Professional Identity and Practice

Professional Identity
and Practice

Table of Contents
Section 6 – Job Interview............................................................................................................1
Section 7 – Reflection.................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

Section 6 – Job Interview
While applying for the role of Assistant Manager within the confines of Thomas Cook, I
possessed certain important skills, knowledge and competencies. These would provide assistance
to me in effectively executing my role and responsibilities. When the interviewer enquired me
questions regarding my field, he was impressed with the spontaneity with which I responded to
the queries. During the interview, I also analysed that the internship assisted me in grabbing this
opportunities as opposed to a large number of potential candidates. As per my views, an
individual should have adequate knowledge and skills associated with the applied job profile. As
soon as I got information about vacancy in Thomas Cook, I began my preparations for interview
and gained comprehensive knowledge of the applied job role. This assisted me in availing this
job opportunity so as to give an escalation to my career. By appropriately responding to all the
questions, I got selected for the post of Marketing Manager and further received recognition for
my broad knowledge.
Section 7 – Reflection
With reference to the process of interview, I have identified certain strengths as well as
weaknesses of mine. These are explained in depth as follows:-
Strength: I have acknowledged that the interview procedure left a great impact over me.
It provided aid to me in inflating my existent level of knowledge, skills and competence. My
confidence level was one of my biggest strengths at the time of giving interview. I applied my
spontaneous thinking skills to answer to the questions raised by interviewer in a quick manner.
This interview provided me with a lifetime experience and helped me in tapping the mindsets of
interviewers and leaving a good impression over them.
Weakness: I acknowledged that my ineffectiveness of general knowledge led me to
become non responsible against two of the questions asked by the interviewer. I also lacked
effective interpersonal skills as a result of which I was not able to effectively put forward my
thoughts and opinions in front of the interviewer. It is my intent to effectively improve this
aspect of my personality in order to make sure that the interviewer does not find any shortcoming
in me or my interview the next time.
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