Career Development Plan: Hotel and Hospitality Industry

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
SWOT analysis...........................................................................................................................3
Personal Development plan........................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction:
Hotel and hospitality industry is one of the industries that provide a large number of
employments in all over the world. In order to enter this industry, it is needed to obtain some
specific qualities. For an individual, it is not possible to obtain those qualities at a time. Thus,
it is needed to identify the attributes that should be there in the character of an individual to
secure their jobs in the hospitality and the hotel industry. On the other hand, it is also needed
to identify the shortcomings that have been there in the character of the individual and
restricting him to secure a position in the industry.
The study has focused on the personal SWOT analysis and the Personal Development Plan
that should be conducted in order to know the positive and the adverse qualities in the
character of the individual.
SWOT analysis
A SWOT analysis can answer the questions regarding the strength, weaknesses, opportunities
and threats that are present in a person or an organisation, as opined by Lejeune et al. (2015).
Here, my personal SWOT analysis has been developed in order to understand the qualities
and the shortcomings that are present in my character.
Strength Weaknesses
 I am able to communicate with the
customers
 I am aware of the diverse demands of
the customers
 I can accept the required changes
in company
 I think I am not able to take the entire
responsibility of being a manager or a
similar stature
 I need other opinions to make any
decision in company
 Keeping track of the financial
problems and the expenses would be
a problems for me
Opportunities Threats
 I can develop my interpersonal skills
 I can improve my computer skills
 Though I am not that great at
multitasking, I can improve my skills
 Lack of decision making skill can be
harmful for my position
 If I am not able to secure my entire
skills, whole system of the hotel can
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face problems
Table 1: SWOT Analysis
(Source: Learner)
Strength: In order to secure any position in the hotel and the hospitality industry, I need to
have a good communication skill. It would help me to work within a team, as it has been seen
by Tasker, (2015). Moreover, a good communication skill would help me to understand the
problems of my team members and it is possible that I will provide some potential solutions
to them to avoid kind of problems and conflicts in the team.
As I am planning to work in the hotel and hospitality industry, I need to understand that
different kinds of customers are there in the industry and such diversified are their needs and
demands. I am aware of the fact that I have to come across those demands and have to
mitigate them accordingly. My strength would help me in this regard and I would get some
competitive advantage as well, as it is reviewed by Stewart, (2016). Moreover, I am also
aware of the fact that the hospitality industry is the subject to rapid change and thus, the
employees need to adjust with that. Being one of the potential employees of the company, I
need to develop my strength. I know that the changes must be taken into consideration in
order to earn the competitive advantage in the hotel industry as well as the consumer
satisfaction and consumer retention (Varlejs, 2017).
Weaknesses: I am aiming to develop myself as one of the employees that have the ambition
of becoming the manager of the hotel. Thus, I have been able to identify some problems and
shortcomings in my character that may restrict my ambition in future. In order to be the
manager of a hotel, I need to take the entire responsibility and have to multitask, as it is said
by Gholipour, (2016). Although, I am able to do multiple task at a single time, it is not
possible for me take the whole responsibility of the entire business. I do not have the
confidence to manage this work.
Moreover, I need to have the quality of decision making in order to establish myself as one of
the competent employees of the hotel industry. However, my lack of confidence affected in
this regard. I need to have the decision-making skill that would help me to secure my position
and my confidence that is required for my job position. One of the major set back of my
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character that may affect my career is that I am not very efficient at the financial calculations
as opined by (Gee et al. 2018). As I am aspiring to be a manager of a hotel in future, I have to
take the responsibility of the whole institution. Thus, my inability regarding the financial
calculation may affect my aspiration.
Opportunities: Some opportunities are there that can be effective to improve my ability and
my chances to develop my career in the hospitality industry. I need to develop my
interpersonal skills, as it would help me to develop my ability to communicate with my team
members and the customers as well, as stated by Tattum and Tattum, (2017). At the same
time, development of the technological advancement has provided some changes in the hotel
and the hospitality industry. Thus, I need to improve my computer skills and learn the use of
latest technology and software. They would be added as my additional qualification, as it may
help me to secure my position by having competitive advantage (Li, 2016).
