Development plan Assignment

Unit 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
P 1. The key
benefits of ongoing
professional
development...............................................................................................................................1
P 2. Investigation of professional employer
expectations of skills
and competencies.......................................................................................................................2
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................3
P 3. Assessment of own
abilities, skills, and
competences for a
specific job role..........................................................................................................................3
P 4. Reviewing a range of
learning theories for
personal and
professional
improvement
processes....................................................................................................................................5
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6
P 5. Development plan to
enhance chosen skills
and competencies.......................................................................................................................6
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................9
P 6. Job
interview for a suitable
service industry role...................................................................................................................9

P 7. Key
strengths and
weaknesses of an
applied interview
process........................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Professional development is a process of learning new things and develop various skills
professionally.
This study will highlight, the importance of professional development and the benefit of
self directed learning in order to enhance the career opportunities and professional development.
This study will also demonstrate and access to own skills with the help of various development
and learning approaches. Furthermore, it will also highlight professional development plan and
also demonstrates various range of service industry and skills needed for job application.
Marriott International is a diversified multinational hospitality company. It was
established in the year 1927 and was founded by J. Willard Marriott and Alice Marriott. It
manages its operations all across the globe by providing various luxury facilities and services to
the customers.
LO 1
P 1. The key
benefits of ongoing
professional
development.
Professional development is a process of learning new things and develop various skills
professionally. It helps in developing various professional skills which leads to high career
growth and opportunities (Darling-Hammond, Hyler, and Gardner, 2017). On- going
professional development attracts attention of both employer and employee which helps in
developing professional skills in order to compete effectively in a multinational market.
Continuous professional development helps individual in meeting the capabilities with the
current standard in the particular field (Kooij, Tims and Kanfer, 2015). There are various
benefits of On- going professional development to different stakeholders of the company mainly
includes:
Greater employability: The employees of the Marriott company are seeking for skilled,
professional and knowledgeable individuals which helps them in continuous development and
growth (Darling-Hammond, Hyler, and Gardner, 2017). On- going professional development
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