The aim of this assignment is to prepare you for the graduate labour market by ensuring you can articulate the skills, knowledge and aptitudes required for the specific internship you are applying...

The
aim of this assignment is to prepare you for the graduate labour market by ensuring you can articulate the skills, knowledge and aptitudes required for the specific internship you are applying for. It will prepare you for making successful applications to employers or clients and establishing yourself firmly for early career development.

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  Analysis of ‘Internship Vacancy’
  
  
  (30
  %)
  

Using the internship job vacancy you have found, study the skills and experiences required for this position; comparing them to the skills and experiences you already possess. You must then outline how you intend to close this gap. The role will set out ‘essential skills and experiences’ needed and also ‘desirable skills and experiences’. Your aim is to identify the gap between the required skills and your current skills set order to address the deficit.

NOTE ACTION:

1. You must state clearly which skills and experiences are outlined in the internship advertisement


2. You are asked to download and complete the internship application form, to be submitted as part of your coursework.


3. You are required to critically evaluate the skills and experiences this employer is looking for and compare these to your current skills and experiences. No more then one A4 page for this skills evaluation.

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  CV and Covering Letter (20%)
  
  

With the ‘specific internship’
in mind you need to create a skills based CV and covering letter, tailored to your chosen internship. Your CV should demonstrate how your skills and experiences align to the internship to convince the potential employer of your suitability for their internship. Your covering letter should also be tailored to your specific internship, to guide the potential employer to your CV’s relevance.

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  Reflection (50%)
  
  

A written reflective essay of 500 words on the importance of the goals you have set and your stepping stones to achieving them.
Goals will be identified in your PDP, which you will create as part of your Personal Tutoring sessions. These should appear in the appendix of this portfolio.

NOTE ACTION:

Once you have identified your needs for the specific internship , you should set SMART goals to achieve them.

a.) 2-4 short term goals (up to level 6)
b.) 2 medium term goals (up to your graduation)
c.) 2 long term goals (up to 2 years post graduation)

Assignment 2: Marking Criteria


(100 Marks in total)


Internship Vacancy (30 Marks in total)

• Identify the skills the employer is looking for (10 Marks)


• Critically evaluate these skills against the skills you already possess (10 Marks)


• Plan to close the gap between the skillsets (10 Marks)

CV and Covering Letter (20 Marks in total)

• CV (10 Marks)
  
  
  
  • Presentation
  
  
  • Fit for purpose (content)
  
  
  
  


• Covering letter (10 Marks)
  
  
  
  • Layout
  
  
  • Fit for purpose (tone and content)
  
  
  
  

Reflection (50 Marks in total)

• SMART Goals identified (10 Marks)


• Clear action plan aligned to the goals (10 Marks)


• Critical analysis (30 Marks)

Deadline

The deadline for this coursework is by 12.0 noon on Monday 10^th
December


ONLY one electronic copy submitted via Turnitin by the deadline is required. Therefore please ensure that you prepare your work for this form of submission.
You are asked to submit a single file.
This single file should include the following:

1. Copy of Internship Vacancy applied for (Appendix i)


2. Skills mapping and evaluation with a clear indication of how any gaps will be addressed


3. Completed Application Form (Appendix ii)


4. CV & Covering Letter


5. PDP (Appendix iii)


6. SMART goals with action plan and reflective essay

NB You are encouraged to submit your work as early as possible.