BMAF008-20: Professional Portfolio for Career Planning in Business

This document presents a student's professional portfolio created for the 'Planning Your Career in Business' module (BMAF008-20). The portfolio includes an introduction outlining the contents and the student's interest in working for ASDA, a major UK retailer. Section B contains a personal statement supporting an application for a volunteer/work experience placement, alongside a detailed CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences. Section C focuses on self-assessment, encompassing a SWOT analysis to identify skill gaps and a skills development action plan with SMART objectives for both short-term and long-term career goals. The student aims to develop a career in logistics, leveraging their existing experience and skills to secure a position as a Logistics Executive at ASDA. The portfolio also includes references using the Harvard system.

Student Assessment Submission and Declaration
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your own.
Student name:
ESL ID No
BSU ID
NO
Campus
Submission date:
Module name and code
Planning Your
Career in Business
(BMAF008-20)
Assessment No 1
Title / Topic
A professional
portfolio
comprising a
personal
statement,
completed
application for a
volunteer/work
experience
placement with a
relevant C.V. and
a skills
development
action plan.
Lecturer’s name
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who break the
rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand
correct referencing practices. As a university-level student, you are expected to use appropriate
references throughout and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of materials for the
material you have used in your work, including any material downloaded from the Internet. Please
consult the relevant unit lecturer or your course tutor if you need any further advice.
Student declaration

I certify that the project
submitted is entirely my
own work. I fully
understand the
consequences of plagiarism.
I understand that making a
false declaration is a form of
malpractice.
Student signature: Date:
No Table of Content Page No
Section A:
- A brief introduction to
indicate what the portfolio contains
and the reason for both the personal
statement and the CV that will be
presented.
- You may also want to
consider writing a short overview of
the chosen organization in a bid to
justify your peculiar interests in
working in such a place.
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview of the chosen Organisation
Section B:
- Personal statement in
support of your application for a
volunteer/work experience
placement in any organization of
your choice.
- A detailed CV that has been

carefully designed to fit purpose.
2.0 Personal Statement to support your application
2.1 Detailed CV
Section C:
- Self-assessment reflecting
skill gaps (SWOT Analysis
inclusive)
- Action plan tailored towards
your skill development (reflecting
SMART objectives)
3.0  A personal SWOT analysis
3.1 Personal Skill Audit
3.2  SMART objectives for skill development (short-term, medium/long-
term career objectives)
Professional Development Plan and training
4  Conclusion
5  References (Harvard System only)
A professional portfolio comprising a personal statement, completed application for a volunteer/work
experience placement with a relevant C.V. and a skills development action plan.
Section A:
1. Introduction
Career management relates with those aspects within which an individual able to
select time of planning in relation to professional career. It leads towards developing
professional career by developing plan over enhancing skills and knowledge required within

particular job role. The activities that is followed by an individual for such process is based
over plan formed regarding personal development that makes individual prepared for job
role. Further, Curriculum Vitae is that set of objectives which defines about information of
individual relating with qualification, skills and experience gained by an individual during
course of professional development. This written documents makes individual get job within
the field of interest posses. The document is used for understanding about over all personality
and capabilities of an individual with various other aspect important from view point of job.
The selected organization within this report is ASDA that is an retail organization operating
from United Kingdom. Further, the report explains about personal statement, curriculum
vitae, SWOT analysis of individual, personal skill audit, SMART objectives, short, medium
and long term career objectives. In them end professional development plan has been made.
1.1 Justification
The employer which I even have selected for making ready this document is ASDA. I
even have decided on it due to the fact that is fourth biggest grocery store chain. They have a
massive variety of providers who are operating with them at worldwide level. I get to study
new abilities & expertise associated with logistics chain control and could get sufficient of
increase opportunities(Madsen and Stenheim, 2022). They have began out it operations in
1899 and until now they may be capable of open 497 shops with a team of workers of
110,000 personnel. The corporation is indexed on London Sock Exchange which
complements its emblem value. If I could get the possibility to paintings with such employer
then I might be capable of enhance my abilities. The employer is having a massive logistics
branch wherein I can paintings an flourish my expertise and abilities. So, if I make non-stop
efforts then I ought to attain on the pinnacle positions in the employer. Also, I gets the
professional recommendation and schooling within the employer from which I can paintings
and are seeking expertise. By having massive variety of personnel operating in logistics
branch I gets to study shape one of a kind skilled persons. They will manual me through out
my profession. Currently, my purpose is to enrols in as a logistic government due to the fact I
do not have a lot revel in via which I can attain on the pinnacle maximum role. Thus, with the
aid of using becoming a member of massive employer I gets to increase the ones abilities
which can be critical to gain my profession goals. After operating on my abilities and
growing them I gets merchandising and that is how I will attain on the pinnacle role in
logistics branch. Thus, I need to en-roll in ASDA as a Logistics Executive and with junk mail

