Career Development Plan for Accountant

Employability Hour Assessment

Provide a 1500-word reflective career development research including 250-word action plan. Student asked to submit evidence of their career development thinking which is undertaken in the employability hour. The reflection should cover the topic provided below:

1. Your Career Goals (word count 200)

Provide what you are “aiming for”. Based on the possible selves’ exercise completed in the class and in your own time. Things you could cover here are, for example:

• Where you would like to be in 3-5 years
• Target industry or role
• Any longer-term plans and ambitions

2. Your target role and what is required (Word count 400)

Provide further information about the job you would like to secure once you complete your studies. There is some answers which you could include;

• Person specs, e.g. type of degree, degree classification and related previous work experience, etc.?
• What does the job entail?
• What makes this job attractive to you?

Provide references of your findings by providing the links websites and screenshots.

3. What are the gaps you will need to close? (word count 300)

Looking at your first job after graduation for the long-term career goals. Are you currently meet all the requirements? What can you do to give yourself the best possible chance to secure the role? Link it with your action plan.

4. Your experience of tailoring your CV (Word count 200)

Reflect on your experience of tailoring your CV to the role or a “stepping stone” activity like a summer internship, relevant part-time job or volunteering opportunity. What aspects of your experience to date did you highlight and why?

provide your CV in the appendix.

5. Building your professional network (word count 150)

What type of people should you add to your network? How are you going to do this? Specify some events, online forums, professional bodies, etc., as well as potential candidates for informational interviews.

6. Action plan (250 words)

Outline the steps you are going to perform towards your graduate job during the remainder of your studies, covering time frame and challenges you might face.