MMH232 Human Resource Development: Career Goals, Limitations

This assignment focuses on career planning within Human Resource Development (MMH232). It outlines the individual's career goals, developmental actions, and limitations, such as communication and leadership skills. The assignment emphasizes setting SMART goals, developing skills, and continuously reviewing progress. Strategies for overcoming limitations are discussed, including building confidence, improving communication, and converting weaknesses into strengths through continuous learning and practice. The document references academic sources to support the analysis and proposed improvements.

MMH232 Human
Resource Development
Learning Insights

Table of Contents
TASK .........................................................................................................................................3
Career planning is a proactive approach that an individual can use to plan their own
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career. What are your career goals and developmental actions to achieve these goals?
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What are your limitations and/or weaknesses associated with your ability to achieve your
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career goals? What changes can you make in the future to address your limitations and/or
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Weaknesses?...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

TASK
Career planning is a proactive approach that an individual can use to plan their own
career. What are your career goals and developmental actions to achieve these goals?
What are your limitations and/or weaknesses associated with your ability to achieve your
career goals? What changes can you make in the future to address your limitations and/or
Weaknesses?
The career planning is comprises of two words i.e. Career and planning. Planning is done to
achieve the career goal and objective is defined as the career planning. It helps me to shape the
progress and potential to hold the higher performance (Furness, 2020). It ensure me career
growth opportunities where I can build strong relation with one or more organisations. Career
planning involves mental process where I can make my own judgement , decision and
imagination to perform the managerial activities effectively and more efficiently. It helps me to
decide the future action before dealing with such action. It provides me future need and
aspiration to choose better career option which promotes my learning skills and knowledge.
I can achieve these goals through effective action plans. The setting up of goals is initial
process to achieve success in life. Firstly, I identify my career goals to become more productive
and accurate to focus towards my objective. In order to achieve these goals, I use to break my
goals into short term and long term objectives to manage all the activities that ensure my success.
I use to designed career map to accomplish my goals in a specified time. Career development
improve my skills and motivate me to manage my work efficiently. In order to achieve my career
development. I use smart method and technique to measure my progress. Also , I focus on my
skills and knowledge which helps me to execute in real world. I also review my progress by
regularly observing my skills.

Barriers/Limitation to Effective career goal
As an individual, there are certain limitation that prevent me to implement the plans
successfully. These limitation hinder me to achieve my goals due to :
 Lack of Communication skills: This is one of the biggest weakness that I want to
overcome my public speaking fear because of lack of communication.
 Lack of Leadership skills: It is necessary to strategies the vision along with the team
through effective leadership quality which helps to achieve career goal. Such qualities
hinder me to make effective career planning .
 Lack of focus :Many distraction avoid me to focus towards goal, which I set to achieve
the target. Lack of focus prevent me from reaching the desired objectives.
In order to overcome my limitation that create obstacle in between my career, I have to
implement new strategies that can improve my set goal (Jiang, 2021). I can improve by building
more confidence in me to develop communication skills and leadership quality and analysing
myself by reviewing my progress. I can convert my weakness into strength through continuous
practice and learning.

REFERENCES
Furness, M.P., 2020. What predicts career adaptability?: an application of achievement goal
theory and adult attachment theory. Journal of Career Development, 47(6), pp.671-685.
Jiang, Y., 2021. Learning Goal Orientation, Career Self‐Efficacy, and Career Interest: A
Moderated Mediation Model. Journal of Employment Counseling, 58(4), pp.167-181.
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