Applied Business Challenge

This document discusses the Applied Business Challenge, including a values audit, capability audit, and graduate elevator pitch. It explores personal values, hard skills, and career development in the field of Information Technology. The document also includes a SWOT analysis and references.

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Applied Business Challenge
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Task 1- Values Audit
1. The five personal values that influence my life choices and have assisted me to do well in
both my personal and academic career in my undergraduate degree course are as follows:
1. Truth- “Truth to self”. Truth and honesty has always been the foundation of all that I
did.
2. Determination- “having a positive emotional feeling”. Always determined of what I
have to do and never lose hope.
3. Accountability- “being responsible of the actions of oneself”. Admitted whenever I
made mistake and welcomed and enhanced myself through criticisms.
4. Leadership- “taking charge, leading and guiding individuals while being a role
model”. Took change of my team activities.
5. Integrity- “doing right thing in reliable manner”. Always honoured my words.
Career management is a process of investing all the resources for accomplishing one’s
future goals of career (Noe et al. 2017). It is a life-long process that allows an individual to
adapt to the every changing demands of the dynamic economy. Consideration of values is
crucial to career management as of the fact that it comprise of the social rules. According to
Akkermans and Tims (2017), values are the key elements for assessing the conditions and
environment and they help in regulating the behavior of human beings in their personal and
professional lives. I personally believe that holding my personal values will enable me
identify and work for my future potential employers who share my views. According to
Fouad et al. (2016), personal values are something that are crucial for making career
decisions.

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2. In my future career, I would like to pursue the field of Information Technology.
Throughout my undergraduate degree course, I have gained many hard skills that I
believe I can be utilising in my field of work in the future. They include:
1. Financial data management- I would be responsible of maintaining and collecting
financial data. I need to ensure that all the financial records are maintained in
compliance with the accepted and lawful policies and procedures.
2. Financial planning- Being an system analyst and designer, I would be responsible of
recording, summarising, analysing and creating the reports of the financial
transactions.
3. Management of investment portfolio- I will use this knowledge to help my clients to
manage their investment and increase their wealth.
4. Budget forecasts- As an system analyst, I would be required to prepare budget
forecasts
5. Audit process- I have the skill of paying strong attention to detail. This will help me
in ensuring that my company is adhering to all the Information Technology standards.
Task 2- Capability Audit
As claimed by Marcel (2012), the ability of an individual to express himself or herself in
clear and logical manner both orally and in writing is known as communication skills.
Throughout my undergraduate course, I have been working with diverse people as a group at
several groups and projects. I have also made presentation where I got highest grades for my
presentation style. Many of the times, while doing group works, I engaged in meetings and
communication through online medium due to lack of time to meet individually. I have
always ensured that I am engaging my audience and connecting with them in effective
manner.

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When I was working as an System Analyst in Bankerbay and was responsible for
managing a team of five executives. We were all working on a deal for one of our partner
companies. Therefore, I showcased my good organizational and administrative skills
through managing the team effectively within my departments. I prioritized my work while
planning strategically for all the things that were to be done. I also set deadlines for the same.
This depicts that I am a good planner and as claimed by Karl (2004), individual who plan are
well organized and at the same time, they are more efficient and productive than their peers
who do not possess these qualities.
Team working is an essential still that is highly required for the ones working in the field
of Information Technology. As I already mentioned that many of the times I had to engage in
group activities and I have proven my ability to work as part of a team every time.
Throughout my undergraduate degree course, team working has always been a standard
requirement. At my university, there is a stream of units known as Professional development
where the students are taught how to work cohesively and collaboratively for solving the
business related problems in practical manner. I believe that team work is way for profitable
and productive than individual work when the goals and objectives of the team members are
aligned. Bunn (2014) in this context too have opined that teams are more successful when the
team members work collaboratively to achieve a common goal.
During my professional career at Bankerbay, I had to interact and communicate with
many clients in order to solve their financial or business issues. I have always showed my
customer service skills through my entire work role. I have a good experience in this field as
I have worked as a customer executive in a private Australia firm as well. I had to deal with
the customers and to resolve their complex issues. I build good rapport with them and

