You are required to identify a specific employment position suitable for your degree area. This may be a year-long placement, internship, or graduate level position and must be specific to the

Personal Reflective Statement and Career Action Plan (Programme Learning Outcomes; 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.1, 4.1.3, 4.2.2.)

(Individual Submission: 2000 words plus appendices; to be submitted during the May assessment period – XXX)

 Reflection is a very important activity. It is much more than simply evaluating your progress i.e., what you did well and what you did badly. The act of reflecting on experiences involves considering what you did and why, thinking about what you have learned from that experience, then considering what you could do differently the next time to improve your practice. This will require you to research and read about the skills you are reflecting on and are important for the career upon which you have chosen to frame your reflection. You should draw upon the reading materials you have engaged with throughout the semester and reference these accordingly.  

 You MUST include the following appendices, alongside any relevant notes:

• Outputs from group projects
• Assessment centre evidence
• Psychometric testing scores
• Skills Mapping Matrix

Section A: Individual reflective statement on career readiness (1000 words):

You are required to identify a specific employment position suitable for your degree area. This may be a year-long placement, internship, or graduate level position and must be specific to the Accounting, Finance or Economics sector according to your programme.

 Using specific examples from your experiences on this module, produce a Personal Reflective Statement which documents the progress you have made in developing the necessary skills and acumen to support your suitability for that position. You must make reference to your group work activities and engagement with the recruitment process activities and consider how this development will strengthen your application for the position you chose.

 When writing your statement, some of the skills/behaviours you could include and reflect on are:

• Collaboration and teamwork
• Commercial awareness
• Resilience
• Presentation skills

However, you can reflect on any skills/behaviours that you justify as important to your career readiness as an AFM student, but you should aim to design your reflection around the skills and acumen required from the position you have selected. 

You should use an appropriate reflective model to structure your work (for example, Gibbs’ reflective cycle).