Career Planning

CAREER PLANNING 1
Career Planning
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CAREER PLANNING 2
Career Planning
Task 1: Values audit
Values can be described as the principles and behaviors one has and they’re important for
the work life. Accountability is one of the core values and is characterized by being responsible
to the behavior according to Sortheix, and Salmela-Aro (2015, p.162) and it creates trust. Second
is honesty by saying the truth. Third is appreciation by recognizing efforts and good qualities.
Patience is fourth by not getting upset and accept delay. Lastly is tolerance and is demonstrated
by Parry, and Urwin (2011, p.79) and entails accepting others’ opinion. In the field of work I will
pursue jobs related to my degree which I acquired hard skills. The hard skills include computer
skills which will hasten work done, management of data, scheduling for efficient working,
budgeting and accounting.
Task 2: Capability audit
Generally employers look for the best in recruiting a new employee. During selections
employers not only look at the qualifications of employees but also the interpersonal skills and
personal qualities. Interestingly academic knowledge is considered a less important compared to
personal qualities. Graduates ought to improve the interpersonal skills to make it easy in getting
jobs.
First employers look for graduates who have the capacity to communicate effectively.
Right from the bat communication is a key driver to the success of an organization. According to
Patrick, and Kumar (2012, p.2) communicating effectively entails listening keenly, managing the
nonverbal communication, portraying the image in respectful way and managing of stress.

CAREER PLANNING 3
Employers always notice inefficiency of communicating skills during selection by noticing lack
of focus, out of control emotion and inconsistent body language. Many employers who recruit
graduates look at their communication skills by using interviews in assessing the applicant. A
graduate who cannot communicate effectively has a higher probability of being turned down.
Besides, employers look at good organizational and administrative skills. Time management is a
key element employers look into because an organization can lose clients, fail and miss their
goals. Hence, employers look at the ability of the graduate to meet the deadlines as explained by
Humburg and Van (2015, p. 24) set in performing tasks, setting and achieving goals, making
right decisions, team work, problem solving and leadership. Furthermore employers need high
focus in their jobs and alert person. Therefore the employer looks at creative thinking of the
graduate, taking notes, identifying problems, development planning and public speaking.
Furthermore, employers look at the ability of the graduate to work as a team. One of the
fundamental aspects of an organization is working as a team. According to Noe, Hollenbeck,
Gerhart and Wright, (2017, p.5) Teamwork eases the work done and hastens the accomplishment
of goals. An employee needs to bond effectively with their partners at the workplace. Therefore
during selection employers look for graduate who is social and willing to work with other
employees. Employers identify graduates who can work as a team by looking on how the
graduates engage themselves during selection.
Well-developed customer skills are also a key element considered during selection.
Customers are the main reason for existence of the organization and they have to be treated well.
Graduates ought to have the skill to engage customers well and initiate conversations. Graduates