Career Research Report: Personal Analysis and Career Action Plan

This report covers personal analysis of skills required for assistant manager in retail sector, with a career action plan to develop necessary skills. It includes SWOT analysis, career goals, and skills development plan.

Career research report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Personal Analysis.........................................................................................................................3
Career action plan .......................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................2
CV................................................................................................................................................2
Linkd in Profile............................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
The report will cover personal analysis of all the skills required in assistant manager in
retail sector, in addition to this the skills already existed in me, with the help of swot analysis of
self-evaluation. With the reference of my weaknesses I will do the required career action plan for
me to develop necessary skills and how I will adapt them and what specific skills help me to get
prepare for my future line of work. In relation to the previous assignment as job of Assistant
Manager in Retail Industry in which a person is responsible for handling the store manager of
doing day to day business operation of any retail store, there are general tasks for manager of the
store to do which includes supervising employees communicating and taking feedbacks from
customers. According to the requirement and my interest this job will suit my existing skill and it
helps me to develop more skills required in this department, so it will help me to improve my
growth and personality . As there are set of skills required for this job such as, recruiting,
training, motivating, communication, multitasking, decision making, leadership, organisation,
tech knowledge are some of the skills that required for the job.
Personal Analysis
In relation to the previous assignment and the existed skills I have and skills I need to
enhance for the job career that I wanted to do in future line of work that is, assistant manager in
retail sector through the help of swot analysis of my self-evaluation
Strength
Motivation skill: As being motivated and
motivating others is my strength as it will be
needed in the job as it important for keeping
employees motivated for working and
motivation to come daily at workplace. In
addition motivation will help me for my
personal growth.
Organisation skill: I am organized which will
help me in retail store as it is necessary for
organizing the store, as it is a big part of being
a assistant manager. Hence my organisation
skill become strength and also it will help in
Weaknesses
Communication skill: My communication
skill is my weakness, as I am poor at
communicate and it is important skill needed in
the job of assistant manager as I had to
communicate to employee and to customers
and with my weakness in communication, this
effect my chance in job as assistant manager
and also it is currently effecting my personal
growth.
Leadership skill: Leadership is necessary skill
required in assistant manager, since my
leadership skill is weak it can affect my

growth of my personality. possibility of being a assistant manager. Hence
it is my weakness, and I need to enhance my
leadership skill for my personality
development and future benefits.
Training skill: It is important to have a
potential of good mentor to give training to
new people and keeping track of the new
employee that weather they are doing doing the
work properly or not. Since my training skill is
my weakness it can affect in my future work
plan of being a assistant manager. I need to
improve my training skill for my personality
development and future plan.
Time management skill: Managing my time
and making a proper schedule to working is a
weak point for me. I have faced difficulties in
terms of managing my work into specific
period of time.
Opportunities
I am good in terms of making contacts into
effective manner due to which I have large
scale of network at the organisational level and
at personal level as well. I have good
organisational skills due to which i can manage
the work in any kind of situation and also faced
any kind of challenge into positive manner. I
Threat
I have threat in terms of with my co-workers
because there is a large scale of competition
due to which it is difficult for me to maintain
consistency level at the organisational level. I
have also threat in terms of adopting modern
and technical skills because I am weak in terms
of my adaptation power due to which it

