Workplace Assignment Report

This report examines five major career trends in Australia, including healthcare, optometry, computer professionals, HR personnel, and retail management. It then focuses on a career in the consulting industry, specifically HR consulting, detailing job responsibilities, income potential, required skills, and the industry's societal and economic contributions. The report also analyzes the role of Volunteering Australia, an unpaid occupation, and its impact on society and the economy. Finally, it compares five major recruitment organizations in Australia (Seek.com, Ethos BeathChapman, Beaumont Consulting, Six Degrees Executive, and Parity Consulting), predicting future trends in the recruitment industry and outlining a strategy for gaining employment in the HR consulting field.

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Workplace assignment
Name of the student:
Name of the University:
Author note:

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Abstract
The report includes the five career trends in Australia and the career in which I am interested.
The report mentions the career which are increasing and the expected trends in those areas. The
report includes the description of the types of jobs that I would like to undertake and the skills
and abilities required to obtain the jobs. The report mentions the economic and social impact of
those jobs. The report examines an unpaid occupation and its contribution towards the society
and the economy. At last the report examines the recruitment industry and compares the best
recruitment competitors in Australia.

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Table of contents
Part 1................................................................................................................................................3
Part 2:...............................................................................................................................................5
Part 3................................................................................................................................................7
Part 4................................................................................................................................................9
References:....................................................................................................................................13

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Part 1
The major five career trends that are predicted to grow in the next five years are as
follows:
 Health care
 Optometrists
 Computer professionals
 HR personnel
 Retail managers
Health care (Increasing):
The health care sector is expected to increase rapidly in the coming few years. The
career opportunity in this sector is deemed to witness a growth of more than 20% in the coming
five years. The demand for child carer is gaining popularity and this shall increase as a result
employment equalities. The gender equality shall generate more employment opportunities for
the women. In the next five years, it is expected that the number of working mothers shall
increase at a fast pace (McGraw, 2014). This will result in the demand for more child carers.
Therefore, the individuals who shall possess the necessary qualifications and experience in
childcare, shall have a great career opportunity.
Optometrist (Increasing):
There is a huge shortage of optometrists in Australia, due to which there shall be a huge
demand for optometrists. The job responsibility of optometrists involves eye sight testing,

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prescribing glasses and contact lenses and treating other issues related to eyes. They are required
to analyze the patient’s medical information and provide them proper treatment. They are
required to possess a Doctor level or Masters level degree in optometry (Waxman & Williams,
2015). The demand for optometrists is expected to increase in the next five years.
Computer professional (Decreasing):
A majority of the companies in Australia are dependent upon computer networking due
to which the demand for computer professionals is always high in Australia (Albrecht et al.,
2015). However, the market might become saturated in the next five years that could lead to
reduced number of employments in this sector.
HR personnel (Increasing):
There has been a recent trend of outsourcing the human resource related functions.
Nowadays, the companies do not want to waste their time, effort and money in recruitment
processes rather, they outsource their recruitment functions to another organization that is expert
in finding the best candidate as per the requirements of the other organizations (Wilton, 2016).
This trend is going to increase in the coming years that shall result in a high demand for
recruiters and human resource managers.
Retail managers (Increasing):
The management jobs are likely to increase in the upcoming years due to the growth of
the retail sector. This shall provide an opportunity to the MBA students who pursue their career
in retail management. This job role shall require understanding the needs and requirements of the
customers, communicating with the customers and planning the budget.

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Expected trends
A major rise in the employment opportunities is expected to be witnessed by the retail
sector and the recruitment agencies or consultancies. A majority of the companies in Australia
are unwilling to devote their time in recruiting and selecting the employees. The process involves
huge costs such as cost of advertisements and hiring efficient recruiters. Nowadays, the
organizations are able to get this process done by some external third party organization that is
responsible for attracting the right candidates and selecting the best out of them. These third
party organizations are responsible for conducting the research and selection process,
maintaining the proper database and even looking after the payroll. This enables the
organizations to save their time, effort and money by getting the recruitment and selection done
by the organizations who specialize in this job (Cavusgil et al., 2014).
Another sector that is expected to witness massive growth is the retail sector. The retail
business in Australia is gaining popularity and there are several new retail companies that are
emerging in the nation. This shall generate employment opportunities for the management
students or experiences retail managers.
Part 2:
Description of my career choice:
Consulting industry is a growing industry in Australia that is expected to grow by 5%
every year. The consulting firms in Australia range from multinational companies to small local
companies. A few popular consulting firms in Australia involve Deloitte, PWC and KPMG.

