Employability Skills and Professional Development

This report discusses the importance of employability skills and professional development in achieving organizational goals. It focuses on continuous personal development and its impact on career growth. The report also includes a case study of Fulona's Hair & Beauty Salon.

Employability Skills and
Professional Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Objectives and Aims of portfolio ................................................................................................1
Continuous personal development...............................................................................................1
REFLECTION ............................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCERS ...........................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
In present time, skills and professionalism is almost required at every place, program and
process within a company so that main goals and objective can be attained in desired time-frame.
Employability skills make employees to complete the allotted work in desired time with the help
of sufficient knowledge and capabilities (Messum and et. al., 2015). Professional and personal
development are two variables that benefit people because everyone is amused with desirable
personality traits as well as an excellently-developed profession. In this study, Fulona's Hair &
Beauty Salon is selected which provide several services to customer such as hair & beauty, Laser
& Electricals.
In this report, CDP and PPD plans are discussed in the context of selected company
Objectives and Aims of portfolio
The respective current portfolio is related with continuous development plan for a HR
manager of Fulona's Hair & Beauty Salon in order to get the specific knowledge and skills which
are lacking. The main aim of this portfolio is to develop the skills and abilities that in a manager
which lead down the entire performance of company.
Continuous personal development
The CPD is a career advancement method that helps employers to develop sustainable
skills, understanding and work skills in relation to workforce roles and also to participate
effective worker careers in job-related services. CPD combines numerous approaches for the
learning of the individual to enhance and have an efficient career growth, such as training
courses, e-Learning projects, meetings, gatherings, ideas-sharing and good practice methods.
There are some specific concepts related with CPD that are discussed below:
 This is related with regular program because employees and worker are always need new
type of learning to update skills.
 It is professional as professionals are aware about several advantages that learning
provides to them and to employers and other clients.
 It is structured as the aim of CPD is to enhance personal performance and job prospects.
 The idea that awareness helps practitioners do their work effectively suggests that further
professional development is necessary (Mishra, 2014).
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 CPD is advance in nature which makes several chances for the participant that directly
help in increasing the career possibility.
 The idea that awareness helps professionals better carry out their duties is essential to
continuing career development.
In the context of HR trainee those have the main role for controlling and handling the
management operations so that every business task in carry in desired pre-determined manner. In
addition, manager are liable to create and develop a effective connection among the different
staff in order to reach the main objective and goals of company. In order to maximize revenue
with an optimized use of manpower, the HR trainee must co-ordinate and work closely with their
distinct workable areas members. Furthermore, it is responsibilities of an individual to make
proper and valuable CPD plan that are essential in ascertaining the actual performance and
drawback (Rao, 2014). So that better meaningful corrective plans are made to increase the entire
performance of themselves as well as whole organisation. Effective CPD practice is extended to
professional life-oriented evaluations No participant-based communication involves are included
in CPD or reactive reading. There's more passive form in this form of CPD and one directional
form. Therefore, the CPD in context of HR trainee appointed in Fulona's Hair & Beauty Salon is
discussed underneath:
Objective Current rating Resources Actions Time frame
Creative
Thinking
Weak It is observed that in
present marketplace,
to be a good and
effective creative
thinking is being the
most crucial integral
skill that help a person
to resolve different
business problem with
innovative ideas. It
also help to reach the
best job position
among various other
I use journals,
newspapers and
social media
platforms to
stimulate my
critical creative
thinking, so I am
able to become
aware of current
business
environments.
Furthermore, I will
endeavour to
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employee as creative
thinker follow novel
thought to make
business activities
more reliable. Thus,
after analysing the
whole scenarios I
come to know that I
have average skills for
thinking creatively
(Rasul And et. al.,
2012). This would
definitely create
number of problems
for me while
managing and copying
with current trend of
market. Due to lack of
proper skills I would
not be able to make
and implement better
decisions that could
hinder the overall
profitability and
productivity.
regularly
communicate with
various personnel
types, that will help
me to obtain
information on the
environment and on
the global trend or
demand. Through
such an exercise, I
may quickly select
the best strategic
choice and meet all
kinds of internally
or externally
company problems.
It also helps me to
maximize profits by
using resources
available at the
right time.
