Career Action Plan and Self-Reflection: MG410 Career Viewpoint 2022

This report presents a career action plan and self-reflection based on a personal SWOT analysis. It outlines strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to facilitate personal and professional growth in the field of accountancy. The report details actions taken to develop strategic thinking, presentation skills, and data analytical skills, including timelines for improvement. It also includes a CV reflecting the candidate's qualifications, skills, and career aims. The action plan aims to bridge skill gaps and leverage opportunities for career development, emphasizing the importance of continuous self-improvement and strategic planning. The report concludes with references to relevant books and journals.

CW2- Career Action
Plan and Self-
Reflection
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................3
TASK..................................................................................................................................3
Personal analysis..........................................................................................................3
A career action plan.......................................................................................................4
CV..................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:......................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
A career action plan can be acknowledged as the flexible planning document
owned and oversee by young candidates aimed to signify their advanced career
development learning. This kind of plan supports younger candidates to establish their
aspirations, elucidate their actions to realise dreams or aims, commit to participating in
the planned activities. Self-reflection helps an individual to reflect on themselves and
take time to think about their present and future activities. It helps in meditating to know
where they lack or needs improvement to increase the skills or abilities (Caputo,
Fregonese and Langher, 2020). It supports in altering the behaviours, attitudes, desires,
thoughts and motivations. The present report is based upon personal analysis in which
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are identified so that a person can
grow and improve themselves to work better in the chosen field. A career action plan
will be outlined to cover and improve the relevant areas, knowledge or abilities. At the
end of this report, CV will be constructed for the chosen career.
TASK
Personal analysis.
Since I have a desire to grow myself in the domain of accountancy, I went
through several courses and studies related with the accounts and finances. These
learning helped me to gained the skills, knowledge, competencies, concepts and so
forth. I have got the chance to work in a global company where I worked and developed
myself in various areas, but also I found some deficiencies which I needed to enhance
to increase performance level in the organisation. My seniors and mentors gave me
several tasks and activities, through which I have realised that there are some
knowledge, abilities or skills which I should developed. I set my own goals and objective
so that I can implement those plans to achieve the growth and development of my
personality. These developments or enhancements will support me in fulfilling my
dreams and aspirations in the chosen field i.e. accountancy. These skills are necessary
to maintain good records in the life in terms of quality and knowledge of particular field. I
I have make my own plans and assignment to enhance my personal skills to meet

deadlines. In order to better carry out my job or work, a personal SWOT analysis is
done so that I can know my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Strengths:
 Active learning and adaptability skills: I have clearly identified that this is one
of my key skills as I am able to learn actively while adapting several new
changes and modifications that comes into my way of doing work. I am able to
learn about new tools, technology, software that are used in my regular working.
These skills helps me to deal with the future uncertainties which may arise in my career
life. It is necessary to develop such skills because it help me to remains constant and
discipline towards my work.
 Time-management skills: I am good at managing time and priorities through
which I can do any work on time and meet certain deadlines given by mentors
and seniors. This skill helps me analysing the work and finish it on time. In order
to grow myself in accountancy domain, managing time is very important to record
data or transactions on daily basis so that overall results can be accurate
matched. This also helps in managing work pressure in the peak time. Such skills
are important for an individual at each stage of life because it helps to grow
personally and professionally. Time is considers as an important factor for
successful person so , definitely my skills and knowledge to manage times really
prove to helpful for me in future.
Weaknesses:
 Proficiency in preparing financial statement: I have realised that this is one of
the areas where I need some development as I am weak in working at MS Excel
as well as spread sheet. I am not able to record and identify data promptly. Also,
this deficiency resulted in decreased productivity and efficiency in doing work.
 Strategic thinking and presentation skills: I found that I am not good at
creativity and innovative to plan for something. This skill is needed to identify
innovative solutions or ways to problems risen in the business. Also, I need to
develop this skill to maintain accurate data and figures to know the fiscal
outcomes. I believe that logical thinking help me to be very tricky and logical to

