FY026: Preparing for Success Portfolio - Employability Development

This portfolio, a component of the FY026 module "Preparing for Success", presents a comprehensive collection of artifacts and reflections demonstrating the development of employability skills. The portfolio includes a reflective summary analyzing how ten enclosed artifacts, such as photos of class work, a personal SWOT analysis, a personal development plan, reading logs, job hunting resources, academic resources, examples of job descriptions and personal specifications, a blog post on preparing for the future job market, a poster on MS Word features, and a step-by-step guide on PowerPoint presentations, support the student's employability. The portfolio also contains a personal SWOT analysis identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, a personal development plan outlining objectives, required actions, and timelines, reading logs summarizing and commenting on articles related to career planning and study skills, resources for job hunting, and examples of academic resources and job descriptions. The student reflects on the importance of Bucks Graduate Attributes, further illustrating their preparation for the job market.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY-FY026
CW2 - Portfolio
(2000 words)
Submission Date:
OneDrive link of the
portfolio
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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
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)
Reflective process (Kolb.1984) a four-stage cycle of learning and four separate learning styles:1. concrete experience .2 reflective observation of
the new experience .3 active experimentation .4 abstract conceptualization.
Digital literacy is the skills you need to live, learn and work in a society where communication and access to information is increasingly achieved
through digital technologies such as internet platforms, social networks and devices. phones. really important now, while you are a university
student. It will also be important in the future when you enter the professional world. In your workplace you will be required to interact with people
in digital environments, use information in appropriate ways, and create new ideas and products collaboratively.
Power point is a program through which I can present my assignment in the class. When presenting a PowerPoint presentation, the presenter
may choose to have the slides change at present intervals or may decide to control the flow manually. This can be done using
the mouse, keyboard, or a remote control
Accuracy check facts and sources of information. things like academic writing end scientific writing
Driscoll’s Model of reflection is one of the simplest models you will ever come across. It was developed by Driscoll in 1994, 2004 and 2007.
Basically, Driscoll studied the three stem questions which were initially asked by Terry Boston in 1970, they were: What? ’So What?’ ‘Now
What?’
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APPENDIX 1: Photos or Samples of Work Produced in PSKC Class
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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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Reading and writing
academic skill
1 Change in language
2 Demonstrate assignment
through presentation
2 Ineffective time-management
3 Communication skill 3 To understand academic perspective
4 4
5 5
OPPORTUNITIES
(potential gains)
THREATS (potential
losses)
1 To learn management of
business operations
1 Managing time period.
2 Effective communication
skill
2 Work with sleep.
3 Team leading skill 3 Complexity to explain academic writing.
4 4
5 5
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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
Year of graduation Engagement from constant hours Slide from
professor
One and half year 16/08/21
To work as an effective
manager
Improve communication skills Moderate support Three years 2023
Develop of leadership skills Communication with person Guidance from
professional
4 years 2024
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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
With analysis of pandemic situation in which individuals perform their work engage and develop skills and capabilities
that are required by manager for completion of all task with more important factors ( Gualano and et. al., 2020). So with
understand of market individual protect themselves by learning from online course.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
Farré, L., Fawaz, Y., González, L. and Graves, J., 2020. How the covid-19 lockdown affected gender inequality in paid and unpaid
work in spain.
Gualano, M.R and et. al., 2020. Effects of Covid-19 lockdown on mental health and sleep disturbances in Italy. International journal
of environmental research and public health. 17(13). p.4779.
Akseer, N and et. al., 2020. COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies: implications for maternal and child health and
nutrition. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 112(2). pp.251-256.
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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
This is understand by me there are different functions and operations are engaged in organisation for accomplishing
organisational objectives (Richards and Pilcher, 2020). With this this is interpret that by developing effective skills and
capabilities. It is easy to understand those perspective through which business goals and objectives are determined to
manage work according to current situations (Maneewong and Suwunniponth, 2020).
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
Richards, K. and Pilcher, N., 2020. Study Skills: neoliberalism’s perfect Tinkerbell. Teaching in Higher Education, pp.1-17.
Wilmore, E.L., 2020. High Impact Study Skills for Diverse PreK-12 Subgroups. Educational Leadership and Administration:
Teaching and Program Development. 32. pp.24-36.
Maneewong, S. and Suwunniponth, W., 2020. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MEDIA USING VIRTUAL
TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT: A CASE OF ENGLISH FOR CONGRATULATION AND
STUDY SKILLS. Actual Economy: local solutions for global challenges, pp.42-50.
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APPENDIX 6: Resources for Job Hunting 1
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Title of the resource
Description
Job website are one of the major platform that is used by organisation for accomplish of business
objectives and it is related with opportunities through which individuals perform their work according to
their roles.
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It help to identify jobs from overall market. Undertake low personal influence
One of the largest platform. Less productive job
Better and fast service. Inproper Co-ordination
Provide high opportunity.
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
References
Le Barbanchon, T., Rathelot, R. and Roulet, A., 2020. Gender differences in job search: Trading off commute against wage.
Mugoya, P., Ondiek, C.O. and Wamuyu, P.K., 2020. A Research on Determining the Viability of a Job Board Website for Refugees in Kenya. International
Journal of Law and Political Sciences, 14(11), pp.1081-1084.
