University Project: Career Goals, SWOT, and Personal Development

This project is a comprehensive analysis of career goals within the beauty industry, specifically focusing on the role of a Nail Technician. It begins with an example job advertisement and an overview of the industry, including company background and required skills. The project then delves into personal development through surveys, gathering feedback from friends and family to assess strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. A SWOT analysis is conducted to identify internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats, providing a strategic framework for career planning. The project also summarizes the student's strengths and weaknesses based on the collected data and personal reflection. Overall, the project aims to provide a holistic view of career aspirations, self-assessment, and industry dynamics, contributing to professional development.

Project
Section 1: Career Goals
1. COPY AND PASTE YOUR EXAMPLE JOB ADVERT HERE

2. COPY AND PASTE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDUSTRY HERE
SUMMARY
 company background information Shiannails is the UK based company which is
dealing in beauty industry and offers the
luxury experience with a wide range of
manicures and pedicures treatments. The
consideration of the company is to be the
trendy brand in the market.
 the physical, psychological,
educational and emotional
characteristics and demands of the
role, ie. Person specifications
 Required an applicant who is having
the NVQ Level 3 beauty therapy.
 Someone who have the experiencing
of handling the social media platforms.
 A person must have the dedication and
the spirit to complete their task.
 Someone who can have the high level
of professionalism and customer
services.
 A person must be a quicker learner
that can work in a team effectively.
 Someone who have the ambition to
work in this job profile so that they
can take the band at higher level.
 A person must have the experience of
both classical and non classical gel
polish manicure and pedicure.
 A person must have the excellent
written and communication skills.
 remuneration, opportunities for
personal development and
benefits
 Salary- £10,00 per hour.
 geographical location  London
 an overview of the health of
industry (job opportunities in
the current market)
 With the current situation in the
economy, It is important for the beauty
industry to form and comply with new
normal. Every sector required an

serious implementation of the new
SOP's in the business. Many sectors
have the negative impact of COVID-
19 as some have the positive impact
on their functioning.
 The current job is in the beauty
industry for the post of Nail
Technician, so there is negative impact
on the sector as there is complete
shutdown in the beauty stores and
they have face the huge loose in the
profitability and productivity of the
industry.
Section 2: Current Reality
3. ADD PHOTOS OF YOUR ASK 5 PEOPLE SURVEYS HERE – PERSONAL
SUMMARY
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 people
There are following questions which are to be answered according to your perception for me. I
have chosen you for this assessment as I trust and value your opinion. I believe that you will
answer me with honesty and answered will be based on real prospective. It will take hardly two
minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You.
Name- Natalia Cheptene
Q.1 Give a single word that can define me?
Dedicated
Q.2 In your opinion, what is the best quality of yours?
Quick learner
Q.3 What is the one thing that value the most to you?
Trustworthy
Q.4 What is the one things that I can change in order to get advantage from it?
Be calm, do not in hurry
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
There are some questions which is answered by you according to your perception and opinion for
me. As I value you, trust you, I have chosen you for this survey. I hope you will meet my

expectation and you will answer with full honesty. It will take probable two minute to answer these
questions.
Thank You
Name: Rebeca Haldurdiev
Q1. Any one word which can define me ?
Sincere
Q2. What is the one thing which you appreciate about me ?
Talent
Q3. What is the one thing which I can change about myself so that I can get advantage from
it ?
Don't be introvert, be confident.
Q4. According to your opinion, what is my best quality ?
Dedicated
Personal Feedback Data:
As per the perception of my family and friends that I must be little social and must be
calm so that I can learn new things in easy manner. The feedback that I have received form
my family and friends form the survey and as per the survey, I need to be hard working so
that can work properly and I must be confident so that I can take my decision by own and I
must be sincere towards my working. These quality according to the survey is that I am
dedicated and hard working.
4. ADD PHOTOS OF ASK 5 PEOPLE SURVEYS HERE –
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your perception
for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I hope and expect that
you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You
Name: Rodica Istrati
Q1. What is the best word that define me ?
Hard working
Q2. What is the skill which you value most in me as the colleague or employer?

