1. Personal action plan for gaining relevant work experience/career researching.

• Analyse yourself against Grant Thorntons CLEARR values, detailing situations where you have exercised these skills. Use the STAR technique when answering the question.

• Research a job you would like to apply for. Detail any specific work experience required or work experience that may help you be successful in the chosen role, list the key competitors and any other information you consider to be interesting about the company; this could include a recent news article or findings from the company website. Detail why you want to apply for this role.

• Discuss your action plan for applying for this role and others include target dates for completion, resources you will need, any additional work experience to be obtained.

Attached below (Example - How to answer the question)

Job role applying for:

Training needed (ACA/ACCA/CIMA):

Skills and experience required:

Work experience that may help you be successful in the role:

Main competitors:

Interesting findings (a news article, something that interests you from the company website, a new product release, a new office opening, something that stands out to you or sets the company apart from others...)

Why do you want to apply for this role?

Discuss your action plan for applying for this role:

Target dates and time scales:

Resources needed (evidence of work experience, evidence of grades, references, covering letter, completion of courses..)