Buckinghamshire New University: MG410 Career Viewpoint Report

This report presents a comprehensive career viewpoint analysis. It begins with an introduction that defines career viewpoint and its significance, followed by a personal analysis section where the student, a working professional, assesses their skills and competencies, including communication, IT, organization, presentation, performance management, speaking fluency, and leadership. The analysis also identifies areas needing improvement, such as cooperation, analysis, teamwork, and time management. Subsequently, the report details a career action plan outlining goals, actions, timescales, and expected outcomes aimed at enhancing the identified areas for improvement. The plan focuses on developing skills necessary for a career in HR within the travel and tourism industry. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of career viewpoint development for personal and professional growth, supported by relevant references.

Career
Viewpoint

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.................................................................................................................................................3
Personal analysis.....................................................................................................................................3
Career Action Plan...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Career Viewpoint refers to a particular perspective which a person has regarding his/her
career (Burga, Leblanc and Rezania, 2020). Therefore it is quite important that the career
viewpoint is developed in a proper manner which will be highly helpful in ensuring that the right
actions are taken accordingly. In this report, a detailed discussion will be made on Personal
Analysis. Additionally, Development of a Career Action Plan will also be done as a part of this
assignment.
MAIN BODY
Personal analysis
Scenario- I am a working professional working in the Private Sector since a long period
of time. I want to get a job in the HR field in Travel & Tourism Industry as it is my dream job
because I want to learn about managing people which is a main role which is performed by a
HR. Therefore, for this purpose I have to carry out a Personal analysis and prepare a Career
Action Plan for the future which will be quite helpful for me in the future.
As a working professional who has worked in different organizations I have gained a lot
of skills and developed a lot of competencies (Guo, Wang and Wang, 2021). Therefore, it is
quite important that the people are able to ensure that they make use of these skills and
competencies to develop themselves for the future in the right way effectively and efficiently.
The skills which I have gained are as follows-
Communication skills- It is very important for the HR in the organizations to make sure
that they have the right-level of communication skills (Johnson, 2020). Therefore, as I want to
become and HR in the Travel & Tourism Industry these skills are essential. I have these skills as
the organizations in which I have worked required me to make the use of these skills which has
allowed me to develop them in a proper manner.
IT skills- These are the skills which are essential for HR because he/she is required to
work a lot on the computer. Thus, as I want to become an HR in the Travel & Tourism Industry I
have to make sure that I make the use of these skills which will be quite helpful for me to be able
to help in the attainment of the organizational goals and objectives. I have these skills because
the organizations for which I worked required me to make the use of these skills and thus I have
developed them.
Organization skills- These are the skills which are essential for becoming a HR because
this will be helpful in ensuring that the management of the organization is done in a right way.
As I want to become an HR in the Travel & Tourism Industry I will be required to make sure that

I use these skills in a proper manner which will help me a lot to ensure that I am able to manage
the HR department in the firms so that I am able to hire the right candidates. I have these skills as
in my former organizations I used to manage the different type of departments.
Presentation skills- It is essential for the HR to have these skills because he/she may be
required to deliver presentations in front of a team. I have these skills because I have developed
them by delivering presentations in my past organizations.
Performance management skills- HR should have these particular skills because in this
way he/she will be able to make sure that the management of the performance can be done in an
appropriate way (Kazem, 2020). I have these skills as I have managed the performance level of
the employees in an organization where I worked which helped me in the development of these
skills.
Speaking fluency- It is an important skill for an HR because he/she has to make sure that
the interviews of the candidates are conducted in the right manner. I need to make the use of
these skills. I have gained these skills by working in an organization.
Leadership quality- It is an important skill for an HR because it helps in ensuring that
the proper development of the leadership skills is done in the right manner. I have to make sure
that I use them so that I am able to lead the team properly. I have gained these skills by working
in different organizations.
Improvements required- I think that I have the potential to make improvements in some
areas. These areas are as follows-
 Cooperation & Coordination- I think that I need to improve my cooperation &
coordination as by becoming an HR I will be required to make its use a lot. This will be
helpful for me in getting better results.
 Analysis & Interpretation- I think that I need to make improvement in my analysis &
interpretation as by becoming an HR I will be required to perform it a lot. This will be
crucial for me in ensuring that I get the desired results (Rey, 2020).
 Teamwork- I have a scope of improving my teamwork as in the position of HR I will be
required to handle a team and therefore it is quite important for me to make sure that I am
able to bring a required level of improvement here.
 Time-Management skills- I need to bring the required level of improvements here
because this will be helpful for me in managing my time in a better manner which will
thus help a lot as HR needs to manage time properly for performing various tasks. I think
that I am required to bring improvements here so that I can manage my time in a better
manner effectively and efficiently to perform the required role in a proper manner.

