Career Planning and Development Report: Self-Assessment

This report presents a comprehensive career planning and development analysis, including a self-assessment, resume, cover letter, and a statement addressing selection criteria for a graduate analyst position. The self-assessment explores the student's skills, strengths, and areas needing improvement, such as emotional intelligence, technical skills, and networking. The resume highlights the student's education, skills, and career objective, while the cover letter expresses interest in the graduate analyst role. The selection criteria section addresses the job requirements, emphasizing analytical, communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, along with technical proficiency. The student also provides insights on the company's expectations for candidates, focusing on ambition, motivation, and professional development. The report showcases the student's understanding of the job market and their preparation for a career as a graduate analyst.

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Name of the Student;
Name of the University:
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Summary of Self-assessment
Introduction
A self-assessment can be defined as an essential preparatory steps for the graduate
students those who are seeking job. In career planning approach the self-assessment is
considered to be the most important as when there is a better understanding of the own skills,
knowledge, capabilities, competencies and interest it becomes easier to identify the correct and
perfect career for us. It helps us to experience ourselves as a separate and unique individuals.
This self-evaluation and analysis helps us to empower to make necessary changes so as to build
our areas of weakness and strengthen our areas of strengths. It also enables us to identify the
areas where we need to make improvements.
Self-reflection exercise
Since, starting of my graduation I was interested in becoming graduate analyst and
involved myself in taking bachelor’s degree in business. During the whole course learning and
gain knowledge on business transaction, about different companies, mergers and acquisition and
handling the financial prospects of the company. At the initial stage it was quite difficult with the
course, but later on found the subjects more interesting. As a student, the subjects got more
interesting and was really interested in exploring more on this area my interest kept on
leveraging. As a person the above attributes kept me confident enough and adaptable to the
changing situation. Good knowledge on planning and how to plan things accordingly.

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Personal attributes and employability skills
Since, my graduate days I have very keen in working in a professional company so as to
embrace my skills and capabilities in the organization. My analytical skills are good and
interested in solving out reasoning and aptitude problems. In my graduate days the leadership
skill was upgraded and this is because of leading the team in project works. Motivating and
handle the whole team was very difficult and crucial but with time it became more interesting
and responsible. Team-work is very important in order to carry out a project effectively and
efficiently
Identified Strength
While working on the projects the leadership skill has been a strength of mine. It was
because of the whole team as well. The feedback gave me confidence that working as a team and
leadership skill of mine has led good results. The team was highly motivated and influenced and
were able to complete the task in time. Good communication skills is highly necessary therefore,
focusing particularly on this area made me more patience and passionate for work. This was
identified as communication skill does not indicate only the way we speak but also how we
effectively deliver it to the other person and how positively the opposite person understands us.
Therefore, excellent communication skills is one my strengths. Since, my graduation submitting
the task within the deadline have been my motto and is very fond of setting up the targets and
continuing with the work. With all these skills excelling in Microsoft office, was the area which
was interesting and useful but somehow was not prompt in using Microsoft office and therefore,
had to take classes. Participating in many management projects and have learned how to assess
business analysis in the organization. Giving business presentation and have won certificates,
this helped me to enhance my confidence level and learning skills. Utilization of time plays a

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vital role in the organization therefore, trying to complete the task within the given time and may
be beforehand is beneficial. Our university used a feedback tool for the students that is 360
degree feedback. According to that feedback my overall skills and abilities were scaled 8 from
10. With reference to my feedback I tried to improve the weak areas of mine so that the next time
satisfactory feedback result can be obtained.
In order to become a business analyst it is very necessary to learn about the market
research and how to assess market research for a particular company. Therefore the business
marketing course was helpful for me to understand on this particular area. The past work
experience enabled me to learn and extract enough market knowledge that is on internal and
external stakeholders and how to do market research using software. This has also enhanced my
communication skills and customer engagement.
Professional Development Required
Apart from all this there are certain areas where I need to improve and flourish in order to excel
in my career.
Emotional Intelligence- Emotional Intelligence is an approach of understanding others
feelings and emotions. When we work in team we need to understand the situation and
conditions the other person is going through. The most effective leadership style is democratic
style not the autocratic style especially for a team who needs constant motivation and influence
for working. Therefore, this is a self-awareness area focus is required on and do my best in order
to work as a team.
Technical skills- There are many thing to learn in excel and how important it is to wok
under accounting. Excel Competency is important in accounting and assess the financial works.

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In order to work efficiently it is required to improve and be skilled particularly in this area.
Hence for further development and getting best learning in excel positive enrollment in a TAFE
course will be beneficial and thus one hour of my day to practice Microsoft excel. This will help
my competency level to enhance and will bring confidence to work on excel sheet.
Networking skills- Networking can be defined to the ability of exchanging thoughts,
ideas, believes with professional individuals and groups. This skills enables us to make contacts
professionally with others. I am very good with my university team but when it comes to outside
professional team and groups I become introvert. It is important for grabbing opportunities for
jobs and career goals. Therefore, this is the most important aspect which needs to overcome. This
can be done by opening accounts in job portals like Linkldn, Indeed and SEEK.com and
attending professional events.
Therefore, from the above self-assessment I can able to understand my key skills and
competencies along with my weakness. There are areas where I need to work upon and can
enhance my overall competencies. The skills and competencies would help me to achieve my
career goal as graduate analyst.

