BSS008-2: PRACTICE WEEKS: CAREER PLANNING
LEVEL- 5 (YEAR 2) BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENTS
Practice Week 1- Assessment brief
Assessment #1: (60%)
Learning Objectives:
• Identify an appropriate job to apply for
• Match your strengths to a person specification in the job you select
• Prepare an application in respond to a job opportunity you choose
• Assess and grade your own application pack assignment against the assessment criteria (marking rubric) provided to you (see BREO under Assessment 1 folder)
Main Task: ‘Prepare an application pack’
The first assessment is based on the activities you have covered in Practice week # 1. You have to prepare an application pack for a job you willidentify suitable (from the given list of ‘job adverts) for your first job after university and is designed to help you match your strengths to what the employer is asking for.Application pack should contain the following documents:
1. Completed employability skills audit questionnaire (Download from BREO- under ‘Practice week 1 folder in ‘Guided learning’).

3. Completed application form (Download from BREO- under ‘Practice week 1 folder in ‘Guided learning’).
4. Completed company checklist questionnaire (Download from BREO- under ‘Practice week 1 folder in ‘Guided learning’).
5. Prepare a tailored CV for the chosen job specification from the given list- (see the slides for session on Tuesday- 11th November).
6. Creating a LinkedIn profile
7. ‘Writing up a list of 15 relevant people in the ‘job search area’you are following onsocial media. (i.e.LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter)- see the template given on BREO.
You MUST make best use of ‘drop in sessions’ with respective tutors in practice week #1 to discuss your ‘work in progress’ (completing all the above documents which make up an application pack). This is the best chance to get a direct feedback and support from them.
Please use the ‘assessment criteria’ to assess your ‘work in progress’ as it will give you a fair ideaon the ‘expected grade.’