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Assignment on Employability Portfolios

   

Added on  2020-04-01

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Employability Portfolio 1EMPLOYABILITY PORTFOLIOBy NameCourseInstructorInstitutionLocationDate

Employability Portfolio 2Employability Portfolio IntroductionThe complex world of job market requires proper evaluation of individual skills of the graduates (Crane& Kinash 2015). Employability portfolios serves as essential guides to critically assess those skills, knowledge and experiences gained in the course of their graduate studies. By extension the graduates develops necessary confidence to face the job market armed with documented personal competencies. The portfolio underscores individual skills, strengths and areas that require further development in order to acquire, retain and progress in discharge of employment (Crane& Kinash 2015). This employability portfolio sets out to discuss the role of the graduate as a Finance Assistant vis-à-vis elements canvassed in the “Graduate Employability Framework” for the graduate planning to transition into the employment market.Summary of Finance Assistant employability portfolioUpon completion of the degree studies the graduate would qualify to be employed as Finance Assistant. The choice of this role is relevant in that it is an entry-level role for a graduate in the employmentsector before advancing to the ultimate position of Finance Director. The graduate would suit this role since their current roles involve preparing financial reports, communicating with clients and data entry on financial spreadsheets. Furthermore the graduate has relevant training in financial management solutions which is considered key in the discharge of the roles.Some of the responsibilities outlined in the job advertisement for the position of Finance Assistant include:Process and prepare financial and business forms, analyzing financial reports, creating, sending and following up on invoices, review of departmental budgets, data entry for financial spreadsheets, audit of financial reports, communicating with customers. The

Employability Portfolio 3advertisement also enumerates desired competencies of prospective office holders such as flexibility in working schedules and goes ahead to emphasize employability elements as outlinedin the “Graduate Employability Framework”. They include undergraduate degree in finance and accounting, solid communication skills, critical thinking, ability to work in a team and personal integrity (Crane& Kinash 2015). The graduate did online-based research to gain insight into the role which informed their own challenges in career development.Important issues before joining the graduate recruitment job marketThe “Graduate Employability Framework” offers a wide range of elements the graduate needs in order to transition successfully into employment(Kinash& Crane 2015). It points out the need to develop career focus and goals. In this respect, the graduate hassuccessfully completed foundation course in Fundamentals of business law, financial accounting and reporting, Economics and markets. He is also on course to finish Business Finance and ManagementAccounting in pursuit of licensure in certified public accountant. This will enable the graduate to have not only the Australian job market but also global appeal employability (Kinash& Crane 2015). Furthermore, the graduate has completed a certificate course in Government and risk management and is eligible to advance to higher levels.Experience over thelast two years working in a finance department has nurtured the skills of the graduate in key processes of finance. The graduate has consistently scored above average in key areas pertaining to finance and confident to advance well beyond the graduate level to doctorate in the discipline of finance.However, the graduate may face issues that are considered important in the employability framework regarding the element of ‘co-curricular” (Crane& Kinash 2015). Over the last two

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