Session 1, 2 – Skills Analysis & Résumé Writing GEC5206 English for Professional Purposes

Job Search
Which areas/positions in your field would you consider or interested in for your future career?
What kind of knowledge, qualifications, experience and skills do you need for those
positions?

Task 1 – Job Analysis & Qualifications Matching

1. Search for a suitable current job opening in your field for which you are qualified to apply.
2. Research the company (business/industry background, size and profile, etc.) and analyse
the requirements of the position advertised (i.e. the job duties, required qualifications and
skills – both technical and ‘soft’ skills).
3. Paste your chosen job advertisement below. Underline the keywords: job duties,
requirements, specific skills ' needed and the level of proficiency required, then measure
those against your existing skills.

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4. With the content of the job posting and your matching qualifications & competencies,
complete the following table quoting relevant evidence.
Job Duties Knowledge & Skills Your Competence Your Evidence
required
1. Degree graduate in
1. Record data and report ● 1 - 2 years' working 1.Bachelor of Arts(Honours) in
non-conformities on experience in food and culinary art and Culinary Art and Management
timely basis beverage / catering management, (at graduate in 2024)
industry knowledgeable in this
Perform routine 2. Basic Food Hygiene
checking on incoming ● Possess basic knowledge area esp. culinary Certificate for Hygiene
raw materials, semi- in good safety projects Supervisors
products and finished
● Good teamwork, (At certify in 2020)
products throughout
the production process interpersonal,
to ensure food safety communication skills and 2. Knowledgeable in
of products self-motivated food products safety

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Perform routine ● Good command in written

checking on core and spoken, both in
process output to Chinese (Cantonese and
ensure product quality Mandarin) and English

Maintain good
housekeeping and
hygiene at workplace

Task 2 – Self-Assessment
Doing a skills analysis will give you the opportunity to assess your current skillset and your
evidence of that skill. It also helps you map out what skills you need to develop and how you will
achieve this.

Your strengths? Employability Skills

Graduates are expected to be sharp, intelligent and innovative thinkers who are able to
transform a business or solve its problems. Technical skills are basic and softer skills: talking to
clients, engaging with clients, and listening to what their problems are and capturing that, are
essential. Be a team player ready to review and assess a client's business, extremely hardworking,
and prepared to travel will also be a plus.

The following skills (in nouns form), in various combination, could be considered key competencies
for almost all jobs. ✔ which you would use to describe yourself in a job application.

Achievement Customer Service Prioritizing and Goal- Planning and

orientation (n.) Orientation setting Organization
Accountability Creative Thinking Analytical Thinking Decision-making
Adaptability Conceptual Thinking Information Seeking Leadership
Problem-solving Team-building Interpersonal Skills Conflict resolution
Sociability Stress management Oral Communication Writing communication

Not to forget personal positive qualities (in adjectives form), e.g. kind, gentle, strong-minded,
resilient, caring, assertive, hard-working, reliable, honest, practical, responsible, loyal, mature,
creative, consistent, appreciative, capable, quick, sensitive, perceptive, patient, thoughtful, fit,

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trustworthy, shows initiative, motivated, versatile, educated, willing, experienced, efficient, open-
minded, logical, serious, supportive, resourceful, realistic, cheerful (funny), punctual, friendly, …

Task 2 – Write 5 more attributes (in adjectives form) to be included in your Résumé / CV.
1. Initiative 2. Punctual 3. Patient 4. Responsible 5. Helpful

(refer to Assessment 1 & 2 Guidelines on Moodle)

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