Preparing for Success: Reflective Essay

Preparing for Success
(CW1 – Reflective Essay)

Table of Content
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
How you have developed as a learner during this module.....................................................3
Future challenges and meeting the expectations of a university course.................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Preparing for success is an ongoing process for individuals in order to gain required skills
and capabilities for being employable. In simple words preparing for success means that the
individual is well aware and careful enough about the respected area on which they are working
as well as thinking ahead in detail about the requirements as well as skills required by them in
future for becoming successful. A student always goes through number of activities and practices
to develop employability skills and being able to perform which their best potentials and
abilities. In regards to the same the present essay is a reflective account there I will be
representing about my personal development and future challenges as well as approaches I will
be adopting in order to mitigate them.
MAIN BODY
How you have developed as a learner during this module
I am a student learning and pursuing my career through studying at a University and
understanding and exploring different areas and aspects which are helpful for me to become
enjoyable and procure employability skills. These are defined as the set of transferable skills
needed by an individual to make themselves employable. Employability of an individual totally
depends upon their knowledge, capabilities, attitude towards their career, utilisation of available
resources as well as skills sets how an individual represent himself or herself in front of a
potential employer. There are bundle of employability skills that are important for an individual
before entering their professional life and while deciding as well as developing their career path.
These employability skills involves various abilities such as effective communication, teamwork,
problem solving, planning and organising, self management, Technology, taking initiatives when
necessary and innovation & creativity.
These are some of the employability skills which were highlighted and presented in front
of me as a student which are essential for me to enhance my personal abilities in some of these
respective areas as mentioned in order to perform well and to continuously succeed in my career
and professional platform. Communication is a very important and valuable resource for a
professional as well as for a General human being. This is a tool which enable people to interact
with one another and share their point of views with each other. Having effective communication
abilities does not mean that the individual can effectively interact with others but it also involves