solve the problem. However, presentation skills also equally important to present
me views before the management and represent my skills towards my work.
Opportunities:
 Technical skills: This is the area where I see growth opportunities for me. I
found that developing technical skills helps me to conduct accounting practices in
an efficient way. I found by improving some practical knowledge will help me to
operate mechanical, IT, mathematical and scientific tasks and projects. In order
to prepare financial accounts, GST, tax returns and much more, technical skills
will help me to do so even more efficiently. These skills are important in
accounting process to make effective decision related to finance and accounting.
Threats:
 Data analytical skills: This is another key skill where I see some threat as I am
not good at analysing things and data. Analysing data and create proper report is
important for an accountant as they help company knowing their profit and
losses. These skills are required at professional level to manage data and
records for proper accounting of all the data.
A career action plan.
With the help of personal SWOT analysis, I have came to know about many key
areas which are important for an accountant to grow and improve so that they can work
efficiently and effectively for the organisation. It outlines the aims and objectives to
meet the future goal . It includes short term and long term goals that are necessary to
enhance my overall personality. These action plan helps for the career development
and improve my all the skills and knowledge personally and professionally. The
successful person is well known for its career plan to achieve the success. These
success depends on my dedication and passion to accomplish the assigned task on
time. This is the action plan required to frame to strategies plan to accomplish the task
on time. A career action plan is developed below which helps in covering important
skills, knowledge or abilities so that I can evolve individually and professionally. It is
discussed underneath:
Skills, knowledge
and abilities
Importance of
special skills
Actions taken to
develop or improve
Time-scales

that skill
Strategic thinking
skills
This skill is important
to find and grab
unique opportunities
in order to evolve
value in the regular
working.
I will improve this
skill by asking
strategic questions
from the seniors or
peers as it is the
simplest way of
growing this area.
Also, I will try to
observe the work of
others as how they
deal with the
situations.
7-9 months
Presentation skills This is also
important for me to
have clear and
effective
presentation skill to
show my work and
ideas. Also,
developing this skill
will also help in
building my
confidence level.
I will try present only
necessary and
useful information in
presentation so that
the presentation
does not over
exceeded. I will try
to makes
presentation in such
a way that grabs
listeners and
viewers attention.
1.5 months
Data analytical skills It is important for me
to develop this skill
as I need to analyse
various data and
information while
I will try to take
participation in
strategic projects
where I can get the
opportunity work on
1 to 2 years

making justifications
and
recommendations
on them. Building
this skill will help in
making informed
decisions for the
business.
this skill. I will also
do regular practice
as analytical work
lies in evolving and
strengthening
analytical skills while
exercising them help
me in delivering
positive analytical
outputs.
CV
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from this report that a good career action plan supports a
candidate, especially younger ones to evolve themselves in various areas. These
attainments helps in realising their dreams and aspirations to achieve something in their
life. A personal SWOT analysis reflects the strong and weak areas, along with
opportunities and threats of an individual so that they can where they good or weak at.
An effective action plan is a document helps in knowing the ways, together with times-
scales to develop or improve some skills, abilities or knowledge. CV is another
important document that supports an individual to reflect their skills, qualifications or
knowledge in order to get a right job in a good company. It outlines the aims and
objectives to meet the future goal . It includes short term and long term goals that are
necessary to enhance my overall personality. This is the action plan required to frame to
strategies plan to accomplish the task on time.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Caputo, A., Fregonese, C. and Langher, V., 2020. Development and validation of the
Dynamic Career Scale (DCS): A psychodynamic conceptualization of career
adjustment. International Journal for Educational and Vocational
Guidance, 20(2), pp.263-292.
Cardoso, P., Savickas, M.L. and Gonçalves, M.M., 2019. Innovative moments in career
construction counseling: Proposal for an integrative model. The Career
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Hasson, G., 2019. Emotional intelligence: Managing emotions to make a positive impact
on your life and career. John Wiley & Sons.
Jemini-Gashi, L., Duraku, Z.H. and Kelmendi, K., 2021. Associations between social
support, career self-efficacy, and career indecision among youth. Current
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Maalouf, F.T. and et.al., 2019. Mental health research in the Arab region: challenges
and call for action. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(11), pp.961-966.
Maree, J.G.K., 2020. Innovating Counseling for Self-and Career Construction. Springer
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McCarthy, C., 2019. Discover new paths for effective collaboration with campus career
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Vondracek, F.W., Lerner, R.M. and Schulenberg, J.E., 2019. Career development: A
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Appendix

CV
Curriculum Vitae
(Accountant)
Contact details:
abc, UK 1765
(878) 678-991122
[e-mail]
Aims of career:
The key objective is to see myself growing and evolving in my main specialisation i.e.
accountant in a well-known company. I am seeking opportunities to learn several professional
tools and techniques that are beneficial for an accountant. To evolve and develop in a good and
positive work environment for a longer period of time.
Work experience:
 I have competed my professional internship in a banking organisation.
 I have got the opportunity to learn various things related with accountancy and business
transactions.
 I have gain the experience of recording financial transactions while handling several
accounting errors to get the accurate results.
Qualifications:
 I have got my bachelors' degree in finance domain.
 Attained my master's degree in business management.
 PHD done in finance and accountancy.
Skills:
 Data analytical skills.
 Strategic thinking and presentation skills.
 Adaptability and active learning.
 Time-management skills