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Selection Criteria for Graduate Analyst
The selection criteria for graduate analysts is depicted below:
Soft skills required for the position
Analytical and Communication skills
The firm is looking for a candidate with strong analytical ability and
communication skills and the ability to influence others like the stakeholders. The
candidate must be able to build a strong relation between the stakeholders in order to
maintain good customer relation. In order to build good customer relation the candidate
must be confident enough to deal with the clients. Good communication skills shows
how effectively a client is handled and can be influenced by the employee. The job
position will be responsible for liaising with the broader industry such as agents,
advisers and tenants in order to ensure accurate record keeping. Therefore, effective
communication is necessary so as to deliver effective message to the clients and
agents.
Interpersonal skills
The job requires a graduate with strong interpersonal skills who can take the
responsibility of negotiating and knowledge sharing with problem-solving capabilities.
This are the main job requirements, as the employee must be able to work with others
so as to achieve the company objective. The interpersonal skills most prominently
include written and verbal communication and teamwork as well.
Flexibility
The employee must be flexible in nature. This would help the employee to adapt
the dynamic culture of the organization. It would be beneficial if the employee is flexible
so as to grab sudden changes in the organization. The candidate analytical ability is
highly necessary for the job to assess and gather information which are necessary for
the company analysis. The candidate must be able to take appropriate decision at
critical situations and must be able to handle the whole team.
Leadership skills
The candidate must possess good leadership quality in order to motivate handle
and influence the whole team. The leadership skill will assist you to hold, motivate and
influence the ream to work effectively. This skill will highlight your honesty, integrity and
the ability to inspire others in the team. Commitment and passion for work of the

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employee plays a vital enrollment in the organization. This will improve the overall
productivity and success of the team and the company as well.
Planning and organizational skills
The role for this particular job requires an employee with strong planning and
organizational skills. The roles and responsibilities aims at effectively managing data
and system for the leasing department therefore, proper planning and structuring is
necessary.
The employee will be directly working with the clients and as a part of dynamic
team the employee must be able to plan and schedule in effective manner to avoid
delays and failures. The employee must be able to solve the problems and listen to the
queries of the clients. Particularly in this position you are responsible for supporting the
consulting team especially with: business analysis and project management support
and information gathering and analysis.
Hard skills required for the position
Technical skills
Apart from the interpersonal skills in order to work in this position the employee
must have the proper knowledge of Microsoft Office skills and particular using excel.
The whole work which will be carried out in this position will be accessed by using excel.
Therefore, it is mandatory for the candidate to have good knowledge on excel.
Multi-tasking
Regarding to the job position there are multiple responsibilities, hence a
candidate with multi-tasking abilities would be highly beneficial for the job position and
the company. The day-to-day assignments could range from working with the clients
and gathering requirements for the efficiency requirements and to help making the
transformation possible. In order to assess this particular requirements the candidate
needs to be very competent enough to undertake these responsibilities.
Good interpreting and presentation abilities
The job position is highly seeking for a candidate who has good interpreting and
analyzing capabilities. The position seeks responsibilities like maintaining for the leasing
market database thus the candidate must be able to interpret and analyses the market
data with least failure.
The job role also assists in preparing market presentation and material for the office
leasing team. Hence presentation abilities of the candidate is important for the job.
The company is looking for an employee who is highly motivated and self-driven
for this job. Moreover, who is eager to learn and explore new thing and who is able to
handle tough responsibilities. The company is looking for employees with high ambition

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passion for the job. The employee must be able to develop themselves professionally in
order to work in our company.

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Resume
(Name)
Address:
Tel:
Email:
Career Objective:
To work in an organization which can embrace my skills and can give more
opportunities to learn, gain and hone my knowledge. I am seeking to start my career as
graduate analyst by using my communication skills, decision-making skills and
analytical skills and further enhancing my leadership skills in a graduate position with a
leading organization.
Education:
2017- 2019- Bachelor Graduate in Business
Skill Summary
Analytical Skills
 Good analyzing abilities that is dealing with big data and information and critically
analyzing the data and trends to produce an effective result. Effective problem-
solving skills and deeply analyzing the issues.
Technical Skills
 Good in Microsoft Office such as using Microsoft excel and word.

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Communication skills
 Possess strong written and oral communication skills through my role as
Community Volunteer with Oxfam Australia, presenting Oxfam at community
schools and groups, tailoring my communication skills to different audiences.
 Worked at Coles and Kmart as customer service which enhanced my
communication skills.
 Extended interpersonal skills through my experience in retail business and active
involvement at the networking events at the Financial Service Institute of
Australasia (FINSIA).
Teamwork
 Strong team player, participated in group projects and presentations in university.
The presentation got the first prize. This illustrated my involvement in the group.
 Further involvement in the retail business enhanced my team work skills through
the part-time sales roles in WeFreeze ice-cream parlor.
 Worked as a junior chef at hard rock café. This has led working as team in the
organization.
Leadership skills
 Led a team project in university with 9 team members. Influenced and motivated
to complete the project within the deadline. The project work done by the team
was a success.
 Team leader of a social work program in ProCare Australian.
Research and Analysis
 Enthusiastic in researching about companies and knowing more about them,
keen about market share.
 Competent user on various electronic legal database.