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APPENDIX 7: Resources for Job Hunting 2
Title of the resource
Description
Large number of resources exists and they are used for identifying different number of opportunities that
exists within persons. It aids individuals for developing effective growth and development skills through
which persons perform their work with more efficiency. Economic is improved by individuals with offering
techniques that is required to develop better and effective skills. Website perform work through
engagement of individuals that are used in managing suitable opportunities for market. With regard of
managing work persons engage job seekers that attend individuals to complete their work for
understand of opportunities that are suitable to manage work for complete of all operations within
decided budget.
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Offer employability skills Low confidence
It helps to perform work effectively Improper function capabilities
This provide job opportunities
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
References
Cotronei-Baird, V.S., 2020. Academic hindrances in the integration of employability skills development in teaching and assessment practice. Higher
Education. 79(2). pp.203-223.
Igwe, P.A., Lock, D. and Rugara, D.G., 2020. What factors determine the development of employability skills in Nigerian higher education?. Innovations in
Education and Teaching International, pp.1-12.
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Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1
BNU E-Library
Description
A range of different source is used by me for performing all business functions in proper manner. This
also results that by interpret and analyse of different academic sources it is easy for me to improve
knowledge related with academic skills and capabilities. With regard to this, there are different resources
including secondary and primary are considered by students to manage work with decided documents,
visual media and letters (Salmi and et. al., 2020). Along with this media is published with motive of
interpreting sources that are formed with form of newspaper, magazine, newspaper and other journals.
This also leads to undertake all perspective through which specific industry knowledge such as
importance of academic skills is understand.
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It provide source related information Lack of evidence
Provide reliable information Different theories involvement
To achieve business goals
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
References
Salmi, H and et. al., 2020. The reuse of texts in Finnish newspapers and journals, 1771–1920: A digital humanities perspective. Historical Methods: A Journal
of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, pp.1-15.
Watt, P., 2020. Newspapers, Little Magazines, and Anthologies. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Intellectual Culture in the Nineteenth Century, p.191.
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APPENDIX 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots)
Caption: Caption:
IN-TEXT CITATION: IN-TEXT CITATION:
FULL REFERENCES: FULL REFERENCES:
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Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market?
The work aspect of world is changing and according to current world and economic forum this is identified that
persons from all region are performing their work and job role at a same place. So Interpersonal skills perform
an important role for individuals to manage and complete their work with improving communication aspects. It
aids persons to perform job role that aids in enhancement of interpersonal abilities for managing effective and
proper communication properly.
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How will new technologies change the future job market?
It is identified that technology perform an important role and it is used to manage work by performing all functions that impacts on performance
and this is also used through which task are performed by managing business environment (Lee and et. al., 2020). It also relates with jobs and it is
used for completion of task with develop of business environment.
What would be the new job opportunities available in the future?
 To identify business function
 Developing career goals
How can we prepare for those new opportunities?
 Development of effective programs
(In-text citation and reference list)
Lee, Y and et. al., 2020. Longitudinal Associations Between Vocational Identity Process and Career Goals. Journal of Career Development,
p.0894845320955237.
Chan, C.C., 2020. Social support, career beliefs, and career self-efficacy in determination of Taiwanese college athletes’ career development. Journal of
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education. 26. p.100232.
Arghode, V., Heminger, S. and McLean, G.N., 2020. Career self-efficacy and education abroad: implications for future global workforce. European Journal of
Training and Development.
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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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REFLECTION
With development of effective goals and objective it is identified by me that academic skills perform an important role and it is used by me to manage
and complete all work with decided skills. Their are different task managed and it is used in completion of all task with decided objectives. There are various
roles performed by me and it is used to engage materials through which task are completed by understand about all roles and responsibilities through which
project is controlled in an appropriate manner. By understand of reflective process and procedures this is analysed by me that Kolb's reflective model perform
an important role and it is related with job perspective through which task are completed with engagement of individuals in an appropriate manner to improve
communication skills. Their are four different stages relates with Kolbs learning cycle and it undertakes about concrete experience, reflective observation for
new experience, active experimentation and understand of abstract concepts. With understand of managing work this is analysed by me that persons are
engaged among society with motive of managing internet platforms, devices and social networks which is used by student to formulate and create new
transparent communication skills that are used to complete work by understand about organisational task through which formal skills are used for improving
interaction with professional. Workplace perform an important role and this is used for managing work that engage professional individuals at work. Change in
language define some major problems to complete their task in proper manner. With develop of portfolio this is identified by me that interpersonal skills
perform an important role and it is used for minimising complex problems through which important job skills are predicated and it aids with development of
perception that is used to manage work with understand of crucial skills that are important for emotional and social learning. Self-direct is an important aspect it
is used for generating self-direct aspect through which responsibility for individual learning is improved. Collaboration perform an important role for student
and according to this it is used by me for generating programs by which entrepreneurial skills are identified to understand problems through study of areas is
generated to make interest among persons to develop skills that are important for humans. Tech-driven, hard and soft skills is implemented by me and they are
used for placing subjects which demonstrate humanities and subjects to complete work at better workplace.
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