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struggled to develop empathy, which further displayed by strong and genuine customer
service skills.
I often had to present and defend the capital investments along with taking some strategic
initiatives that are designed for improving the financial and operational performance.
Financial evaluation of all those projects was the key element of the entire process of
approval. In this way, I proved my ability to manage projects in by professional life.
3. The skill that I want to develop further is that self-management. In order to develop the
same, I will attend integrity programs and would try to list out my short and long term
goals. I would also try to achieve them with taking small steps. I would improve my time
management skill and task organization skill by means of trying out different methods.
Task 3- Graduate Elevator Pitch
Job position- System Analyst
Company- ABC Company
Hello, my name is ___ and I am a Business graduate in the field of ____. I have an
experience of being a System Analyst at Bankerbay, Australia. I am looking for opportunities
in the field of Information Technology to use my skills, experience and knowledge and to
enhance them further. With an experience of 2 years in the same field coupled with strong
academic results, I am confident enough that I would add value to your organisation. I have
always showed my customer service skills through my entire work role. I have a good
experience in this field as I have worked as a customer executive in a private Australia firm
as well. Throughout my undergraduate course, I have been working with diverse people as a
group at several groups and projects related to information technology.

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My key personal values include Truth, Determination, Accountability, Leadership and
Integrity. The hard skills that I have acquired during my graduate employability include
Financial data management, Financial planning, Management of investment portfolio, Budget
forecasts and Audit processing. I believe this skills to be essential in delivering successful
business outcomes and ensuring customer satisfaction. I possess many personal skills, traits
and attributes that suites to the job like effwctive communication skills, both written and
verbal; team working and financial management. I enjoy being challenged and working on
diverse projects for which it is required to work going out of the comfort zone and
knowledge. I think the experience that I have and the skills and attitudes that I possess will
definitely be an asset for you and your organisation.
Social Media Platform
LinkedIn profile

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References:
Akkermans, J., and Tims, M., 2017. Crafting your career: How career competencies relate to
career success via job crafting. Applied Psychology, 66(1), 168-195.
Bunn, H 2014, 'Roadmap for Implementing a Successful Customer Experience Program',
Hudson Valley Business Journal, vol. 3, no. 37, p. 4.
Fouad, N. A., Kim, S. Y., Ghosh, A., Chang, W. H., and Figueiredo, C., 2016. Family
influence on career decision making: Validation in India and the United
States. Journal of Career Assessment, 24(1), 197-212.
Karl, L 2004 ‘Articulating Skills in the Job Search’ Business Communication Quarterly Vol.
67 Issue 2, p198

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Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., and Wright, P. M., 2017. Human resource
management: Gaining a competitive advantage. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
Education.
Robles Marcel, 2012 , ‘Executive Perceptions of the Top 10 Soft Skills Needed in Today’s
Workplace’, Business Communication Quarterly Vol 75, No 4, pages 453–465
Appendix
Career SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
 Work Experience (Two years of
experience as a System Analyst at
Bankerbay, Australia).
 Education (Business graduate in
Business Information System).
 Ability to work autonomously and
within a team.
 Quick learner
 Financial data management
(ensure that all the financial records
are maintained in compliance with
the accepted and lawful policies and
procedures)
 Excellent Communication &
Written Skills
 good organizational and
 Some people perceive me as
dominating and less-approachable
 Get stressed when things do not go
according to “plan”.
 Problems in meeting deadlines
sometime.

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administrative skills (managed the
team effectively within my
departments)
 Strong Managerial & Leadership
Skills
 Team working (ability to work as
part of a team every time)
 Can work under pressure to meet
deadlines
 Great Networking and
Relationship Building Skills.
 Critical Thinker and Strong
Problem-Solving Skills.
 Ability to adapt to change (Former
System Analyst at Bankerbay,
during numerous restructures within
the company).
 Tech Savvy
 ability to manage projects in by
professional life
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
 Improving and enhancing my current
skills, knowledge and professional
experience
 Increasing my social and
professional Network.
 Embracing new challenges to
become a pro
 Branch into a different field
 Chosen a career path that has high
scope
 The level of competition in the
field of information technology as
there is high competitiveness
amongst the other graduates.
 Employers may not be inclined to
hire new employees
 Undersupply of vacant job in the
same field