Reflection on Higher Education: Self-Identification and Employability

This essay provides a reflection on self-identification within the context of higher education, focusing on personal development and employability. It discusses issues related to commencing higher education, including challenges faced in admission, skill gaps, and misconceptions about university life. The author reflects on their strengths and weaknesses, outlining a personal development plan to enhance skills such as communication, analytical abilities, decision-making, and management. The essay also addresses the importance of student-staff relationships and expectations, as well as the significance of employability skills within the curriculum, highlighting the role of communication, presentation, and decision-making skills in career development. The reflection concludes by emphasizing the need for continuous learning and adaptation to secure employment in a competitive job market.

Reflection on Self-
Identification

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4
Issues related with commencing higher education which has primary focus on personal
development and employability .................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Self identification refers to the feeling that has been shared and understand the problems
or experiences of someone else. It act as an important tool which provides an avenue for
employees to share their data into anonymous manner who shares their diversity data so that
employees can implement the strategies in order to build a culture which supports all the
employees and also measure their progress towards their diversified goals. The present report
will cover discussion about the issues related to higher education which has primary focus on the
personal development and employability as well. In addition to this, the report will cover
analysis about pre and quashing mis conceptions about the life of university and also about the
student staff relationship and its expectations as well. Moreover, the report will cover discussion
about the significance of employability within the curriculum and the engagement with career
development services.
MAIN BODY
Issues related with commencing higher education which has primary focus on personal
development and employability
Career development refers to the process of choosing a career, improving the skills and
advancing along the career path. It is basically the life long process of decision making and
learning which brings the individual closer towards the ideal job, skill set and lifestyle as well.
Career development is important because it increases the employees motivation and productivity
level as well. While building the career I have to face certain issues which is related to the
higher education which includes decline of the humanities, foundational skill gap, student debt,
enrolment agreements and distributive operations as well. While commencing for higher
education I have to face difficulties in terms of admission where various rounds have been
conducted in order to evaluate the student from every aspect. As there is reservation policy so up
to a certain extent some seats already got reserved due to which it was very difficult to take
direct admission without any kind of support system. While commencing for higher education, at
the university level I have to focus upon personal development and employability factor as well.

