Your Future Plan - Self Assessment Questionnaire: Level 5 students: 2016/17

At the start of the module I completed a self assessment questionnaire within my future plan portal. This helped me identify the areas in which I needed to work on and where I needed to explore. This would tell a lot about me and how I should approach the module.

This form I have ran through with my tutor. 

Your Future Plan - Self Assessment Questionnaire: Level 5 students: 2016/17

Complete your questionnaire

The new self-assessment questionnaire for Level 5 is quick to do and will give you an idea of how much progress you have made so far towards developing your employability and planning for your next step after Uni. It will supply you with suggestions about next steps to take, based on your scores in the three key areas of work experience, skills development and career management. Your Personal Tutor will want to discuss your questionnaire results with you in a tutorial meeting, to check on your progress and to help you to plan next steps.
Please note: you must save your draft form or submit your form within 30 minutes. The form will time out after 30 minutes and you will lose your data.

Name of your Personal Tutor

Georgie Hounsome

Work Experience

Explore

I have actively investigated work experience, internship and placements opportunities, to find out what is available to me	NO
I have discussed my work experience/internship/placement plans with a member of the Future Plan team/my academic team/Personal Tutor	YES
I have attended any of the following: a Future Plan opportunities event; a placement briefing or 1-1 discussion; an employer presentation	NO

Decide

I know the most effective way to contact organisations to ask about work experience/internships/placements and feel confident about doing this	YES
I have undertaken ‘work-shadowing’ days or visits with individuals or organisations related to sectors/jobs I am interested in and/or I have completed a placement at Level 4	NO
I know which organisations I am going to apply to for work experience/internship/ placement	NO
I have investigated the recruitment process for the organisations I intend to apply to for work experience/internship/placement	NO

Achieve

My CV includes: work experience/internship/placement experience and/or previous employment history relevant to my career direction	YES
I have successfully applied for a work experience/internship/placement/part-time job/volunteering role	YES
I have already taken on additional responsibility in my part-time job/volunteering/internship or placement/previous employment	YES

Your Work Experience score

5

Work Experience - What did you score?

Select your score below to reveal suggested next steps

4-7

Work Experience - Score 4-7 You’re working on it…

You have made a start on investigating work experience opportunities and have a clear idea of what you are looking for. Now:

• Seek support from the Future Plan team to make applications for work experience, internships or placements
• Research employers on the Future Plan portal, the Prospects website and the TARGETjobs website to find out more about organisations before you complete application forms or make personal contact with employers
• Attend a confidence-building workshop to enable you to perform well in telephone and face-to-face interviews

Skills Development

Explore

I know what specific and transferable skills employers will be seeking in the sectors/roles which interest me	YES
I have spoken to the Future Plan Team or looked on the Future Plan portal to find opportunities to develop relevant skills	NO
I have investigated the requirements for the Gloucestershire Silver Award	NO

Decide

I know which are my strongest skills and which skills I most want to use in further study or employment	NO
I have decided upon an activity to try this year which will help me to develop my current skills (part-time job, volunteering, club or society, vacation experience…?)	NO
I know which skills I lack which I need to develop and I have made a plan to acquire them	YES
I have attended a Gloucestershire Silver Award workshop	NO

Achieve

I have taken up a new activity this year to develop my skills (part-time job, volunteering, club or society, vacation experience, something else?)	YES
My CV includes evidence of skills relevant to the placement/graduate jobs I hope to apply for	YES
I have achieved a Gloucestershire Silver Award	NO

Your Skills Development score

4

Skills Development - What did you score?

Select your score below to reveal suggested next steps

4-7

Skills Development - Score 4-7 - You’re working on it…

You have probably already done some skills analysis and you are taking steps to develop your skills. Next you could:

• Attend skills events to develop your skills profile – offered by Future Plan team, your School, the SU, the Growth Hub…and advertised on the Future Plan portal
• Commit to doing something new in the next six months which will broaden your experience and develop new skills – join an SU club or society or take on more responsibility in a familiar setting, volunteer, take a short course, find a new part-time job, look into summer vac opportunities
• Apply for a Gloucestershire Silver Award to practise talking about your skills and to gain official recognition for your achievements so far 

Career Management

Explore

I have used Prospects Planner and/or Profiling for Success psychometric assessments to help me with self-analysis, so that I am aware of my personal strengths, values and interests to inform my career choice	NO
I have attended Future Plan events to help me with self-analysis and career exploration and/or I have had a 1-1 meeting with a Careers Adviser	NO
I know how to investigate postgraduate study/industry sectors/organisations/job roles and I’ve started my research	YES

Decide

I am in contact with people doing jobs I am interested in, to find out how they started out and what skills and qualifications they possess and to develop my career network	NO
I have weighed up my career/placement options and have decided which option/s I wish to pursue	YES
I have set myself goals to work towards this year to advance my Future Plan	YES

Achieve

I have recently updated my CV to include the experience and skills I have gained since Level 4	NO
I am actively managing my social media profile to enable me to network and job-hunt successfully	YES
I have spoken to a member of the Future Plan team for advice on making applications for placements/postgraduate study/jobs in my chosen field	YES
I am confident about my interview technique	YES

Your Career Management score

6

Career Management - What did you score?

Select your score below to reveal suggested next steps

4-6

Career Management - Score 4-6 - You’re working on it…

You are taking active steps to identify possible career directions which could be right for you. To make further progress:

• Attend employability events organised by your School/Future Plan team to help with decision-making, goal setting, networking…
• Book an appointment with a Careers Consultant to discuss your career plans
• Investigate postgraduate courses and job possibilities