Career Viewpoint: Conducting Personal Analysis and Action Plan for HR Managers

This article discusses the importance of career viewpoint for HR managers and how to conduct personal analysis using SWOT technique. It also provides an action plan for improving skills like communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and more. The article is relevant for students studying human resource management and professionals working in the field.

MG410 Career Viewpoint

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Conducting personal analysis.................................................................................................1
Action plan ............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Career view point is related with having the significant assessment of the skills and
attributes which aids in ascertaining lacking areas so that crucial actions for improvement can be
exerted. In the current era, having significant view point is crucial in turn proper actions for
eliminating prevailing lacking areas can become possible for achieving competitiveness. The
Present study is based on Human resource management profession which is concerned with
having the strategic & efficient managing of people in company so that appropriate
competitiveness can be achieved. The present study is related with conducting personal analysis
by involving SWOT technique of an HR manager which require various skills & attributes h for
attaining goal of effective management It will focus on having action plan for having
improvement in the lacking area.
MAIN BODY
Conducting personal analysis
SWOT
it is one of the significant technique that is helpful in accomplishing the objective of
evaluating the strengths and weaknesses so that significant information regarding the skills &
attributes prevailing can be exerted (Shantz and Dempsey-Brench, 2021).
Strengths
There are different types of the strengths
which are basically possessed by me and
provided me appropriate ability to accomplish
my roles & responsibilities.
 There is availability of good
communication skill that is helpful in
expressing my views and thoughts in
effective & formal manner. As being
an HR manager, possessing the
communication skill is highly
important as offering clarity and
precise understanding to workforce is
important (Gekara, and Thanh Nguyen,
Weaknesses
 There are few lacking areas which are
prevailing in me and required to be
overcome so that effective ability to
conduct the improvement action.
 Employee motivation and retention is
one of the major attribute that is
required as HR manager so that greater
performance from staff can be
achieved. The inability of enhancing
morale & motivation of staff decreases
their performance and leads to results
in lower job satisfaction of employee
which affect the organizational
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2018.). With aid of this strength I have
become able to deliver the information
in most effective manner.
 Problem solving approach is one of the
most competitive skill that is present in
which has given me ability to identify
the prevailing lacking areas in HRM
processes so that its cause & impact
can be ascertained. Problem solving
skill has given me effective capacity to
overcome complications that was
hampering effectiveness of employees
to fulfill their oles and responsibility.
 I have good planning & forecasting
skill that is one of the major skill that
is required to be had so that effective
recruiting, staffing, managing
performance, etc has become possible.
It is important to possess the proper
identification of lacking areas for
establishing training & development
has been exerted by me that has
boosted overall organizational
performance.
 I have critical thinking approach that is
highly important for having effective
level of evaluation of prevailing
circumstances in business so that
accomplishing proper information that
is required for decision-making
procedure. As being HR manager there
performance in adverse manner.
 Decision making skill has not been
done effectively due to improper
concentration which has not allowed
me to take quick strategy. It has
affected overall performance of the
enterprise as required action such as
placing right candidate at corrective
role, offering suitable performance
appraisal has failed to attain greater
potential from employees.
 Time management is found to be low
in me as I was unable to categorize
things in organize manner that has
affected deadline meeting requirement
of business. It has resulted in quality
work of my overall performance which
is required to be improved.
 Team work & collaboration is
important so that proper work
accomplishment by building positive
working culture (Zhukovska and et.al.,
2021). It was not able to set
coordination among staff that has
outcome in conflict rising as no proper
management of workforce has been
exerted.
 Technical software knowledge is
required to be taken into the process
for improvement as it has not allowed
me to get efficiency in conducting my
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is need of effective critical thinking so
that all the roles such as recruiting,
performance appraisal, etc can be
conducted in most precise manner.
work.
On the basis of this, it can be mentioned that these are the strengths and weaknesses
which are prevailing in me as HR manager. The strengths are helpful in accomplishing the
higher competitiveness so that grabbing potion in larger organizations there are few lacking
areas in me which are required to be improved so that managing human resource of
organization in effective manner.
Action plan
This is helpful in overcoming the prevailing limitations so that greater competence to
meet requirements of roles & responsibilities can be done effectively.
Specific skill to
be developed
Measurable (the
resources
needed)
Achievable
(potential
barriers)
Realistic
(evidence of
success)
Time bound
Decision
making skill
Various resource
used for
developing
decision-making
skills as with
using the
experience,
power and
knowledge gained
helps in
addressing and
making decision
related to all the
problems and