Ability to learner easily
Q3. How will you rate me on the following aspects-
1 – Competent
2 – Needs Improvement
3 – Excellent
4 – Fairly Good
5 – Needs Attention
Q4. which is the one thing that I can improve in my working?
Learn to say NO
Self management
(the ability to work without the supervision)
1 2 3 4 5
Team working
(Get on well and works collaboratively with the other
people)
1 2 3 4 5
Business and customer awareness
(Understands industry and customer needs)
1 2 3 4 5
Communication and literacy
(oral and written both communication)
1 2 3 4 5
Application of Information technology
(able to use technology relating to work)
1 2 3 4 5

Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your perception
for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I hope and expect that
you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You
Name: Ilinca Ciugurean
Q1. What is the best work that define me?
Quick learner
Q2. What is the skill that vale to you according to your colleague or employer?
Multi tasking
Q3. What is the one thing in my work performance which I can improve ?
Nothing
Q4. How will you rate me on the following-
1 – Excellent
2 – Needs Attention
3 – Needs Improvement
4 – Competent
5 – Fairly Good
Self management
(the ability to work without the supervision)
1 2 3 4 5
Team working
(Get on well and works collaboratively with
the other people)
1 2 3 4 5
Business and customer awareness 1 2 3 4 5

(Understands industry and customer needs)
Communication and literacy
(oral and written both communication)
1 2 3 4 5
Application of Information technology
(able to use technology relating to work)
1 2 3 4 5
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your perception
for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I hope and expect that
you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You
Name: Mihaela Sargo
Q1. What is the word best define me ?
Honesty
Q2. What is the skill which you value most in me as the colleague or employer ?
Trustworthy
Q3. What is the one thing that I can improve in my working?
Be social
Q4. How will you rate me on the following-
1 – Excellent
2 – Competent
3 – Fairly Good
4 – Needs Improvement
5 – Needs Attention
Self management
(the ability to work without the supervision)
1 2 3 4 5
Team working
(Get on well and works collaboratively with the other
people)
1 2 3 4 5

Business and customer awareness
(Understands industry and customer needs)
1 2 3 4 5
Communication and literacy
(oral and written both communication)
1 2 3 4 5
Application of Information technology
(able to use technology relating to work)
1 2 3 4 5
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Self-management My manager give me good score for this skills and I
will able to work properly according to my skills. My
colleagues and friends also gave me good score in this
skills.
Team Working All the 3 respondent have given me a good score for
my valuable skills. With the help of my skills I will able
to work properly and also do proper coordination with
the teammates.
Business and Customer
Awareness
All the three respondent have given me a strong
comments for my skills and I need to work upon that in
order to improve that.
Communication and Literacy All the three respondent have given me a good
comments and excellent score for my skills and I can
use this skills for my future growth.
Application of Information
Technology
All the three respondent have given me a strong
comments that I am not good in this skills and I need to
work upon this in order to improve them.
Q.1 What is the one word that describe me?
Honesty, quick learner.
Q2. What is the skill that you the most by the opinion of your colleague?
I like to take challenges Multi tasked (skill), Trustworthy (personal quality), (Personal quality),
Q3. What is the one thing in my work performance which I can improve ?
Learn to say no (Personal Quality) and Be social (Personal quality)

5. SWOT ANALYSIS
4 x Strengths 4 x Weaknesses
 My main skills is that I can learn
new things easily so that I can
implement in performing the
innovative task and find solution
for the particular problem.
 I apply my learner in my work
quickly in order to complete the
task with the right approach.
 I am very disciplined person and
interested to perform the several
task in an easy approach within
the set time frame.
 I have worked on building the
nail and gel art work in order to
work promptly.
 My main weakness is that I am
not able to work in pressure and
get depressed in order to
complete the specific task in an
appropriate manner.
 I am not good at public specking
due to lack of confidence so that
efficiency of my work get reduce
and all the work would leads to
have the bad impact on my
growth.
 I am having the lack of
experience by which I can not
handle all the problems-in order
to complete the specific task.
 I am not good at problem
handling and I get depressed and
this reduce my effectiveness in
completing the specific task.
4 x Opportunities 4 x Threats
 As more of the ladies is getting
trendy and love to polish their
nails so this is the good
opportunities for the industry to
generate higher revenue and
profitability.
 As a Nail technician, I am
working under the beauty
specialist by which I can learn
 The current market situation
require more talented employees
and dynamic employees who can
perform the various task so this
is the major threat for me.
 As the COVID-19 pandemic
situation, this is the big threat for
me that I can loose my job due
to low profit generation.

the new things in order to
perform well in my occupation.
Summary of your Strengths and Weaknesses
(Label the skills, knowledge, qualities, and experience)
My manager and the colleague have given me the same point of view in order to get the work
done in an appropriate manner so that I can work in my profession accordingly. My strength
are quick learner and apply my learning in the practical learning so that I can get the full
control over there. I am good at problem solving so that I can handle the particular problem
in order to solve them.
My weakness is that I am not good at public specking by which somehow it reduce my
effectiveness in my working and I have to face huge issue in my working.
6. COPY AND PASTE DETAIL ON YOUR DEGREE HERE