Professional posters are often a quick way to present ideas to busy executives and recruiters. During recruitment, candidates must ensure that they distinguish themselves from other applicants. This can be done in many ways e.g. exceptional resumes and letters of application, LinkedIn profiles, and also a visual about who you are and how you can add value to an organisation.
You are therefore required to prepare and submit an A1 poster introducing your abilities, experiences attributes and your personal brand. This poster may be used in your LinkedIn profile and for applications. Your poster should reflect upon and demonstrate: your experiences and learnings during your work placement; evidence of your strengths in the workplace and how you added value; your strengths and learnings from being a student; and how your experiences in placement will support your transition into your career and into being an effective employee.
At the end of the course, industry guests may be invited to a networking reception where all poster presentations will be displayed in a gallery setting. Poster presentations may be submitted at any time during the semester prior to the final due date.
Details
- CLASS SIZE
- 40-60
- CLASS LEVEL
- Post-graduate
- ASSESSMENT SECURITY
- Medium security
- TIME REQUIREMENTS
- Medium time
- GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
- Effective communication skills, Independence and creativity
- CONDITIONS
- Work-related, Sequence
- FEATURES
- Authentic, Problem based
- TAGS
- presentation, scaffolded, client liaising, personalised learning, feedback-rich, reflective/reflexive, poster
Advantages
Articulating career identity and professional practice. Applying knowledge and graduate attributes to employment. Demonstrating ability and knowledge and its applicability in employment.
Challenges
Developing reflective writing ability. Focusing on self in addition to academic literature. Better in small cohorts but not impossible in larger cohorts.
Tips for implementation
Assist students in 1-2-1 coaching. Draw out their abilities via hearing their experiences.
Dr Jan Ferguson
j.ferguson@business.uq.edu.au
Janet (Jan) Ferguson a Lecturer in Management specialising in Human Resources Management within the UQ Business School. Jan's specialist area of research focuses on the new human resource in the changing world of work; careers theory, concepts and practice; graduate attributes and skills; the transition from university to professional employment and the different experiences of domestic and international graduates.
Recent research includes the doctorate thesis 2017: Graduates' perceptions of their attributes when making the transition to employment and in managing their careers.
Jan has published in journals including New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Research, Australian Journal of Career Development and Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. Jan is also a reviewer for journals including ournal of University Teaching and Learning Practice.
Jan has presented at conferences including; International Conference: Philosophy of Management, Oxford, U.K.; New Zealand Applied Business Education Conferences Dunedin and Napier; Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, ANZAM, Melbourne; Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia HERDSA, Hong Kong. Find out more