Preparing for Success at University: Ideal Job Report

This report outlines a student's ideal job after graduation, focusing on a management role within the logistics sector. The report begins with an introduction emphasizing the importance of career planning early in one's academic journey. It identifies the ideal job as a manager at Widdowson and Son Ltd, a trucking and hauling business, driven by a passion for the logistics sector. The report then provides a detailed job description for a manager in a trucking company, including roles and responsibilities such as directing transportation activities, managing employees, and resolving customer complaints. It also lists the required qualifications, including a university degree, MBA, and internship experience, along with the salary expectations. Furthermore, the report includes a person specification, detailing the skills, qualifications, and experience the candidate possesses, such as analytical skills, technical proficiency, and internship experience. The conclusion reiterates the importance of defining future goals and developing the necessary skills to achieve them.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
a. Ideal job after graduation........................................................................................................1
b. Job description........................................................................................................................1
c. Person specification.................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3

Introduction
Being a graduate, it is crucial to understand what has to be done after completing the
education. The reason behind this is to work on goals from initial stages of graduation so that it
won't be hectic and stressful to think afterwards what has to be done (Boyle and et. al, 2019).
This report comprises of illustration of ideal job, its description and person specification as well
as qualification for the same.
a. Ideal job after graduation.
It is crucial for an individual to identify what they have to do after completion of their
graduation so that they can work on the same while carrying out their education. The reason
behind this is, it will lead them to work accordingly. Basically, it implies the goal which
individual have to attain. My passion is to be a manager within Widdowson and Son Ltd which is
a trucking and hauling business. I am passionate for logistic sector as this provide huge benefits
for growth in terms of financial assets. Apart from this, the role of transport manager is to direct
all the transportation activities, formulation of relationships, monitor transport cost and many
others. This is an interesting profile which will lead to meet different people, enhance knowledge
with respect to geography and inculcate new skills such as negotiation.
b. Job description.
The informative documentation of duties, responsibilities, working conditions, scope and
tasks associated with job listings in organisation via processes of job analysis is referred to as job
description (Baker, 2016). It also illustrates details related with qualification and skills which
must be possessed by an individual. Job description with respect to manager in trucking
company has been illustrated below:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Organisation Name: Widdowson and Son Ltd
Job Details:
Post: Manager
Department: Transportation Manager
Roles and Responsibilities
 Direct activities associated with dispatching, tracking as well as routing of
transportation vehicles.
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 Planning, organisation as well as management of work related with subordinate
employees for ensuring that activities are carried out in a consistent manner with
respect to needs of firm.
 Direct investigation for verification as well as resolution of complaints that are being
made by customers.
 Collaborate with staff members in order to formulation as well as implementation of
procedures, objectives, goals and policies.
 Monitor operations for making sure that employees comply with administrative
procedures, union contracts, government regulations and safety rules.
 Promotion of safe working activities for carrying out safety audits, meeting with
employees and attending safety meetings.
 They are also liable for formulation of effective policies for rendering appropriate
coordination with employees as well as enhance the delivery system through which
customers need can be accomplished.
Required Qualification
Graduation from recognised university
MBA from an affiliated university
Experience needed
Intern
Salary
5000 Euros to 7000 USD per annum
c. Person specification
The skills which are being possessed by job candidate for completion of tasks with
respect to positions that are being rendered by firm is referred to as person specification. It is
liable for outlining educational needs, personal qualifications and training experience which
candidates need to have (Jefkins, 2018). This implies formal description of knowledge,
attributes, skills and qualification. This will assist individuals to fulfil the eligible criteria in
context of job requirements of firm.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Name:
E-Mail:
Contact:
Objective: To show talent by working within big logistic industry in which capabilities as
well as talents through which performance of business can be enhanced along with experience
level.
Qualification:
Class University/ Board Grade Passing Year
12th Class XYZ School 80.00% 2018
Graduation business ABC College 75.00% Pursuing
Experience:
Interns within logistic firm.
Roles and Responsibilities:
 Creation of appropriate marketing and selling plan.
 Effectively evaluation of potential markets
 Coordinative work with organisation top management.
 Development of strategies and policies in relation to expansion of new product and
services.
Personal Skills:
 Analytical skills along with geographic knowledge through which routes can be
decided.
 Appropriate technical as well as computer skill.
Declaration:
I have declared that the above illustrated information is apt and true as per my knowledge and
experience.
Conclusion
From above report, it can be concluded that it is important for an individual to
acknowledge there future goals by which they can work accordingly and have clear information
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with respect to that. For this job description has been illustrated which implies roles &
responsibilities which are comprised in this so that graduate can work in accordance to this. It
will enable them to develop their skills accordingly. Person specification illustrates the
capabilities which are being possessed by an individual.
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References
Books & Journals
Baker, T., 2016. Strategies to Formulate Role Descriptions. In The End of the Job
Description (pp. 169-179). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Boyle, J.A. And et. al, 2019, February. Dynamic Recitation: A Student-Focused, Goal-Oriented
Recitation Management Platform. In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical
Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 1269-1269). ACM.
Jefkins, F., 2018. Public relations for management success. Routledge.
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