Employability Skills - Assignment

Running head: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
Employability Skills
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Table of Contents
Journal entry 1: Know Yourself......................................................................................................2
Journal entry 2: Know your sector...................................................................................................3
Journal entry 3: Let them know you................................................................................................4
Reference List..................................................................................................................................5
Appendices......................................................................................................................................6

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Journal entry 1: Know Yourself
Gallup developments basics are associated with own development and one is successful
for they who they are. This principle is similar to embark on strengths and the development.
Gallup test is personality assessment with a positive focus. One cannot be successful alone and
after testing the Gallup development test, I have understood my strengths. The first strength is
that I am a developer and it will help me in building a relationship with another person. I will be
in event management career so that developer criterion helps me to build a dominant relationship
to be able to hold a team together. This ability makes a team greater than the sum of its part. The
strength of me is that I believe in discipline and it is categorised as influencing theme. In the
discipline criterion, it will make me know how to take charge, make sure the team knows the
message and speak up towards the team. The following discipline in life would eventually help
me in achieving my dream. In event and entertainment management career it is very important to
know how to deal a team (Rigoni and Asplund 2016). Competition strength of me helps me to
influence my team members as strength can be considered as possibilities to explore the
opportunities. In competition analysis, I will seek the advice of others from my team members so
that it will help me in career progression. Analytical strength falls into the category of strategic
thinking. Strategic thinking of me can help my team in event management to consider what could
be the result of new innovation. I will analyse and absorb the information so that it can inform
the better decisions. Last strength of me is responsibility and this strength is associated with the
executing category and people who believe in executing themes know the process to manipulate
others. This strength of mine can help me to make the things happen in critical condition of my
career.

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Journal entry 2: Know your sector
In my future career, networking will be helpful as I will be in event management career
where strengthening relationship with the clients and other people is very necessary. Networking
is about sharing the trust and helping one another toward one goal (Masterman 2014). Engaging
in contacts in event management career will help me to have opportunities to strengthen the
relationship. Moreover, through networking, I can have more fresh ideas from the team members
and exchanging information among others will enlighten me with new insights. Moreover,
networking can raise the profile to build the career and I will attend social and professional
events to build networking. As opined by Poon and Bronlow (2015), commercial awareness is all
about the knowledge of the process of making money from business and the organisation needs
to know the wants of customers. In future, I will be aware of the fact about my organisation's
needs and networking will be helpful in recruiting potential candidates. Additionally, networking
expands new contacts and it will open new doors for career advancement and new opportunity
can knock the door with new job openings. A new contact can give me a new referral and it can
enhance the chance of receiving new potential contacts. Networking can facilitate the exchange
of information and it is a business technique that is taken to widen the support for the business
from various networks. I would like to expose myself to a variety of people that will give me
with valuable information. Discussing common opportunities and challenges can open the door
to guidance and suggestions. Networking with the other people can boost interest and motivation
of the people that can aware the employees with an informed decision.
Journal entry 3: Let them know you
I am doing the B.Sc Event and Entertainment Management degree and I want to be a
hotel manager in future. Event and Entertainment Management degree in my university provides

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a good prospectus and it can give me job options like conference centre manager, event manager,
hotel manager, outdoor activities, education manager, restaurant manager and public house
manager. The event industry is dynamic industry and this fast-paced sector offers opportunities
to flourish the career from small events to organise large festivals (Forseman and Temel 2016).
The event management is required for wedding also and even in fundraising charities. In future, I
want to be a hotel manager, for that, I want an event management degree and subjective
knowledge of this area. In addition, genuine desire and a friendly personality will be helpful that
can please others. In event management degree programme, I am learning about logistics and
numeracy planning skills with professional training of making balance in business priorities and
balance the customer demands. A professional manner of being calm in hectic situations and
rational approach in all critical conditions will be helpful for me. Studying events and
entertainment management will help me to develop the skills to manage the sustainability of the
event and ethically. This degree will cover all the factors that are related to the events
management, administration, operations, laws, risks and process of applying event and operation
management. In my future career, I can hope that this subjective knowledge will eventually help
me to be a hotel manager in a large and famous hotel chain. This degree programme will give me
informative field trip, work experiences as apprenticeship and excellent resources to learn from
the best.

