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Name of Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Career management.............................................................................................................2
Student Conference..............................................................................................................4
Team dynamics and team work...........................................................................................5
Personal leadership development........................................................................................6
Self-selected report..............................................................................................................8
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................9
References..........................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Reflection refers to the activity of analyzing and interpreting past experiences for the
purpose of developing understanding and learning from the same (Williams 2018). Moreover
reflection helps individuals in improving themselves by identification of their strengths and
weaknesses. Reflection helps in preparing individuals to handle future situations in a more better
way by learning from their past experiences and activities. Self-reflection also helps in building
the self-awareness of individuals. Reflection helps individuals in challenging their assumptions.
It helps people explore new ideas for doing things (Thudt et al. 2018). Moreover reflection helps
individuals in improving their problem solving and critical thinking abilities. It also helps in
transforming individuals past experiences into learning. The main aim of the paper is develop a
reflective portfolio based on 5 different episodes. The paper will discuss about career
management episode, student conference episode, team dynamics and team work episodes, pan
for personal leadership development and a self-selected report.
Career management
Just after I graduated I decided to consult a career counselor because I was very confused
about which filed should I get into such as whether I should pursue MBA or not ( Kolts et al.
2018). The career counselor guided me properly on the basis of my qualifications and the marks
secured by me in my graduation. He explained me how I could improve my skills and knowledge
and also groom myself professionally by doing the course of MBA. Hence, I decided to do
MBA. However things were not very easy for me initially as it takes me some time to socialize
with others. However I was quick enough in selecting a mentor who could guide me throughout
my course of MBA. I decided to do my MBA program in marketing. My mentor guided me as

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to what could I do after MBA in marketer. He also helped me by giving tops on how could I
become a better marketer (Weldy 2017). The course of MBA helped me in developing my
overall personality as I gained a lot of skills from the program. Some of the skills that I learned
during the program included- communication skills, observation skills, interpersonal skills,
decision-making skills and even empathetic skills. These are some of the most important skills
that a marketer requires. Before I joined MBA I was not a very good communicator and it is only
after completion of my MBA that I became a good communicator. With the help of my
communication skills I feel that I will be able to perform my job in a better way. I have also
become a good observer that can help me in becoming proactive such that I can help my
organization in identification of problems and solving the same. I have become a more
empathetic person now which means that I am able to develop better relationships and networks
with others. I feel that I become a professional now and therefore I think differently than I used
to think when I was lacking any of the above mentioned skills as these skills have improved my
self-confidence (Tang 2019). I able to communicate with others in a better way, I tend to observe
others and therefore I have also become a good listener, I have developed my interpersonal skills
which means that I am able to enter into good relationships with others. I have also become a
good decision maker. Before undergoing the MBA program, I feel like I was indecisive and
could not take my decisions confidently and now having completed my MBA program I feel that
I have become a better decision maker. With the help of my decision making skills, I have
prepared a plan for my career as to which organization I want to start my career with and other
major decisions. I have become an empathetic person and therefore I am able to put myself in the
shoes of other persons for understanding that they are going through. Therefore I feel like all
these skills will help me in becoming a good marketing manager (Lippert and Schmid 2019).