Business Professional Development: Career Goals Report Analysis

This report focuses on career management and development within the tourism sector. It outlines the importance of career planning, goal setting, and the identification of potential employers. The author, a recent graduate in travel and tourism, details their short-term, early-career, mid-career, and long-term goals, including aspirations to become a tour manager and eventually open a tour and travel company. The report emphasizes the significance of internships, practical knowledge, and effective goal-setting principles for career success. It includes a database of potential employers and concludes that a well-defined career plan is crucial for professional growth in the tourism industry. The report also references several academic sources to support its arguments.

Business Professional Development
Part A – Report
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Executive Summary
The term career management shows the conscious planning that one makes regarding their
activities along with the engagement within the job role that they undertake on behalf of their
course to have a suitable growth in their career. My target in the recent year is to gain a suitable
internship program and get enrolled for future development. For pursing the internship as well as
the career goal tourism sector is one of the best places for me. Goal setting within the career
planning is highly essential for both the short term as well as the long term career development
plan. My short term career goal is to foster a positive reputation as well as public speaking
ability. My early career goal is to become the tour manager. My long term career goal is to be the
tour event manager. Later on, my career goal for future development is to open a tour and travel
company within the next 20 years.
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Description of perfect job and career...........................................................................................................3
Goal setting.................................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................6
Appendices..................................................................................................................................................7
Appendix A: Database of employers.......................................................................................................7
Appendix B: Career goals......................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
The aim of the paper is to discuss the perfect job as well as the career of the people. The paper
also discusses the goal-setting process by applying the theory and principal regarding the goal
setting for career development. To effectively understand the career development process, the
professional activity in the tourism sector has been selected.
Description of perfect job and career
In the recent world, it is highly essential for the people to be graduated and also have the
internship knowledge for having a suitable and perfect job as well as career growth (Yarbrough,
Martin, Alfred, and McNeill, 2017). I have recently graduated with a travel and tourism business
course to develop my career in the field of tourism and travel industry. With the help of this
graduation degree, one can easily develop their career by getting involved in the different
tourism sector and in the boarded area, they can easily open their tourism business. My target in
the recent year is to gain a suitable internship program and get enrolled for future development.
The tourism and travel sector allows the students to open up their knowledge and have a clear
view of the world and the tourist economy of the country (Granovetter, 2018). This course has
eventually helped me to understand the perspective of diverse people regarding a place and also
about their different choices. The internship program will eventually help me to have the
practical knowledge of the tourism sector within the country. The graduation degree in the
tourism sector has a diverse impact on developing effective and suitable career growth within the
sector. The course shows that the tourism sector primarily deals with the people and provides
them with the scope to travel the country.
The term career management shows the conscious planning that one makes regarding their
activities along with the engagement within the job role that they undertake on behalf of their
course to have a suitable growth in their career (Akkermans, and Kubasch, 2017). I have also
developed the plan of career management by getting enrolled within the tourism business course
and also by applying for the internship within the tourism sector. It eventually helped me to
enhance my knowledge and understanding regarding the tourism sector and also the process of
delivering the best service to the people. Gaining success in career eventually depends on the
planning and the activity that the people consider to develop their value and their understanding
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process (Gati, Levin, and Landman-Tal, 2019). It is highly essential for developing the value of
the course to gain suitable knowledge regarding career development.
For pursing the internship as well as the career goal tourism sector is one of the best places for
me. It can be clearly seen in Appendix A regarding the potential employers along with the
suitable company which could help me during my internship program. The database of potential
employers helps me to get enrolled within the best internship program for developing a career in
the tourism industry. This is one of the most effective processes where the graduates are able to
get the practical knowledge on their job course (Kobaslic, and Musonda, 2018). It is highly
essential for developing the business process and the value of the individual within the market
for maintaining their career growth.