of time I might be capable of steady one of the pinnacle role in Logistics branch on this
employer.
Section B:
2. Personal Statement
I started my profession as a Swab collector in February, 2020, whilst few task possibilities
are to be had because of upward thrust in state of affairs of Covid – 19 pandemic. I use to
gather samples from the customers and make shipping of the report. Here, I should ensure
that the reviews are being added properly and on time. So, via this I found out to control my
time well in order that I in no way overlooked my deadlines. Then after operating as a Swab
collector with complete willpower I joined some other business enterprise as a Van driver.
Here, my key duties are to kind the products, select up the order together with selecting up
the workers(Masiero and Ravishankar, 2018). The staff or labours which belongs to diverse
towns are being picked as much as the places wherein they need to reach. By attaining at this
factor of time I changed into pretty assured as I am capable of control my matters well
through gaining knowledge of time control abilities. To lead as an powerful supervisor it
miles required to have abilities set of various abilities. I experience assured after I am a
position to persuade my staff through my powerful conversation abilities. With this, the
association for handing over merchandise also are monitored through me. At the time of
acting those sports I actually have capable of discover ways to control my time well. I
changed into additionally capable of choose the high-quality direction aleven though which I
could make the goods supply and is capable of keep my time, efforts and cost. I found out all
of the routes which might be being utilized by me for touring. I am successful to touring
lengthy distances with out dealing with any hurdles. In future, I need to paintings in ASDA as
an Logistics Executive. I need to construct my profession in Logistic branch due to the fact I
am having round 2 years of enjoy in equal field. I actually have advanced abilities along with
conversation and time control abilities, which might be crucial to construct my profession in
Logistics branch. I could be capable of serve in lot of industries along with Retail, FMCG,
manufacturing, prescribed drugs or freight through selecting logistics branch as my
profession possibility. I may even get the possibility to journey international extensive
through constructing my profession on this field. With the improvement within the
technology, logistics have additionally taken speedy boom. The abilities along with
forecasting, negotiation and hassle fixing additionally performs a giant function on the time

of constructing profession as a logistic executive. Thus, I gets the possibility to increase such
abilities through being a logistic executive. By growing forecasting talent I also can layout
and plan for deliver chain which is a superb paying and reputed task. The call for on-line
merchandise have raised unexpectedly because of which the the boom in logistic branch have
additionally taken place. Each and each business enterprise calls for logistics branch who's
successful for dispensing the products to its potential customers. Even the organizations
dealing in enterprise to enterprise version additionally calls for the logistic team. This is how,
after I construct my profession in logistic branch then I gets the sufficient to possibilities to
make boom in my profession. When I could be capable of make use for exclusive techniques
for selecting merchandise and acting enterprise operations then I can get the pinnacle
supervisor function within the organizations. This is how my preceding enjoy allows me in
constructing my abilities which might be crucial for having vivid future.
2.1 CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
George Capusitinschi
[e-mail]
Personal Profile
I am operating on enhancing my talents through which I can paintings within the
organization effectively. My intention is to research new talents and clutch expertise
though which I can construct a brilliant profession. With this, the talents found out via way
of means of me will assist me in constructing my profession as a Logistic Executive. By
having revel in of operating with range of organization I even have garbed lot of expertise
and talents. The maximum vital time control ability which I even have found out at the
same time as operating with extraordinary firms will assist me attaining my profession
desires effectively.
Education
 High school

