Career Planning Reflection Report: IBC2/PD2 Module Assessment

This report presents a career planning reflection, addressing personal values, skills, and career goals. The student identifies five personal values—honesty, hard work, enthusiasm, confidence, and perseverance—and discusses how they influence life choices, particularly in the context of financial accounting and management. The report then analyzes five common employer selection criteria: organizational awareness, career motivation, self-awareness, behavioral questions, and required skills. It includes an action plan for developing research skills. The student also crafts an elevator pitch and outlines social media branding strategies, emphasizing skills in financial accounting, team leadership, and crisis management. The report concludes with a comprehensive list of references.

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Student’s Name:
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Task 1: 5 Personal Values Influencing my Life’s Choices
The values are inner esteemed attributes that proposition an individual as of
good character and influence one’s life choices. There are a number of own personal
values, but I will list five of my personal values in order of importance and influence
on my life. These are honesty, hard work, enthusiasm, confidence, and perseverance
((Smith, 2019).
I am interested in management and my focus is more on financial accounting.
In my course, I have developed scheduling, financial skills, computer skills,
communication skills, and data management skills. Since this is a course that requires
working with figures, data management, financial skills, and scheduling come in
handy. Additionally, communication and scheduling assist in planning and
disseminating ideas (Roste, 2018).
Task 2: 5 Most Common Selection Criteria used by Employers
Organizational Awareness: Organization awareness refers to the understanding of an
organization’s different facets comprising of the structure, the operation as well as
culture. Also, it entails getting an understanding of issues like economic, social and
political aspects that affects the firm. In the recruitment of employees, organizational
awareness’ questions seek to know if the interviewee understands the firm’s structure,
operations and also shows interviewee’s commitment to the job (Monash, 2019). This
question requires the interviewee to acknowledge mission, structure, and policies. It
also indicates that one can easily acclimatize to the company. Moreover, the employer
seeks to establish whether the interviewee can distinguish most of the events in the
organization, and get things done without mistakes (Robles, 2012).
Career Motivation: The employer is looking for an employee with career goals that
match the description of the job. This serves as a way of getting employees with the

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same passion, vision, and objective that fits very well with the objective of the
organization. Additionally, the employer seeks to employ a person who will progress
within the organization along the career path for the mutual benefit of the two entities
(Monash, 2019). On the other hand, an individual with no career motivation means
that the person has no passion to employing expertise but rather individual is there to
get employed for the money reasons. An individual of this type does not stay in one
job for long. An employer who is serious does not risk taking this person owing to its
instability in job retention. This is why employers are very critical when they ask why
one left the previous job (Smart, 2004).
Self-awareness: Through the use of self-awareness questions, employers try to
unearth the skills or qualities that a person possesses. This is the point where one is
able to demonstrate the skills and aptitudes that it takes to get the job. At this point,
the employer is assessing both soft skills and hard skills. This is a very challenging
part of the interview and this is the point where a number of interviewees fail
(Monash, 2019). An individual can give enumerate skills, or qualities thinking that
these are what the employer is looking for to get the job. In most cases, interviewees
do fail and miss on the chance of getting employed. Furthermore, when faced with the
question of stating the weaknesses, individuals find themselves drawn in hard rock
(Varshneya, 2019). Many interviewees get confused and give a weakness that makes
them fail the test. In this respect, self-awareness questions used a person’s
understanding of himself, the qualities, skills, and weakness and ways used to
improve the weaknesses (Burdukovskaya, and Polevaya, 2015).
Behavioral Questions: In this category, the behavior of an individual is sought. There
are traits and behaviors that an organization need not have. Through the use of these
questions, an employer can discern individuals with good acceptable behaviors and