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Other firms include Accenture, IBM, McKinsey and BCG. There is a huge employment
opportunity in the consulting industry and is expected to increase in future.
Activities and tasks to undertake:
The consulting firms provide employment in market research, HR, marketing, production
management, finance and general business. A majority of the revenues of the consultancy firms
are generated by the financial sector (Pickering, 2015). The activities I am likely to undertake is
of a HR consultant. The job responsibilities shall involve hiring the best suitable candidates for
the required organizations. In order to avail such jobs, an individual is required to possess an
MBA degree with specialization in Human resource management.
Likely income:
These consultancies hire students mainly from the B- schools and provide salary to the
fresh graduates on an average of $126000. On the other hand, these consultancy firms offer an
average salary of $131000 to the consultants. The income is likely to increase with the increase
in the experience. An experienced HR professional can earn an average salary of $250000 and
above (Stout, 2017).
Skills required:
The skills and abilities can lead to to job role of an HR manager in other reputed
international firms and consultancies. The skills would be useful in the job roles that involve
recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation, rewards and recognitions,
termination and other activities involved in human resource management.

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Contribution of HR consultancy industry towards society:
This industry helps the society by providing realistic and effective solutions to the issues
faced by the clients. The recruitment consultancies help the society by recognizing the skills and
abilities of the individuals and providing them job opportunities accordingly. The industry has an
expertise in providing appropriate advice and solutions to the issues faced by the clients. They
are capable of solving complex issues. For instance, is an organization is facing issues related to
workforce, the consultants might suggest them suitable solutions such as providing the existing
employees with training session or hiring efficient staff. The consultancies might also help the
organizations in the hiring and training of the staff as per the requirement of the client
organizations. For example, Deloitte consulting has more than 700 companies associated with it
that take financial help as well as help in managing the workforce (Back, Parboteeah & Nam,
2014).
Contribution of HR consultancy industry towards economy:
The industry helps in the development of the economy in terms of the cost of consulting.
The industry provides job opportunities to the deserved candidates and therefore, helps in the
development of the economy. The larger the number of individuals employed, the more is the
developed economy. The consultancies provide solutions to the issues faced by the client
organization that enables them to run their business smoothly. This ultimately leads to the
development of the economy. They provide expert advice to their clients that helps in the
reduction in the wastage of money as they ensure that the investments are made only when there
are guaranteed positive outcomes (Kistruck et al., 2015).

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Part 3
About Volunteering Australia:
The volunteer organization chosen is Volunteering Australia. The organization considers
that there are certain jobs that are capable of providing greater satisfaction and reward than
salaried job. Volunteering Australia is the major volunteering body that operates in Australia to
encourage volunteering ("Volunteering Australia", 2017). The vision of the organization is to
create a stronger and resilient Australian community with the help of volunteering. The mission
of the company is “to lead, strengthen, promote and celebrate volunteering in Australia”.
Tasks and activities involved:
The organization is involved in national leadership and building partnerships with the
government, businesses and other individuals. Its focus areas are national leadership, stakeholder
engagement, collective viability and informative research. I would expect to work as a
management consultant in the organization. The activities involved in this job shall involve
forming partnerships with the organizations that require consultation and advice for efficiently
carrying out their business activities along with ensuring sustainability.
Training and education required:
Any graduate can volunteer in this occupation, which have the knowledge of business
sustainability.
Potentiality of paid job:

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There is no scope of having a paid position in this area. However, one can get paid for the
similar job role in some consultancy or other organizations (Boussebaa, Sturdy & Morgan,
2014).
Usefulness of the skills from volunteering jobs that shall help in other paid jobs:
The skills from this volunteering job can help in increasing my knowledge and
experience as a management consultant that might help me in obtaining other paid jobs. These
skills shall help me in managing the human resources more efficiently and establishing good
relationships with the client organizations. The job shall enhance my skills, abilities and
knowledge as an HR professional. The job shall help in improving my communication skills,
interpersonal skills and leadership abilities. The job shall help me in becoming organized and
shall help me in team working (Sabirov et al., 2015). The job shall enhance my skills of building
relationships and my capacity to influence others. The job shall help me in becoming more
patient and adaptable. An HR professional is required to be highly organized and a multi- tasker.
The job shall help me in developing my multi- tasking skills that shall help me in my future jobs.
The job shall also enhance my negotiation skills as I will have to deal with several individuals
and organizations. The job shall help me in increasing my knowledge and capability of handling
or managing conflicts and solving problems. It shall also provide me with the knowledge of
change management (Chudnovskiy, 2015).
Contribution of Volunteering Australia towards society:
Volunteering Australia is a non-profit organization that works for the development or
upliftment of the society. The organization spreads awareness regarding the importance of
volunteering. The organization encourages the individuals, businesses and the government to

