Career selection in bachelor of business PDF

Running head: CAREER SELECTION IN BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
Career Selection in Bachelor of Business
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Introduction
Career selection and development can be explained as an individual’s growth and
development in their vocational and professional areas of life. Identifying the right skills in
selecting a career option is necessary for the reason that it can facilitate in selecting suitable
career planning techniques (Andreassen and Makarova 2015). Selecting suitable subjects for
career can facilitate in developing the ability to deal with ambiguity within a changing business
environment which can further facilitate in dealing with the hurdles faced all through the career
life. Comprehensive career planning through skills analysis and subject selection is focused on
relying the unique attributes regarding particular career fields and the professional development
priorities in life (Eagle et al. 2015). The objective of the essay is to consider the course of study
in the chosen subjects explained within bachelor of business in an organized manager for
attaining a planned approach within the subsequent selected career. The purpose of this essay s to
analyze the necessary skills those are required to excel in the selected career. Moreover, in this
essay identification along with discussion of necessary key skills that is necessary for career
selection encompassing interpersonal and oral skills, team-working skills, resume writing along
with job-interview skills.
Discussion
Part A: Subjects Identification in Completing Chosen Career
A detailed description of the subjects that I have been enrolled in “Bachelor of Business”
course suitable for choosing the career as “Business Development Manager” are explained.
Attaining necessary skills needed for my chosen career will be of increased help in identifying

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sales leads, offering new products in the market, communicating with consumers regarding new
product development and attaining increased business knowledge (Hummel, Pfaff and Rost
2018). Business law subject will facilitate in offering knowledge on business ethics and the skills
needed to run authentic and successful business. Certain important concepts needed for ensuring
success of the business such as employment and property rights is covered in the subject of
business law. In addition, such skills will facilitate me in attaining the required capabilities for
my career such basic understanding on the laws to be followed in businesses that can facilitate
me in identifying legal issues and making better business decisions. For attaining the “best-fit”
for my career option I need to understand the ways in which any regulation or legal rights that
affects employees and consumers and such knowledge is covered within the subject of business
law (Buenviaje, del Mundo, Añonuevo and Martinez 2015).
Economics subject serves as a study of the ways in which societies, businesses,
governments, households and individuals allocate their scarce resources. The study on
economics can also offer valuable knowledge on making decisions for daily business decisions
based on market conditions. In addition, the knowledge attained from the economics subject
regarding statistics on the state of economy, policy options and evaluating the likely outcomes
from the business operating in international markets (Arts and Economics 2017). Such
knowledge will facilitate me in dealing with shortage of raw materials through analyzing price
fluctuations of such surplus on reaping maximum benefits from the business. Moreover, this
subject will also offer knowledge on carrying out economic forecasts and examining the
economic forces that can enhance affect businesses. Attaining such concepts will facilitate me in
accomplishing job roles of a business development manager.

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Marketing subject will facilitate me in attaining necessary skills needed for choosing the
career of a business development manager. Marketing serves as an effective subject that
facilitates in developing effective social media advertising and communication skills that can
also facilitate increasing knowledge on team working (Wills 2017). It can also make me highly
capable to develop creative social media advertisements along with the digital strategies to
promote a brand. Attaining these marketing knowledge will support me in excelling within the
role of “Business Development Manager” as it will cover topics in advertising, public relations,
marketing and promotion so that I can develop cost-effective marketing techniques in boosting
product sales of my company.
Human resource management subject will cover topics related to compensation,
performance management, organizational development along with employee wellness and safety
programs along with employee motivation and training strategies. Attaining such knowledge will
facilitate me in justifying my “Business Development Manager” role through playing a strategic
role in managing people along with workplace environment and culture in the company I will be
associated with. Moreover, the subject of human resource management will also include topics
related with developing effective training programs in which the employees can perform jobs
safely along with covering necessary topics on change management, leadership development,
pay and benefits programs and the succession planning techniques (Teece 2016). Attaining
knowledge on such subjects will also facilitate me in adopting new processes and systems in the
organization in managing people so that they can be motivated towards attaining business goals.
A difference has been found in the subjects offered within the course of “Bachelor of
Business” and the subjects those are necessary to be covered within my chosen career of
“Business Development Manager”. I have researched and gathered in attaining necessary skills

