Personal and Professional Development | Gibbs Cycle

Running head: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Personal and Professional Development
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Introduction
Soft skills are necessary part of employment and many times the recruiters and
managers claim that the aspiring and fresher candidates that enter the job market do not have
the necessary attributes and oft skills that are needed for the job (Stewart, Wall and Marciniec
2016). This essay analyzes my personal and professional development through the course. In
order to assess the personal and professional development that I achieved through the course,
the Gibb’s Reflective Cycle will be used.
Description
Gibb’s Reflective cycle is a model used for learning through reflection. This enables
individuals to reflect on the learning, their feelings, their evaluation of the situation and their
learning through the process (Sekarwinahyu et al. 2019). Many of the students lose their job
or do not get any recruitment due to the great dichotomy that lies in the recruiter’s
requirement of soft skills and the actual skill that the students possess. This module and the
earlier assessment was created in a manner that will help us develop the soft skills that will be
required when we enter the job market (Beard, Schweiger and Surendran 2019). The earlier
assignment required us to prepare a presentation. Through the course work and present
assignment, I learnt skills like written and oral presentation skills. I learnt how to research
effectively and use the applications like power point and documents. Moreover, I learnt about
team work when I discussed the assessments with other peers. For timely delivery of any
task, time and self- management is required (Ritter et al. 2018). This module and particularly
this assessment enhanced my time management skills. I also improved my critical thinking
and problem solving skills through the coursework. The reflection exercise also helped me
find aspects of soft skills that employers want and think is important. I found through
research that many of the coursework and graduation degree now includes the improvement

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of employability soft skills like communication and time management into their curriculum
(Nusrat and Naz 2018). Though most of the soft skills are considered to be immeasurable and
intangible, such techniques can help me keep track of the improvement and the areas that I
need to work harder (Claxton, Costa and Kallick 2016).
Feelings
Before joining the course I did not have any clear idea about the things that I will be
able to learn. I knew what the course included but did not have any idea how that will be
taught. Through the coursework, I had the opportunity to learn by doing things practically. At
first I was apprehensive whether I will be able to do everything properly. I always find
researching and using certain computer applications daunting. Initially, I was much frustrated
about managing all the work in time but as the course went on, I was able to manage all my
work within time (Cherkis and Rosciano 2018). I listed the work that I had to do according to
priorities and set timelines for each of them so that I can complete all the tasks before due
date. I have seen that breaking the tasks into sections and assigning time to each and every
part makes it much easier to measure and achieve. At first there were some frustration which
have given way to a satisfaction and sense of success as I have completed the previous tasks
successfully. By now, I feel confident that I will be able to manage the workload efficiently.
Evaluation
Through the course there were many good and bad experiences. The things that went
well was that I was able to learn about many new topics. I was able to learn about different
skills and their importance in employability. I was able to improve my oral presentation skills
that I had a weakness in. moreover, critical thinking and problem solving, one of the most
important skills of a manager in any organization was improved because of this course
(Nurdyansyah, Siti and Bachtiar 2017). While preparing for the presentation, I had much