At the initial level of learning I was very weak in certain parameters and particular kind
of skills as well. I was weak in communication skills, analytical skills, decision making skills and
management skills as well from the professional point of view. While studying at the university
level I was not very much aware about my surrounding such as current affairs, practical
knowledge and certain concepts which needs to be updated according to the changing period of
time. For developing my personality I have to work on certain attributes which will contribute in
terms of enhancing the personality. I have to open up myself for the newer experiences into the
outside world. I have to increase my conscientiousness in the outside world so that I can change
my personality according to the professional environment and corporate culture as well. So I
have to seriously work on these attributes in order to get employable into future according to
changing period of time.
While studying for higher education, I am basically strong in terms of team working,
business skills, time management, organisational skills, technical skills due to which I can easily
adapt myself into the professional environment and adapt into the corporate culture. These are
the skills which act as base and strong parameter for developing my career into proper manner.
For developing the skills it is very important that to have an personal development plan which
will help in terms of developing the skills into positive manner. Personal development plan is
basically a form of self-evaluation and self reflection which is typically used in terms of higher
education and work place as well. It also act as a beneficial exercise within the personal life and
supports in terms of building a strong professional life. Personal development plan is defined
into the following manner:
What do I want
to learn?
What do I have
to do?
What support
and resources
will I need?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review?
Communication
Skills
For developing
communication
skill, it is very
important that to
communicate
with large number
I will discuss with
my seniors and
teachers
regarding the
developing the
communication
I will measure the
success through
delivering the
task with team
members within a
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of people and also
need to ensure
that feedback
provided by the
team members
also help in
developing the
communication
skill
skills set period of time
Analytical Skills I have develop
the analytical skill
through playing
some brain games
like puzzles,
chess or
crosswords
My friends and
seniors will help
me in developing
this skill into
appropriate
manner
I will measure the
success through
completing the
complicated
projects within a
set period of time
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Decision-making
Skills
I have developed
the decision
making skill
through taking
lessons from the
past and discuss
the matter by
taking right kind
of actions for
developing this
skill
My teachers and
experienced
professional
friends will help
me in developing
the decision
making skill
I will measure the
success through
adopting the right
course which is
helpful in terms
of developing this
decision making
skill
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Management
Skills
I have developed
the management
skill through
My teachers and
seniors will help
me and guide me
I will measure the
success through
maintaining my
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developing trust
among team
members, setting
the clear goals
and objectives,
scheduling of
regular meetings
and through
taking actions as
well
how to develop
the management
skill into proper
manner
studies and
preparation for
interviews into
simultaneous
manner in this
manner I will
measure the
success of
developing
management skill
Presentation
Skills
I have developed
the presentation
skill through
writing an
organised speech
which is centred
around the subject
I have developed
this skill with the
support system
from my friends
and teachers as
well
I will measure the
success through
executing the
presentation into
successful
manner in front of
the management
team.
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In this manner, i have developed these skills into positive manner for building the strong
career life into appropriate manner. From the perspective of employability, it has been observed
that I have to always update my knowledge and skills according to changing period of time so
that I can easily grab the job at the time of recruitment and selection. While studying for the
higher education, I have heard some mis conceptions about the university life where I have a
kind of picture in my mind that university always engages students in terms of studying
parameter and do not focus on the other activities. I have also heard that university will not
properly respond and support in case of choosing the wrong career or field. I have also
misconception about the social life where I can't make friends into proper manner so its become
very difficult for me to sustain at the university level. So this is a kind of picture in my mind
regarding the life of university.

When I have actually experienced it then I have observed that university life is totally
different where along with studies there are different kinds of extra curricular activities have
been conducted such as dancing, painting, dramatics, debates, sports etc. While pursuing for
higher education,it is very important for me to focus on the staff student relationship and their
related expectations as well. I felt that when there is a good bond between student and staff then
it is easier for me to ask any kind of doubts and also don't have any kind of fear while learning
and adapting new things into practical manner. The relationship of staff and student act as the
caring connection between the youth and staff member as well. This is a kind of relationship
which act as the protective factor for students who are at risk for failure through helping them in
order to build self regulation skills and resiliency as well. When there is a coordination between
staff member and student then it is very comfortable for me to discuss any kind of issue into
detailed form which is necessary for me in order to have further positive growth and
development as well.
There are certain kinds of expectations between student and staff relationship where I
have to cooperate into positive manner. I have realised that the main expectation in this
relationship is that I have to listen carefully and follow it into appropriate manner for the proper
execution of my goals within a set period of time. I have to cooperate in such a manner that do
not repeat the mistakes into frequent form so that teacher start mistrusting into my capabilities. I
have to maintain trust level of my teacher regarding the performance so that I can give a reason
to my teacher to do more hard work for my higher level of performance. This is the main
expectation within the student and staff member relationship which needs to be fulfilled into
appropriate manner so that both can work into smoother level towards their goals into positive
manner.
Employability skills refer to the capabilities which makes a person enable to get a good
job. These skills are important to get as well as a sustain within a job for longer run. In the
present time, competition has been increased thus it is important to have necessary employability
skills to create unique identity in job market (Suleman, 2018). In higher education, employability
skills plays an important role as it makes the student ready to make an enriching career. The
main aim of higher education is to enhance the skills, potential as well as capabilities of the

