Career Action Plan and Self Reflection

This report discusses career viewpoint, personal analysis, career action plan, and CV for the role of a business development manager. It emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and improvement of skills and qualities to achieve career goals.

Career Action Plan and
Self Reflection

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Personal analysis..........................................................................................................................1
Career action plan........................................................................................................................2
CV................................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Career viewpoint could be defined as the perspective of an individuals towards career so
that a person can take corrective action to meet the desired goal or objective. While planning to
meet the aim it is very important for all the individuals to make sure that they are able to
formulate effective strategies that can help them to reach desired level of success (Albien, 2019).
Present report is based upon the job advertisement which was discussed in the CW1. It was
related to the post of business development manager. This assignment will cover different topics
such as personal analysis, career action plan, CV etc.
MAIN BODY
Personal analysis
Personal analysis could be defined as the process of analysing own skills and qualities so
that a person can get aware of all the strengths and weaknesses. It can help to make
improvements in the skills and abilities so that all the long term goals related to career could be
accomplished successfully. It is very important for all the persons to make sure that they are
aware of all their weaknesses and strengths as it can help them to meet the future objectives.
While planning to achieve all the long as well as short term career goals it is very important for
all the individuals to conduct personal analysis (Farrell, 2018). It can help to make improvements
in skills and abilities that can result in attainment of all the future objectives. A personal SWOT
analysis for me on the basis of my skills and capabilities is conducted below:
Strengths Weaknesses
 Motivating nature toward others.
 Qualities of honesty and integrity.
 Adaptability towards change.
 Detailed knowledge of latest
technology.
 Knowledge of data analysis.
 Weak time and self management skills.
 Lack of communication skills.
 Ineffective leadership qualities.
 Improper decision making.
Opportunities Threats
 By making improvements in leadership
qualities I will be able to guide all the
 Improper decision making skills may
result in wrong decisions for business
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individual and subordinates properly
which can help them to meet their job
requirements.
 If I will try to improve my
communication skills then it can
facilitate me to interact with all the
individuals within the organisation.
which may affect the functionality of
my work.
 Because of weak time and self
management skills I may face issues in
completing all the work in the specific
time duration.
On the basis of above personal analysis it has been analysed that I need to make
improvements in my skills so that I can work properly in the organisation. Currently Tesco is
looking for a business development manager and I am willing to apply for the same position. In
order to get this job I will be required to make improvements in my skills and overcome all the
threats and weaknesses. I will be required to enhance time and self management, leadership,
decision making and communication qualities (Ferguson-Patrick, 2018). If I will be able to
improve all of them then it can help me to meet the goals of working as the manager in Tesco.
All the weaknesses are the areas that are required to be developed by me so that I can meet the
career goals in future. If I will be able to improve all the qualities then it can increase the chances
of getting the job in Tesco. On the other hand, if the skills will not be improved then it may result
in issues for me to get the position of business development manager.
Career action plan
Career action plan is a type of document which is mainly focused with taking actions in
future so that all the weaknesses could be dealt in systematic manner. The career action plan can
help to improve the weak skills and qualities so that the goal which is focused by an individual
could be accomplished. From the personal analysis of mine it has been analysed that I need to
work on various areas and improve different skills of mine so that I can get the job of business
development manager in Tesco. For this purpose, I will be required to formula a career action
plan that can help me to deal with all my weaknesses and improve my abilities to get the job. The
action plan on mine is as follows:
Target Resources or strategy Long or short
term action
Personal
development and
career related
Time scale
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activity
Making
improvemen
t in time and
self
management
skills
 Creating
schedule for all
the activities.
 Prioritizing the
work.
 Setting up
