BPD3100 Career Reflection Report: Skills, Values, and Career Goals

This career reflection report, submitted by a student at Victoria University, Sydney, for the BPD3100 Applied Business Challenge assessment, provides a comprehensive self-assessment of the student's values, skills, and career goals. The report begins with a values audit, identifying key personal values such as integrity, continuous learning, respect, accountability, and excellence, and discusses their importance in career management. The student then outlines the skills they have developed, including risk planning, programming, SQL, problem-solving, and research skills, and how these skills relate to their career aspirations, specifically as a system analyst. A capability audit is performed, focusing on communication, organizational, administrative, and leadership skills. The report highlights experiences at Domino's and Westfield to demonstrate skill development. The student presents a graduate elevator pitch, articulating their career goals as a project manager or system analyst and their qualifications, including their Bachelor of Business degree, specialization in Information Systems Management, and relevant work experience. The report concludes with a SWOT analysis and references to support their reflections. The assignment underscores the importance of self-awareness, skill development, and strategic career planning.

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Applied business Challenge
BPD3100
Assessment 2
Career reflection report
Name: Ravinder Singh
Student ID: S461062
Facilitator
Ms Charu uriaH
Campus
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Values Audit
Value audit are the morals which are essential in making life choices and also help one in succeeding
high level academics.
Integrity
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ethics t also involves doing the correct thing always. I .
Continues Learning
Continues learning is the process of acquiring new ideas abilities and avoiding repetition of previous,
mistakes his is one of the most crucial tool for successful life because it helps one feel more. T
inspired and attain goals which are necessary for a better life Margart ourke white. ( B - )
Respect
Respect is honouring people s views thoughts and e perience which helps in building trust and’ , x
enhancing good relation among them.
Accountability
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responsible.
Excellence
cellence is the act of being e tremely good and also being innovative t also involves coming upEx x . I
with new ideas of carrying out tasks.
Contemplating these values is very important in career management and it s a very crucial role for a’
better career hese morals directs people s actions and approaches to a certain situations t is noted. T ’ . I
that by defining these core values one would be able to fi nd a suitable task which would enable them
achieve their life or career goals eterkin moreover According to opanisdis and Shaw. (P , 2014) , K
Students who mostly make wise decisions in their life and career are ones which have strong(2013).
personal values.
he following are the skills which one can develop during study which can enable them further theirT
career or e ample if one plans to take the system analyst study after completing their undergraduate. F x
degree.
 Risk planning and mitigation: his skill would help in proper planning and also help inT
reducing risks at work for the potential customers .
 Programming skills: hese skills are important because it helps in innovating new systemsT
and applications for the industry.
 SQL: Structured uery anguage skill is necessary because it makes work especially that ofQ L
large amounts easier by using queries and codes.
 Problem solving skills: hese are skills which are very important in ones career because theyT
help in reducing or solving problems by coming up with possible solutions.
 Researching skills hese skills helps in research work and helps one know about the newest. T
technology in the market.