Goal setting
Goal setting within the career planning is highly essential for both the short term as well as the
long term career development plan (Latham, and Locke, 2018). It can be seen that the
challenging but at the same time, the realistic goals are the most powerful factor for dealing with
the situation and also for having suitable career growth. The goal-setting theory effectively
shows that the specific, as well as the challenging goals as well as suitable feedbacks, are highly
essential for the higher along with, the better task performance (Aarts, 2019). It provides the
indication along with the direction to the people for performing their activity within the field of
their career growth.
The setting of the goal is considered to be a great way for encouraging the achievement as well
as it helps to stay motivated regarding the development of job career (Latham, Mawritz, and
Locke, 2018). In many cases, it can be seen that the people generally make a mistake by setting
their goals which are ineffective for pushing the people to perform their best. It is highly
essential for the people to maintain the effective goal setting principles that would help the
people to gain their growth within the market (Locke, and Latham, 2019). There is seven
principal of the goal-setting theory, which eventually helps to set a suitable goal for future career
development. The principals are clarity, challenge, commitment, feedback, task complexity, self-
efficiency and goal commitment. With the help of this seven principal, I am able to set my career
goal and perform the activity in the tourism sector.
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I have set some career goals that allow me to go forward with my career development process
and also help me to develop my working skill within the market. The short term goal is to gain
effectiveness in the coming year to develop career and job activity (Landers, Bauer, and Callan,
2017). My short term career goal is to foster a positive reputation as well as public speaking
ability to deal with the tourist and the clients. The early career goal helps to set the career
achievement within the coming 3-5 years. My early career goal is to become the tour manager
from the tour guide within the coming 3-5 years.
The mid-career goal allows the people to set their future career for the coming 10 years or more.
It is also known as the long term career goal which helps the people to maintain a career focus
and development process. My long term career goal is to be the tour event manager for
developing tourism events for the local as well as the foreign tourist. Later on, my career goal for
future development is to open a tour and travel company within next 20 years after gaining the
experience and knowledge regarding the tourism sector.
Conclusion
It is concluded that the career development plan is one of the most effective parts for gaining
success and to enhance the job role within the business. Setting a suitable career goal and also
maintaining the process allows the people to have a clear path for their future development.
Getting the perfect job and career development entirely depend on the activities and the action
that has been developed by the people to grow in their career.
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References
Aarts, H., 2019. Goal-setting theory and the mystery of setting goals.
Akkermans, J. and Kubasch, S., 2017. # Trending topics in careers: a review and future research
agenda. Career Development International.
Gati, I., Levin, N. and Landman-Tal, S., 2019. Decision-making models and career guidance.
In International handbook of career guidance (pp. 115-145). Springer, Cham.
Granovetter, M., 2018. Getting a job: A study of contacts and careers. University of Chicago
press.
Kobaslic, B. and Musonda, L., 2018. The perfect job: a study of the relationship between
employer branding and person organization fit.
Landers, R.N., Bauer, K.N. and Callan, R.C., 2017. Gamification of task performance with
leaderboards: A goal setting experiment. Computers in Human Behavior, 71, pp.508-515.
Latham, G.P. and Locke, E.A., 2018. Goal setting theory: Controversies and resolutions.
Latham, G.P., Mawritz, M.B. and Locke, E.A., 2018. 8 Goal Setting and Control Theory. The
Oxford Handbook of Job Loss and Job Search, p.129.
Locke, E.A. and Latham, G.P., 2019. The development of goal setting theory: A half century
retrospective. Motivation Science, 5(2), p.93.
Yarbrough, S., Martin, P., Alfred, D. and McNeill, C., 2017. Professional values, job
satisfaction, career development, and intent to stay. Nursing Ethics, 24(6), pp.675-685.
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Appendices
Appendix A: Database of employers
1. Company name: Tourism Australia
Contact person: Elaine Garas
Position title of contact person: Human Resources Business Partner
Postal address: Tourism Australia Head Office
GPO Box 2721, Sydney NSW 1006
Phone number: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Organisation website: https://www.tourism.australia.com/en
Overview of the organisation: Tourism Australia is the Australian Government agency
responsible for promoting Australia to the world as a destination for business and leisure travel.
