Developing Personal Career Readiness for Financial Industry

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Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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1. Introduction:
The aim of this paper is to discuss the need of developing skills to develop personal
career readiness. The test results from SHAPAES, 16 Personality tests and Personal
Performance style are some of the most useful tools to find out strengths and weakness of the
personality. These identify in what aspect, the persons need to operate and develop. This
paper analyses every facts of detail from the perspective of the financial advisor and how the
individual can develop himself to get placed on top five financial organization. This paper
will be discussing the personal capabilities pointed out in the dashboard and analyses them to
understand the exact position in career readiness so that the ability to connect the academic
theories with the real life practices can be developed. By detailing the personal strength and
weaknesses, this paper has pointed out how these can affect the job choice. It will also
discuss the industry trend of the finance organizations by pointing out what trend for
employability are being followed and how much changes will be expected in the next five
years. Through graph the knowledge gap has also been shown which will be analyzed so that
the strengths are properly utilized and weaknesses are overcome.
2. My Capabilities
2. 1. My professional dashboard

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16Personalities SHAPES profile
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PPF table and data Development areas - Skills and
capabilities
• Effective communication and negotiation skills
• Analysis of factors affecting finance industry
• Developing team building and management skills
• Career related working experience
Academic Review
Intended Major: finance
Academic Strengths/Interests:
Innovative ideas to solve academic issues, ability to learn and
memorise necessary points, ability to connect the academic
theories with the real life practices
Experiences
• Work – part time working experience in nearby café
• Volunteer – helping an NGO providing assistance to homeless
• Sport – school sporting club
• Deakin Commerce Society
Capabilities
• Communicating importance of morality and ethics in business
• Diplomatic decision making
• Compassionate with work needs
Values

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2.2. My capabilities analysis:
2.2.1 Findings of my tests:
In the tests like 16 personalities, SHAPES and other personality and behavioral test, I have
found out to fall in the Mediator category. From the personality test I have come to know that
score 65% in introverted, 63% intuitive, 60% feeling, 51% prospecting and 63% turbulent
(see appendix 1). This makes me to play the role of a diplomat and my strategy is the
constant improvement. My skills and habits are weak as found in the SHAPES test which is
23 and 26 consecutively, attitudes are very weak that is 37, preferences are quite weak that is
23 and strategies and experiences are little better than the other segments (see appendix 2, 3
and 4).
2.2.2 My Strengths and Weaknesses:
As a mediator, described in the personal capabilities dashboard, I possess some very
important strengths as well as weaknesses. I fall in the INFP category that points out that I am
an idealist person with open mid and flexibility. I am a creative person but from the
strategies, attributes and habits I am not perfectly fit for the workplace. Among my strengths
it can be stated that I am dedicated and hardworking person and possess far reaching vision
that may help me through overcoming the challenges present through various situation. As an
idealist person, when I believe in something, I get the sense of purpose and dedicate all my
time effort and thoughts to the accomplishment of the task. I am passionate and energetic but
lacks the public speaking skills due to the shy feature of a mediator. Among the weaknesses,
the most important is the introvert nature in me. I lack the attitudinal and behavioral skills
that makes me difficult to understand by the others. Moreover, I take things personally
whether it is positive or negative, that manipulates me to put great deal of effort and time to