Mechanical Engineering Assignment: Reflection On Professional Masters Career Management

Task: This assignment includes three sections: • Professional Informational Interview; • Reflective Journal summary: and • A critical overview and strategy. Journal 1: Professional Informational Interview (400 words) Summary and present an overview of your professional interview (name, company, position, experience); Report on the one or two professional skills outlined by your interviewee as necessary and/or mandatory Journal 2 & 3: Reflective Journal summary (400 words x 2) What you learnt about yourself when writing your Elevator Pitch (the positives); What you learnt about yourself when working with a team (the negatives that you need to improve); and Journal 4: Critical overview and strategy (800 words) Summaries two key learnings that support your statements (your learnings, and the advised by your interviewee) with academic references (a minimum of four academic references required;) Explain, in detail, the development you require to improve the skills needed to obtain your career goals (include the what, when, and the how in your strategy, and a realistic timeline). PROFESSIONAL INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW SUMMARY Start networking as soon as possible in order to organize your face-to-face interview with a professional in your industry. Ideally your interviewee will be a manager, or in a more senior position, working in your industry in Australia. The person you approach may look you up on LinkedIn, please ensure your LinkedIn profile is visible and professional. 1. Contact several people you wish to interview, to ensure that if one says ‘no’ or cancels, you have a backup. It is recommended you conduct your interview at least 10 days prior to the Assignment 3 deadline. 2. The interview should be a minimum of 30 minutes, conducted in a public place near the interviewees work premise. 3. If you record the interview (audio only) please make sure you receive permission from the interviewee. Be ready to take notes if they do not wish to be recorded. 4. Prepare for your interview in advance by: Writing down your questions. Ensure all questions (five to seven) are clear and to the point – do not ask questions that can be answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Learn as much as possible about the person, their career, and their company where they work, prior to meeting with them. 5. Ensure you arrive 10 minutes prior to the interview to ensure you are there on time. Dress professionally and enjoy the learning. NB: You must write 1 x 400 word entries to meet this requirement. REFLECTIVE JOURNAL SUMMARY In your Reflective Journal (RJ) you will record your observations about self, personal experiences that will help you to reflect on how and what you felt during teamwork exercises. The regular writing practice will further help you to learn about your emotional intelligence, and the skills you need to improve based on your reactions and your team’s relations with you. Your RJ will help you learn about yourself throughout the course. NB: You must write 2 x 400 word entries to meet this requirement. S1 2019 | ASSESSMENT 3 BRIEF | PAGE 3 A CRITICAL OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY SUMMARY The last part of this report, the critical overview and your strategy is the conclusion to what you have learnt about yourself, the industry (your interview) and the academic literature. The three sections are interwoven in this report which summarizes your key learnings; you have learn about you from your RJ, and the skills required by an industry expert and the academic literature. The three parts will help you to explain, in detail, how you will develop/improve the skills required in order to achieve your current career goals. The overview and summary will be presented with the ‘what’, ‘when’, and the ‘how’. You must include at least 3 academic references in this section. Please ensure they are woven into the reflective writing and are cited correctly.

Subject Name: Engineering

Level: Undergraduate

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