How 10 Artefacts Support Employability Development

Discover how 10 artefacts, including photos, personal SWOT analysis, personal development plan, reading logs, and job hunting resources, can support the development of employability skills and enhance career prospects.

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Table of Contents Page No.
1 REFLECTIVE SUMMARY TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED
ARTEFACTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY
EMPLOYABILITY. - LO2, LO4
2 10 Appendices
Appendix 1 Photos or Samples of Work Produced in the PSKC Class (During Lessons,
Webinars, Self-Study Sessions or Workshops at LSST) -LO1, LO2, LO3
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis – LO2
Appendix 3 Personal Development Plan – LO2, LO4
Appendix 4 Reading Log 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 5 Reading Log 2– L01, LO3
Appendix 6 Resources for Job Hunting 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 7 Resources for Job Hunting 2 – L01, LO3
Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1 – BNU E-Library – L01, LO3
Appendix 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots) –
L01, LO3
Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market? – L01, LO4
Appendix Poster - New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version) – L01, LO3
Appendix Step by Step Guide - Work Together on PowerPoint Presentations– L01,
LO3
Appendix Reading Log 3– L01, LO3
Appendix Reading Log 4– L01, LO3
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Appendix My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes – L01, LO4
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HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED ARTEFACTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY EMPLOYABILITY? (500 words)
In relation to employability development it is usually get involved suitable skills, experience, abilities, attributes and knowledge that induce
continuous level of development and improvisation in personality. There are furthermore 10 artefacts that is always be required to indulge
enhancement in personal and professional enhancement and it is as explained below as:
Photos or Samples of Work Produced in the PSKC Class: It is an artefact as in which ability of mine to advance overall working credibility is
increases as with this I have also analyse varied opportunities that induce continuous success and growth in future career.
Personal SWOT Analysis: It is an analysis that reflect an artefact as under this strength and weaknesses of mine is analysed that developed
sustained growth in my overall personality. In this working abilities of mine and its efficiency both get advanced in productive manner as with
this it is easy for me to achieve standardised outcome over a assigned period of instance.
Personal Development Plan: It is a plan that helps to make make a deep analysis about to cover my weaknesses as with this ability of mine
to cover loop holes is intensifies. In this working suit-abilities of mine is developed as with this modest level of changes is induced as per
according to requirement of adequate conditions. For this I have implement changes as per to modify working conditions in systematic manner.
Reading Log 1: It is an artefact in which I have make clear and transparent analysis about to maintain clear focus and concern about to
enhance reading abilities as with this employability skills and its advancement get promoted. For this to maintain learning in COVID situations
as well I have make essential adjustments as with this abilities to learn something new is advanced in productive manner.
Reading Log 2: In this artefact I have advanced both study and learning skills of mine as with this I am able to make effectual understanding
as with this both personal and professional development of mine is advanced in effective manner.
Resources for Job Hunting 1: In relation to the resource hunting for job I am able to analyse and gather relative information about the job that
is searched by me as with this stable conditions for future instance is developed in prominent mode. In this I have make adequate usage of
LinkedIn, YouthForWork and many other sites as well as with this future control over career predictions is managed.
Resources for Job Hunting 2: In this I have make adequate analysis of different job that is exactly similar as my experience, knowledge and
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skills as with this it is easy for me to get a job that is matched with abilities and attributes of mine.
Academic Resources 1: It helped to collect relative information about suitable topic as with this academic learning and experience of mine is
getting stronger and strengthen as well.
Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification: It offer certain level of clarity as with this significant development is addressed as
per concern of opportunities grabbing as with this I have make sustained growth in future skills and abilities of mine.
Blog: It promote and advanced technical knowledge and experience of mine as with this both personal and professional advancement is
introduced in successful manner.
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APPENDIX 1: Photos or Samples of Work Produced in PSKC Class
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Caption: Caption
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Caption: Caption:
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APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis (as a student of BNU)
STRENGTHS (strong
points)
WEAKNESSES (weak
points)
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Higher employment
interest
1 Short tempered
2 Higher degree in
professionalism
organisation
2 Quite emotional
3 Better interpersonal and
communication skills
3 Lack of experience
4 Committed and self
motivated towards work
4 Role oriented rather than job oriented
OPPORTUNITIES
(potential gains)
THREATS (potential
losses)
1 Strong growth and
advancement
1 New entrant in market
2 Spread out of knowledge 2 Extra measure of skilled employees
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of employees
3 Continuous
improvement in skills
and experience
3 Market entry as HR is quite difficult
4 Improvised requirement
of HR in other
businesses
4 The selective development on the basis of
demographic
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APPENDIX 3: My Personal Development Plan (to become an employable graduate after 2024)
OBJECTIVES FOR
MY PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIONS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE MY
OBJECTIVES
SUPPORT AND/OR
RESOURCES I NEED
TIMEFRAME ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION /
ACHIEVEMENT
Time management
quality
To achieve this objective I have worked for to
advance working capabilities and divide all the
task in segmented manner.