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those with unacceptable behaviors (Smart, 2004). The employee will be looking for a
team player, a good communicator, a person with initiative and can work with no or
minimal supervision. For example, a question asking one to describe an incident at a
workplace and how one dealt with; here the present behavior predict past behavior.
How one responds to the question will tell a lot about cooperation, and personal
initiative (Monash, 2019).
Skill Needing Development
Technical are skills that one must have in order to augment the everyday
operations at work for example computer skills, schedule, research skills, financial
skill, and data management skills among others (Smith, 2019). I am not good at
research skills and I intend to develop it further. In order to acquire this skill, I will
use an action plan. This is the plan that I am going to use in order to acquire these
skills. First I plan to study the skill through vocational training where I will spend two
hours a day for a period of two weeks to learn a skill. I will look for an institution
offering this skill and ensures that their schedule fits my schedule. After establishing
the institution, I will register for evening classes or weekend classes. This is going to
allow me to study without interfering with daily tasks. In every skill, I will be
evaluated to ascertain my competence and capability concerning every particular area
in the hard skill (Roste, 2018).
Task 3: Elevator Pitch
I am a hardworking, honesty, enthusiasts’ individual full of confidence; with
the capability to persevere; and perform under any tight circumstances without
compromising on quality, and meeting tight deadlines. Besides, I have the capability
of scheduling, and data management. Also, the computer skills acquired permit me to
confidently handle financial accounting and able to communicate effectively among

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my peers and management. The communication and scheduling assist in planning and
disseminating ideas (Smith, 2019).
On top of this, I am an outgoing individual capable of getting along well with
peers. I am a strong team player able to manage and lead a tram deliver assigned tasks
to fruition whiles observing quality and set deadlines. I can handle and manage the
crisis very well. I recognize and appreciate the positive work culture that promotes the
objective of an organization. I have the passion and motivation in management as my
career with strong in financial accounting as a specialization. I have the drive to
progress my career to the highest level possible so that I can fully and confidently
manage financial matters in whatever capacity given (Roste, 2018).
Social Media Branding
I am an outgoing individual capable of getting along well with peers; a strong
team player capable of managing and leading a team to deliver tasks to fruition while
observing quality and set deadlines. I can handle and manage the crisis very well
(Smith, 2019). I recognize and appreciate the positive work culture that promotes the
objective of an organization. I have the passion and motivation in management as my
career with strong in financial accounting as a specialization. I have the drive to
progress my career to the highest level possible so that I can fully and confidently
manage financial matters in whatever capacity given. I am a meticulous, uprightness,
passionate individual with lot self-confidence in my skills; having the capability to
endure and perform under any stringent situations with no concession on excellence
and meeting constricted deadlines (Roste, 2018).
Moreover, I am capable of upholding integrity and confidentiality of
information given that financial issues are the critical aspect in an organization.
Planning and controlling is another aspect of me. I am able to skillfully plan and

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control projects to work within budget and time. In this process, I can competently
direct and control a team of experts to deliver an assignment on time. In relation to
meeting organizational goals, I am objective to deliver as per expectations. On top of
this, I am able to resolve conflict due to the fact that I am a good mediator. Therefore,
if you are looking for a dynamic individual all-around individual with the capability
of multitasking in a multifaceted environment, then look no further. Hit my page and
contact me for a further and fruitful engagement.

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References
Monash, 2019. Sample job interview questions. Available from:
https://www.monash.edu/career-connect/ready/job-interviews/sample-questions
Robles, M.M., 2012. Executive perceptions of the top 10 soft skills needed in today’s
workplace. Business Communication Quarterly, 75(4), pp.453-465.
Roste, R. 2018. How to Write an Elevator Pitch. Available from:
https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-write-an-elevator-pitch-ac77d3b43792
Shaidullina, A.R., Merzon, E.E., Zakirova, V.G., Mokeyeva, E.V., Karev, B.A.,
Burdukovskaya, E.A. and Polevaya, N.M., 2015. The peculiarities of perspective
students selection mechanism by the future employers-enterprise. Review of European
Studies, 7(1), p.68.
Smart, K.L., 2004. Articulating skills in the job search: Proving by example. Business
Communication Quarterly, 67(2), pp.198-205.
Smith, B. 2019. 20 LinkedIn Tips to Help Boost Engagement. Available from:
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/20-linkedin-tips-to-help-boost-
engagement/545369/
Smith, K. 2019. How to Write an Elevator Pitch That Sounds Like You AND Gets
You the Job. Available from: https://skillcrush.com/2015/05/08/elevator-pitch-proud-
of/
Varshneya, R. 2019. Building Your Brand Is How You Will Stand Out When
Applying for a Job. Available from:https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/325074