deadlines for
tasks.
 Dealing with
stress in
systematic
manner.
Making proper
arrangements for
completing tasks
in the specific
time limit so that
the work could be
completed in the
predetermined
time duration
with high level of
efficiency (Lock,
2019).
The improvement
in self and time
management
qualities will
result in
completion of all
the work on time.
It will also help to
meet expectation
of the employer.
Time duration
required for
making
improvement in
this skill may take
around 2 to 3
months.
Improving
the
communicati
on skills
 Practising more
presentations.
 Reading more
articles,
journals and
news paper.
 Engaging in
more dialogue
in public.
 Maintaining eye
contact while
interacting with
others.
Trying to interact
with others
properly and
keeping the
language clear so
that they can
understand the
language easily.
It can help to
improve
communication
qualities
(Savickas, 2016).
If communication
qualities will be
improved then it
can help to
interact with all
the individuals
properly and take
support from
them so that they
could be
motivated to work
effectively.
Time scale
required for
improvement in
this skill require 1
to 2 months.
Developing
the ability to
lead a team
 Practising
discipline
 Developing
situational
Trying to lead the
team and all the
individuals
properly by
Improvement in
leadership skills
will help to lead a
team in
Time limit require
to develop this
ability is almost
15 to 20 days.
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awareness.
 Resolving
conflicts
 Inspiring others
 Listening to
other's point of
view
allowing them to
take part in
decision making
process so that
image of a good
leader could be
created.
systematic
manner which
will beneficial for
attainment of all
the the desired
goals and
objectives.
Enhancing
the skills of
proper
decision
making
 Learning from
experience.
 Taking
guidance from
experienced and
good decision
makers.
 Always trying
to find
alternative
solutions for
issues.
Decision making
skills could be
improved by
taking corrective
actions for all the
decisions that are
formulated as it
can help to make
sure that the
decision is right
or not.
If decision
making skills will
be improved then
it will be
beneficial for me
as it will help me
to formulate right
decisions for the
situations
according to their
level of
complexity
(Maree, 2016).
Time limit which
will be required
for enhancing the
skill of decision
making will be
around 2 to 3
months.
CV
Curriculum Vitae: It is a type of document which is required by individuals while
applying for a job as it is required by employer to analyse the ability of the person to work on the
vacant job (Montgomery, 2017). As I am willing to apply for the post of business development
manager in Tesco so it will also be very important for me to develop a well structured CV. The
curriculum vitae of mine is as follows:
Name: Stanley Watson
Address: 20 Great Suffolk St, London SE2 1NZ, United Kingdom
Contact number: 5874698123
Job Experience: Having 2 years of experience of working as business development manager in
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Sainsbury.
Specialization:
 Specialization in working collaboratively with marketing and sales department.
 Good knowledge of working on Microsoft word and power point.
 Knowledge of latest market trends and technology.
Skills:
 Able to deal with conflicts and grievances within the organisation..
 Motivating nature toward others.
 Qualities of honesty and integrity.
 Adaptability towards change.
 Detailed knowledge of latest technology.
 Knowledge of data analysis.
Qualification:
 Masters in business management from Oxford university.
 Bachelors from Oxford University.
 Senior secondary from The Norwegian School, London.
 Secondary from The Norwegian School, London.
Declaration: Hereby, I declare that the above information provided by me is correct.
Date: 15/09/2019
Place: United Kingdom
CONCLUSION
From the above project report it has been concluded that career view point is the thoughts
of individuals about their future goals and objectives that are required to be achieved by them in
future. For the purpose of determining the weak and strong skills it will be very important for all
the individuals to make sure that they are conducting personal analysis. With the help of it, all
the weaknesses will be determined which is the basis for developing career action plan.
Curriculum vitae is the main document required by individuals while applying for the job to
provide brief to employer about skills and capabilities.
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REFERENCES
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schools. Education 3-13. 46(1). pp.89-101.
Lock, D. A., 2019. Constructing Careers: Self-awareness, Self-reflection, and Self-efficacy
Amongst Undergraduate Business Students. In Employability via Higher Education:
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Maree, J. G., 2016. How career construction counseling promotes reflection and reflexivity: Two
case studies. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 97. pp.22-30.
Montgomery, B. L., 2017. Mapping a mentoring roadmap and developing a supportive network
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