MN3040QA Orientation for Success in Higher Education

MN3040QA
Orientation for Success in Higher Education
Assignment 2: Report & Reflection
Student name Vesela Krasimirova Yaramova
Student ID no. 10160933
Lecturer Rachel Barker
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Contents page
Introduction ...............................................................___3__
Career development & employability
Insert topic 1. Networking ........................................ ___3__
Insert topic 2. Curriculum Vitae ( CV )........................ __ 4___
Reflection ................................................................. __ 4___
Conclusion ..................................................................__5___
Reference List ..............................................................__6___
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Illustrate your gained knowledge on career development and reflect on how your
assessment results could be applied to the workplace.
Introduction
Nowadays, an interview for a job could be held while you are on presentation, teambuilding or just a
family barbeque. The business today is looking for people who can communicate with others in an
excellent manner and at the same time to be an active listener and have public speaking skills. Working to
obtain our networking skills we will be capable of growing in our workplace or expanding our own
business. Moreover, we could create a strategy, which brings us positives results in future. Once, having
reliable networking we could use it to gain ideas from others and to create a perfect curriculum vitae
(CV), because this CV will be as a business card for us in future, ensuring the delighted job and allowing
us to grow in a career plan. In this essay, I am going to write very systematically why networking and CV
are important for the business and what benefits could bring.
Career development and employability
Networking
The world has changed and with it, networking has changed as well. If you put on one side for a moment
the old meaning of networking, we could see that networking these days is about building relationships
with people that would be valuable in a long term or for a lifetime. Ward (2021) does think that
networking is a good asset to the business because it could ensure professional counsellors or with
personal details which will help you to resolve a problem. In addition, you could get a piece of
information for new technology or to expand your knowledge, getting other`s experience. Beyond that,
you will build confidence and crucial relationships. Klawitter (2021) believes that we have to create our
networking with people who can be found interesting. He recommends going to every event and be
curious because this curiosity would reduce the stress. Besides this, we have to be patient and generous.
That does not mean that we have to offer everyone our help; we have to be perfect listeners because not
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