Managing People and Careers.

Managing People and
Careers

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
1. An appropriately targeted cover letter.....................................................................................1
2. Appropriately targeted competency based job application answers to supplied questions.....2
3. CV............................................................................................................................................4
4. Interview practice.....................................................................................................................6
5. Assessment centre practice......................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Managing people can be defined as the process of providing specific training, motivation
and direction to the newly joined employees so that overall productivity of the whole
organisation could be increased (Baruch and Vardi, 2016). It is mainly focused with overseeing
workflow and boosting employee performance on regular basis. The organisation which is
selected for this project is Arcadia Merchandise Company and the job description which is used
for this project is Administration Assistant. This assignment covers various topics such as a
cover letter, appropriately targeted competency based on the job application answers to supplied
questions, a curriculum vitae, reflective notes from the seminar etc. Along with this, notes for
centre exercise practice are also covered in this project.
MAIN BODY
1. An appropriately targeted cover letter
Cover letter
1st December 2020
123, Oxford Street
London, United Kingdom
458988547
Respected recruitment executives,
I am Elena Munteanu and I am applying for the job of Administration Assistant in Arcadia
Merchandise Company as I have seen an advertisement regarding the vacant post. I have a great
past working experience which will be beneficial for me if I got selected within the organisation
and my strengths will guide me to fulfil all the requirements to accomplish all the tasks.
Detailed information about my experience and strengths is being mentioned by me in my
curriculum vitae. With the help of it, you can analyse that my skills could be able to meet your
requirements or not (Wehrmeyer, 2017).
According to my past working experience I am very good in managing people at workplace and
provide them motivation through proper guidance which will help to accomplish all the tasks in
a specific time limit. When I was in the college different projects were completed under my
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leadership as I was good in communication and team management. I have a quality of making
plans before starting to work as it help me to make sure that the tasks which are assigned to me
will be completed in the given time limit or not. My ability of working under pressure is very
good which will be beneficial for me if I get selected by you for the purpose of Administration
Assistant as it will guide me to work effectively in all the circumstances. My past experience of
working as a Hostess in The Bank Club has helped me to make sure that I interact with all the
individuals properly as it can help to establish good relations with them. The experience of
working as a PR in Fratelli Constanta has helped me to develop my skills of communication and
importance of good relations. With the help of my past experience I can assure you that I will
try my best to attain the targets which will be provided to me by the top level executives of the
organisation (Baruch, 2014). By working in the organisation my confidence level is being
increased which is the main requirements of the job profile of Administration Assistant. As
mentioned in my CV I am having good skills such as leadership, teamwork, creativity, time
management and communication. All of them will lead me to work according to the
responsibilities assigned to me after recruitment.
All the essential elements are mentioned in my CV which are showing that I am capable of
getting selected for this job role. Based on my capabilities and skills I think that I am a suitable
candidate for the job offered by you for Arcadia Merchandise. This career opportunity will
boost my career and help to attain the desired growth.
Thanks for allowing me to take some time of yours to consider my job application for the
vacant post of Administration Assistant in Arcadia Merchandise. I am hoping that my
application will be considered by you and the details for contacting me are mentioned in my
CV.
Regards
Francesca Elena Munteanu Axinte
2. Appropriately targeted competency based job application answers to supplied questions
Why you have decided to apply for the post of Administration Assistant in Arcadia
Merchandise Company?
I have decided for applying the vacant job in the organisation because it is one of the
largest and well known companies in the market. The image of it in the industry is very good it
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