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volunteer for the development of the society and the conservation of the nature. Business
sustainability is very important for the overall development of the business firms and the society.
The organization establishes partnerships with several other businesses and government in order
to ensure that the firms contribute in volunteering, which will improve the society and the
environment and shall make the earth a better place to live on. For example, the organization has
collaborated with Seek, which is one of the best online job sites in Australia. This has
encouraged the organization to join hands in volunteering and working towards the development
of the society (D'Ippolito, 2014).
Contribution of Volunteering Australia towards economy:
The organization helps in developing the economy of the country by the process of value
creation. The government, businesses and individual in Australia help the organization by
investing their money in the volunteering organization. The donations received by the
organization help them in improving the economic condition of the nation (Kipping, M., &
Kirkpatrick, 2013).
Part 4
Five major recruitment organizations:
The five major recruitment competitors are as follows:
 Seek.com: It is an online job portal site that offers more than 100000 jobs in various
sectors. The organization is the best online job portal of Australia.

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 Ethos BeathChapman: The organization was founded in the year 2004 and is a
recruitment knowledge business that is efficient in hiring. It provides high quality
solutions to its clients and maximizes the benefits of its clients.
 Beaumont Consulting: The organization is specialist in recruitment and it provides
permanent employees, executives, pay rolled candidates and interim contracting.
 Six Degrees Executive: The organization was founded in the year 2004 and it specializes
in recruiting marketing, retail, sales, supply chain, digital, procurement and engineering
professionals. It has more than 50 specialist consultants and professionals, who are
responsible for hiring the best suitable candidates.
 Parity Consulting: The organization aims at building an inclusive ecosystem that
involves consulting, training, coaching and events. They focus upon product,
communication and marketing sector. The organization has tied up with several
internationally branded organizations and hires the best candidates for those
organizations.
Predicted trends:
The significant patterns for a year ago based on versatility, innovation venture, expanded the
significance of online networking. The present deficiency of supposed "super abilities" will keep
on driving work development in Australia. Specific deficiencies are in ICT, Digital Marketing
and Mobile advancement. The expanding significance of mobile implies that it will move past
organizations essentially requiring a versatile or responsive site or application and will include
full versatile enhancement and online networking advertising techniques also. Recruitment will
concentrate progressively on passive contender to fill these profoundly skilled roles because of a
deficiency of dynamic applicants with proper experience and aptitudes. Social expert systems are

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the speediest wellspring of quality hires internationally and this has expanded 73% in the course
of recent years. LinkedIn keeps on being famous for selection representatives, candidates and
bosses and is an essential place to organize, introduce data and profiles and additionally keep up
an individual or business mark. Social expert systems now represent around 60% of hires. There
is additionally a move towards specialty related informal communities, for example, Procurious
(acquirement experts), and Research Gate (researchers) to fill the developing requirement for
master industry associations. Online job portals deliver the most elevated amount of hires (75%)
with the organization vocation site representing around 65% and inner hiring at 60% (Mertens,
2014). This is probably going to be because of the simplicity of applying for jobs on the web. All
around, recruitment pioneers expect social and expert systems, manager brand and passive
enrolling to be probably the most basic and enduring patterns in for the next five years.
Enhanced candidates and employment coordinating will keep on being the most vital patterns for
Australia. Comprehensively, organizations are putting all the more intensely in their ability and
business mark. Putting resources into the business image will spare the cash. The cost per
recruitment is twofold that for organizations with a solid brand image. Also, organizations with a
strong goodwill have 25% lower turnover rates. With difficult to fill parts, recruiting passive
competitors is a critical source as these candidates frequently put a higher incentive on
organization culture and are pulled in by circumstances that offer difficulties, development
prospects and a chance to build up their aptitudes. 75% of worldwide talent procurement
pioneers state that the talent brands significantly affect their capacity to employ quality talent.
Strategy for gaining employement:
A few popular consulting firms in Australia involve Deloitte, PWC and KPMG. Other firms
include Accenture, IBM, McKinsey and BCG. I would like to target these companies as these are

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well- known and reputed organizations. I would research the job vacancies in these firms and
would evaluate the job specifications. In case, the requirements and job specifications match my
knowledge and abilities, I would apply for the job. The three ways by which I can seek
employment in these firms involve applying via online job portals, forwarding my CV directly to
the official website of the companies and taking the help of some job consultancy. The best
option would be applying for the job through online job portal as they mention precise
information regarding the job role and requirements. The key abilities and skills are managing
the human resources more efficiently and establishing good relationships with the client
organizations. The job shall require my skills, abilities and knowledge as an HR professional.
The skills required are communication skills, interpersonal skills and leadership abilities. The job
shall require me to be organized and ability of team working. The job shall require skills of
building relationships and my capacity to influence others. I will develop these skills by
volunteering in several events and gaining the theoretical knowledge of HR practices. Therefore,
it can be concluded that the personal career chosen by me is of an HR professional and I shall be
developing my knowledge and skills in this area.

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