Career Research Report: Trends and Skills Required for Management Profession

Career research report
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Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................3
Analysis and application .................................................................................................................3
General trends impacting upon management profession (secondary research)..........................3
General trends impacting upon management profession (primary research).............................5
The skills, knowledge and experience required..........................................................................5
Evaluation........................................................................................................................................6
References.......................................................................................................................................7
Appendices .....................................................................................................................................8
Appendix 1: Interview................................................................................................................8
Appendix 2: Job Advertisement..................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Career development refers to the process of evaluation and analysis of personal interests
and skills in order to make decisions regarding the choices of pursuing a career. In this career
research report, I am reflecting upon the information which is required in order to ensure
effective career development and enhancement. The following report focus upon the career of
management and it discuss in detail this field of career development. The profession of manager
is a very reputed profession and is respected and valued by everyone in an organisation.
Therefore, I am choosing this field for the purpose of my career development and I believe
pursuing a profession as manager would help in enhancing my potential and overall personality
development. I am keenly interested in this the job of a manager and wants to multiply my skills
in the area of management as I always wanted to manage people. In this report, the trends
regarding the profession of management are discussed in context of both primary and secondary
research. It also pays emphasis upon skills and knowledge required for the profession of a
manager and critically evaluate this job role.
Analysis and application
General trends impacting upon management profession (secondary research)
General trends influencing the field of management refers to the modern and emerging
managerial practices which are used by managers in order to efficiently manage employees and
improve their performance (Ireland and Lent, 2018). There are various important trends that are
emerging in the profession of management. The four most important trends emerging are
discussed below:
Crisis management: Crises can be both internal and external and has became a part of an
organisation as it operates in a dynamic environment where uncertainties prevail. An
organisation requires highly competent managers in order to ascertain the extent of uncertainties
and develop contingency plans. The changes in external environment is uncertain and cannot be
predicted with accuracy but managers must be able to ascertain uncertainties and effectively
make contingency plans. Organisations seeks and prefers candidates who have expertise in
predicting changes through analysis market trends and situations prevailing in the external
environment that are likely to influence internal factors of a company.
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