individuals so that they can secure a good job. The main reason of comprehensive curriculum
and other activities during higher education s improve employability skills of the students.
By developing necessary employability skills students can easily make a bright career in future
period of time. To sustain in a job, there is requirement to have ample of a skills such as
communication, presentation, decision making, problem solving and more. While working in an
organization, there is requirement to interact with ample of people. By having necessary
communication skills, it is possible to interact with other individuals in an efficient manner.
Apart from this, communication skills make a person enable to put a better and effective
impression on other. This helps in removing the hesitation of public speaking. In the present
time, students need to give the presentation during classroom session. Now presentations have
become an important part of higher education. Apart from the academics, one also needs to give
effective presentation while working in corporate. The higher education helps in developing
necessary presentation skills so that a person can easily deliver effective presentation to the
seniors and fellow members. Here, presentation skills are helpful in preparing as well as
delivering effective presentation and also makes a person enable to stay confident while
delivering the presentation (Stevenson and et. al., 2021). To work in an organization, it is
required to have necessary decision making skills to take prompt and appropriate decisions in
significant manner.
While studying in the higher education, I got ample of employability skills that will help
me to progress in future career. I can secure a better position in one of the renowned companies
by developing appropriate employability skills. Here, I need to develop communication skills
that will allow me to interact with several individuals. Further this skills will also help me in
creating a unique image so that I can grow in the future career. Apart from the communication
skills, I also developed necessary presentation skills during the academics. This skill is helpful
in terms of delivering effective presentation in front of seniors and fellow members. Now, i can
easily deliver the presentation without any hesitation. I also got decision-making skills during the
higher education. This skill is important in order to take effective decisions to ensure future
betterment. Now, I am able to take prompt as well as appropriate decisions by keeping various
elements in consideration. By this way, I developed ample of skills and capabilities while
studying in the higher education. Problem solving skills are also important skills which I gt
during the higher education. With this skill, I am able to resolve the issues promptly. This will

improve my position at workplace in significant manner. These skills will play a crucial role in
future growth of my career.
Career development services are important in order to success in future period of time.
the main aim of such services is to improve the skills and abilities of an individual in order to
make them capable enough to perform the assigned duties in rightful manner. In the present era,
there is extensive competition in the job market (Smith and Wood, 2020). In this situation, there
is requirement to provide necessary career development services so that one can easily develop
necessary skills and capabilities to set a unique identity.
Career development services are likely to work with schools and universities so that they
can contribute in enhancement and skill development of the students. These organisations have
number of qualified employees who contribute in development and growth of students., In other
words, these services help the students to develop the career journey so that they can get useful
skills to make an enriching career in the future period of time (Bhagra and Sharma, 2018). With
increasing competition, career development services have become highly important as it allows
individuals to develop necessary and qualities so that they can get as well as sustain in job.
I also got exposure of career development services where I used to put significant efforts in
order to enhance my skills. Here, I used to take part in various activities so that I can develop
necessary potential to get a good employment in future time. Career development services made
me enable to perform the assigned duties efficiently so that I can grow and succeed in my career.
Further, career development services prove helpful in terms of developing various competencies
so that I can secure better placement at one of the prestigious company. Additionally, I can easily
survive in the competitive environment by developing competencies and qualities. I got various
skills in terms of communication, problem solving, negotiation skills and more which are useful
to get success in career in an efficient manner. These skills will not only help me in getting a job
but will also make me enable to get promotions and enhancements within the existing job.
CONCLUSION
The above stated report concludes that career development is very important for a student
or individual life so that they can achieve their goal into positive manner. It has been concluded
that while commencing for higher education there are certain kinds of challenges and problems
which have been faced by an individual. It has been determined that there are certain skills and

knowledge where student is weak at the initial level of their career and these can be developed
through support system of personal development plan. This plan helps the student in terms of
developing their career into strong manner with the right kind of approach. At the university
level, some students have certain kinds of mis conceptions due to which they do not participate
into university curriculum with their full potential. It has been observed that for achieving the
targets it is very important that there should be strong bond between student and teacher so that
they complete their task according to their requirements. It is very important to understand the
importance of employability factor so that accordingly students takes actions towards their
career.

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