Personal and Professional Development

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P 1 Key benefits of on-going professional development for different stakeholders in
Travelodge..............................................................................................................................3
P 2 Professional employer expectations of skills and competencies .....................................4
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
P 3 Own abilities, skills, and competences for the job...........................................................5
P 4 Range of learning theories and approaches used for personal and professional
development processes...........................................................................................................7
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P 5 Development plan to enhance chosen skills and competencies ......................................8
LO 4 ..............................................................................................................................................11
P 6 Job interview..................................................................................................................11
P 7 Key strengths and weaknesses in the process of interview............................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Personal or professional development plans. The personal or professional development plan
(PDP) is a formal means by which an individual sets out the goals, strategies and outcomes of
learning and training. Plans will vary between individuals. This report covers issues such as
development of professionals, mock interview, audit and SWOT analysis of personal skills,
reflection on interview.
LO 1
P 1 Key benefits of on-going professional development for different stakeholders in Travelodge
Ongoing development which relates to professional development takes place when company can
reduce the gap which is affecting the productivity and skills of the gaps. Benefits of this aspect
are-
Employees-
The development in the company which is in process can help the company to improve
their skills, knowledge and behavior of the personnel of the company. Apart from this it also
helps the company to improve the level of productivity and increasing the efficiency in
operations of the company. If they are successful in enhancing the abilities and skills of the
employees of the company then their level of potential and capability of doing work will also
increase which will allow them to earn more money. This aspect support the employees of
Travelodge so that they can achieve growth in their career and the desired objectives. The
company can record their path of development so that they can make other people inspire and
learn from that. The process of development can keep them interested for the work and curious
about knowing new things which will result in generation of new and ideas with innovation
which will help in expanding the share of the market. (Korthagen, 2017. )
Employers-
It is also necessary for the employers of Travelodge to engage in the process of learning
and do it on a continuous basis as it will help them to increase their knowledge and look up to
opportunities which are new. It will also help them to explore new areas with a substantial
amount of knowledge. It will help them to create ideas which can help and benefit the people
who travel consistently and attract more people to ask for the services of Travelodge. With the

help of this process owners of the company can make their customers loyal to them. This process
makes them aware about the trends and conditions of the market so that they can implement the
measures which can help them to cope up with it. Productivity, profitability and capability of the
company will enhance with the help of these measures.
Customers-
The process of development in which the company is engaged can help them to make
strategies which can give benefits to their clients. For instance the process of professional
development will lead to learning which will help them to improve their skills and help them to
satisfy more customers as more of their queries and problem will be solved. Creating more and
satisfying more customers will increase the word of mouth in the market which will help the
company to increase their goodwill in the market.
P 2 Professional employer expectations of skills and competencies
There are many skills which are needed for the job and demanded by the employer at the
time of recruitment and selection.
Human Resource Manager-
At the time of recruitment for the suitable employees for the designation of manager of
HR. employer of Travelodge will be busy in checking and taking up the required tests so that
they can know the abilities and potential of the candidate.
Decision Making-
Travelodge must give the job of hiring people who takes decision on the basis of
attributes and skills of people instead of taking it on emotional basis. HR manager must have
abilities which can solve the problems of employees of the company in less time. In the situation
where risk is involved and all the responsibilities of employees is in the hands of HR then they
must take decisions which are appropriate for the company. (Mitina, 2017. )
Communication Skills-
Manager of HR must have the appropriate skills of communication so that he or she can
maintain a good relationship with the employees of the company. It will help the company to get
better results as employees of the company will work as a team and divide the work which they
have been assigned so that they work according to their area of expertise and complete the work
in an efficient manner.
Time Management Skills-