managing all task
Different
barriers
including With
the lack of
knowledge
about the
appropriate
policies and
procedures used
for hiring and
managing the
staff of the
company, poor
culture and
working
By being able to
create and resolve
problems with
using knowledge
and taking
decision by
selecting the best
alternative helps
in achieving
success.
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effectively in the
company
(Sourchi, 2021).
Thus with these
three resources
aids in positively
developing
decision making
skills.
practices hinders
in developing
skills.
Time
management
Different
resources used for
developing the
time management
skills as using the
mobile phones,
calenders and the
checklists with
using the pen and
paper helps in
developing these
skills. Further by
making the to do
lists and the
checklists in the
calendar by
marking the daily
task with setting
deadline helps in
developing skills
Barriers
including
various
distractions as
for achieving nd
completing the
task hinders in
achieving the
task at desired
time, lack of
proper
scheduling, not
able to set the
prioritizes for
completing the
task hinders in
developing the
skills.
When I am being
able to complete
all the task before
time by
effectively
working with
prioritizing all the
task helps in
relieving stress
and aids in
achieving success
by meeting all the
deadlines.
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which aids in
grasping better
management
position in the
company at HR.
Team work&
collaboration
Building better
relations with
employees in the
company and by
building trust and
acknowledging
the workers helps
in building these
skills and
positively
working and
completing the
work with group
of members.
Barriers which
hinders in
developing skills
includes The
communication
gaps, poor
listening skills
and lack of
respect, lack of
aligning goals,
knowledge
deficits, and
difference in the
opinions hinders
in developing
team working
skills (Fred and
Kinange, 2018).
Being able to
work with teams
by collaborating
as for completing
the task in the
company results
in achieving
success by
effectively
developing these
skills.
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Employee
motivation and
retention
There are various
types of resources
required which
involves
effective study
material
regarding
significance &
There are
various potential
barriers that can
negatively affect
the ability to
achieve skill of
employee
motivation &
retention which
comprises
inability to
understand
This can help in
achieving the
appropriate
position to
understand staff
requirements so
that taking
suitable action for
enhancing their
morale to meet
the allotted task
deadline in
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ways to motivate
and retain
employees
(Kapitanov,
Osipova and
Chikileva, 2021).
Participation in
motivational
seminar and
consulting with
staff can help in
attaining this.
distinct
personality
traits,
workplace
conflict, lack of
management,
etc.
effective manner.
This all can
provide assistance
in deriving
competitiveness
in retaining
employees
through enabling
them to meet their
personal
requirement can
favorably affect
organizational
performance.
Technical
software
knowledge
For developing
the knowledge
and skills related
to operating the
technical system
and software.
Various resources
needed as of the
operating system,
computer
software, and data
analysis helps in
learning and
building the
proficiency for
working better
and using the
HRIS software in
the company for
Potential
barriers as the
Lack of
availability of
resources, poor
guidance in
learning the
software
knowledge,
limited accesses
for using the
software and
hardware
systems as for
acquiring the
knowledge.
Being able to
work with various
software and for
managing all the
working of
employees on the
company. Further,
being able to
successfully use
the knowledge
while onboarding,
scheduling and
compensating
employees with
using operating
systems for
making work
easier and
effective.
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effectively
working at the
HR position.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that career view point is highly important for
gaining the crucial insights about improvement areas. The current study has comprised personal
analysis with using SWOT technique that has identified that there are various strengthening part
such as communication, critical thinking, problem solving, planning & forecasting, etc. On the
other side the lacking areas includes employee motivation and retention, technical knowledge,
time management, etc. In addition to this, action plan has been prepared for gaining the effective
ability to improvement action for the mentioned lacking areas so that competitiveness as HR
manager can be derived.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Recruitment Decision Making with special Reference to Information Technology
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Gekara, V.O. and Thanh Nguyen, V.X., 2018. New technologies and the transformation of work
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Managers' Competencies in the Digital Age. In SHS Web of Conferences (Vol. 91). EDP
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Shantz, A. and Dempsey-Brench, K., 2021. How Volunteerism Enhances Workplace Skills. MIT
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APPENDIX
CV for HR manager
Curriculum Vitae
Name : XYZ
Address: Brooklands court, Kettering Pkwy, Kettering NN15 6FD, United Kingdom
Objective: To get the significant opportunity where I can utilize my skills to meet
organizational goal of having effective human resource management and get more knowledge
to obtain higher personal development.
Skills and attributes:
 Effective planning & forecasting
 Critical thinking
 Communication skills
 Problem solving
 Training & development skills
 Leadership skills
Qualification :
 Degree in the management of business administration in specialization of human
resource
 Bachelors degree in the business administration
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Linked In profile:
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