competitors and cannot use LinkedIn.
Step 2:Discussat least 5predicted trends for companies seeking to recruit new employees over the next five years
Step 3:Offer a strategy for gaining employment in the career identified in Section 2. You must include:
- Which companies would you target for employment?
- How would you choose these companies and what research should you do on the company before applying for a job?
- Give at least three ways you could seek employment with your chosen companies.
- What would be the best of these recruitment options for you and why?
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