This company is the official tourism partner of the country and for that it provides the best career
development opportunity to the people in tourism sector.
2. Company name: Webjet
Contact person: John Guscic
Position title of contact person: Managing Director
Postal address: Registered Office
Level 2
509 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
Phone number: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail]
Organisation website: https://www.webjet.com.au/
Overview of the organisation: Webjet Limited is the largest travel agency in Australia and New
Zealand. Its WebBeds division is the 2nd largest supplier of lodging to the travel industry. The
company has operations in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Singapore and Hong Kong.
3. Company name: Kangaroo Bus Lines
Contact person: Todd Stubbings
Position title of contact person: HR manager
Postal address: 2 Motorway Dr, Burpengary QLD 4505
Phone number: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Organisation website: https://www.kangaroobuslines.com.au/
Overview of the organisation: Kangaroo Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in
the Moreton Bay Region of Brisbane. It operates seven services under contract to the
Government of Queensland under the TransLink banner.
4. Company name: Transperth
Contact person: Elwyn Gearon
Position title of contact person: General Manager
Postal address: Public Transport Authority
Transperth Train Operations
PO Box 383
Northbridge WA 6865
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Phone number: +08 9326 2615
Email: [e-mail]
Organisation website: https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/
Overview of the organisation: Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system
serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is operated
by the Public Transport Authority.
5. Company name: Flight Centre
Contact person: Andrew Stark
Position title of contact person: Managing Director
Postal address: Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd
Southpoint, 275 Grey Street
South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia
Phone number: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Organisation website: https://www.flightcentre.com.au/
Overview of the organisation: Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is the largest retail travel
agency in Australia. It was founded in 1982, and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. FCTG
has approximately 2,800 stores and offices under various retail and corporate brands. It operates
in Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa, Hong Kong,
India, China, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and Mexico. FCTG has licensee arrangements in
a further 80 countries under the corporate brand, FCM Travel Solutions
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Appendix B: Career goals
SHORT-TERM
1 YEAR
EARLY CAREER
3-5 YEARS
MID-CAREER
10+ YEARS
LATE CAREER
20+ YEARS
DRAFT
GOAL
My short term
career goal is to
foster a positive
reputation as well
as public speaking
ability to deal
with the tourist
and the clients.
My early career
goal is to become
the tour manager
from the tour
guide within the
coming 3-5 years.
My long term
career goal is to
be the tour
event manager
for developing
tourism events
for the local as
well as the
foreign tourist.
my career goal
for future
development is to
open a tour and
travel company
within next 20
years after
gaining the
experience and
knowledge
regarding the
tourism sector.
SPECIFIC To effectively
communicate with
the clients and the
tourist
To develop
knowledge regarding
tour management.
To develop
knowledge
regarding the
process of tour
event
To develop
knowledge for
managing tour
business
MEASURABLE Tour guide
providing
guidance during
tour to the tourist
Tour manager who
effectively manage
the entire tour
package
Tour event
manager who
manage and
perform the
event
management
based on
particular tour
Business owner
who manages the
entire business
ACHIEVABL
E
Effective training
on tour guide is
required
Effective training
on tour
management
process is required
Effective
training on tour
event
management
process is
required
Knowledge
regarding the
management tour
business is
required
RELEVANT I am having good
communication
skill and also have
the ability to
maintain team
I am having good
communication
skill and also have
the ability to
maintain team
I am having
good
communication
skill and also
have the ability
to maintain team
I am having good
communication
skill and also have
the ability to
maintain team
TIME-
BOUND
Within a year Within 3 years Within 10 years Within 20 years
FINAL GOAL Become the tour
guide
Become tour
manager
Become the tour
event manager
Become the owner
of my tour and
travel company
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