am a self motivator person due to which I can
face any kind of challenge into positive manner
and can also solve any kind of problems into
result oriented manner.
becomes challenging for me to learn skills
within a specified period of time.
In the overall manner, for developing myself into appropriate manner I have to practise
my strength points into consistent manner and try to overcome my weak points as soon as
possible. At the organisational level, when I have developed strength points into positive manner
then they act as opportunity for my career growth and development as well. There are certain
threat points of my personality which needs to be handled into smarter manner. For developing
career into effective manner, it is very important to develop a career action plan into proper
manner because it act as a road for reaching towards my goal into positive manner.
Career action plan
Career action plan basically refers to the planning document which is dynamic managed
and owned through young people intended to reflect their increased career development learning.
This plan basically helps people in terms of setting goals through clarifying the actions which is
needed to achieve these goals.
Specific skill to
be developed
Measurable (the
resources needed)
Achievable
(potential
barriers)
Realistic
(evidence of
success)
Time bound
Time
Management
For measuring the
success of
development of
this skill, it is
important that to
evaluate the result
on the basis of
execution of task
within a set
There are
certain barriers
which I have felt
while
developing time
management
skill it basically
include the
concentration
The evidence of
success can be
defined through
completing the
project within the
desired deadline
and in this
manner the
evidence of
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period of time. I
have measured
the success
through execution
of project within a
defined period of
time.
power and focus
level towards
the defined task
success can be
defined into result
oriented manner
Training skill For measuring the
success of
training skill, it is
important to
notice the
performance of
employees over
period of time due
to which I can
easily analyse that
whether the
training has been
provided into
appropriate
manner or not.
There are
certain barriers
in learning this
skill because it
is important to
have mentorship
quality so that I
can give training
with higher
level of patience
The evidence of
success I can
evaluate through
the overall
performance of
team when they
are efficient in
terms of
providing
appropriate
results to the
organisation
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Leadership Skill There are certain
resources through
which I can
measure
leadership skill
and it can be
possible through
real time
feedback and
There are
certain barriers
which I have felt
in terms of
developing
leadership skill
and it includes
ignoring the
mistakes, lack of
The evidence of
success I can
analyse through
setting an
example of a
good leader at the
organisational
level or achieving
the vision of
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success of a small
business as well
functional
credibility and
not have enough
courage to let go
organisation
within a set
period of time.
Communication
Skill
For measuring the
success of
communication
skill, I can
analyse through
that I confidently
face the large
number of people
and interact them
into appropriate
manner
There are
certain barriers
which I have felt
while
developing
communication
skill its the
confidence level
which do not act
as support
system in terms
of
communicating
with others
The evidence of
success of
learning of
communication
skill I can analyse
through executing
the team work
within a set
period of time.
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These are the skills which I need to develop in order to track my career into appropriate
manner and into positive way as well. That' s why these skills are important from professional
point of view.
CONCLUSION
The above stated report concludes that career plays a very significant role in terms of
further growth and development of my personality and into professional level as well. It has been
concluded that for developing career into positive manner it is important that to do SWOT
analysis into result oriented manner so that I a aware about my strength points, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats as well. It has been determined that on the basis of personal analysis it
is very important to create an action plan into positive manner so that step by step work can be

done towards the career into positive manner. That's why to be successful into the life it is very
important to create career into significant manner with proper guidance and approval as well.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
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Development: A Priority for Sustainable Development (December 18, 2017).
Kesari and et.al., 2015, January. Skill development and empowerment of rural India through
renewable energy education, training and innovation: the role of Delhi Technological
University’. In International Conference of Advance Research and Innovation (ICARI-
2015) (pp. 41-42).
Misra, S. K., 2015. Skill development: A way to leverage the demographic dividend in India.
GSTF Journal on Business Review (GBR), 4(2), pp.1-9.
Bajaj, S.S., Wang, H., Williams, K.M., Pickering, J.M., Heiler, J.C., Manjunatha, K., Sanchez,
M., O'Donnell, C.T. and Boyd, J.H., 2021. Career research productivity correlates with
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Saenen, B., Hatch, A., Curry, S., Proudman, V. and Lakoduk, A., 2021. Reimagining Academic
Career Assessment: Stories of Innovation and Change. Case Study Report. European
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Hirschi, A., 2018. The fourth industrial revolution: Issues and implications for career research
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Gore, J., Holmes, K., Smith, M. and Fray, L., 2015. Investigating the factors that influence the
choice of teaching as a first career: A report commissioned by the Queensland College
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Appendix
CV
XYZ
James road, London
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Career Goal
The main career goal is to become a Marketing Manager who is able to lead the team into
successful manner. To learn about different kinds of techniques of marketing in order to perform
at the organisational level and to achieve targets of business within a set period of time. Work
Experience
· Performed marketing operations for a marketing organisation near by my house
· Attended different webinars and seminars related to marketing operations for developing
technical understanding of marketing
· Attended professional internship of marketing operations
Qualifications:
● Bachelor degree in Marketing
●Master’s degree in Marketing
● PHD degree in Marketing
Skills
· Convincing skill and analytical skill
· Communication skill in order to convince the customers
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Linkd in Profile
Harry James
Location – Oxford Street London, UK
Summary – Presently I am working as marketing manager for a marketing organisation near
my house. I have created Link din profile for further growth and development in my career and
for increasing my networking level as well. I have awareness in this aspect that it enhances my
personality into positive manner and provides me best opportunity for further growth in my
career road. It is the profile which not only enhances my competitive skills and also upgrade my
skills according to changing period of time and according to market requirements as well.
Within my professional life it will help me in further career opportunities.
Education - I have completed my graduation in economics, accountancy and marketing from
London school of economics. I also have certificate for the leadership course which will help
me into my further growth and development.
Skills – I have great ability to grasp things into fast pace manner and also have strong grasping
power. I have strong team working skills and management skills as well in order to perform into
effective way at the organisational level. At the academic level, I am very strong in reading and
writing skills as well. I have also developed communication skills due to which I can
confidently face the people into result oriented manner.
Groups -
● Archaeomagnetic
●Education: Particular group of skills
Companies:
● Torment
● Vivacious henna
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