Negotiation skill Low As observed through
that present
environment of
business is getting
more globalised. So
company negotiant is
I make various
strategies to
increase my
negotiation skills
such as I joint
different
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more and there are
very much need of
skill for negotiation. It
has the main role
which to authorise a
individual to develop a
more effective and
length term consumer
relationship
(Rosenberg and et. al.,
2012). This also aid in
making the best place
for brand in a
competitive market
by collaborating with
several business
parties. From the
entire assessment of
my personal skills I
come to know that I
am lacking behind in
this skill. Due to
which many time I lost
the chance to expand
business for Fulona's
Hair & Beauty Salon.
conference,
workshops where I
use to negotiate
with my team
member so that I
can build my
confidence to
interest with other
manager of
different company.
I use to visit local
salons in nearby
region and started
act as a customer to
gain the knowledge
about negotiation
which I was
lacking. It also
allows myself to
reduce consumers'
uncertainty as well
as provide relevant
data simply without
doubt or
speculation.
Decision making Average This capacity is
associated with
aspects that allow a
staff to conclude or
evaluate precisely and
In order to increase
my actual skills for
analysing the
business scenarios
and making
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reliably decision in
order to boost
efficiency and revenue
growth. In case if
wrong decision are
made the entire
performance of
company can be
reduces or ether may
be chance of close
down of business. In
fact, it was determined
that I was a needed the
judgement making
capabilities be
strengthened further.
This would enabling
me to increase the
salons profitability
reducing all visible
barriers in a modified
manner (Suleman,
2016).
effective judgement
I make different
steps such as diving
work into smaller
part and making
decision separately.
Assuming possible
contingencies from
past happening
creating the same
situation to check
my decision
weather they are
beneficial or
needed to be
improved.
Moreover I take an
active part in the
team debate system
that helps me
collect numerous
thoughts and
opinions on the
basis of the best
decisions to achieve
the pre-determined
objective in a
specified time
period. In fact, I
took part in
leadership games
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that allow me to
think about the
successful
collaboration and
the importance of
communication in
organization work
in order to achieve
competitive edge in
an innovative way.
Time
Management
skill
Weak This involves the
ability of several or
more people working
together in the
specified time frame
in order to accomplish
a common purpose or
aim in an effective
way (Dixon and et. al.,
2014). With this skill,
it has been studied that
this particular
potential is very low,
which presents great
difficulties in the
management of
different types of staff
and also in
establishing better
relationships with
every member of the
I am indeed using
all resources
available such as
workshops, group
discussions and
leadership games to
support me build a
successful
relationship with
every team member
in a constructive
way to reinforce
such shortcomings.
I am also taking an
action to obtain
team leadership
coaching and
programmes that
subject to
identifying each
staff potential. It
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team to achieve better
results over a specified
period.
also gives me the
capacity to
outsource each
team member in the
right place. In order
to improve
administrative
integrity and
efficiency there is
less potential to
create conflicts of
interest,
disagreements or
misunderstandings
within workers.
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PPD is an evaluation way of managing an enterprise to reflect on achieving goals and
producing the best outcomes with available tools. PPD is designed to enhance an overall
company quality by combining its goals to workers' aims (Forte and Flores, 2014). The primary
function of personal professional development plan is to distribute the responsibility of team
member in an organisation. The procedure of PPD is beneficial in updating the present business
operation and system of company that support to increase value. Nonetheless, after the
aforementioned acts have been inferred in my academic profile i.e. A HR trainee who helps me
to fix my numerous weaknesses which impede my workflow. I takes an action to collect my
business manager's performance evaluation to effectively reinforce my disadvantages. I designed
the minutes of meeting that are characterized as historical record of all the events. Some of these
are defined underneath:
 When organising formal meeting with number of customer for updating the my entire
negotiation skills business manager use to have a close look in my activity and provide
various feedbacks. They also suggested me to improve my communication skills which
might increase my confidence while making a beneficial conversation with entire team
member. In this way, however, I will participate more workshops and take part for
workshops and social activities that help me to extend the social contact network. In fact I
take the Fulona's Hair & Beauty Salon to a great and outstanding condition.
