Improving Personal Insight to Build Better Careers
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2/5/2018
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IMPROVING PERSONAL INSIGHT TO BUILD BETTER
CAREERS
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IMPROVING PERSONAL INSIGHT TO BUILD BETTER
CAREERS
Contents
Introduction2
Research and discuss the recruitment and interview process2
Securing Practical Experience and Knowledge2
Research on the industry and organization in advance3
Listen, reason than respond clearly3
Write your application4
Interview materials using STAR framework/ interview6
Situation:6
Task:6
Action:6
Response:7
Reflection7
Mock interviews7
What you have learned about yourself & influence career planning8
References9
Introduction2
Research and discuss the recruitment and interview process2
Securing Practical Experience and Knowledge2
Research on the industry and organization in advance3
Listen, reason than respond clearly3
Write your application4
Interview materials using STAR framework/ interview6
Situation:6
Task:6
Action:6
Response:7
Reflection7
Mock interviews7
What you have learned about yourself & influence career planning8
References9
Introduction
As the number of young professionals increases each year, the pressure increases towards
securing stable employment and maintaining existing jobs. The over-saturation of young
professionals in markets delivers major benefits to the corporate world but only increases the
pressure and burden on the working professional (Twillie, 2014). This makes it important for
young professionals to change their vision towards their career so as to improve the opportunities
they encounter. Unlike the past when career success was directly influenced by academic
qualifications, today a combination of academic qualifications, knowledge, skill, and adaptability
are all traits employers are looking for (Rook, 2013). In addition to this developing versatile
knowledge skills and sets also allows the professionals to build self-confidence and
independence which can also be used to generate income from other sources rather than only
wait for employment income.
Research and discuss the recruitment and interview process
Recruitment is growing more difficult each year as the number of candidates graduating from
college increases and the number of available jobs remains low yet the number of professionals
increases (Ball & Ball, 2010). As more professionals graduate from college and university, the
hiring criteria adopted by major corporate organizations are also becoming most stringent. This
places additional pressure on the young professionals who are expected to deliver more attractive
skills and talent so as to secure any vacant job positions. With this pressure, many continue to
invest time towards developing practical skills and knowledge in different fields since it delivers
an added benefit to the professional’s portfolio (Arthur, 2012). Being a fresher is among the most
negative qualities a young professional can be highlighted for but one is only classified as a
fresher if they have no practical experience in the field.
Securing Practical Experience and Knowledge
One of the most important factors young professionals must to consider is securing internships
and virtual employment as well as volunteer opportunities as these help deliver added knowledge
and skill. Full attention should be delivered towards maintaining a good reputation and high
performance on these opportunities and recommendation letters requested (Allen & Velden, 2011).
This can be achieved while candidates are still in college and university but by securing practical
As the number of young professionals increases each year, the pressure increases towards
securing stable employment and maintaining existing jobs. The over-saturation of young
professionals in markets delivers major benefits to the corporate world but only increases the
pressure and burden on the working professional (Twillie, 2014). This makes it important for
young professionals to change their vision towards their career so as to improve the opportunities
they encounter. Unlike the past when career success was directly influenced by academic
qualifications, today a combination of academic qualifications, knowledge, skill, and adaptability
are all traits employers are looking for (Rook, 2013). In addition to this developing versatile
knowledge skills and sets also allows the professionals to build self-confidence and
independence which can also be used to generate income from other sources rather than only
wait for employment income.
Research and discuss the recruitment and interview process
Recruitment is growing more difficult each year as the number of candidates graduating from
college increases and the number of available jobs remains low yet the number of professionals
increases (Ball & Ball, 2010). As more professionals graduate from college and university, the
hiring criteria adopted by major corporate organizations are also becoming most stringent. This
places additional pressure on the young professionals who are expected to deliver more attractive
skills and talent so as to secure any vacant job positions. With this pressure, many continue to
invest time towards developing practical skills and knowledge in different fields since it delivers
an added benefit to the professional’s portfolio (Arthur, 2012). Being a fresher is among the most
negative qualities a young professional can be highlighted for but one is only classified as a
fresher if they have no practical experience in the field.
