Managing Human Resources, You will be developing a Personal Career Plan. Although you
are not required to follow the outline your text provides, it can help
you think through the info you need to obtain and things you need to think
about. The information you find will help you:
·
Organize
and structure the data and information you collect about job prospects and the
overall job market.
·
Use
this information to better understand your own personal strengths and
weaknesses.
·
Develop
goals and objectives that will capitalize on your strengths and determine ways
to improve your weaknesses.
·
Outline
a plan for implementing your job search strategy.
Steps in the assignment:
1. Decide on what entry-level position you
are going to pursue when you graduate with your degree (e.g., Financial
Analyst, Asst. Brand Manager, IT Specialist, HR Generalist, Accountant,
Procurement Mgr., Restaurant Asst. Mgr., Economist, and Fashion Designer).
If you are not sure what position you
want,which is perfectly okay at this stage of your life, make something up as
long as it’s in the business world (i.e., no mad scientists or ballet dancers).
You may find the information on jobs at the end of most of the chapters helpful;and,if
there is one that relates to your choice, you should definitely read it. For
instance: So You Want to be a Manager,
page 202;So You Want to be an Accountant,
page 468;So You Want a Job in Marketing,
page 363.
2. Then do some online research on your
chosen position. Try to review at least 10 job postings to get a
feel for what companies are looking for (KSA’s – knowledge, skills and
abilities) in your chosen position. You can see similar positions listed on:
o
Job
boards (e.g.,
Monster, CareerBuilder, Hot Jobs, Dice.com for tech jobs, Indeed.com,
usajobs.gov, Washington Post online, state job sites like Virginia Workforce
Connection, to name a few)
o
Industry
web sites (e.g.,
Society of HR Management for HR jobs – www.shrm.org; American Marketing Association – www.marketingpower.com; Association for Financial Professionals
– www.afponline.org.)
See if you can find a full
job description for your job in addition to looking at job postings. You
can get company and job information on their websites, Facebook pages, or
Twitter feeds. (I can help if you can’t find anything on your own).
Search the following web sites:Dept. of
Labor’s O-Net Resource Center Web site - http://www.onetcenter.org/
and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htmto find the following job information:
o What is theshort-term and long-term demand
for workers in your position?
§ Provide numbers forshort-term and
long-term (forecasting) projections
o
What
does your job pay for an entry level employee? You can also get salary
information at Salary.com; it’s not completely reliable, just good ball park info.
3. You should find enough information to
answer the following questions, which you will pull together in a Personal
Career Plan report. You can follow the outline in your text but I think it’s
long and confusing. I would suggest you find another way to organize your
information– as long as you include information on the questions below. You
musthave a Works Cited page (the last page of your report) – nothing formal
with footnotes, just identify websites, job postings, and other sources you
used.Remember, the Works Cited page doesn’t count towards your three- (3) page
requirement.
o
What
job are you interested in? (You may be interested in more than one but for the
sake of this exercise stick to just one.)
See page 330, Section C-1 parts a, b, c, d
and e – Review of personal goals, objectives and performance
o
What
industries and companies have this position? Are there any specific companies
in which you would be interested and why?
See page 329, Section B-1 – Who are your
potential employers?
o
What
are the typical duties of this position? List 5-10 duties you consistently see
in the job postings and/or the job description(s).
o
What
are the qualifications required for this position? List 5-10 knowledge,
experience and/or education requirements you see consistently in the job
postings.
See page 329, Section B-2 – What do your
potential employers look for in new employees?
o
What
skills will you have upon graduation to qualify you for this position?
See page 330, Section C-2 – Inventory of
personal skills and resources, also pages 330-331, Section III SWOT Analysis
o
What
may prevent you from being qualified for this position?What will you do to
bridge the gap?
See pages 330-331, Section III SWOT
Analysis
o
What
would you expect your starting salary to be? Did you find information about
bonuses or benefits? (Bonuses/benefit information is not required but is a plus
if you find anything.)
o
What
associations would you join to be active in this profession? How do you join
the association/what is the cost for joining? Are there local chapters or
groups where you can attend meetings and network with other professionals? Do
the professional organizations offer any means for you to continue to gain professional
knowledge/certification?
o
How
else would you network to learn about job opportunities? (Most jobs are found
through networking, not through posting your resume on job boards or answering
ads for positions.)
o
What
strategy will you create to land your desired position with a company for which
you want to work (specific company,or industry, or geographic location,etc.)
See pages 331-332, Section V, Strategies
Create
a three- (3) page, double-spaced report, summarizing the above information. Includecopies ofthe job description
and/or advertisementswhen you turn in your assignment.
This paper is due to me in
class onTuesday, March 22.Late
papers will receive a 5-point, per day
deduction. The paper is worth 75 points.
Grading is based on your:understanding,
analysis, and interpretation of the information you collect and
the following grading criteria:
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