Career Research Report: MG410 Module - Graduate Career Planning

This report is a career research project focusing on the HR profession, specifically within the teaching industry, undertaken by a graduate student. The report analyzes general trends impacting the profession, such as flexible work schedules, emphasis on learning, caregiving benefits, and investment in mental health. It identifies key skills like effective communication, relationship-building, adaptability, technological proficiency, and critical thinking. The research includes primary research through interviews and job advertisements, evaluating career opportunities and potential employers like Barnet Education and Learning Services. The report concludes with a self-assessment, evaluating the student's skills and knowledge in relation to the job market, and the student's future career planning.

Career View Points

Executive Summary
In the above report the career research report is prepared as per the need of a graduate
student. One of the chosen area of profession is decided and its trend and skills are evaluated for
the completion of chosen report. Further primary and secondary research is conducted and its
their evaluation is completed for knowing best possible opportunity for the success in graduate
future planning.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Analysis and Application.................................................................................................................4
General trends which make an impact on your chosen professions.......................................4
The skills and knowledge which are required........................................................................5
Evaluation........................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................9
Primary Research ...................................................................................................................9
Job advertisement.................................................................................................................10

Introduction
The chosen profession for the future is HR, as there are various reason for which I am
interested in choosing this profession as per my career. A student who are just complete their
graduation and search different operations and reliability for the growth of their own future. This
is very important for the student to find out the best solution to get best opportunities and get
reliable approaches in their future (Chin and et.al., 2019). The growth in HR profession is related
to high growth in future, the chosen industry where I want to find out in teaching profession. As
the need of HR in the teaching profession is so high in demand and trending in future.
Analysis and Application
General trends which make an impact on your chosen professions
The use of HR profession within teaching filed is very important and trending in the
society. HR professional is the job which are keep updated an organisation that is actually related
to technological department, development, economic and globalisation change. This strem is all
related to the general concept of how teaching industry will work and retain the talent of
organisation. There are different trends and impact of the human resource profession within the
teaching industry. These are described below:
 Creating flexible work schedule: This is very important in the teaching sector to make
something which is relevant to flexible work schedule. Flexibility in the working hours is
what an employee is actually want (Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2019, 2021). This is
because the increasing work pressure and time spending time on the educational institute
are relatively high than others. Regardless the age, gender and any other discrimination it
is important that they have to he life outside the job environment. So it is important for
the HR to provide relevant work culture for the growth of teaching sector.
 Emphasis on learning: The trend of HR which are actually focusing on learning goals
and achieve sustainable approaches. This is the trend which is related to personal and
professional development (Héder and Dajnoki, 2017). This may include different type of
learning offers, extra pay on extra annual professional development course. And many
more things that can be relatable for the growth of business. So the HT profession is
related to the learning and accountability to the head of education institute. This is very

important for the HR profession to safeguard the interest and success of the employee and
help them for the growth.
 Care giving Benefits: As the increasing world population lead to many of the
competition within an environment. So it is important for the profession for their own
growth and improving teaching approach comparing to others. This may include many of
the flexible fix hours, remote work place and changing nature, paid family leave, assistant
for planning the offset caring cost (16 HR trends You need to know in 2020, 2020). This
will help the educational institutes to provide a healthy environment and relatable for
giving more productivity.
 Investing in mental health: With the help of mental health, HR can easily make sure
and increase the efficiency of an employee within their own work culture. In order to
promote mental health a HR must have the ability to ask the employees about their issues
and work in the culture of sustainable growth (Héder and Dajnoki, 2017). The new and
innovative trend of the HR profession in the Academic filed is to work as per the growth
of a teacher and their sustainable support. If a teacher feel happy and stress free than only
they can communicate with their students and teach them with right approach.
The skills and knowledge which are required
The need and skills for human resource manager within an educational institution is
changed. As the need of them is increased as per the demand of their own relatable success. With
the changing nature of demand and time, the skills and knowledge of HR profession is changed.
Some of them are explained below:
 Effective communication: The best and most important need of HR profession is related
to highly communication skills. As their main task is to deal with other people and make
a paramount approach for the post of HR professionals (7 Most Critical HR Skills and
Competencies, 2021). Therefore the HR communication skill is must be excellent in
verbal and non-verbal communication approaches. To avoid the miscommunication this
is important to work and manage their own responsibilities within an specified nature.
 Relationship-building: another important skill and knowledge which are more
demanding in the chosen profession. To make a strong relationship-building approach
with teachers, students and their parents in so important within the educational institutes.

