Career Development - Reflective Essay

3/5/2020
Running Head: CAREER DEVELOPMENT 0
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT 1
Reflective Essay
Self-assessment is necessary for the identification and development of skills in a person.
Besides, self-awareness can be used to know about skills and weaknesses. Besides, many
skills can be developed using self-awareness. Moreover, leadership is necessary for
developing new skills (Bassot, 2015). I learned that career development is necessary to
manage various things in life. I want to become a security expert that is necessary for
managing cybersecurity of an organization. I will provide details of the course, which can
provide persons and professional growth in my career.
I will describe the importance of cybersecurity and its impact on the career of a person after
graduation. Besides, reflective practices are necessary for managing different skills in a
person. It is necessary to know about the importance of a certification course in professional
career development. I learned that Information systems have used for managing various
business functions of an organization. Thus, they have required cybersecurity experts for
handling various incidents and security of the IT-assets. Based on surveys, cybersecurity
experts have required by most of the firms (Bolton, 2010).
I learned that cybersecurity certification is a basic need for a professional in the company.
this course can provide opportunities in Multinational companies as well as small and
medium-sized enterprises. Moreover, the ISO 27001 framework has implemented in various
firms for auditing and security of assets. Besides, the ISO 31000 framework has used for risk
assessment (Fook, 2010).
I will improve my knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which
is the basic need of a firm. Moreover, security management is necessary to secure various
ICT services, which are the base of a firm for managing its business functions. Therefore, it is
a basic need for a leader or manager to learn about the security systems especially
cybersecurity.
Besides, cybersecurity is necessary for managing various processes in a firm, which are
helping in the management of IT assets. Thus, I can build my career in this field using such
types of courses. I will improve my skills using this course as well. It will improve my
knowledge in the field of various processes. Moreover, there are many changes in the
industries, which can be used to build a career. Reflective practices have used for manging
various skills (Hargreaves & Page, 2013).