Career Action Plan: Self-Analysis, Skill Development, and Goals

This report presents a comprehensive career action plan developed by a student. It begins with a personal analysis, also known as self-assessment, identifying strengths (strategic planning, flexibility, technical skills, keen observation, team spirit, motivation, accountability, visionary leadership, problem-solving ability, communication, and interpersonal skills) and weaknesses (commercial awareness, lack of execution, lack of technical skills, management of finances, time management, and organization). The report then details a career action plan with SMART goals aimed at improving specific skills such as commercial awareness, execution, technical skills, leadership, management of finances, organization, and problem-solving ability. Each skill has a targeted level, resources needed, strategies, and a timeline for development. The report concludes with a summary of the action plan and includes a curriculum vitae highlighting work experience, education, and skills. This report is a valuable resource for students seeking to develop their career plans and strategies.

CAREER ACTION PLAN

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PERSONAL ANALYSIS................................................................................................................3
CAREER ACTION PLAN..............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
Books and journals....................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Business management and personal skills are abilities of an individual which helps them
to perform the assigned job roles and responsibilities by using innovative approaches and by
forming constructive ideas and decision (Allen and et.al, 2019). There are several skills and traits
which are required by graduates and fresher’s which will help in shaping personality and career,
some of such traits includes: employability skills, experience and qualification requirements.
This report will define the self-analysis which will depict the strengths and weakness and career
action plan will be developed which will help in enhancing and improving the desired skills
within the selected time duration.
PERSONAL ANALYSIS
Personal analysis also known as self-assessment is an activity which is performed by an
individual which helps them to identify strengths and weakness of oneself. By identification of
persona skills, it helps the individual in pursuing the career of their choice and take constructive
decisions for performing the assigned roles and facing several challenges. The strength
weakness, skills, knowledge and experience is described below which was identified by self-
assessment analysis.
STRENGTHS
Strategic planning and thinking- This is one
of the basic strength which helps me to
strategically plan all activities through which
I can set the desired benchmarks and a
strategic plan can be formed which needed to
be followed.
Flexibility and adaptability- One of the
major strength which helps me in enhancing
my career is flexibility and adaptability which
helps me in easily adapting changes which are
requited and which will help in improving the
skills set and knowledge through learning and
WEAKNESS
Commercial awareness- Due to lack of
commercial awareness, it leads to inability to
take effective decisions and it also affects the
competitiveness and adverse impact of
challenges can be faced due to lack of
commercial knowledge ad changing business
environment.
Lack of execution- By effective planning but
due to lack of execution, it affects the whole
performance and process and leads to
inability to achieve the desired standards of
performance and objectives.

practicing.
Keen observer- One of the most effective
skills is the ability to observe everything
quickly and briefly which helps me in
gathering more knowledge and identifying the
details of each and every situation.
Team work and team spirit- This has been a
strength as an ability to work with team
enhances capabilities and through process
through which objectives can be
accomplished by using constructive and
innovative ideas.
Motivation- By being highly motivated, it
helps in willingly participating in all activities
and willingly participating in performing up
to the desired standards and maintains a
positive working scenario.
Accountability- By being highly responsible
and accountable for all the work is one of the
major qualities which helps in building trust
among fellow peers.
Leadership- This skill helps in leading ad
guiding right direction through which
objectives can be accomplished.
Technical skills- Due to lack of technical
skills, it affects the employment and career
growth opportunities and affects the current
performance and leads o inability to perform
the assigned work effectively and efficiently.
Management of finances- By not being able
to manage all finance and budgets, it leads t
facing different challenges such as high cost
incurred and inability to utilize all resources
effectively.
Time management- Due to not being able to
manage all work on time, this creates an
inability to perform and complete all work on
time and affects the ability to accomplish the
desired targets.
Visionary- By not being able to visualize all
activities and forecasting all the work which
needs to be done creates a gap between
effective leadership and execution of the
desired plans, tis also affect the planning
process.
Problem solving ability- One of the major
weakness is the inability to resolve conflicts
and thus tis affects the overall performance
and working scenario which creates a
negative impact on performance and growth.
Communication- Due to not being able to
interact and communicate with others, it
creates a barrier in making others understand
my thoughts and ideas and it also affects the
ability to listen and understand their opinions