For this I have make
adequate usage of
sources and
techniques as Gantt
chart that assist to
segment task into
different slots.
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Enhance
confidence level
To indulge higher level of confidence I have
worked for to induce right things at right time by
which rate of accomplishment of task is
increases.
As by taking
adequate guidance
of higher authority
as with this future
stability is increases.
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Induce decision
making skill
In this I have make clear assumptions as after
clear analysis of different factors as with this
working experience also get advanced.
In this suitable
support of team
members and other
team support is
included.
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Enhance
responsiveness
In this I have manage and control working
situations as by making clear acknowledge by
which level of participation get advanced
systematically.
It is developed as per
taking suitable
responsibilities in
adequate manner.
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APPENDIX 4: Reading Log 1
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
How you can continue to focus on Career Planning during the Covid-19 Lockdown
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=2214
SUMMARY
AND YOUR
COMMENTS
OF THE BLOG
IN YOUR OWN
WORDS
To maintain continuous level of focus towards career planning as during the pandemic situation of COVID and lock down
as with this I have used to maintain clear understanding about to match up my requirement and demand that is perfectly
matched up with concern to my experience, skills, knowledge and educational background. In this I have make adequate
balanced to get improvise skills, decision making and communication skills of mine that furthermore enhance decision
making abilities of mine in advanced mode (Matthews, 2020). For this future and career planning is progressed as per
concern to systematic mode.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
Matthews, S., 2020. Quaranzine Reading Log.
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APPENDIX 5: Reading Log 2
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
Study skills and learning materials
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/resource/view.php?id=2264
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
The study and learning skills material is required for me to make advanced level of changes as with this overall working
scenario and its standards get managed (Nathenson and Henderson, 2018.). In this I have induce suitable level of
advancement in terms of hard-working, communication, team working, creativity etc. In this learning activities and its
development get addressed as with this technological knowledge and its improvisation is induced with this personal level
of improvisation is induced with perfection.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
Nathenson, M.B. and Henderson, E.S., 2018. Using student feedback to improve learning materials. Routledge.
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APPENDIX 6: Resources for Job Hunting 1
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Title of the resource
Description
In this various resource is used that assist me to search adequate job as from
different job applications as Jobcenter, Indeed, Website, Google for job,
LinkedIn and many other social media platform as well (Olson, 2018).
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It assist an individual to find a better and reliable job in easiest
manner and with more comfort.
It takes quite more time and efforts as in searching of adequate job.
It facilitate the working standards and its probability of finding
adequate job in systematic mode.
In order to manage these applications it require a better amount of
skills and experience (Trusty, Allen and Fabian, 2019).
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
LinkedIn is a selected tool of job searching that I used. This is an effective tool because it helps in searching of best job.
References
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Olson, E., 2018. Job hunting post-recession. J. New Librarianship. 3. p.xx.
Trusty, J., Allen, D.G. and Fabian, F., 2019. Hunting while working: An expanded model of employed job search. Human Resource
Management Review. 29(1). pp.28-42.
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APPENDIX 7: Resources for Job Hunting 2
Title of the resource
Description
Glassdoor is the other online application and website that i have selected as
to gain employability (Li and et. al., 2018).
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It is easy to get apply for a job at online platform It somehow include a certain level of discrimination as business has
select the candidate as per their suitability.
It has better advantage in term of accuracy management (Chou,
Chao and Yu, 2019).
It is also be more time consuming and time taking activity.
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
Glassdoor is a tool that is used to make effective searching about job and its effectiveness as with this ability of mine to attain job opportunities
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in also increases.
References
Li and et. al., 2018. Study on Social Network for College Students' Job Hunting. In Wuhan International Conference on e-Business. Association
For Information Systems.
Chou, Y.C., Chao, C.Y. and Yu, H.Y., 2019, February. A Résumé Evaluation System Based on Text Mining. In 2019 International Conference
on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication (ICAIIC) (pp. 052-057). IEEE.
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Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1
BNU E-Library
Description
In relation to academic resources I have make appropriate usage of EBSCO, ResearchGate,
google books, LSST connect, Google scholar. In this Google scholar is used by me as it assist me
to make professional growth in timely based (Mierzecka and Suminas, 2018).
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It assist me to analyse overall scenario as with this sustained level of
accuracy is maintained successfully.
It somehow provide previous information about topic as with this hard
to maintain adequate competency.
