Career Research Report: Personal Analysis, Career Action Plan, CV

This report analyzes personal analysis, career action plan, and CV for the position of travel agent in Marriott International. It includes a personal development plan and skills required for the position.

Career Research Report
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
Personal Analysis.........................................................................................................................4
Career Action Plan.......................................................................................................................5
Curriculum Vitae (CV) ...............................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
Personal Growth is the framework which helps in knowing the key strengths and weakness
which helps in building the career and profession in an effective and efficient manner (van
Woerkom and et.al., 2019). Marriott International is an American multinational company which
operates in hotel facilities and franchising properties.
The report will analyze personal analysis which will help me in knowing my skills and the
abilities along with my strength and weakness and how to improve those weaknesses on large
scale. Along with this, the main career development plan will be framed which will help in
formulating the Personal Development Plan (PDP) by including target, resources, long/short
term actions and time frame within which target will be achieved. Furthermore, Curriculum
Vitae (CV) will be created which will explain the position of travel agent in Marriott
International and mentioning all the details within CV which will be written in a detailed and
precise manner of travel industry.
MAIN BODY
Personal Analysis
In order to work in a travel and tourism industry, I need to have the skills which are
applicable for being the travel agent of Marriott International. And for being at that position I
need to incur some skills which will helps me knowing the travel and tourism industry more
(Mitin and et.al., 2018). Along with this, the skills and knowledge which I acquire also help me
in my career development as I show interest in working in this industry. The skills which I
imbibe are good communication skills which help me in communicating with people and this
also helps me in interacting with people on regular basis.
Along with this, teamwork is another important skill which I imbibe and this helps me in
working with other individuals so that goals and objectives are accomplished. And also because,
teamwork plays an important part as collaborative working in teams helps in making the work
easier and that different activities are being carried out in industry more precisely and in an
appropriate manner (Tolkach and et.al., 2019). The third most important skills which I imbibe
are the graduate degree which helps me knowing more about travel and tourism industry which
accompanies me in knowing what trends are and patterns which are being followed in current
times in travel industry. Innovation and strategy are next most important skills which I imbibe
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and with the help of this I am able to make most of my processing of work easier. I am interested
in knowing more about travel and tourism industry as I wish to work as travel agent for Marriot
International.
For further defining proper way in which what are the skills which I incur the most are
described as –
Strengths - My strengths are based on my skills which helps me knowing what actually I
posses for the position in travel and tourism industry so that I am able to achieve my goals and
objectives which are being set (GURL, 2017).
Weaknesses - The weaknesses which I hold is lack of practical knowledge in travel and
tourism field, poor management skills, lack of social media knowledge and its functions. I care to
improve my weaknesses so that I am able to perform best at position in travel industry by being
the travel agent. It is very important for me to improve my weaknesses so that I am able to make
the most of what I have through the skills which I incur.
Career Action Plan
The career action plan is framed for the purpose of knowing what are the goals and
objectives which are to be achieved and through which all the work is being completed by
accomplishing the goals along with mentioning the issues and action which is taken to improve
the issues (Miller, 2017). Thus, it is framed as –
Goal – The goal is to become a productive travel agent in travel and tourism industry so that the
goals and objectives are achieved on higher scale.
How Goals can be Achieved – Goals for becoming a travel agent can be achieved by possessing
the basic skills and knowledge for the industry so that it helps in making my career significant
and helps me in knowing what are the scales through which I am able to see myself at the
position of travel agent (Homsey, 2021). Thus, this will helps me achieving my goal so that I am
able to perceive my career in being the travel agent and serve the travel and tourism industry
effectively and on significant scales.
Issues - The issues which may arise as me being the travel agent can be the weaknesses which
may affect the working and how I scale my performance through which the travel and tourism
industry is not being hampered and that I contribute effectively and efficiently to the Marriott
International. The issues which may arise can be my lack of practical knowledge which affects
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my work and through that I am not able to work better with the trends and the patterns which are
running in the travel industry.
Action – The action which I will take for improvement in my weaknesses that are affecting my
career and to eradicate the issues which are arising. For this I will frame action plan which
includes the goals, resources through which the goal can be achieved, the area of development
and the time requirement (Gould, 2017). Along with this the issues can be resolved which may
arise in my career development process.
Personal Development Plan (PDP) – Personal development plan is being framed so that the
goals can be achieved in an effective timescale along with the resources which helps in achieving
the goals which is being framed for the long run in career development. PDP is formulated below
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Target Resources Long/Short Term Action Time
1. Improve practical
knowledge and skills in
travel and tourism
industry.
Read books, case studies
articles and blogs for
improving the practical
skills required.
I will take Online classes
which will help me
improving and enhancing
my practical knowledge in
the travel industry.
3 months
2. Enhance and improve
social media knowledge
and its functions.
Read campaigns and
online blogs and articles
for enhancing the social
media learning skills on
large scale.
I will learn the how to
handle the social media by
watching online videos
and tutorials.
5 months
3. To manage and plan the
management skills in the
profession.
By reading articles and
books on management.
I will learn to manage time
by doing multiple tasks
and activities so that it
helps in improving my
skills and makes me
acknowledge my
weaknesses.
2 months
Thus, with the help of this Personal Development Plan (PDP), I will be able to ensure that all my
weaknesses which are mentioned above are covered in an effective and efficient way so that the
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main thing which is the development of skills is being measured and evaluated in a significant
way possible (Shaheen and et.al., 2020). With the help of framing and formulating the PDP plan
and the career development plan, all the aspects of what are the weaknesses are measured on
large scale and this helps in knowing what is the scale through which identification of skills in
the career development program are being worked upon so that I am able to achieve position of
travel agent in Marriott International Hotel with the help of proper way formed.
Curriculum Vitae (CV) –
Jack Williams
56, South Venture Lane
London, UK
[e-mail]
Mobile no. 1278564930
EDUCATION
May 2015 – May 2017
MBA in Hotel Management
June 2012 – June 2015
Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)
EXPERIENCE
Dec 2017 – Feb 2020
Marriott International (Travel Agent)
 Gathering data of market and information about the customers.
 Managing and handling the team in collaborative manner by working along collectively.
 Working with team to achieve goals and objectives set.
 Maintaining strong relation with customers and the organization through e - mail, social
media channels like Instagram, Facebook etc.
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SKILLS
 Leadership, management and diligent
 Effective communication skills
 Significant decision making skills
 Problem solving skills
 Highly creative in doing work and ability to work with the team.
LANGUAGES
French, English, German
DECELARATION
I hereby declare that the above - mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I
bear the responsibility for the particulars.
CONCLUSION
Thus, from the above report it is concluded that personal analysis helped me in knowing my
skills and the abilities which mentioned my strength and weakness and how to improve those
weaknesses on large scale. Along with this, the main career development plan was framed which
helped in formulating the Personal Development Plan (PDP) with included target, resources,
long/short term actions and time frame within which target will be achieved. Furthermore,
Curriculum Vitae (CV) was created which explained the position of travel agent and mentioning
all the details within the CV which was written in a detailed and precise manner. Thus, it is
concluded from the above report that all essential information which is required for the position
of becoming a travel agent and incurring the position in Marriott International was being framed
in an effective and efficient manner for achieving goal being framed for the travel and tourism
industry.
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REFERENCES
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Career Development Course. Career Planning & Adult Development Journal.33(1).
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