While working with the lots of staff the most demanding skills by the other institutes are
related to many HR profession and skills.
 Adaptability Skills: For the HR of an organisation, this is important that they have the
potential skills to adapt changing nature (Srimannarayana, 2017). This is another
important tool for the educational institutions for creating and measuring the success
within an organisation. The changing nature of a HR will help the educational institutes
to work and perform with ease. With the help of fostering a healthy work environment,
the HR professional must be come with the new tactics and relatable. For the growth of
employees who are engaged and invest in finding their own ways to retain other teacher
in the educational institute.
 Technological skills: As the need of HR and their capabilities are increased in the
growing need and demand of market (Pouyaud and et.al., 2016). They have lots of work
to complete in an education institutes, like recruiting teacher, managing on-boarding and
trainings, tracking payroll applicabilities. Retaining good employees within educational
institutes, which are helpful for managing and improving the growth of sustainable
nature. Further this will lead to success within organisation.
 Critical thinking: This is one of the important skill which are needed to be managed by
HR team in the educational institutes. This will help the students and teacher to make a
rational prospective of for the HR and their team (Watson and McMahon, 2019). For
making ease in the difficult situation this is important to address the optional applicability
of time. With the help of having critical thinking approach, the HR manager or their team
can easily manage and work within the hectic schedule of their own working
environment.
Evaluation
After completing my research on the HR profession in teaching industry, I come to
known that there are lots of opportunities which are prevailing in market. I search different
academic career in order to use my skills and knowledge. Further to improve my experience in
an industry. While searching a best place to explore more, I found Barnet eduction and learning
services, which open up their vacancy in the line of business manager. This is different from my
profession, but this is the best way to start and learn my business. Further the skills and
knowledge they are demanding is related to mine skills. The strong and effective writing skills,

verbal and non-verbal communication skills are needed. Further they want someone who haver
excellent administrative and financial skills and I have a good knowledge of that. Moreover they
ask for good organisational skills, which I have not so I try to improve that skill while working
with them. The salary which they are provided is good enough for the fresher who are just new
for the organisation and stream as well (Virtual School Business Manager, 2021). I try my best to
make different type of communication with students and their family too. Their term and policy
are majorly related to the concept which highly relatable for the future growth and success. For
the start-up I think this is the best way if I got selected in the interview process. Further it will
increase my experience and knowledge for education industry. I try my best for working in this
profession and work under different circumstances in order to implement and success of the
eduction institute and mine too. All of this research help me for finding a best outcome and
complete the procedure that accomplish the start for my professional life after completing my
graduation.

References
Books and Journals
Chin, T. and et.al., 2019. Career sustainability during manufacturing innovation. Career
Development International.
Héder, M. and Dajnoki, K., 2017. Connection Of Talent And Career Management–Differences
And Similarities. Network Intelligence Studies, 5(9).
Héder, M. and Dajnoki, K., 2017. Connection Of Talent And Career Management–Differences
And Similarities. Network Intelligence Studies, 5(9).
Pouyaud, J. and et.al., 2016. Exploring changes during life and career design dialogues. Journal
of Vocational Behavior, 97, pp.3-12.
Srimannarayana, M., 2017. Training professionals: their profile, career & viewpoints. Indian
Journal of Industrial Relations, 52(3), pp.469-483.
Watson, M.B. and McMahon, M., 2019. Back to the future: Child career development.
In International handbook of career guidance (pp. 291-304). Springer, Cham.
Online
16 HR trends You need to know in 2020, 2020. [Online]. Available through: <https://i-
sight.com/resources/16-hr-trends-you-need-to-know-in-2020-according-to-experts/>.
7 Most Critical HR Skills and Competencies, 2021. [Online]. Available through:
<https://blog.vantagecircle.com/hr-skills-and-competencies/>.
Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2019, 2021. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/top-10-workplace-trends-for-
2019.aspx>.
Virtual School Business Manager, 2021. [Online]. Available through:
<https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?
jk=52c1fabd67755763&tk=1f0lk1gjrstvn801&from=serp&vjs=3>.

Appendix
Primary Research
Company's name Barnet eduction and learning service
Whom to contact Sarah deale
Date of contact 12th march 2021
Medium of contact Telecommunication
Question which were asked:
 what are the general trends which are followed by the educational institutes within
market?
 What are the skills and knowledge required for the HR profession and helpful for them?
 What are the interview questions ask by the team leaders for the company?
Summary of their answer:
Sarah Deale explained the different aspect about the major trends and applicabilities of
the HR which are needed by HR. He further explained about the general trends which are arises
by the society which are needed to make improvement in educational institutes. Further he
provide some basic skills and interview questions details about the position of their school which
is vacant. All of this information are relevant for applying on this job.

Job advertisement
Illustration 1: Virtual School Business Manager, 2021

Illustration 2: Virtual School Business Manager, 2021