Professional Development Portfolio for Desklib - Importance of Employability Portfolio, Skill Audit, CV and Cover Letter, Reflection on Skill Gaps

Personal
Development
Portfolio

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Importance of employability Portfolio ......................................................................................1
Identification of current skill level .............................................................................................1
Discussion on evidence of current skills ....................................................................................2
Suitable job in the tourism industry ...........................................................................................3
Mock CV and Cover Letter ........................................................................................................3
Reflection on any gaps in skill level and action taken for further improvement .......................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Securing employability after completion of academic studies requires creating several
professional documents necessary for applying to a job (Higgs, Letts and Crisp, 2019). This
report focuses on creation of employability portfolio and describes the significance of
employability portfolio. Current personal skill levels are identified in this report along with
selection of job role from the tourism industry. Mock application for specific job role is included
in this report by providing a cover letter and CV. In addition to this reflection on current skills
gaps is included in this report along with identification of future action to eliminate skills gap.
MAIN BODY
Importance of employability Portfolio
Employability Portfolio is defined as collection of sample of work and evidence of career
achievements in an organized manner to look attractive such as digital presentation, online copy
or binder. An employability portfolio is a highly important document because it presents
evidence of various skills and capabilities in an attractive manner to potential employers
(Munnelly, 2020). The main elements of an employability portfolio are career summary, short
biography, resume, marketable skills and abilities, professional accomplishments, samples of
work, awards and honours. Employability portfolio plays an important role in helping individuals
stand out from competitors during job search. This is completed by attracting the attention of
employers and providing them various documents which discuss relevant career achievements,
current skills, interests and background as an employee slalom with evidence of every
information provided in the portfolio (Boyle, 2020). Developing an employability portfolio is
important because it displays current progress in career. Organizing career history, work progress
and current skills making future goals and plans becomes easier. Individuals are able to utilize
employability portfolio to get ahead in recruitment and also plan future career action to attain
career aspirations in a timely manner.
Identification of current skill level
Skills Personal Audit Questionnaire 1 2 3 4 5
Interpersonal
Skills
Good in developing strong bonds with others *
Good in resolving conflicts *
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