Preparing for Success at University: Knowledge and Creativity

Preparing for Success at
University: Knowledge and
Creativity

Table of Contents
My Personal SWOT Analysis............................................................................................3
My Personal Development Plan (to become an employable graduate after 2024)..........3
Reading Log 1...................................................................................................................4
Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market?.........................................................5
Reading Log 3...................................................................................................................5
Reading Log 4...................................................................................................................6
https://www.lsst.ac/news/londonmet_grad_2019/.............................................................6
My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes...........................................................................8
Resources for Job Hunting 1.............................................................................................8
Resources for Job Hunting 2...........................................................................................10
Reflection.........................................................................................................................11

My Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
1 Written communication skills 1 Oral communication skills
2 Time management skills 2 Research skills
3 Effective listening skills 3 Critical thinking skills
4 Learning agility 4 Stress management skills
5 Networking skills 5 Planning skills
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses)
1 Graduation 1 Increasing competition
2 Hospitality industry 2 Increasing requirements of learning
3 Business management and
administration jobs
3 Increasing requirement of competency in
employees
4 Teaching job 4 High demand for critical thinking ability
My Personal Development Plan (to become an employable graduate
after 2024)
OBJECTIVES
FOR MY
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIONS
REQUIRED
TO ACHIEVE
MY
OBJECTIVES
SUPPORT
AND/OR
RESOURCES
I NEED
TIMEFRAME ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION /
ACHIEVEMENT
Developing oral
communication
skills
Participating in
workshops and
programs that
are aimed at
development of
communication
skills
Financial
resources, and
other material
resources
5-6 months In 2021
Stress
management
Participating in
workshops that
help in
behavioural
Support of
mentors and
teachers and
financial
8-10 Months In 2021

developments
and stress
management
resources
Critical thinking Practicing at
individual level,
reading
literature and
taking guidance
from seniors
Books and
journals
Computer and
internet
Support of
seniors
8-10 Months In 2022
Developing
research skills
Reading
literature and
getting
knowledge from
seniors
Books and
journals
Support of
seniors and
mentors
3-4 months In 2022
Reading Log 1
Title and weblink How you can continue to focus on Career Planning during the
Covid-19 Lockdown
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=2214
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
This blog titled How you can continue to focus on Career Planning during
the Covid-19 Lockdown gives insights o students about how they can
continue to focus on their career planning which is likely to getafected
because of Covid 19 lockdown. Blog involves some of the ways in which
students can continue to focus on their career planning. This blog also
involves information related to some of the ted talks that can give
students insights about communication skills and about focusing on
abilities of individuals.
This blog is very helpful for those who are stressed regarding their career
planning that got affected because of covid 10 lockdown. This had
significant impact on those who are in final year.
IN-TEXT CITATION Feng, Z. and Savani, K., 2020
FULL
REFERENCE
Feng, Z. and Savani, K., 2020. Covid-19 created a gender gap in
perceived work productivity and job satisfaction: implications for dual-