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in my career of business development manager I need to acquire knowledge on the subjects
including business law, economics, marketing and the human resource management. However,
in the “Bachelor of Business” course I have been enrolled in the subjects such as business law,
economics, and marketing and the human resource management, finance, ethics and
entrepreneurship.
In consideration to such difference between the subjects needed by me to attain
necessary skill and the subjects in which I have been enrolled in within the course I considered
that I might have to complete diploma courses from other institution as well in the subjects
including ethics, entrepreneurship and finance (Rosemann and vom Brocke 2015). This is for the
reason that in fitting to the job role of being a “Business Development Manager” I need
exceptional financial knowledge including analysis of cash flows and profits for analyzing the
situation and success of the business operations. Moreover, knowledge on developing
entrepreneurship abilities are needed by me for this career option in order to for me to efficiently
equate sales promotion activity along with team management and in developing competitive
strategies in all its business units. Moreover, knowledge on ethics is also needed by me in order
to learn ways in which good relations can be maintained with government and regulatory
authorities through complying with necessary ethical standards needed for business operations
(De los Rios and Charnley 2017).
Part B: Identification and Discussion of Key Skills for Chosen Career
In order to perform the job responsibilities of “Business Development Manager”, I have
realized that certain major skills those must be attained by me in my chosen career. These skills
include interpersonal skills, oral skills, business writing skills, team working skills, resume

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writing, job-interview skills along with presentation and analysis of basis research information
(Cui, Hu and Griffith 2014). To fit into the job position I need to develop certain oral or
communication skills as I will need it to communicate with wide variety of people. Developing
such skills will require maintaining confident eye contact while communication, explaining a
valid vocabulary, developing effective listening skill along with presenting any innovative
business development ideas efficiently and in a group (Lenka, Parida and Wincent 2017). In
addition, I need to develop my interpersonal skills for being s successful business development
manager for the reason that it can facilitate me in determining the aspects those motivate
employees in my organization along with maintaining better relationship building with important
colleagues, partners, employees and customers. In developing such skill I have to learn being
open to feedback from employees to enhance their productivity and performance. Moreover, I
also need to acquire certain other important interpersonal skills related with my chosen career
that includes developing right level of self-confidence and strong work ethics along with learning
to work collaborate with teams through showing appreciation to good work from employees.
For ensuring exceptional written communication for business dealings in my chosen
career I have to develop effective business writing skills. This will consider developing my core
professional writing capability needed in business dealings such as good communication with
organized through, using high standards of grammar and language, increased clarity along with
maintaining conciseness. Developing such skills are necessary to fit into my selected career of
being a “business development manager” as it can facilitate me in making a written content
reader friendly and connecting with the target audiences (Suder et al. 2017). In making my
chosen career as success I need to develop skills of team working as this can facilitate me in
working smoothly and in an effective manner within a group. Being a business development

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managing acquiring such skills can attain me the capability of encouraging along with inspiring
my team members to perform better. Moreover, attaining learning regarding effective teamwork
will also support me in maintaining cooperation with employees, attaining constructive feedback
for improving business processes and resolving personal conflict among employees in my
organization (Schmidt 2017).
To fit into the role of “Business Development Manager” I must develop exceptional
resume writing skills that will consider developing a resume focusing on my major certain
abilities including exceptional ability to work under pressure, good ways of communication,
better decision making, self-motivation and time management abilities, leadership and conflict
resolution abilities along with my adaptability (Niesten and Jolink 2015). Developing an
effective skill of resume writing can facilitate me in demonstrating my skills for getting
appointed in the job role of my selected career option along with describing the qualifications
and capabilities those I have to serve as the “best-fit” candidate for the post of “Business
Development Manager”. Moreover, another necessary skill that I require for my selected career
position is developing job interview skills and for developing the same I need to conduct
research on industries and companies, prepare for common interview questions and clarifying
my selling points along with the reasons for which I desire to work in a job position. Attaining
such skills will facilitate me in increasing my chances of getting hired for my selected career post
of “Business Development Manager” and will also make me feel more in control and confident
before my prospective employer (Helfat and Peteraf 2015).
For fitting into the career option selected by me I also require to develop skills of
presentation along with analysis skills of the adhered research information. In developing such
skill I will require to develop the capability of data interpretation of the information gathered

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through employing the analytical along with local reasoning and through determining the
patterns, trends and relationships. This skill is deemed to be important for my chosen career
option as it can support me in developing my analytical skills necessary for attaining competitive
edge for my business. This can be ensured through attaining learning regarding turning necessary
information into knowledge for my employees, better decision making and for communicating
necessary business environment situation updates to my team members (Casey and Wuestman
2015). Moreover, developing such skill will facilitate me to fulfill the job responsibilities of a
“Business Development Manager” as I will be efficient n analyzing future business growth
trends and position of the industry through conducting regular research and analyzing market
statistics.
Conclusion
The objective of the essay was to consider the course of study in the chosen subjects
explained within bachelor of business in an organized manager for attaining a planned approach
within the subsequent selected career. It was gathered from the paper that the knowledge will
facilitate me in dealing with shortage of raw materials through analyzing price fluctuations of
such surplus on reaping maximum benefits from the business. Moreover, this subject will also
offer knowledge on carrying out economic forecasts and examining the economic forces that can
enhance affect businesses. Attaining such concepts will facilitate me in accomplishing job roles
of a business development manager. Developing the necessary skills are necessary to fit into my
selected career of being a “business development manager” as it can facilitate me in making a
written content reader friendly and connecting with the target audiences

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