and beliefs. Thus, this also affects acceptance
of thoughts of other peoples.
Interpersonal skills- This is one of the
weakness which depicts the inability to
understand and interact with other people and
affects the social relationship with them and
creates a negative impact on others.
Knowledge and experience
As to work in the domain of Human resource management, some of the major skills, experience
and knowledge which will help in performing the daily roles and responsibilities includes
different skills which are listed below:
Administration task requirements- The administration work will helps me in performing all
managerial operation of top management effectively and organize all activities by using
innovative ideas through which productivity can be enhanced.
Effective human resource management- Through effective human resource and personal
management, a conflict free and positive working scenario can be maintained through which the
proficiency and productivity of the business can be sustained for a longer period of time and
better career growth and opportunities can be identified.
CAREER ACTION PLAN
A career action plan is developed and quoted below which will be helpful in developing
the required skills by setting SMART goals which will help in enhancing the desired set of skills,
knowledge and competencies (Davies, Curtin and Robson, 2017). This plan depicts short term
and long term actions or strategies which will help in improving desired skill sets.

Skills which
needs to be
developed
CURREN
T LEVEL
(out of 10)
TARGETE
D LEVEL
RESOURES STRATEGIE
S
SMART
OBJECTIVE
TIME
DURATIO
N
Commercial
awareness-
Level 2 Level 5 By reading
newspapers,
articles and
journals
through
which
knowledge
can be
enhanced.
For improving
such skills, I
will read more
newspapers,
articles and
gather more
knowledge
with the help of
social media
platforms
through which
better
commercial
and business
environmental
knowledge can
be gained and
more effective
career
opportunities
can be gained
(Deiorio and
et.al, 2016).
This is short
term objective
which needs to
be
accomplished
through which
short and long
term personal
and career
development
can be done
within the
specific span
of time.
6 months
Lack of
execution-
Level 4 Level 7 By
participating
in activities
and
implementin
By strategically
planning all
activities,
enhancing
concentration
It is one of the
long term
objective
which need to
be
3 months

g the decided
plans.
and focus on
the activities
will help me in
executing the
plan and
meeting the
desired
standard of
performance
and targets
within the
specific time
duration
(Kuijpers and
Meijers, 2017).
accomplished
through which
effective
implementatio
n of plans can
be done and
better
outcomes can
be achieved.
Technical
skills-
Level 6 Level 9 Enrolling in
courses
through
which
technical
skills can be
enhanced.
This skill can
be enhanced
with the help of
gathering more
knowledge
through
courses and
degrees. Such
skills will be
enhanced with
some
professional
guidance and
knowledge
(Walker‐
Donnelly, Scott
These are long
term skills
which need to
be
accomplished
through which
more
knowledge can
be gained and
more
employment
opportunities
can be
gathered.
6 months

and Cawthon,
2019).
Leadership- Level 3 Level 5 Participating
in activities
and guiding
the team and
other
members.
This skill will
be enhanced by
engaging in
more activities
through which
better guidance
can be given
and better
decisions can
be formed
which will help
in meeting
targets (Miller,
2017).
This short term
goal will be
accomplished
through
forming
visions and
providing
accurate
guidance
through which
goals can be
achieved.
4 months
Managemen
t of
finances-
Level 5 Level 9 Regular
control and
monitoring
of finances
which are
used.
This skill will
be improved
with the help of
managing all
finances
strategically
and keeping a
track of all
transactions
which will help
in analyzing
errors and
taking
corrective
measures for
This long term
goal will be
accomplished
with the help
of monitoring
and controlling
all financial
transactions
through which
over expenses
can be
avoided.
5 months

