PDST 1200

Professional Development Strategies I

Assignment Name: EMPLOYER / PLACEMENT SEARCH
Value: 5%
Due Date/Time: Week 3: Monday January 20th, 2020

Objective: To prepare a list of three potential job placements and create the initial draft of overall learning goals

Your choice for your placement and/or work opportunity should be a decision that you take time to make. You may
have different reasons for making this choice. Some considerations could be:

 Is it a learning opportunity
 Is there a certain trend or environment which you want to experience
 Does the employer offer mentorship or leadership qualities that appeal to you

You want to give a reasonable amount of consideration into the employment choice you make. Just as an
employer will interview you to determine if your skills and character are a good fit for their organization,
likewise you should also consider the type of position you will fill and the employer with whom you will work.
Every job you take is a stepping-stone in your career.

Course Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, and 6

Essential Employability Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10

Details:
Using the form provided with this assignment, you will develop a list of three (3) potential field placement sites and
include the following:

1) Complete contact information for each potential placement (see sample worksheet below)

2) Rationale for each choice

Why did you choose this potential employer?
What is it about the organization that makes you want to work here?

3) Draft 3 learning goals, based on your skills assessment that you want to develop by completing your
placement. Hint: Your goals should be clear and concise so that you can accomplish them within the placement
timeframe.

Assessment:
Content: 2 marks – all information is provided
Quality: 2 marks – goals reflect learning and development
Grammar: 1 mark – no spelling mistakes

Format:
Your assignment can be submitted anytime up until the due date in Word or PDF format.  Please submit
electronically via the appropriate assignment folder in DC Connect.
EXAMPLE

Contact Company Name: Burt’s Bistro

Information: Main Contact
Chef Kevin Brown
Name:
Street Address: 1900 Dixie Road (at Finch)
City: Pickering Postal Code: L1V 6M4
Phone Number: 905 839 2506
Website Address: www.burbsbistro.com
Email (if known): info@burbsbistro.com
Rationale for 1. I have a car so I can easily get to Pickering.
Choice: 2. My career goals include owning my own restaurant so I would like to work for an
independent business.
3. This restaurant (from what I view on the website) looks classy and high-end
which is the type of restaurant I want to work in.
4. The menu items look like a challenge but I am prepared to work hard to learn.
5. I believe this restaurant will help me accomplish my learning goals.

Example of Learning Goals

Learning Goal 1: Product Knowledge – I have never worked in a kitchen before but am anxious to learn
more about food and fine dining. I am hoping that this restaurant will teach me about
fine ingredients, recipes, menu planning and pricing. I would like to develop my
knowledge of food and the different and unique ways it can be prepared and
presented.