 My business leader advised me to develop my skills of managing time, as he said that I
could not successfully determine the commitment of each workers ability and delegate
them duties and responsibilities (Gamrat and et. al., 2014). This will give rise to
tremendous incentives for conflicts, misunderstandings, frustration, disappointment,
complaints that directly concern profitability and brand equity of Fulona's Hair & Beauty
Salon. From now on I will engage in numerous learning and development activities and
leadership games to improve such deficiencies and allow me to assess each member's
skill effectively. It also encourages me to allow each member of the team to engage in
business operations that motivate him to produce his or her best results in a creative and
constructive manner towards the accomplishment of business purpose.
Furthermore, the above minutes have enabled me to better improve within Fulona's Hair
& Beauty Salon as a HR trainee profile. This also enabled me to increase the efficiency and
productivity ratios of the firm over a specified period of time.
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REFLECTION
From the above discussed report, it is determined that the main objective is related with
establishing the individual skills and overall personalities of a personal so that companies goals
can be attained. This would lead to reduce the difficulties from remove obstacles that hinder the
performance. I have been assigned as the HR trainee manager in respective salon so I have
number of responsibilities to work accordingly. I have several operation areas to work upon such
as developing effective connection with team member, managing, controlling, organising,
planning to reach the actual results of company. In Fulona's Hair & Beauty Salon, I use to
implement number of effective techniques and approaches to manage the entire workforce so
they work to reach the actual business goals (Moss, Gibson and Dollarhide, 2014). I discover an
outstanding and successful resource that suport me determine my capacity to develop, preserve
and record my professional skills as a CPD Strategy (Continuous Professional Development).
During a specific duration of time workers are assigned roles based on individual abilities. I also
make an effective analysis of my current strength and weaknesses so that any type of problem
can be determined. This enables me to make better valuables plans in order to remove the
lacking within my skills and strengthening all entire performance. The respective PPD is divided
into three main category including planning, performance employability and reviews and
feedbacks. I am therefore taking an opportunity to establish the strategy of CPD, with my
different strengths and weaknesses exposed. I also analysed that cooperation, networking skills,
team skills, problem solving and practical skills encourage me to enhance performance. I have
looked at many shortcomings, i.e. strategic thinking, negotiating skills, decision-making, the
capacity to handle the time, that present great challenges to my role in a fixed time. Thus I use to
put an effort with the support of effective tools like CDP which benefits in ascertaining my
overall efficiency and make certain steps to improve drawback in desired manner. All of these
action assists me to determine the actual personal ability and which could lead to distribute the
work to each individual within company according to their knowledge and skills. This would
further help company to reach in the desired outcome as every member would work as per
capabilities to reach main goals in respective time-frame. In fact, it allows me to urge any worker
to be actively involved in the business operations such that the operation of the organization will
be seamless as well as the company's balance will easily accomplished (Moss, Gibson and
Dollarhide, 2014).
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Besides that, it helps me to lead the way in obtaining top stories from various sources,
such as journals, magazines dealing with particular subjects, which help me to identify present
and emerging market trends. In addition, it enables me to consider and apply the most beneficial
strategic sound decision that will definitely increase the Fulona's Hair & Beauty Salon overall
performance and profit margin. I always try to organize minutes after executing the CPD project,
in which the Business Manager gave me a range of kinds of feedback and recommendations on
that I can strengthen our collaboration (Moss, Gibson and Dollarhide, 2014). Thus my business
manager have regularly suggesting me to work on my certain skills like negotiating and time
management by attending training classes, workshops, meeting. This would let me increase the
efficiency of business in order to gain the top most position in competitive business environment.
From now on, the separate strategy made by me played an important role in helping me address
my weaknesses and also in improving my strength to achieve a company objective efficiently
and quickly inside the specified time era.
CONCLUSION
In the end of this report, it has been concluded that employability capabilities and
profession growth is consider to be the most important part that help an individual to perform in
desired manner. With the help of CPD individual is able to develop different action plan to
improve the skills that are lacking behind. PPD strategy and company minutes meeting help to
encourage workers in their corresponding job positions to grow and learn valuable skills to
enhance their results. Company meetings are held to provide participants and executives of the
organization with clear aims and goals.
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