Career Reflection | Case Study

Value Audit
My stint with the “Eiscon Construction” gave me this opportunity to test my personality in a real
working environment. Every day I learned a few things about myself from the point of view of
the others. The development of a “professional personality” under the purview of a value audit in
the shaping up phase of the career adds an adequate personality (Vreis, 2005). The value of”
integrity, honesty, loyalty, teamwork, and tidiness” was my biggest strength because my seniors
trusted me for sensitive information. Skill development and professional personality
development are two different aspects of professional development and this is why it is important
for an individual to identify certain human traits first (Five Skills Auditors Need To Succeed
Today, 2018).
The need for hard Skills
I am planning to develop my capacities as a marketer in the field, it is the most challenging and
lucrative area of any given organization because of the hard challenges attached to it. The hard
skills of “Data analysis,” Consumer behavior analysis, “Command in the means of presentation,”
Technological expertise in the presentation software” and “expertise in the reading of the
scenarios from a financial purview” are some hard skills that I am required to imbibe in my
professional portfolio with an intention to gain the status of a professional in the field.
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Capability Audit

It is very important for a person to look at herself from the point of view of probable employers;
most of the employers prefer to go for a capability audit that consists of certain sets of skills.
Author Karl Smart emphasizes the needs of “effective proof statements” to showcase the talent
of an aspirant (Smart, 2004 ). This is why I kept my job portfolio confined to the talents and
knowledge that I can corroborate in front of an interview board with the help of adequate and
substantial proofs. One of the most important skills of a professional is associated with the ability
to communicate the facts in a balanced fashion. The concept of “effective proof statement”
taught me this art of setting the right boundaries for my presentations. Under the current
conditions, I am setting my destination as a successful marketer, the art of presentation is
important for me and the phase where I will face interviews will act as a primer for me.
Sample interview questions published by Monash University also consolidates this viewpoint of
mine. In general, most of the interviewers want to discover the best qualities of an interviewee
(Sample job interview questions, 2013). This is why there is no harm in presenting a blocked
area of knowledge where they can trust my capabilities and fix my suitability for the job or the
post. “Effective Proof Statements” can fix an area of questions for the interview panel and
conduct an interview in an area where I am comfortable.
The guidelines provided by the Australian Public Service Commission can also be taken into an
account. An in-depth study of these guidelines gave me a general idea of the job demands that
can be placed on the shoulder of a public servant ( Fact Sheet 5 Addressing selection criteria,).
While developing my profile as a future marketer, I am searching for the set of qualities that are
required in my profession. The APS guidelines clearly define the stakeholders involved in the
process. The spectrum derived by these guidelines can be learned as an ideal framework while
preparing for other job interviews. I learned about the pre-conditions related to a job and scope