Career Investigation Report

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Career investigation report
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Executive summary
The following report has been formulated in the form of a career investigation plan for a
person who intends to secure a job in Australia in the healthcare industry. The report
discussed the trends of employment at a national and state level and also elucidated the
optimal strategies that would facilitate job seeking. Besides discussing the intercultural
challenges that might be encountered while searching for jobs, the report also elaborated on
the different prospects of career avenues related to health and social care services, by utilising
data from the labour market.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Purpose of the report..............................................................................................................3
Research and analysis................................................................................................................3
National and State employment trends..................................................................................3
Healthcare industry employment trends.................................................................................7
Mental health workforce....................................................................................................8
Career opportunities in healthcare industry.........................................................................10
Intercultural challenges........................................................................................................11
Recommendations and job seeking strategy............................................................................12
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
References................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
Purpose of the report
The primary aim of this report focuses on assessing and evaluating the career
opportunities that are present in the Australian Labour Market. The report will conduct an
analysis of the recent market trends within the domain of health and social care and will also
try to explore the impact of these trends on present and upcoming livelihood prospects. The
report will encompass a thorough and comprehensive research of previous, present and
forthcoming rates of employment and unemployment in Australia, with the aim of gaining a
sound understanding the effects that government policies have exerted on the altering nature
of jobs, in addition to the demands of the companies. There is adequate evidence for the fact
that some of the major structural changes that have been brought about in the labour market
through decentralisation of salary negotiation and implementation of technology in the
workforce (Riley 2018). Hence, the report will provide assistance to contemporary job
seekers, associated to the healthcare industry, with the aim of assessing the actual value of
their profession and the ensuing career development.
Research and analysis
National and State employment trends
Recent trend estimates of the Australian labour market suggests that there has been an
increase in the rates of employment to 12,762,800 from 20,600 persons in the month of
February, 2019. While the rates of full-term employment showed a huge upsurge from 12,300
to 8,743,400 individuals, increase was also observed in the rates of partial employment from
8,200 to 4,019,300 people (ABS 2019). Presence of a steady unemployment rate at 5.0%
provided evidence for the fact that more number of job opportunities have been created for