EMSK5012 Employability Skills

Running head: EMPLOYABILITY SKILL
Employability Skill
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Coursework 1...................................................................................................................................3
Know yourself:................................................................................................................................3
1. Identify your key strengths for your desired career.....................................................................3
2. How can you apply elements of these theories to achieve career aspiration?.............................4
Know your sector:............................................................................................................................5
3. Analysis two companies in your sector and their history, values and ethics...............................5
4. How do elements of these company’s values and ethics align with yours?................................6
Know yourself:................................................................................................................................7
5. How can networking help you becoming more commercially aware of the sector?...................7
6. Reflect on the networking events you have attended and share experiences..............................7
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Coursework 1
Know yourself:
1. Identify your key strengths for your desired career
Gallup strength theory helps an individual to identify the areas of strengths based on
which the person can get an in-depth knowledge about necessary capability for being a
successful employees. By evaluating Gallup strengths, I have identified my strong aspects, which
would help me immensely for the betterment of my career. My strengths that I have identified
within me include Futuristic, Competition, Input, Learner and Intellection.
The responsibility of Futuristic is to identify the future uncertainties, which can create a
major barrier on the overall success of business. My responsibility as a Futuristic is to predict
the risk factors and implement alternative solutions in order to overcome the issue faced by my
organization at their workplaces. Competition is one of my most significant strengths based on
which I can always focus to give my best services towards work (Frich et al. 2015). I always
prefer to provide services on a competitive mode so that the quality of work becomes very much
high. People with the strength of Input place high value on all elements of data and information
because they know that information is a way to build understanding and focus. Even if I am not
aware of entire management skills and capabilities followed by the business experts, I am a quick
learner with the help of which I can acquire any kind of unknown activities very quickly. In
addition, intellection is my additional strength with the help of which business authority would
be able to distinguish my work amidst large number of employees at the workplace (Leask and

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Terrell 2014). I can make the ordinary services in an extraordinary way by using my intellectual
skills and capabilities.
2. How can you apply elements of these theories to achieve career aspiration?
In order to achieve future career aspiration my five identified skills and competencies
will be highly effective and significant on the overall progress of my career (Leask and Terrell
2014). The five elements of Gallup strengths such as Futuristic, Competition, Input, Learner
and Intellection are very much effective in order to resolve any kind of sudden issue at my
workplace (Cottrell 2015). By maintaining a competitive environment, I can always focus to give
my best services towards work. I am a quick learner with the help of which I can acquire any
kind of unknown activities very quickly. With the help of my intellection, I can make the
ordinary services in an extraordinary way by using my intellectual skills and capabilities. In
addition, my Futuristic approach is very much effective in predicting the future risk factors and
plans an alternative strategies and policies for reaching the business success in a smooth and
systematic way.
On the other hand, by applying Johari Window theory an individual can understand the
business traits and capabilities. This particular theory helped me immensely in understanding my
both strengths and weaknesses (Cheruvelil et al. 2014). Based on my strengths I have gained the
attention of other stakeholders. After identifying the weaknesses, I have gathered immense
knowledge and understanding about the ways of my improvements. Based on those areas I can
work in future so that I do not have to face challenges in achieving the business goal. Therefore,
these two theories are highly essential for evaluating my strengths and weakness as a
professional.