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Reference List
Forsman, H. and Temel, S., 2016. From a non-innovator to a high-innovation performer:
Networking as a driver. Regional Studies, 50(7), pp.1140-1153.
Masterman, G., 2014. Strategic sports event management. Abingdon: Routledge.
Poon, J. and Brownlow, M., 2015. Development of students’ commercial awareness within the
curriculum of professionally accredited courses: A case study of property courses. Education+
Training, 57(4), pp.405-428.
Rigoni, B. and Asplund, J., 2016. Strengths-based employee development: The business
results. Gallup Business Journal. 2(1), pp.34-45

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Appendices
A) A list of top 5 Gallup strengths
1. Discipline
2. Developer
3. Competition
4. Analytical
5. Responsibility

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B) Evidence of attending two events
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C) Select and map 6 transferable skills to the essential skills required for a job in event and entertainment management job using the
STAR method
CW1 Star Method
Skills
Situation Tasks Actions Results Further, Development
Required adding to
PDP
Self-awareness Last year, I was in an
internship programme
in a small organisation.
The organisation went
through loss. That time,
in a meeting, I asked
the managers of the
organisation to take do
some changes in the
strategies and that
strategies helped the
organisation to escape
from the situation. That
intuitive decision-
making ability assisted
me to realise my
managerial skill.
I asked the managers to
take social media
strategy, to lower down
the cost and to retain
maximum talents. We
worked hard to reach
that position.
I learned social media
techniques,
Financial skills, making
budget, provide
training to the
employees and learn
organisational changes
The organisation made
a profit of 2% the next
year, they decreased
the operational cost by
3%
1. I need to develop
skills in event
managing
2. Stress management
3. Motivation skills
Interpersonal skills Last year when I was in
an internship, I had to
communicate with
external clients and
manage the events of
that organisation.
Before that, I did not
have the experience to
manage the clients and
it was challenging
I had to do the verbal
communication to the
clients, listening skills
and problem-solving
skills
I had the actions like
Taking phone calls
Improve decision-
making skills
I learned assertiveness
As a result of this, my
interpersonal skills
improved and it
influenced on my
workplace employees
also and negotiation
skills improved.
1. confidence while
speaking
2. Non-verbal skills
when talking face-to-
face
Leadership skills In my college life, in
organising an event, the
lead vocalist denied
coming at the last
moment. I took the lead
and arrange an
alternative lead vocalist
for our college
I had to contact all the
large bands nearby of
my college and I
searched through the
Google and contacted
all possible persons
I took the actions over
phone calls and I used
all my networks. I
pacified the students of
our college and we tore
the old posters and
printed new ones
Lastly, I managed to a
lead singer to perform
in our college through a
charity organisation.
The programme was
successful all the seats
were filled.
1. Motivation
2. Delegating
3. Positivity
4. Creativity

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programme and saved
the situation. We did
this within our budget.
For the first time, I took
such large initiative in
organising a
programme almost
single headedly.
Team working,
collaboration and co-
operation
While working in my
previous workplace, we
had to manage a large
order within 3 days.
The production team of
the organisation was
not great. However, we
tried through our team
working
The work was tough to
launch, however, I
asked all the team
members to take the
challenge and we took
the order.
We broke down the
shift of the team
members and we did
overtime. I worked in
collaboration with
fellow team members.
We managed to provide
production within three
days. The budget of
production was
significantly low,
however, we managed.
1. Listening skills
2. Reliability
3. Respectful mentality
Business
communication
In my workplace, last
year, one of my
managers asked me to
take the team meeting
as he would not be
coming that day.
I was a novice that time
to take a formal
meeting and I was not
prepared to take the
meeting as the topic of
the meeting was out of
my genre.
I searched through
Google about the topic.
I called my manager to
depict me the agenda of
meetings. I prepared
myself within two
hours.
The meeting was
successful and all the
team members clapped
after my presentation.
1. I have to develop my
eloquence
2. Throwing of speech
Negotiating/influencing While I was working as
the event manager as
my apprenticeship.
During that time, and
the event was organised
for the client, however,
last moment one of the
suppliers of our
organisation turned
down and said that he
would not be able to
provide the supplies of
raw materials on time.
I called up the supplier
and asked the reasons
for turning down, He
said that last time he
had been faced the
issue of late payment
last time.
I negotiated with the
supplier singlehandedly
and managed the
situation by asking to
take the half payment
earlier. We also booked
him for next three
events to provide him
trust and faith.
I saved the situation as
this was a large event
and without the
supplies, our events
would not have been
possible.
1. I have to improve
problem analysis skills
2. Emotional control is
needed
3. Active listening