Multitasking is one of the developments that should be there in the character of a hotel
employee. As it has been seen by the opinion of Tsai et al. (2017), due to my lack of
confidence, I am not that great at this. Thus, this opportunity would help me in to this.
Threats: I am aiming to be the employee of the hotel and hospitality industry of the company
and thus, not knowing the software used in the industry can be a threat for my position. Due
to the lack of confidence, I am not going to take the whole responsibility of the job role. This
may affect my career.
Personal Development plan
My
goals
in life
Sequence of
goals in my
Aim of
achievem
ents from
the goals
Obstacles to
be faced into
the way of
achieving the
goals
Improving the
chances of
meeting the goals
Support Revie
w
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To be
one of
the
employ
ees in
the
hotel
and
hospita
lity
industr
y
1. I need to
make myself
eligible for
being an
employee of
the hotel
industry. It
would help me
understand my
capabilities
and identify
the
shortcomings
present in my
portfolio
2. After
becoming an
employee, I
aspire to be
one of the
managers of a
multi starrer
hotels and
escalate in my
career
By the
end of
2020, I
want to
become
one of the
employee
s in the
hotel and
hospitalit
y industry
1. I have
not
much
mone
y to
pursue
the
career
of a
hotel
emplo
yee by
attaini
ng the
hotel
manag
ement
course
2. I do
not
have
the
confid
ence
to
explor
e and
genera
te nee
ideas
and
take
the
 Developi
ng
interpers
onal
skills
 Technolo
gical
skills are
to be
enhanced
 My
tutor
s
 My
fami
ly
 My
frien
d
To be
given
my
mana
ger
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necess
ary
decisi
on
To be
the
manag
er of a
hotel
1. Learn
ing
about
the
proce
ss that
a
mana
ger
have
to
handl
e in
his or
her
career
2. 2. To
know
my
capab
ilities
to
beco
me a
mana
ger
3. To
findin
g out
By the
next 7
years , I
want to
achieve a
position
of the
manager
of a multi
starrer
hotel
 Finan
cial
calcul
ations
are
there
in the
roles
of a
manag
er,
thoug
h I am
not an
expert
into it.
 Lack
of
motiv
ation
and
the
confid
ence
is
anothe
r
chanc
es of
Multitasking is to
be developed in
order to process
the roles and
responsibilities of
the manager
 Care
er
advi
sors
 Staff
s of
my
prev
ious
wor
kpla
ce
 My
colle
ague
s
To be
given
by
my
team
mates
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my
shortc
oming
s and
diffic
ulties
in the
proce
ss
4. To
handl
e a
large
work
force
and
comm
unicat
e
amon
g
them
and
resolv
ing
their
confli
cts
obstac
le that
I may
face
in this
time
Table 2: PDP
(Source: Learner)
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Conclusion
For concluding the study, it can be evaluated that the development of the career is precious
for every individual and it is essential to take the right steps for the betterment of the career.
In order to ensure that the individual must take the right decision the career and the personal
development, it is needed that the personal development plan and the SWOT analysis should
be conducted. With the assessment of these SWOT analysis and personal development plan,
the obstacles the individual may face in his or her career can be identified. It will be
beneficial to identify the shortcomings in the career so that the potential solutions can be
identified. Moreover, it is also can be understood that the personal development plan would
be used in order to develop the career of the individual.
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References
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Li, X., 2016, July. Analysis of The Leading Role of Ideological Education on The
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Tasker, F., 2015. How to prepare a personal development plan. BMJ, 351, p.h4603.
Tattum, D. and Tattum, E., 2017. Social education and personal development. Routledge.
Tsai, J.W., Vanderford, N.L. and Muindi, F., 2018. Optimizing the utility of the individual
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