Reflection on SWOT Analysis for Career in Health and Social Care

This reflection discusses the SWOT analysis of a person who wants to develop a career in health and social care, including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It also includes an action plan to enhance strengths and overcome weaknesses.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................3
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INTRODUCTION
SWOT analysis is one of the main aspect through which a person able to determine its
strengths as well as weakness which help them in developing action plans by which weaknesses
can be overcome. The respective report is based on the reflection of the SWOT analysis of a
person who want to develop career in the health and social care. In respect of this reflection is
conducted in project according to which PDP (performance development plan) is developed.
MAIN BODY
Through the SWOT analysis I able to determine my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
and threat which are linked with my career which I want to peruse in health and social care. My
strengths are I am hard working which help me in learning new things which help in career
growth. It is also my strength that I can be calm under pressure which will help me while I
conduct interaction among the patients as well as I also time based through that I can accomplish
each and every task in timely manner. Moreover I also accomplish each and every work on time.
On the other hand my weaknesses are I am not able to talk in front of crowd which impact while
I will giving presentation in front of many people as well as I also have weak communication
skill due which impact when I do communication with my patients or any other person. Along
with this I also have weak decision making skill due to which I may not able to take proper
decision when any patient share their issues which impact on my performance. Due to this I need
to overcome my weaknesses effectively. There are numbers of opportunities which I can attain in
my life in health and social care industry such as I can enhance skill for becoming a good
manager, I can also improve my communication skills as well as there is also huge opportunity
of job in NHS due to COVID 19 which I can attain by overcoming weaknesses. Moreover, the
main threat is that competition from others as well as I also have threat from the new technology
of health and social care and many more. In respect of this my action plan is that I must enhance
my skills like communication, interaction, technological and so on. This is so because that will
help in interaction with other in effective manner. Moreover I also do regular studies so that I can
grab opportunity of NHS successfully as well as I also try to learn new technology.
CONCLUSION
Through the evaluation of above mentioned topic it can be summarised that in order to
conduct self evaluation a person can conduct SWOT analysis as that will help in determine
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strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. By analysing strengths an individual can
analyse opportunities which they can adopt through it as well as SWOT analysis also help in
determining weaknesses that that will leads to threats and be hurdle in attaining opportunity.
Through this analysis a person can develop proper plans which help in enhancing strengths and
overcoming weaknesses so that they can attain the desire goal and opportunities successfully.
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