Self-Reflection on Management Skills and Seminars Attended

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Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

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Self-reflection is one of the best means through which all the individuals can learn
different, lessons based on their experiences. I have taken part in many of the seminars
conducted by the University. It is through these seminars that we have been able to understand
the different areas of strengths and weaknesses present within us. There were many different
seminars dealing with different activities like that of CV selecting, spotting of the errors in the
CV. The STAR technique is one of the most widely used methods that will be helping in order to
talk about the different experiences and the lesson that I have learned during the course of the
seminars. The first activity that we took up in the seminar was spotting the errors in the CV. The
STAR technique can be used in order to find out the details that have been learned in this CV.
 Team Working and Verbal Communication
SITUATION
The situation was that we were given the task of spotting out the major mistakes or in the
CVs of the students. This is a very important activity and has to be carried on properly with a
great concentration. I was working as the leader of my team. Thus, I knew that a thorough verbal
communication and team work have to be used in this case.
TASK
The task was mainly to find out the faults or the errors that have been made in the essay.
As we were given many different CVs and each of the CVs had different types of mistakes.
Thus, the situation needed to be handled in a peaceful manner, group discussion was a very
important aspect of this activity.

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APPROACH
Communicating everyday
The approach that I took was a proper collaboration between all the team members. In
order to do this a thorough verbal com munication was of utmost importance. I made it a poisnt
to knew that this task is a complicated one and can be carried on properly only with the proper
cooperation among each other. Communication is always helpful in team building. I thought that
each and every decision must be taken by conducting a proper communication with all the team
members.
Establish team rules
I asked all my team members to discuss with each other before they are proceeding for
any final steps. This will really be very helpful in finding out the errors. I saw that all the
members of the group were trying to talk to each other in order to find out the errors. After
applying this approach out was seen that the entire task was carried out properly and there were
several errors that we could spot. I established some team rules like
 Each and every member must talk with each other in a proper manner.
 There must be a thorough communication without any hesitations
 Proper decorum is being followed
 Proper division of the work among all the members
There were errors in the picture used by the student. The picture was not a professional
one; it was a very casual photograph and not fit for any professional purposes. The writing style
of the CV was not in a proper way. The language was not up to the mark and the tone was

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unprofessional. Thus it is needed for the student to work over the writing skills while making a
CV for any professional purposes.
Recognize and reward
I knew that in order to establish a proper team working culture I need to motive and encourage
all the team workers. Thus, I made sure that all the team members are getting proper rewards and
recognition for their effort.
RESULT
Thus, the result is that the group activity was carried on properly and the errors were also
spotted out. Thus, I realized that my team working capability is high. I was able to interact with
each of my team member and also support them constantly. As it was a very tough and
complicated job, I provided them with the moral support and also all the resources that they
needed. I will be using them in all future endeavors. I have also realized the mistakes that are not
to be made in the making of any professional CV.
 Critical thinking
The next seminar needed all the students to use the critical thinking capability. These are
mainly because in the next seminar we were asked to select the CV as per our preferences from
the viewpoint of a potential employer.
The STAR technique was again used in order to do the reflection over this matter.