Exploring Ideal Job Prospects Post-Graduation: A Report

This report explores the concept of an ideal job for graduates, emphasizing the importance of finding a role that offers opportunities for learning and growth. It delves into the job finding process, highlighting the roles of both candidates and companies in this process. The report provides a detailed job description and person specification for an accounts manager position at Walmart, outlining the required qualifications, skills, and responsibilities. It discusses the significance of job descriptions and specifications in the recruitment and selection process, emphasizing how they guide both job seekers and employers. The report concludes by summarizing key takeaways regarding ideal job characteristics and the importance of aligning individual skills and qualifications with job requirements. The report references several sources to support its findings.

I REQUIRE TO FIND
INFORMATION
REGARDING ABOUT MY
IDEAL JOB AFTER
GRADUATION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................4
What is ideal job .....................................................................................................................4
Job description for accounts manager role..............................................................................4
Person specification................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Job finding process is process which will help individual to grow and goals in life.
Report will be discussing the job roles after graduation and it will also be discussing ideal job.
Job description and person specification have been discussed in report. The report will be
providing knowledge regarding ideal jobs after graduation (Lutz 2019).
What is ideal job
ideal job is job which will provide opportunity to learn and progress in life along with
it individual will also contribute towards organisation. Better working environment will help
individual to create and take initiatives to complete work on given time. An ideal job is
utilizing maximum skills and allowing individual to grow in organisation. Ideal job is friendly
fast faced and also challenging sometimes.
Personal specification for accounts manager role
Job description is written document which will describe task, duties and
responsibilities of post. Analysis is done on basis of areas of knowledge skills and abilities
needed for job. Job description is usually prepared for job analysis which will include task and
sequences which are needed by candidate for post (Dang 2019).
Company Walmart
Post Accounts manager
Location United kingdom
Title of the job Accounts manager
Date: 21, January 2020
Qualification required Essential Desirable Met
Good time management skills
Excellent computer skills
Multi tasking
Communication skills
Knowledge regarding accounting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes NO
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YES
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YES

software and database
Must have knowledge regarding
standards and laws
Problems solving skills
Degree in accounting or finance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
YES
YES
NO
YES
Need of Experience
1 year of experience as accounts
manager
Yes
YES
Personal characteristics &
conduct
Knowledgeable
Good business judgment
Result oriented
Customer relation oriented
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
YES
NO
NO
YES
Roles and Responsibilities
Plans accounting strategy
Able to see all the daily accounting
operations
Monitor data
Set up key performance indicators
Regularly prepare financial
statements
Recruit and hire new employees
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO

Train new employees
Provide recommendation
Able to do audit
Take responsibility of ledger,
budgeting, fixed asset and debt
activity
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes YES
YES
NO
YES
Job description
Person specification is detailed description of qualification, skills, knowledge and
experiences of candidate. Specification of job is derived form job description and so, it will
from foundation of recruitment process. Person specification is used while recruitment and
selection process. It will state about candidate and their knowledge, skills and attributes. It will
help recruiter to analyses the best candidate and take decision fairly (Brown, and et.al., 2017).
Knowledge Knowledge regarding software and databases
Knowledge of laws and standards
Understand principles and practices
Knowledge to do audit
Knowledge of preparing Financial statements
Must have knowledge of hiring employees
Skills Must have communication skills
Time management skills
Problems solving skills
Computer skills
Experience Must have experience of 1 year as accounts manager
Qualification BS degree in accounting and finance
In the job finding process an individual have to complete the education and then search
for suitable jobs. Candidate will be searching for job on job search tools and preparing for
resume as well (Smith 2017). In these process companies are involved at recruiting and

selection step. It will be conducting interviews of interested candidates and also finalizing
interested candidates which are suitable for post. Interviews are conducted on basis of
candidates which are looking for jobs and these interested candidates will be applying for job
on the job search tools. Companies will be placing advertisements on job placements tools
which will help company to recruit employees. In the job finding process job description and
job specification will be used by candidates and companies in their manner. Job description is
prepared by company which will be providing qualification, skills and roles which is required
by them for particular post. These descriptions are read by candidates which will be providing
them knowledge regarding what company wants and are they suitable for job. Job
specification is prepared by candidates which will help them to analyze their skills and
qualification. It will also help them to perform their work in effective manner (Bell and
Silverman 2018).
CONCLUSION
From these report it has concluded that there are various job roles for a graduate like
accounts managers and sales manager. Ideal job is job which will provide knowledge to
individual and help them to grow in effective way. Job description and job specification are
stating qualification, skills and roles of accounts manager in company. Hence, an individual
has to follow job description and job specification before applying for job.

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Brown, and et.al., 2017. Preparing graduates to meet the allied health workforce needs in rural
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p.64.
Dang, L., 2019. Employment Expectations and Obstacles of International Students after
Graduation from Laurea University of Applied Sciences’ Business Management
Degree Programme in Finland.
Lutz, R.T., 2019. Faith in Transition: A Phenomenological Study of Christian College Student
Leaders' Faith Experiences After Graduation (Doctoral dissertation, University of
Dayton).
Smith, S.A., 2017. Job-searching expectations, expectancy violations, and communication
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