Employability Portfolio for HR Assistant Role with DOTs Model Element

Running head: EMPLOYABILITY PORTFOLIO
Assignment 2: EMPLOYABILITY PORTFOLIO
HR Assistant
Name of the student
Name of the university
Author’s note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Summary of employability portfolio..........................................................................................2
DOTs model element.................................................................................................................3
The usefulness of the element of the DOTs model....................................................................4
Part of a personal development plan..........................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
Appendix 1A: HR Assistant role description.............................................................................6
Appendix 1B: HR Assistant role – Duties and key responsibilities...........................................7
Appendix 1C: HR Assistant Job Advertisement........................................................................7
Appendix 2: The required knowledge, skills and abilities outlined in the job advertisement,
classified as Graduate Employability Skills (Graduate Careers Australia, 2015, p. 21)...........9
Appendix 3: SMART Goal........................................................................................................9
Appendix 4: Personal Development plan.................................................................................10
Appendix 5: Interview with current HR Assistant...................................................................13
References................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
The employability portfolio provides a brief description of work and experience
through employment achievements. It helps the graduates in recognizing their employability
skills and competency levels. The portfolio reflects the skills and abilities to achieve their
career goals effectively. The student must consider the role that the student can easily pursue
by applying their skills and knowledge in an effective work culture environment.
The employability portfolio will reflect on the graduate’s proficiency in performing
the role of Human Resource Assistant. This portfolio will focus on DOTs model and
effectiveness of these models for improvement in performance of the student. With the help
of personal development plan, the student is provided with guiding principles that aims to
achieve competency in graduate employability skills.
Summary of employability portfolio
The portfolio describes that the student have effectively pursued their Human
Resource degree and is qualified for the position of Human Resource Assistant. The student
has decided for an HR Assistant role to be suitable for fresher as HR graduates in
administration background. The role is suitable for the student as the student have experience
in corporate firm during studies.
The objective of an HR Assistant is to deliver the roles and functions that supports
HR administration. The advertisement of HR job reflects for effective responsibility,
administrating several levels of hierarchy and HR team. The role is to generate employement
letters for recruiting proficient candidates into the job role. The HR assistant checks for
health assurance before selection of the candidate and services of accommodation.

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The job advertisement mainly reflects the skills, knowledge and experience for the job
role. The selection of candidate for this role can be stated as ‘Graduate Employability Skills‘.
The prior roles of graduate employability skills are learning capability, initiative for growth
and enterprise and adoption of latest technology.
The interview of an HR professional was taken by the student for the purpose of
investigating the role of HR Assistant. The objective was to gain knowledge on the essentials
of role and the experience of interviewee. The interview will help the student to acknowledge
the working of an HR and the challenges that an HR faces in business.
DOTs model element
The DOTs model is a career development learning framework. It has four vital
components for career plan. The very first element is the self- awareness. The self- awareness
is the reflection of personal traits such as abilities, values, interests and skills.
To develop the self- awareness, the student investigates the experiences or work
activities they mostly enjoy to do. The strengths and issues faced in the role and the qualities
required for that specific job role needs a better understanding.
The student is required to investigate the level of proficiency for self- awareness from
the job application to applying for a job role, by the interview process. The application helps
with the opportunity to highlight the capabilities and values. It provides the employer with
understanding of self –awareness of the student.
In the employment application form, the student is required to detail in the cover letter
about the efficiency and competency for the role. It needs to describe how the firm benefits in
providing employment to students. The students exhibits to the employer, where the student
has reflected the role, their abilities and enables with the example to suit with the job role.