Personal Development: Week 5 Portfolio - CV & Reflection

This portfolio assignment includes several tasks related to CV development and personal reflection. Task 1a involves creating a personal profile for a CV, including contact information, nationality, marital status, languages, gender, and a personal statement, along with work experience and skills. Task 1b describes five key pieces of advice received from the CV360 website, focusing on document presentation, content, professional language, section headings, and attention to detail. Task 2 provides a reflection on experiences during the week, identifying both positive and negative elements, including skills learned and areas for improvement such as time management and communication. Task 3 outlines a personal development plan with steps to improve communication, decision-making, and time management skills, including activities like group discussions, feedback from tutors, watching vocabulary videos, and allocating time to specific tasks. The goal is to enhance professional development by improving these skills and applying them in the workplace.

Week 5 Portfolio Tasks

TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
TASK-1a..........................................................................................................................................3
Developing personal profile for CV............................................................................................3
TASK-1b..........................................................................................................................................3
Describing five key pieces of the advice that has been received from CV360 website &
reflection over this.......................................................................................................................3
TASK-2............................................................................................................................................4
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................4
TASK-3............................................................................................................................................5
Personal development plan..........................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

MAIN BODY
TASK-1a
Developing personal profile for CV
Personal information
 Name- ANDREI RATA BALACI
 Contact number- 07517377573
 Email- [e-mail]
 Nationality-Briton
 Date of birth- 15/08/1989
 Martial status- Married
 Languages- English Gender- Female
Personal statement
I am concerned with the main motive of assuring my dedication in every work I am performing.
Also, I seek towards learning and like to grab numerous opportunities. A valuable team member
who believes in making effective coordination with team members.
Work experience
 Plumber mate designation at the Designer Group Tottenham Hotspur Hotel in Enfield
from 09/2017 to /03/2018 Pipefitters mate designatiion at Piggott & Whitfield Ltd from October 2016 to May 2017
Skills
 Responsible
 Communication
 Innovative
All the information that has been mentioned in my CV is completely authorized and relevant.
Thank You

TASK-1b
Describing five key pieces of the advice that has been received from CV360 website & reflection
over this
CV360 has been considered as the online tool which is same as the applicant tracking
system (Sejtkazy, Kuregyan and Pertsevaya, 2019). This tool helps in correcting CV
furthermore, it helps in assuring professionalism towards CV while preparing My CV I have
learned major advices from CV360. This has helped me in terms of preparing effective CV. The
key advices that has been leaned by me:
1 CV360 reviews the name, size and type of document along with the font size and font
structure. Thus, overall presentation structure has been reviewed, I have become able to make
improvement in my presentation and structure of CV due to CV360. After uploading of my CV
at CV360 the CV has been reviewed and error related to my font size has been suggested to me. I
become able to learn effective presentation and structure for CV.
2 Content that has been mentioned in CV plays vital role as it helps in delivering the impression.
The content has been cross-check by the CV360. In similar manner, my content has been
reviewed and I got to know the content that needs to be included in CV as the suggestion has
been given to me over this. Appropriate skills has to be mentioned under this.
3 The another advice is related to using of professional language. CV360 has assured guidance to
me in relation of using professional language in CV. As CV is the tag of professionalism
(Mandang, 2018). Therefore, it is highly important to use professional language. Thus, Here I
become able to add professional language in my CV.
4 Section heading in CV describes the content that has been mentioned in sections. Thus, CV360
guides about using of proper section in CV. Thus, I have become able to learn use of proper
section in the CV and my vision has become clear that it is important to assure focus over
sections in CV.
5 The another advice that has been given by CV360 is related to using first letter in Capital form.
In my CV I made this mistake at some point I have used the first letter as short form and this