the same (Pugh
and Broome,
2020).
Organisation
and
delegation-
Level 3 Level 5 Participation
in activities
and leading
team through
which all
work can be
done as per
the required
standards.
This skill will
be enhanced
with the help of
properly
delegating
work and
effective
distribution of
activities
through which
positive
working
scenario can
also be
maintained
(Ruddy,
Thomas-
Hemak and
Meade, 2016).
This short term
goal will be
accomplished
through
properly
delegating all
activities to
others and
organizing all
materials and
activities
effectively
through which
performance
can be
maintained and
goals can be
met.
2 months
Problem
solving
ability-
Level 4 Level 6 By
participating
in managerial
activities and
identifying
the facts.
This skill can
be enhanced
with the help of
observing and
forming
decisions by
only knowing
whole situation
through which
This is a short
term goal
which will be
accomplished
through
analyzing the
situations and
forming
decisions
2 months

better and
innovative
decisions can
be formed
(Serin, 2017).
based on the
facts only.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that there are various skills and traits which
are required for personal and professional development and this can be done with the help of
creating short-term and long term goals which will help in setting deadlines. By creating an
action plan helps to identify skills that needs to be improved and effective strategies can be
formed for improvements.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Allen, L. M and et.al., 2019. Categorising the broad impacts of continuing professional
development: a scoping review. Medical education. 53(11). pp.1087-1099.
Davies, K., Curtin, M. and Robson, K., 2017. Impact of an international workplace learning
placement on personal and professional development. Australian occupational therapy
journal. 64(2). pp.121-128.
Deiorio, N. M and et.al., 2016. Coaching: a new model for academic and career
achievement. Medical education online. 21(1). p.33480.
Kuijpers, M. and Meijers, F., 2017. Professionalising teachers in career dialogue: An effect
study. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. 45(1). pp.83-96.
Miller, C. L., 2017. CAREER ACTION PLAN: Applying Analytical Thinking Skills in an
Online Career Development Course. Career Planning & Adult Development
Journal. 33(1).
Pugh, M. and Broome, N., 2020. Dialogical coaching: An experiential approach to personal and
professional development. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and
Research. 72(3). p.223.
Ruddy, M. P., Thomas-Hemak, L. and Meade, L., 2016. Practice transformation: Professional
development is personal. Academic Medicine. 91(5). pp.624-627.
Serin, H., 2017. The effects of teaching abroad on personal and professional
development. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies. 4(1).
pp.110-114.
Walker‐Donnelly, K., Scott, D. A. and Cawthon, T. W., 2019. Introduction: overview and
application of career development theories. New Directions for Student
Services. 2019(166). pp.9-17.

APPENDIX
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
CURRICULUM VITAE
Bianca Madalina Mihai
I am looking forward to work with a reputed and recognized organisation which will help me
in shaping my career and more opportunities for career growth can be identified. I want to
build a career in management field which will help me in following my passions through
which I can constructively involve in the managerial activities and practices.
Work Experience:
September 2017 – Present – Working at “Morrison” as Picker, Northampton, UK
March 2017- August 2017- Worked as Picker and Packer at “DHL”, Northampton, UK
2016-2017- Worked as Picker and Packer at “White”, Northampton, UK
2014-2016- Worked as Car Inspector at “C. Walton Ltd”, Northampton, UK
2007-2014- Worked as Business Administrator for “Flavia Trans SRL”, Romania
Education:
May 2019- Present- Regent College London
May 2019-May 2020- Enrolled in National Diploma in Dental Nursing course in North
London Dental Centre
October 2003-June 2007- Gas & Petroleum University, Ploiesti, Romania
September 1999- June 2003- Technical College, Ploiesti, Romania
September 1991- June 1999- Primary/ Secondary School, Ploiesti, Romania
Skills:
Flexible and can willing to adapt changes which are required
Effective planning skills
Keen observant
Team spirit
Highly responsible and accountable
Highly motivated
Effective management and leadership traits
Languages known:

English
Romanian