Career Action Plan and Self Reflection in Retail Industry

This report discusses personal analysis, strengths and weaknesses, and areas of development in the retail industry. It also includes a career action plan, CV, and LinkedIn profile.

Career
Action Plan
And
Self Reflection

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Personal Analysis........................................................................................................................3
Career Action Plan......................................................................................................................4
CV...........................................................................................................................................5
LinkedIn Profile..........................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Career action plan simply means as the framework or a roadmap that describes the step an
individual is going to take in selection of a job or an occupation or a business in the growth and
development of career in respective field. This helps an individual in the achievement of
predetermined career goals. When an individual takes time for evaluation, mediation and various
other thoughts about skills, values, behaviours, attitudes and many other motivational thoughts
and desires is called self-reflection. This following report is based on personal analysis and also
assessment of strengths and weaknesses and also areas of development. It also draws a career
action plan for improving and developing key important skills in retail industry, I have chosen
retail industry for this report. In the end, CV and LinkedIn profile is also there.
TASK
Personal Analysis
I want to grow and develop my career in retail industry, I have to learn and study for
various different marketing courses that all will help me in gaining knowledge, education and
other minor details like concepts, skills and many more. I got opportunity to work and learn in
top retail companies and that is Marks and Spencer. It has its diversification in retailing business
of food, home and many different domestic goods and products. Analysis has been done by me
that there is a necessity for growth and development as well as improvement of some key skills
that I will require in future for carrying out my work and job as a marketing employee in this
industry. The discussion of skills is further below:
 Communication skills: communication skills are important for being a good marketing
manager. Having this role, there is need to communicate with various people by me such
as customers, colleagues, representatives of customer service and many more. I have to
be expressive and good in marketing aims and goals to my team members, for resolving
customer issues and many other.
 Leadership Skills: There is a desire in me to develop leadership skills to effectively lead,
direct, influence all my team and other members that are related to my organisation. It
will help me in alignment of the team goals along with company's goals.
 Creative skills: I am good at creativity and in all my innovative skills. It helps in growth
and development of various new ideas and thoughts and other perspectives for leading

the team, for creation of new variables and things in the existing products and services.
These skills will also help in dealing with creative solutions to problems.
 Listening skills: I possess good listening skills by which I am able to listen the problems,
concerns or any issues and many other relevant things of customers or employees. This
helps in great dealings and other things. Also, it helps me to develop new bonds and
stronger relations with people for long time.
 Technical skills: It is a threat of me as I do not possess good technical skills. I need to
develop these skills for my employer and the organisation so that I can be able to operate
and function well with the latest tools, software and much more that will be needed with
different marketing activities.
Career Action Plan
I have reliased that career action plan is most important for the organization for it's
business because in this I analysed all important factors which help organization to know their
strength and weakness of their organization. Being a marketing manager in choosen company I
tried to get my responsibility done in a effective manner. I will create better action plan for my
career which help me to grow and developed in this areas so it will help my organization to
sustain long-term in market. The effective career plan help me to capture huge market areas and
generate more reveneue in market and this will indirectly help to gain competitive advantage in
market for organization. Let's discuss in brief that what types of skills, knowledge or abilities
want in this areas,
 Communication Skills: In organization the employees must have communication skills
because in marketing field job the communication is key element which management of
coworkers must have in their skills because this skills helps organization to sell their
products easily by influencing customers in market. I will able to give solution and
measures to various problems which is reasied in marketing function. I have to developed
my communication skills more effective so for that I have to join coaching where I learn
so many things and there I am daily interacting with so many people and there I also
improve my knowledge by interacting with new people.
 Leadership Skills: In this organization leadership quality is very important to lead the
employees and direct them for common golas. Leadership skills is key element for
organization if organization have to good leadership skills then they have ability to

manage all activity of organization very well. If I am leader in organization then i must
try to maange my all responsibility sincerely and guide employees in a common
direction. I have to improve my leadership skills for this I have to do various research on
successful leaders that how they become successful and what style they follow and
implement in their organization.
 Technical Skills: Now days it is very important that management have technical skills
ability because technology is upgraded they all prefer to work through technology only,
so become necessary that each and every employee have technical skills which help
organization to improve their performance level in organization. If I want to improve my
technical skills then it necessary for me to read books on daily basiis which help to
improve my technical knowledge and take online tutorials to do practical in technical
field.
CV
Curriculum Vitae
(Marketing Manager)
Contact details:
Abc,UK 4156
(780)765-893322
[e-mail]
Aims of Career:
In my life it is my aim to become a successful marketing managers in multinational company
who have giood reputation in market. To become professional in marketing I have learn
techniques by learning several marketing projects which help me to learn so many things and I
can improve my skills and knowledge both from this report.
Work Experience:
 I have completed my professional internship in a most reputated marketing company.
 I have attend so many webinars and seminars which is associated to marketing to grow
and improve my knowledge in technical areas.
Qualifications:

 I have completed and got bachelor's degree in marketing management.
 I have done and attained master course in field of marketing.
 I have done PHD degree in domain of marketing.
Skills:
 I have motivating and influencing skills.
 I have communication and time management skills.
 I have critical thinking and technical skills.
LinkedIn Profile
Olivia Johnsons
Marketing Analyst at Tesco
Talks about #techmarketing #techservices #customerexperiences
Contact info: London, UK
About: The profile has been reflecting over the background and interests with knowledge, skills
and experiences. I an living in London, UK where I have grown and did my studies from there
itself. I am energetic and enthusiastic and has been dealing with challenges in my life. I am
having vision and passionate over following it within the field. I am found of reading books and
travelling. I have been to various countries and nations, I have been voluntarist regular for
social work and technology. Presently, I am working for local marketing outlets which made
analysis possible effectively. I am required to analyse al my needs and preferences which
helsp me in developing in right direction. This makes me understand about my expectation from
the Job.
I love my job life which I like to explore over something new and different making growth and
development possible towards making taking next step in my career. I like dealing with
challenges since it makes improvement done more effectively. It has helped in dealing with
people about their work and job. This helps upon attaining things effectively.
I am having good communication skills, technical skills, critical thinking skills and creativity
skills which is shown with competencies and passion which is related to work in more effective
way.
This is how I sum up my job. I also like to help people fall in love with the brands, helps

agencies with new businesses. I am able to build trust with customers and clients to help the
brands. I am effectively advertise the brand and its offerings to bring the customer attention
towards brand.

CONCLUSION
From the above discussion it can be concluded that good action plan helps an individual
to grow with key skills that makes professional goals achieved more effectively. This has helped
in making personal analysis done helping in identifying strength and weakness in relation over
professional working. This makes strength to be important with professional dreams and careers.
CV helps upon reflecting about persons education, skills, competencies, experiences and
expectations upon profile. This makes employees attraction possible.

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