 Graduate in BBA
 Postgraduate in MBA
Experience
July 2020 to Current
Van driver at GXO
•Performs multitasking activities within the organization.
•Delivering certain products over various places.
•Selecting effective route over goods that is delivered smoothly and conveniently.
•Managing time in effective way for delivering goods on time.
•Loading of vehicles according to requirements.
• Maintaining and inspecting vehicle effective manner.
• Collection of payment
• Ensuring delivering of goods and customers.
• Preparation of transaction that has been taking place.
• Following road safety standards.
February 2020 to June 2020
Swab collector at Pertemps Group
• Collecting of instruments for testing kits.
• Explanation of process in effective manner.
• Swabs collecting with professional clients.
• Collecting of specimens according to specified procedures.
•Verification and identification of test that is required to be conducted.

•Ensuring about cleaning and hygienic work place.
• Collection of payments.
Most proud of
Served in military as firefighter in Romania
Language known
English
Skills
 Communicative skills
 Team working skills
 Managing skills
 Time managing skills
Hobbies
 Swimming
 Playing football
 Singing
 Searching upon net
Your career The aim of my career is to be working within ASDA and an Logistic
Executive and making highest position achieved in same department.
List of Skills to meet career goal Importance of those skills
Time management skills Through the time management skills, I am able
to develop quality that makes accomplishment
over assigning over work on time. This helps in

making time managed in effective manner. I will
be able to meet my targets on time through
management skills having important role to play
in making delivery done on time. The level of
satisfaction level over customers declining upon
reeving parcel within time.
Leadership skills In order to make work done in effective manner
which is important for leadership skills. This
makes leadership skills and I will be able to
create influence upon others(Mohammadi, and
et. al., 2022). Through such aspect influence is
able to form with logistic executives that is
important and lead upon making various aspects
regarding employees motivation created more
effectively.
Decision making skills It is important to take decision over every point
of time that make effective decision to be taken
that makes strong strategies formed regarding
various operations within ASDA. I will be able
to make effective decision. While working with
ASDA I have to take certain decisions related to
logistics management. The decisions taken by
me will help in evaluating my productivity.

Section C:
3.0 SWOT ANALYSIS
Strength Weaknesses
• I have an effective communication skills.
• I am able to work with team in an
effective manner.
• I am able to manage my time properly.
• I am introvert, thus I doesn't feel
comfortable in sharing my thoughts.
• I get anger very quickly as I am short
tempered. Due to this I loose opportunities
and lack behind.
Opportunity Threat
• I am containing an experience of many
years, which leads in getting my a well paid
job in popular organisation.
• In order to get competitive advantage, it is
crucial to be an social being and as I am
introvert so could not connect with others
easily. This could be a major threat for me as
it is not possible to work along in this
competitive era.
3.1 PERSONAL SKILL AUDIT (Gap analysis)
3. Personal Skill Audit
List of
Knowledge
Rating List of Skill Rating List of
Behaviour
Rating
Entrepreneurshi
p
4 Communicati
on skills
4 Patience 2
Management 3 Team
management
5 Hard working 3
Leadership 3 Time
management
skills
3 Multitasking 4

3.2 SMART OBJECTIVES
Short term
career goals
Steps required to
attain those goals
Available
resources Time taken
Developing time
management
skills
With the assist of
getting ready to- do
listing I could be
capable of realise
which paintings is
greater crucial and
could supply
priorities to it. With
this, I will make on
line classes via
which I can analyse
the strategics
required for coping
with time(Morris,
Hirschtritt, and
Edwards, 2020).
The assets
required with the
aid of using me for
getting ready to-
do listing is paper
and pen. Along
with it I want time
to assess the
matters paintings
which I ought to
perform. I
additionally want a
while to assess the
pat which I ought
to buy via which I
can be capable of
study time control
skills.
Within a span of 10
months I might be
capable of analyse
time control skills.

To improve
decision making
power
My trainer and
facility contributors
will display me the
perfect course which
I can undertake in an
effort to expand
potential of powerful
selection making.
The instructors are
the only who is
aware of
electricity and
weaknesses gift
inside myself. So
they may be
capable of
examine the
competencies gift
with myself which
may be utilized by
me to construct
vivid future.
Within a span of 6
months I will be
able to improve
decision making
power.
Medium term career goals
Medium term
career goals
Steps required to
attain those goals
Available
resources Time taken