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Know your sector:
3. Analysis two companies in your sector and their history, values and ethics
Jack Morton and Rapier Group is one of the most recognizable event management
companies occupying prestigious places in the realm of UK. As per the business values and
ethical structure of Jack Morton, the managers are not very biased towards the stakeholders of
specific group of culture (Cottrell 2015). The service providers tend to show their equal respect
and dignity towards the customers. In addition, the employees are very much instructed to
maintain corporate etiquettes based on which customers tend to show their interest in using
services. Employees while providing services are very much cooperative and co-coordinative
towards each other. With the help of this feature, the business experts do not have to face
challenges in maintaining organizational behaviour and discipline.
In case of Rapier Group, the organizational experts are very much professional and
cooperative towards the employees. The business experts tend to give equal priority and response
to the all the employees associated at the workplace (Bolden 2016). The organization while
organizing an event strictly follows data protection act, anti-discrimination acts and so on. With
the implementation of data protection act the organization can easily maintain confidentiality of
data about service users. The business experts do not leak out data conviviality without taking
permission of the third party. The service providers tend to show their equal respect and dignity
towards the customers (Noe et al. 2014). The service providers are very much effective and
systematic towards providing services to the customers. In addition, Rapier Group follows
immense diversity management at the workplace. The business experts are not at all biased
towards the services. With the help of an effective service process, people from different cultural

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backgrounds and attitudes can get equal respect and dignity in performing well towards reaching
the business goal (Cheruvelil et al. 2014). As a result, human resource managers are only
concerned in evaluating the performances of the employees rather than focusing on cultural
backgrounds of the employees.
4. How do elements of these company’s values and ethics align with yours?
I personally believe that employees should be unbiased while running their business in
the global market. In order to deal with the customers from different cultural and psychological
backgrounds and attitudes I need to show my equal response and priority to all the members
associated within my team. In addition, I like to follow organizational behaviour and discipline
strictly. With the help of a proper organizational behaviour, I would not have to face immense
challenges in maintaining good rapport with the colleagues. In addition, effective communication
with the people of different cultural backgrounds and attitudes can help me in exchanging my
views and thoughts.
I as an employee while providing services am very much cooperative and co-coordinative
towards each other. With the implementation of data protection act the organization can easily
maintain confidentiality of data about service users. I feel safe and secured in working within
such organization, which constantly follows data protection act at the workplace. The service
providers tend to show their equal respect and dignity towards the customers (Frich et al. 2015).
The service providers are very much effective and systematic towards providing services to the
customers. However, I personally believe that corporate etiquettes and floor etiquettes should be
strictly followed at the workplace in order to maintain business sustainability.

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Know yourself:
5. How can networking help you becoming more commercially aware of the sector?
In commercial business sector, the role of a business manager is to spread wide area of
network for building effective communication with both internal as well as external employees
(Dixon et al. 2014). The role of a project manager is to deliver the project within stipulated time.
In addition, the project manager while delivering the services to the client within proper deadline
has to maintain effective network with those persons who are inclined with the project (Leask
and Terrell 2014). After being associated with event management industry, I had to take the
responsibility of a project manager for organizing two major music events. In those two events, I
had to build effective relationship with my team members who have left immense contribution
for making the entire project successful. In addition, the project manger should have proper
public management skill, decision-making skill and time management skills (Frich et al. 2015).
With the help of those competencies I can easily build a good network with the stakeholders
based on which my performance level can reach up to the mark. In addition, the customers do
not have to face challenges in receiving the services due to transparent communication method.
6. Reflect on the networking events you have attended and share experiences
In my entire academic career, I have attended two major events, which have enhanced y
personal and professional skills and competency. In a music event conducted on my college
campus, I used to play the role of project coordinator (Leask and Terrell 2014). In this very
specific project, I had to face immense challenges in organizing the entire event successfully and
systematically. I had to face major language barrier in communicating with some of my team
members. They had to face challenges in sharing their views and thoughts properly with me due

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to language barrier. However, the overall journey was very much memorable and pleasant. The
next attempt was the role of event manager while organizing an educational event. In this very
specific event, my responsibility was crucial. The scholars of different eminent academic
backgrounds turned up to enlighten their view and thoughts regarding the importance of
achieving higher education. However, as a event manager (Cottrell 2015). I had to face immense
challenges in convincing the concerned stakeholders for attention the event. At the end, the
overall experience was a learning process with the help of which I have gathered good
experiences. It helped me in developing my personal skill and professional competency.

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