Professional Identity and Practice INTRODUCTION

Professional Identity
and Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Key benefits of on going professional development for different stakeholders...............1
P2 Investigate professional employer expectations of skills and competencies....................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P3Assess own abilities, skills, and competences for a specific job role................................3
P4 Learning theories and approaches for personal and professional development processes4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Construct a professional development plan to enhance chosen skills and competencies. 6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
P6 Undertake a job interview for a suitable service industry role..........................................7
P7 Key strength and weakness of an an applied interview process.....................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Professional in business defines as the person who are specialised in their field and bring
best result in the business enterprise. Personal and professional development programmes are
very necessary for the individual in order to sustain properly at the workplace. This is beneficial
for both employer and employees as it results in increasing productivity of the organisation. In
order to study this assignment,Crown Plaza Hotels and Resorts is taken which is a chain of
services and is having the headquarter in Denham, UK (Izadinia, 2013). This company was
found in the year 1970 and from their onwards it has expand its operation all over the world. At
present it is operating in around 100 countries. The following report will cover the role of on
going professional development with its benefits to stakeholders. Further different learning and
development approaches will also be discussed. At last this report will cover professional
development plan and skills required for job applications.
TASK 1
P1 Key benefits of on going professional development for different stakeholders
On going professional development plays a important role in life of an individual at an
organisation. It is defined as the process in which individual learn many thing throughout its
carrier which will help them for further growth and development. By continuous learning, it
enables the one to become professional toward their work. This helps an employee to perform
their task properly in Crown Plaza Hotel and also improves their learning ability. Moreover this
also helps in developing of some of the skills which are very essential for meeting some of the
challenges in the future (Trede and McEwen, 2012). This process in beneficial for both
employers and employees of Crown Plaza and are discussed below:
 Benefit for employers: With the help of professional on going development, employees
of Crown Plaza are able to perform their duties in the efficient manner which results as a
benefit for the overall organisation goals. Moreover this help the employers to retain their
employees for a long period which will help the company in achieving their long terms
goal and objectives. By professional development, employees are able to improve their
confidence in preforming the job which will improve the profitability, productivity of the
company.
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