Career View Point

Career View Point

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Personal Analysis...................................................................................................................1
Career Action Plan.................................................................................................................3
CONLUSION..................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Career can be defined as the occupation that is selected by an individual for the purpose
of getting elevated in terms of professional context. It is important for an individual to reflect
upon the career opted by them in order to make sure that their skill set and knowledge base is
appropriate for working under the concerned corporate sector. The present project is based upon
the self reflection on career of an individual within Travel and Tourism sector. The post that has
been selected hereby is Travel Agent which holds crucial importance for a tour operator. Travel
agent is a person whose job is helping tourists / travellers by doing reservations of tickets or
accommodation for them. The present report includes the personal analysis done in association
with the skills required by a professional to gain success in career. Also, it consists of a career
action plan dependent over the research done in CW1. Finally, CV for the designation of travel
agent is given.
Personal Analysis
To carry out a job in the domain of travel and tourism sector, an individual should
possess sound knowledge of the industry. Also, they must have the tact to deal with the
customers in an effective manner and persuade them to purchase their tour packages. By
developing sound knowledge of tourism sector whereby the person intends to pursue the career,
an individual gains the opportunity to facilitate self development. In this relation, it has been
identified that travel agent requires a number of skills and knowledge in order to effectively gain
the attention of people towards their services. As I am a graduate, it is crucial that I identify my
existing skill set as well as the gap that needs to be filled to become compatible for the job role
of travel agent.
In this relation, the skills and knowledge that are required to be present within me to
become eligible for the job role of travel agent are described as underneath:-
Professionals operating within the confines of travel and tourism sector need to have
effective communication skills in order to set effective networking with the travellers. This
provides assistance to the travel agents in gaining the attention of more number of individuals
and telling them about the tour packages offered by the entity. In this relation, I have analysed
that communication skills are effective enough to set interaction with the tourists and influence
their purchase behaviour in a positive manner. However, there is still a scope for me to enhance
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