Career Action Plan
Career Action plan is a plan which is used in order to make sure that the development of
the appropriate skills which are required for the purpose of Career Development can be done
which will be quite helpful in ensuring that the attainment of the overall goals and objectives can
be done in the right manner. The Career Action Plan which will be used by me will be as
follows-
Goals Actions Timescale Outcome
Improvement in
Cooperation and
Coordination
Identifying the ways
in which the overall
level of cooperation
and coordination can
be carried out and
making its use
regularly while
managing a team.
3 months To be able to manage
the team in a proper
manner.
Improvement in
Analysis &
Interpretation
Identifying the ways
in which the overall
Analysis &
Interpretation is
required to be carried
out which will be thus
helpful in ensuring
that the management
of the team is done
quite appropriately.
6 months To make sure that
through the use of
Analysis &
Interpretation better
conclusions and
recommendations can
be derived quite
appropriately.
Improvement in
Teamwork
Identifying the ways
in which the
teamwork can be
carried out so that the
overall management
of the different types
of teams within the
organization can be
carried out.
9 months To make sure that
through the use of
Teamwork the better
management of a
wide range of teams
within the company
can be carried out
which will be quite
helpful for the
organizations in a
proper manner.
Improvement in
Time-Management
skills
Identifying the ways
in which the Time
Management has to be
carried out within the
organizations so that
the management of
time can be done
thereby leading
towards the
12 months To ensure that the
management of time
is done so that the
tasks are appropriately
managed which can
be quite helpful in
ensuring that the
different types of
activities can be

attainment of the
goals and objectives.
managed well within
time and thus this can
be quite helpful in
bringing a substantial
improvement in me in
a proper manner.
Therefore, I can say that the above career plan will be quite useful for me to ensure that I
am able to take a right approach in my career and thus this will help me a lot in ensuring that the
attainment of the short-term, medium-term and long-term goals and objectives can be done. This
will be quite helpful in bringing the required improvement in my career. Therefore, I can state
that I will make the best use of this plan so that I am able to progress further in my career and
reach new milestones there. In this way, I can make sure that I manage my wide range of needs
and requirements in a proper manner and can fulfill them as and when required through the use
of this plan.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that Career viewpoint refers to the perspective
of a person regarding his/her career. It is important to develop it because its development will be
quite helpful in ensuring that the attainment of the future goals and objectives can be done in a
right manner which will lead towards Personal & Professional development in the future.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Burga, R., Leblanc, J. and Rezania, D., 2020. Exploring student perceptions of their readiness for
project work: Utilizing social cognitive career theory. Project Management Journal. 51(2).
pp.154-164.
Guo, W., Wang, L. and Wang, N., 2021. Research on the impact of career management fit on
career success. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. 59(2). pp.279-304.
Johnson, E. P., 2020. From the Child's Viewpoint. In E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake (pp.
237-246). University of Toronto Press.
Kazem, H. A. H., 2020. Information services in the library of the Foreign Service Institute from
the viewpoint of the beneficiaries. iraqi journal for information. 21(1، 2).
Rey, J. E., 2020. Career-advising from the primary role academic advisor's viewpoint: A
qualitative case study.