It takes lesser amount of time to make adequate judgements. It requires balanced skills and knowledge to collect adequate
information in accurate mode (Mudrak and et. al., 2018).
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
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Google scholar is used by me as it easily provide adequate information with better sourcing.
References
Mierzecka, A. and Suminas, A., 2018. Academic library website functions in the context of users’ information needs. Journal of Librarianship
and Information Science. 50(2). pp.157-167.
Mudrak, J. and et. al., 2018. Occupational well-being among university faculty: A job demands-resources model. Research in Higher
Education. 59(3). pp.325-348.
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APPENDIX 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots)
Job description
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Figure 1: Job Description
Personal Specification
Figure 2: Personal Specification
Caption: Caption:
IN-TEXT CITATION: IN-TEXT
CITATION:
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FULL REFERENCES:
Elenbaas, D.J., Krishnan, R. and Weyl, S., CLEARSHIFT Corp, 2018. Online work management system with job division
support. U.S. Patent 10,055,698.
Elenbaas, D.J., Krishnan, R., Weyl, S. and Nudd, G., CLEARSHIFT Corp, 2020. Trust level based task assignment in an
online work management system. U.S. Patent 10,540,616.
FULL
REFERENCES:
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Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market?
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How will new technologies change the future job market?
What would be the new job opportunities available in the future?
How can we prepare for those new opportunities?
(In-text citation and reference list)
The knowledge about information technologies it is essential as in relation to employability skills and its development as with this future
advancement is attained in adequate basis as with this easy acceptance of market is processed in easiest manner. It offer ordinate
opportunities along with suitable communication, technological advancement, as with this ability to gain higher attractiveness is managed with
better suitability.
Reference
Zhang, S. and et. al., 2018. Sentiment analysis of Chinese micro-blog text based on extended sentiment dictionary. Future
Generation Computer Systems. 81. pp.395-403.
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Summary
These artefacts basically plays an introduction role within the business as with this essential and necessary modifications within skills
development and its effectiveness both get advanced in ordinate basis. In this I have attained adequate knowledge from the PSKC class as it
assist better level of understanding in relation to photos and samples as it is processed within the working as under classes. The personal
SWOT analysis of mine also assist me to make clear understanding about the strengths and weaknesses as it directly affects the personality
development of mine in clear manner. In relation to weaknesses I am able to worked in these and by putting more efforts I am able to convert
that into opportunities in better mode. In this personal development plan also get developed by me as with this I am able to worked on my
weaknesses and with support of these areas ability of mine to develop my personal abilities and professional qualities is advanced in
systematic manner. For this reading log 1 also assist me to make clear assumptions about the different aspect that is quite weaken in me as
with this long term effectiveness is induced with perfection. On the other hand, reading log 2 assist me to make better learning from materials
and skills development aid to generate better learning even at the time of pandemic situation as well as with this I am able to resolve all the
possibilities that affects my learning as with this productive amount of modifications is induced as within timely frame. In addition to this
different resources are used as with this job hunting is processed as in this productive amount of changes is induced by me as while finding a
job that is adequately matched up with my skills and abilities. For this I am able to make productive amount of alteration and find the most
suitable job for me as with this I am able to find most requisite job for me that furthermore aid to attain better job place and position in
recognised company. Furthermore, academic resources as like LSST connect, EBSCO, TED Talks, Google Scholar, Google Books, E-Library,
ResearchGate etc. are also be much useful for me as with this I am able to resolve all my issues and consequences with better way as in this
respective knowledge is gained with easiness and flexibility. For this job description and personal specification also get analysed that provide
clear understanding as with this I am able to represent myself in better mode. In support of all these artefacts I am able to make productive
changes in my personality as with this I make adequate usage of journals, articles, peer reviews, publications and many other sources as well.
In addition with parallel support of blog I have make suitable learning about techniques through which ability of mine to develop professional
growth and flexibility is enhanced in productive manner. For this I have make adequate success as with this future sustainability and accurate
personality development is attained. It overall assist to induce profitable modification as with this beneficial changes in personality
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development and its advancement is processed systematically.
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APPENDIX Poster - New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version)
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APPENDIX Step by Step Guide - Work Together on PowerPoint Presentations
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
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APPENDIX : Reading Log 3
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
Google visits LSST students to discuss its values-in-action
https://www.lsst.ac/news/google-visits-lsst/
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCES
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APPENDIX : Reading Log 4
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
LSST’s 2019 London Met winter graduates praised for distinctive creativity and ingeniousness
https://www.lsst.ac/news/londonmet_grad_2019/
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
IN-TEXT
CITATION
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Appendix My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes
Bucks Graduate Attributes Why do I think it is important?
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