Personal and Professional Development: Applying Gibbs Reflective Cycle

Personal and
Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENECES:.............................................................................................................................4
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Employability refers to the characteristics and qualities of an individual which make them
capable for securing and succeeding in their employment. Personal development and taking
responsibility for own actions are an important part of gaining success during academic and
professional life (Lejeune, Beausaert and Raemdonck, 2021). This can be done by completing a
self-reflection on past skills. Constructing aa detailed personal and professional development
plan helps individuals improve their employability. This is a reflective report in which the Gibb's
reflective cycle is applied to identify the role of past experiences in attending University and in
particular this module have affected development of personal employability skills.
MAIN BODY
Gibbs reflection model is one of the most useful tool that is used by the individuals to reflect the
cyclic model through six stages which is dependent on the experience of the individual. This
model was proposed by Graham Gibbs in the year 1988 in order to give a structure to the
learning that is derived from the experiences. This model briefly covers the examination of the
experiences that are covered by the individual which will help me in learning several aspects and
further planning accordingly (Ardian and et. al., 2019). Further the Gibbs Reflection Model is
being applied to my experience of learning in the university below by covering the six major
steps:
 Description- This is one of the foremost step which covers the basic information of the
whole situation and experience that I have gone through. This experience happened
during my graduation studies in the university. During the time I was studying in the
university I expected to learn several skills, knowledge and experience that will be
helpful for me in my academic and professional life. The result of the experience of the
learning was positive as I developed several skills and gained knowledge about several
topics in the university (Hamilton and et. al., 2020). Overall the whole experience of
learning in the university was helpful for me to developing and achieving several
personal objectives. This experience of learning will help me in my employability
process as well.
 Feelings- This is one of the basic step in which my feelings towards the whole
experience will be discussed. While I was studying in the university I got exposure to
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