Securing Practical Experience and Knowledge
One of the most important factors young professionals must to consider is securing internships
and virtual employment as well as volunteer opportunities as these help deliver added knowledge
and skill. Full attention should be delivered towards maintaining a good reputation and high
performance on these opportunities and recommendation letters requested (Allen & Velden, 2011).
This can be achieved while candidates are still in college and university but by securing practical
and on job experience they would be able to develop their knowledge and understand corporate
expectations. This would, in turn, deliver important strengths which can be used by the candidate
while attending job interviews which will ultimately make recruitment easier. This is achieved
by the individual being able to secure important insight and understanding related to employer
expectations and targets as well as maintaining their focus and attention towards consistently
working under pressure. It’s important to keep in mind that a manager’s job is to constantly
supply work and utilize employee knowledge and skills thus it’s important to be prepared to
demonstrate your flexibility towards adopting new roles. This makes you a more valuable asset
for any organisation which thus delivers more job security and reduces the organisations human
resource costs. This makes it important for they on professional to begin building skills and their
adopt ability skills from an early stage so as to ensure they are versatile and capable of handling
the pressure placed on them by management while on the role. Improving ones skills should be
considered and used as an important tool which can be utilized towards career success thus it’s
critical that young professionals develop and master the skills from a young age.
Research on the industry and organization in advance
In 95% of the situations, candidates would be approaches by the recruitment officer or human
resource officer over the call and informed to attend the interview on a certain day. The
organization's name, address and other important details are usually delivered to the candidate
via email or SMS. Rather than sit tight and wait for the interview coming in a day or two, the
candidate should focus on research on the organization's history, industry, and specialization
(Mackay, 2010). This is a critical aspect many fresher’s and young professionals fail to do and
they attendance views armed with the educational certificates and intuition. Having little
knowledge of organization and industries background helps improve one’s interview experience
and delivers a better impression to the interviewers thus improving the likeliness of them
selecting the individual.
Listen, reason than respond clearly
During the interview candidates must remain calm and be able to listen and reason before
responding. This is critical since it’s important to understand what you have been asked and any
underlying point the interviewer may be looking for. Don’t take too long to reason and make
sure the response is clear and firm. Avoid using questionable terms like I think, maybe, I’m not
expectations. This would, in turn, deliver important strengths which can be used by the candidate
while attending job interviews which will ultimately make recruitment easier. This is achieved
by the individual being able to secure important insight and understanding related to employer
expectations and targets as well as maintaining their focus and attention towards consistently
working under pressure. It’s important to keep in mind that a manager’s job is to constantly
supply work and utilize employee knowledge and skills thus it’s important to be prepared to
demonstrate your flexibility towards adopting new roles. This makes you a more valuable asset
for any organisation which thus delivers more job security and reduces the organisations human
resource costs. This makes it important for they on professional to begin building skills and their
adopt ability skills from an early stage so as to ensure they are versatile and capable of handling
the pressure placed on them by management while on the role. Improving ones skills should be
considered and used as an important tool which can be utilized towards career success thus it’s
critical that young professionals develop and master the skills from a young age.
Research on the industry and organization in advance
In 95% of the situations, candidates would be approaches by the recruitment officer or human
resource officer over the call and informed to attend the interview on a certain day. The
organization's name, address and other important details are usually delivered to the candidate
via email or SMS. Rather than sit tight and wait for the interview coming in a day or two, the
candidate should focus on research on the organization's history, industry, and specialization
(Mackay, 2010). This is a critical aspect many fresher’s and young professionals fail to do and
they attendance views armed with the educational certificates and intuition. Having little
knowledge of organization and industries background helps improve one’s interview experience
and delivers a better impression to the interviewers thus improving the likeliness of them
selecting the individual.
Listen, reason than respond clearly
During the interview candidates must remain calm and be able to listen and reason before
responding. This is critical since it’s important to understand what you have been asked and any
underlying point the interviewer may be looking for. Don’t take too long to reason and make
sure the response is clear and firm. Avoid using questionable terms like I think, maybe, I’m not
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