error has been checked in CV360. Thus, here I learned that it is important to re-check all the
things as small mistake can be review with re-checking.
TASK-2
Reflection
During this week I experienced numerous things that is concerned with the positive and
negative elements. The experience was highly-interesting as this week has enabled me to know
about my skills and areas of improvements as well. The most interesting aspect of the session
was reviewing CV at the CV360 here I analysed major elements after receiving feedback. Also,
the another interesting aspect was related to the preparing of CV. Also, certain skills has been
learned by me during this session. The major thing that has been learnt by me is that, it is
mandatory to reflect professionalism in every context. As the major concept of preparing CV is
related to adding professionalism in CV and this includes skills related to, effective reading and
writing. Thus, I have learned that having effective vocabulary leads to add glory in CV. Also, I
have analysed that, I have lack of time-management skill in me. In order to prepare CV, I
allocated time to me and the final completion of the task has been delay. Here, I learn that I have
ineffective time management skill in me and I need to assure focus over this as it leads to create
threat for me in-future.
I am not sure about the skills that has I possess in me that is effective communication and
decision-making skills. As I have got numerous doubt while performing task. However, I was
hesitating in consulting with my tutor. Thus, here I realized that, I need to assure focus over
improving my communication skill. Furthermore, I analyse that, my decision-making skill is not
effective. Activities that has been selected by me in terms of preparing CV was not appropriate
and this was due to my ineffective decision-making skill. I will assure focus over this skill as
well. I have learnt more in relation of the topic if I clearly communicate my doubts with my
teacher. Often, more professionalism can be ensured to my CV as well. Also, by focusing on the
set time parameters I can become able to manage the time-frame under which I have to complete
my task. In this session I got to know that, I have effective critical analysation skill as I critically
evaluate pros and cons of each aspect and on the basis of that conclusion has been drawn by me.
In similar manner, I have done this with my experience and I concluded that, things that I want

do from now is consists of focusing over my areas of improvement so, I can effectively shape my
character towards professionalism and I will become able to add glory in my future.
TASK-3
Personal development plan
STEP-1
A
I am seeking development at this time as it is the perfect time in which I can learn numerous
things that has to be applied in my future. As this is the phase of making effective learning and
adopting growth and development as this is my learning phase. Therefore, I am seeking for
development at this stage.
B
The major aspect that is needed to develop in me are related to effective communication,
decision-making and time management skills. These skills are aligned with professional
parameters and therefore, these skills needs to be developed in me.
C
My specific goal is to become highly professional in my career. Therefore, I need to assure focus
over the mandatory skills that adds effectiveness in professional character. Majorly, I need to
focus on my behaviour pattern.
STEP-2
D
The major steps that will be taken by me in terms of adopting and improving skills are concerned
with the different activities. For example; In order to improve my reading and writing skills I
will watch professional videos that is consists of using effective vocabulary. For improving my
communication skill, I will take part in numerous group discussion that provides me
opportunities where I can speak frequently. Furthermore, for improving decision-making skills, I
will evaluate numerous alternatives and I will take feedback from my tutor. Lastly, For time
management skill I will part my task in different parts and time will be allocated to each task. In
this manner, I will become able to complete my task in effective manner.
E

I need to develop this knowledge, learning and skills faster so, I can practice its implementation
as well. Also, this will help me at my job as well.
F
My development options are consists of the personal and professional development. Skills that
are need to learn by me is contributing in my personal and professional development.
STEP-3
G
In order to accomplish my task the steps that has to be performed by me is concerned with
 Taking part in group discussion
 Taking feedback from tutor.
 Watching vocabulary video.
Ineffective time-management skill can lead to create disturbance in plan. If the original plan does
not work well then I will use other alternatives that is consists with discussion with my tutor so,
they can increase my confidence and boost me up to focus on my plan again.
STEP-4
H
Development activities that needs to be complete throughout the semester are learning
communication, decision-making, time-management along with reading and writing skills.
STEP-5
I will use these skills at my workplace in terms of creating interaction with my mates and for
completion of task in time. Furthermore, I will use this knowledge in terms of taking effective
decision. Moreover, this will be used by me in conducting meeting where I can use effective
vocabulary.
STEP-6
These skills have helped me in my professional development as all of these skills are aligned
with the professionalism and helping me in my character in professional manner. As these skills
are concerned with effective time-management, communication, decision-making and
vocabulary. Thus, I will become punctual in my life and interaction with the mates become more
effective. Furthermore, effective decision will be taken by me. In this manner, these skills are
contributing in my professional development.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Mandang, S.R.I., 2018. ENGLISH PRESENTATION SKILLS.
Sejtkazy, P.B., Kuregyan, A.L. and Pertsevaya, E.A., 2019. Presentation as a way of translation
skills developing. Vestnik of Samara State Technical University Psychological and
Pedagogical Sciences, 16(2), pp.155-163.