Personal Development and Employability Skills Assessment 1

This report focuses on the identification of job context, person specification, self-reflection, and personal development plan for a graduate level job. It emphasizes the importance of employability skills in finding a suitable job and having a successful career.

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
AND
EMPLOYABILITY
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT 1

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
Identification of Job context
Person Specification
Self reflection
Personal Development Plan
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

Introduction
The aim of this report is to search a graduate level job by identifying its context and
main responsibilities. Employability refers to a process and competency in order to get
right job having successful career. It involves looking for a job that matches with
academic qualification and potential.

Identification of Job context
FINANCE MANAGER
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Details
Post : Finance Manager
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Chief Finance Manager
Company : TESCO
Summary:
Assist global retail company in the field of Finance with numerous operational activities that are related to Finance department so to ensure all
activities are conducted properly, appropriate records, preparation of bills and receipts, faxing or emailing, searching of potential investors,
investing areas, resolving clients queries related to Finance and many others.
Job Purpose
The Finance Manager is asked to perform several roles and responsibilities in appointed field. He is required to assure that the department is
having flawless and proper working also an update of performed actions are considered in order to attain company's goals or objective within time
limit. An individual should have effective communication skills as well as proper knowledge in analysing the market.

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Roles & Responsibilities
Recording of Financial transactions.
Deciding of particular tasks for each staff.
Proper management of allotted work with a combination of high productivity among
employees.
Updating and analysing excel spreadsheets on continuous basis.
Faxing, emailing or gathering Financial statements and bills.
Preserving all staff records.
Closing deals in respect to company's investments.

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Required Qualification:
•In order to perform job effectively, an individual should have competencies in doing each task efficiently.
Following are the main requirements by company in respect of skills and knowledge.
•Minimum of four years experience in finance job field.
•A Graduation degree or diploma in Finance.
•Recognized certificate course in Financial software.
Other necessary skills:
•Strong skills in framing required information's in the financial software when needed.
•Potential to analyse, monitor and scan market trends.
•Competent to reply investors in positive and attractive manner.
•Ability to retain highest level of secrecy in information and appropriate management of confidential data.
•Ready to work more like as on public holidays, or during company's crucial time as required by Finance
Manager in related department.

Person Specification
Position: Finance Manager
Functional unit: Finance
Reporting to: Chief Financial
Manager
Attributes Essential Desirable
Experience and educational
qualification
Individual must have minimum a graduation degree
cleared with more than 75% marks from recognized
institute. Applicant must have minimum of 3-4 year's
experience as a Finance Manager will be regarded.
Individual having post graduation with an specialization of
finace along with possessing past experience in a
recognised firm will be preferred.
Knowledge and Skills Individual must have efficiency in skills related to
speaking and writing so that can negotiate and
communicate with investors efficiently and can also
experience effective interaction with concerned
parties.
Candidate should caries good technological skills that is
necessary for analysing market trends and other data
collected from market and shareholders. He must possess
skill in doing multiple task in one moment as needed
having effectiveness in its results.

Self reflection
Self reflection refers to analysis of one's existing skills along with its proficiency level
which he currently possess. This gives an idea of those areas in which a candidate is
having strong holding or is weak so that can enhance analysed areas along with
efficiency in them.

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• Communication Skills: Communication plays a very vital role in having
effective negotiation and interaction with investors, clients and other
stakeholders (Fahimirad and et. al., 2019).
• Technical Skills: The technical skills that are related with this job profile
includes operating on Windows 10 system, Microsoft Office, Financial
software's, etc.
• Coordination: My previous organisation was a medium size business and now I
am working in large organisation that demands for more coordination among
employees

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• Problem Solving Skills: This means providing solution to a problem that is
hindering smooth flow of activity or bringing any kind of issue in business
• Knowledge of marker trends: Analysing and monitoring is very important work
which every finance personal does.
• Knowledge of having effective negotiation: In finance negotiation is an
inseparable part on which every finance manager has to hold command

Gibbs Model
Gibbs model is a framework that talks about a process which can be applied in order to
analyse one's potential and doing reflection. The process comprises of several steps
such as description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan.

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• Step 1: Description: I am applying for a post of Finance Manager in a recognised
firm in UK which is required to work under chief Finance Manager. I was asked to
analyse current trends of market in order to know financial and investing statistics
of company as well as reaction of rival firms.
• Stage 2: Feelings: When I was allotted this work I felt worried as this was not
done before by me so got stressed for effective results
• Stage 3: Evaluation: The chief Finance manager did not behave rudely by
knowing my weak areas rather supported me with regular motivation.

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• Stage 4: Analysis: The concept which I missed in my work frightened me because
it was crucial part of the report
• Stage 5: Conclusion: From the whole process during work I came to know my
strong as well as weak areas along with a practical implication of theoretical
aspects related to market study and competitors reactions.
• Stage 6: Action Plan: My plan is to get efficiency on my weaknesses by taking
certain knowledge as well as real practical for the same.

Personal Development Plan
Area for development Maximum Time
duration to
achieve those
skills:
Target time period to
achieve skills:
Current situation? Ways to achieve
mentioned skills?
Work Progress
Coordination skills 04/05/21 In order to develop
coordination skills in me
I will need to initiate
team interaction or
coordination with my
department employees
and support staff as
much as possible which
will help me to upgrade
my existing skills that
will be useful for
coming tasks and
activities under my job
role.
Currently, I am not
much proficient in
having effective
coordination with my
team or department
employees and cannot
develop effective
team work regarding
set targeted goals and
objectives which can
have impact on final
results.
For this, I need to take
certain initiative for
building team
coordination. This can
take place through
doing various tasks that
is helpful for me in
enhancing my
coordination skills and
effective for future tasks.
The overall progress
will be judged by my
aptitude along with
feedback from my
team members who
will guide me in
respect to my
development in
enhancing knowledge
and skills.

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Problem Solving
Skills
28/05/21 In concern with
problem solving
skills I am
required to
analyse the
problem from its
root with various
hidden issues in
it. That will help
me in solving
problems related
to task or
activities.
Due to absence of
effective problem
solving skill I am
sometimes unable
to take effective
decision which
creates a negative
impact on my
performance as
well as in
successful
completion of
task.
In order to attain
success in
developing my
problem solving
skills. I need to
practice sample
problems related
to my job work
that can help me
in taking
effective
decisions later.
In this case, the
progress report
will be analysed
on the basis of
my decision
making sills or
effective analysis
of problem that
will help me in
successful
completion of my
task along with
having an
opportunity of
promotion.

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Study of Market
trend
10/05/21 In order to
enhance this skill
I am required to
analyse market
trends properly
from basic on
daily basis.
Due to less
knowledge of
market analysis I
am unable
determine proper
trends which
brings inefficient
results.
In order to
achieve this skill
I need to study
market theories
as well as analyse
the market daily
as much as
possible.
My progress of
achieving this
skill will be
analysed either
by me or by my
superior which
will help me in
having
proficiency for
future tasks.

CONCLUSION
From the above report its is concluded that employability requires various kinds of
academic as well as other skills that helps candidate in getting best suitable job for
him. Developing of personal skills assists individual in having proficiency over
them along with certain expertise in it.

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