COIT20249 Portfolio: Reflective Writing, Ethical Scenario, and Successful Completion

COIT20249 - Assessment item 4—Portfolio
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Table of Contents
Portfolio 2 Reflective Writing.........................................................................................................3
Portfolio 3 Responding to an Ethical Scenario................................................................................5
Portfolio 4 Successful Completion of COIT20249.........................................................................7
Part A Justification.......................................................................................................................7
Part B Feedback...........................................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................9
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Portfolio 2 Reflective Writing
Recently I have given an interview for the post of senior consultant in a technology firm. During
that interview, I had a negative experience which was regarding the existing employees of the
company. The interviewer asked me several questions regarding the working process and I have
answered all of the questions accordingly but at the time of salary discussion, the interviewer
offered a very low amount of salary. The main thing was that some other candidates have given
the same interview for the same post but their salary package was more than my salary package.
When I asked the interviewer for the reason about the salary difference, they said that my basic
skills are not as effective as other candidates. From this experience, I have learned to focus on
my basics skills while giving an interview for the job. My qualifications and job experience were
higher in comparison to the other candidates but still, I have got lower salary package.
In this situation I could have talked to the senior level person in the company regarding this
otherwise I could improve my basic communication skills and abilities and go for the interview
again. Maybe I was not able to represent myself according to the expectations of the interviewer
that is why I had this negative experience. Along with that, the other candidates had effective
communication skills and they know how to represent themselves in front of the interviewer. In
that situation, I must have used comprehensive verbal skills to convince the interviewer with my
qualifications and working abilities. It might have changed the interviewer’s mind and he might
have offered me a better salary package.
As I had this experience so I will prepare myself for the future opportunities by improving my
general communication skills along with my body language. Along with work knowledge,
communication skills are also required because it helps to put a positive impression on the
interviewer. There were both positive and negative impacts of that negative experience. The
positive impact is that I have improved my communication skills and verbal abilities. After that,
now I got some better opportunities because of my better communication and appropriate
behaviour. The negative impact of that experience was that I had to reject that salary offer which
was a little bit disappointing. These experiences have both good and bad outcomes that can be
used for the betterment of future opportunities. If I would not have improved my skills then I
would not be able to overcome my limitations. So this negative experience explains that only
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