Capability Audit
Communication skills communication skills are very necessary in an organisation and it s the most’
concern to every managers for all employees to have this skill According to. (H, 2000), employees
with effective communication skill are termed as the important tools who can be a success to the
organisation ne can learn good interpersonal skills and how to interact well with customers. O ,
managers and fellow employees through either learning in university or working with many
organisations According to the oyle. B oyle et al(B , ., 2014) communication skills is seen more important
than managerial skill in many companies because most employers see it as the effective channel for
proper delivery of messages and therefore advises every employee to enhance the skill at the start
of their career.
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manager s role During the work was also supposed to present myself to all meetings concerning’ . I
operational changes My tasks also involved attending to employees with different roles and. 11
responsibilities n addition was supposed to make duty rosters and ensure that all workers deliver. I , I
effective and efficient work hese tasks helped me in improving my organisational and administrative skills. T .
According to Chen Chen et al( , ., 2015) these skills are termed as the most important in the success of
any business During this job was also able to improve my leadership skills. I .
t is a requirement of several units in undergraduate degree like international and integrated businessI
challenge to always work as a team in any organisation hese units which are mostly referred as. T
professional development have helped me in learning many things such as team work problem,
solving and many more ne of the requirement was teamwork where people were encouraged to. O
work together and that made me being selected as a team leader where performed so many tasksI
such as grouping activities and also ensuring all meetings are conducted well and all workers delivered
quality work n addition was also had a responsibility of assigning work to the team workers. I , I
according to their abilities and skills owever planning for meeting and making sure that quality. H ,
standards were met was also another requirement.
Moreover also pursued other essential things such as management as well as information systems, I ,
disciplines at the university hrough these courses understand various things including. T I project
management tools and as well as the best tactics which a manager can use to manage projects n. I
this information system project unit we covered different things concerning projects such as how to, ,
come up with creating project outline and reports how to analyse risk D coming up with proper, , PI ,
Schedules and many more laying the role of a project manager and also a team leader for. P
information system project unit learned various things that enabled me to enhance my skills in, I
managing projects hus managed to attained outstanding grades in these. T , I . ill(W , 2012) Argues that
for one to become a good project manager he or she should be accountable responsible and a,
trustworthy person.
Additionally the ability to portray outstanding, customer service skills are also some of the most
crucial skills that employers look in all workers hese are very important for a successful career. T
since a system analyst deals directly with the clients and customers My current job as a security.
officer in the estfield has helped me develop these skills since my tasks included engaging directlyW
with the customers in a retail store and also providing support and high quality frontline customer
care services Moreover some of the jobs such risk resolution working closely with supervisors and. , ,
people who provide emergency services such as police and Ambulance helped me to enhance my,
customer service skills.

Communication skills are ones which should develop further hough have indeed enhanced myI . T I
verbal and written communication skills also need an e tra improvement more so in verbal skills his, I x . T
is because e cellent communication skills are the key factors to effective career life t is also difficult forx . I
one to pass on interviews in most companies due to lack of effective communication skills my hope is.
that would do even better by the ti me will be completing my graduation Additionally am planning toI I . , I
pursue the professional year program on completion of my graduation so that can be able to enhanceI
my writing and verbal communication skills he professional year program plays a key role in assisting. T
people to know what to do during interviews how to prepare Curriculum vitae and many more, .
hus enrolling the program will be crucial in making me to understand the tactics can use to standT , I
out during this competitive job industry.
Graduate Elevator Pitch
Job: System Analyst
am Ravinder Singh years old am a student at Victoria niversity Sydney currentlyI , 21 . I U ,
undertaking achelors of usiness My specialization is nformation Systems Management and willB B . I I
complete it uly this yearJ .
pon completion of this course aspire to pursue a successful career in the fi eld of rojectU , I P
Manager or System Analyst esides that would like to prosper in my career and be able to. B , I ,
travel while undertaking my job responsibilities.
hrough hard work always feel that it is possible to attain the sense of fulfilment andT , I
accomplishment. As like to socialize and work in teams my internship with nspire certificate ivI , I ,
and diploma from AZB assisted me in various ways such as provided me with the opportunity to
enhance my career as System Analyst and also helped me to improve my interpersonal and
problem solving skills also had a chance to have a proper understanding of the industry and- . I
currently am prepared for the job industryI .
ver the years have realized that have outstanding leadership and communication skills andO , I I I
can therefore lead e ceptionally always trust that can overcome challenges and barriers thatx . I I
hinder my success through being optimistic in whatever do believe that if with goals and meansI . I
of attaining them one can succeed even in the things that seem impossible, .
hroughout my life in the university have indicated outstanding performance through scoringT I
D s and D s an indication that am equipped with proper knowledge and skills his performance’ H ’ , I . T
also implies that work hard and remain focused towards attaining positive outcome in whateverI I
do f am considered for this chance will discharge my duties as e pected work beyond. I I , I x ,
e pectations and use my knowledge and skillsx to add value to the company and its stakeholders.

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Appendix
Swot Analysis