Career Portfolio: Skills Assessment and Restaurant Management Plan

This portfolio presents a comprehensive career development plan for a student aiming for a restaurant management role. It begins with an introduction and outlines the student's career goals, including short, medium, and long-term objectives. The portfolio includes a detailed skills assessment worksheet, evaluating employability skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and organizational abilities. A SWOT analysis identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The student explores career options, focusing on restaurant and bar management roles, and provides job-related information platforms like Indeed. The portfolio includes a cover letter and CV, along with learning logs and reflections on career progress. The student also analyzes their skills, identifies challenges, and formulates strategies for improvement. The portfolio demonstrates a proactive approach to career planning, incorporating feedback and adapting to industry changes. The inclusion of job postings from Indeed and a newspaper advertisement further supports the student's job search efforts.

PORTFOLIO

Table of Contents
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction.................................................................................................................................3
Career development plan.............................................................................................................3
Skills Assessment Worksheet.....................................................................................................4
SWOT.......................................................................................................................................14
Career options...........................................................................................................................15
Job related information platform...............................................................................................15
PART 2..........................................................................................................................................16
Cover letter................................................................................................................................16
CV.............................................................................................................................................17
PART 3..........................................................................................................................................20
LOGS.............................................................................................................................................20
Reflection..................................................................................................................................33
Move forwards in your career development.............................................................................33

PART 1
Introduction
I am looking for having the role of restaurant manager, for the same reason this report
highlights the career development pan of mine. This report highlights the SWOT Analysis and
skill set possess by me. After that report highlights the cover letter and CV of mine (Reljić,
Pajnkihar and Fekonja, 2019). In the end the report highlights the learning log and my plans to
achieve the career development plan.
Career development plan
Action: What do I need to get to my career goal
What
are my
goals?
Functional skills and
knowledge
General skills and
knowledge
Personal attributes and
capabilities
Resources
needed (Who and
what can help me
to get there)
Short
term:
 Communication
skill
 Interpersonal skill
 Negotiation skill
 Commercial
awareness skill
 Working ethic
 Team worker For short term
goal I will take
help of different
tutor and senior.
Also will look to
gather the
different
information with
the help of my
observation skill
Medium
term:
 Organizational
management skill
 Problem solving
skill
 Flexibility Medium term
goal can be
achieved by
attending the
different
conference and
seminar related

to the skill which
will help me in
getting
theoretical as
well as practical
knowledge
Long
term:
 Technical skill  Market
knowledge
gathering  Determination and
Persistence
For developing
the long term
skill, I will be
taking help of
feedback from
different parties
and on the basis
of the same will
be developing
the skill
accordingly.
Career ladder journey
Short term (6-
12 months)
Deputy manager
Mid-term (12-
36 months)
Senior manager
Long term (36+
months)
General manager
Skills Assessment Worksheet
Employability Skills Audit
WORKING WITH OTHERS STUDY
 WORK
 SOCIAL
 YOUR EXAMPLES OF USING THIS SKILL

Communication
   This skill were used at the time of carrying
out any project in the group of more than
one individual.
Team working

Leadership

Negotiation skills
 
Networking
SOLVING PROBLEMS STUDY
 WORK
 SOCIAL
 YOUR EXAMPLES OF USING THIS SKILL
Innovation
 This skill were used at the time of there were
any sort of uncertainty in the mind in regards
to different operation to perform
Research


Analytical skills
 
Problem solving


WORK READY SKILLS STUDY
 WORK
 SOCIAL
 YOUR EXAMPLES OF USING THIS SKILL
Commercial Awareness
 These skill are used to carry out day to day
activity in University or the workplace
Adaptability

Decision making
 
Flexibility
 
Numeracy skills

IT Skills

Time Management

Organisation skills
Initiative


Rate your experience
1
5
Lots of experience
No experience
Skill Description Rating Evidence
Analysis/research
skills
Used to find it easy
to search the data
for any project or
work.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Problem
solving/Decision
making skills
Find difficult to find
the solution. So
need to develop the
same.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Planning and
Organisation
I am able to
establish a course of
action for myself
and/or others to
accomplish a
specific goal. I can
plan for , and
allocate, resources
effectively
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Teamwork Need to develop as I
find difficult to
work in group
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Written
Communication
Lack in
grammatical aspect
but will improve
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team

leader
Presentation Skills I am able to present
ideas and
information clearly,
concisely and
appropriately to an
audience using an
appropriate
technology
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Adaptability /
flexibility
Find it difficult to
adopt the change
need to develop
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Creativity/Initiative I can support, or
start, a new project
and have the ability
to come up with
new ideas or make
changes to the
standard way of
doing things taking
into consideration
best practice but
sometime I find it
difficult to perform
as well.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Personal development I maintain an up-to
date personal
development plan
and understand the
importance of
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader

actively reviewing
and maintaining this
in order to set
appropriate goals.
Career management
skills
I am aware of the
skills and
competencies
required by
employers and am
able to identify
opportunities for
further
development.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Lifelong Learning and
Development
I continue to
develop my skills
and competencies
through learning
and development
activities relating to
current and future
roles
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Commercial
Awareness
I have developed
good sort of
commercial
awareness as well
but find it difficult
to update. So need
to develop the same
as well.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Enthusiasm/motivation I have a ‘can-do’
attitude and am
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my

proactive in putting
forward ideas and
potential solutions. I
am open to new
ideas and have the
drive to make these
happen.
teacher and Team
leader
Technical Ability Rapidly changing
technology open up
variety of the
challenges to adapt
different technical
ability.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Practical &
Professional expertise
and conduct
I keep up to date
with developments
in my area of
professional
specialisation and
present a strong,
professional and
positive image to
colleagues and
clients at all times.
1 2 3 4 5 Analysis from
feedback of my
teacher and Team
leader
Skills Identification Worksheet
1. COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
I am having good verbal communication but find it difficult to communicate in the
written form in the market.

2. PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
I am very good at making the client relationship but at the same time I find some issue
in relation to understanding the different problem which are there.
3. ORGANISATION SKILLS
I am having a good organizational skill just need to sharpen them more
4. ABILITY TO LEARN AND ADAPT
I find it easy to learn the variety of the changes which need to be brought but at the
same time I used to find it difficult to adopt the same.
5. NUMERACY
I am very good at this aspect of my professional career
6. NEGOTIATION SKILLS
I am very good at this aspect of my professional career
7. TEAM WORKING
I find it very difficult to work in the team work environment in the organization
8. WORKING UNDER PRESSURE AND TO DEADLINES

I am very good at this aspect of my professional career
9. USING YOUR INITIATIVE AND BEING SELF-MOTIVATED
I am very good at this aspect of my professional career
10. VALUING DEVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE
I am very good at this aspect of my professional career
Evaluate your skills
 What are the biggest challenges you face when starting a new job?
To understand the team environment and fit into the same that easily.
 Was there a time you had to work with a colleague you didn’t get
along with? What did you do?
I just took help of variety of the communication tool and communicate with the help of verbal
communication
 What would you do if your team rejected all of your ideas?
Would appreciate the point of view of other and try to start from the zero once again