Business Skills H0250538AN / EQ

Business Skills
Student Planning Questionnaire

Name:
Kelly Shanahan
Management

Course: Animal

1. What are your long term career aspirations and goals?

My aspirations and long term career goals would be to work with
companion and zoo animals, helping to rescue or getting involved in
breeding programmes, ideally in other countries at first.
2. What type/s of job would you like to apply for when you
graduate next year?
After graduating I would like to apply for a job abroad helping
animals, either Africa or Australia. This would be to gain some
experience in breeding programmes or helping with captive animals,
maybe applying for an internship etc.
3. What sectors of employment would you like to investigate
further during this module?
Tick all that interest you and give specific examples if you can:
Practical jobs working with animals / horses
Teaching / Coaching / Instructing / Lecturing
Therapy / Rehabilitation / Veterinary Related
Research / Product Development
Sales and Marketing / Customer Services
Human Resource Management / Recruitment
Financial Services / Accounting
Production / Manufacturing / Quality Control
Administrative / Support Services
Managerial / Supervisory
Information Technology / Web Design / Social Media
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Public Services / Armed Services

Other please state:
4. What types of employment are you interested in
investigating further during this module?
Please tick all that interest you:
Self Employment
Working for a small / family business
Working for a large commercial
Working for a charity / voluntary sector organisation

5. Are you interested in gaining further qualifications when you

have completed you Degree / Foundation Degree?
Please tick all that interest you and give examples if possible:
Industry specific vocational qualification
Masters level qualification taught / by research
PhD / Doctorate / MPhil
Management / Diploma / MBA
Chartered business qualification for specific sector e.g. CIM,
CIMA, CIPD, CIPS
Degree / further degree
Teaching qualification

6. Do you have any ideas about industry professionals who you

might like to work shadow during this module?
Id like to gain experience in the area I am interested in, being
companion, zoo and even wildlife animals, in a rescue type job.
7. Are there any other areas that you would like to investigate
to help you with your future career progression during this
module?

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I am also interested in gaining some experience with livestock

animals as well, for example lambing, as I feel this would be an
intense but still useful experience.

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