Employability Skills : Sample Assignment
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Added on 2021-04-17
Employability Skills : Sample Assignment
Added on 2021-04-17
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LO1 and LO3Know Your SectorHow Networking Can Help One Become More Commercially AwareCommercial awareness refers to being updated on daily developments and happenings in the business/ commercial world. My course and field of interest (Business management) is highly dynamic and experiences change almost constantly. A career in management require making critical decisions: with commercial awareness, one is likely to make the right decisions, benefitting their employer, the society at large, and enhancing their professional growth (Lovells,2018). Networking is one way an individual can achieve commercial awareness and remain on top of their ‘game’; networking enables people exchange fresh ideas just by talking and interacting. While continuing education and reading industry news gives one ideas, networking isby far, in my opinion, the most effective way to stay up to date. Getting information from networking events helps one get acquainted with new trends in the industry, new certifications, growth areas (career), and new practices (Ward, 2017). One will be on top of events and trends in the industry, especially when networking with people already established in the management sector. One will get tons of advice, ideas, insights, trends, and information. All these will enhance my commercial awareness and make me prepared with practical skills and knowledge inthe industry (Faulkner and Nierenberg, 2013). I attended a networking event recently, where many leading industry players like Citi and PwC were in attendance. At first I was apprehensive, meeting all these business executives and successful career managers in their own right. However, I reviewed what I had learned in class and in group discussions and was able to network effectively, employing ‘what works’ instead of‘what is easy’ or ‘what is usually done’. I did my research beforehand on the kinds of people thatwould be present and elected those whose work I liked or found interesting. Having some knowledge about the people I wanted to contact and learn from was going to help in breaking theice and keep them interested in exchanging ideas and information with me. I used positive and confident language; this was helped all the more because I had prior knowledge, beyond the surface, about the person, having checked their professional profiles and searched for information about them (Dexter and Wilson, 2017). I am a social person so interacting with
people, even seniors, was not an issue for me, all I did was maintain professional mannerisms and did most of the listening, asking questions such as‘Your article on productivity published on your blog was very interesting, would such ideas be useful in a situation where I was in charge of a group whose productivity I felt was below par?’From such questions, I started to develop a power contact list and promised to ‘keep the conversation going’ by e-mailing them in a professional way. Outcomes LO3: Knowing your SectorMy degree program includes various lesson areas and practical activities that will help me acquire the necessary skills in a management career. The common skills needed for management roles in the business/ corporate sector include leadership, management, interpersonal, analytical, decision making, listening, team working, and communication skills. In addition, a reputable personal character is another desirable skill for the job role. Practical and group activities in the course will help me develop some of the required skills, including team working skills, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Tasks such as networking activities or industry related practical assignments will help me further develop my communication and interpersonal skills and learn a few practical ideas and trends in management (Corcoran, 2015). Practical projects and assignments will help me develop analytical skills; a key requirement for effective decision making in any management/ senior executive role. For example, a group activity involving developing a business plan proposal will help me develop leadership skills, analytical and research skills, interpersonal and communication skills, as well as management skills. These will be on top of the theoretical lessons and readings undertaken throughout the Degree Program. Activities such as simulations on management where people have to make decisions and view the outcomes of the decisions made will further enhance my management, decision making, and analytical skills. Such tasks mimic real life scenarios in management wherethe skills will be applied in a real life situation (Harzing and Pinnnington, 2011). Professional QualificationAfter evaluating some of the available courses and professional qualifications, I feel that a qualification in project Management will greatly enhance my skills and knowledge, improve my
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