Employability Skills 2 Research Assignment: Journal and PDP Plan

This assignment, focusing on employability skills, presents a comprehensive analysis of the student's professional development. The assignment begins with an examination of a current job description for an HRM trainee position, identifying essential skills and qualifications. It includes a reflection on an interview experience, highlighting the application of the STAR method and lessons learned. Furthermore, the assignment contains three journal entries that delve into the student's self-assessment, skill development, and career goals. The student also creates a PDP plan outlining specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound objectives for short, medium, and long-term career growth. The assignment is further supported by a customized CV, demonstrating how the student's skills align with the job requirements. The work showcases a solid understanding of the job market and a proactive approach to career planning, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to improve their employability.

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Table of Contents
Journal Entry 1.............................................................................................................................................2
Journal Entry 2.............................................................................................................................................2
Journal entry-3............................................................................................................................................4
References...................................................................................................................................................5
PDP plan..................................................................................................................................................7
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Journal Entry 1
Current job description and specification
The Current job is human resource manager trainee. This job requires an individual to
manage the employees hiring and maintaining data. They also substantiate transactions related to
human resources management. Reuben Sinclair a London, based Company is looking for such
individuals for HRM trainee employees I find it ideal since I am on a business-oriented course. I
have good soft skills along with the management practice experience which involve the aspect of
practical training and would be captured in a current professional CV. It is associated with a
specific industry and assist an individual to improve and develop relevant skills for a given
career path. In addition to this, I have good command over the English and Spanish language
which will add value for my hiring as HRM practice manager.
Through the as the trainee HRM practice manager in Reuben Sinclair a London, based Company
gives opportunities for graduates and apprenticeship HR trainee employees to work effectively
(Nobes, 2014). They also would be required to substantiate transactions related to HR hiring,
recruiting and documentation of the employees. They would be subject to the above job
descriptions after undergoing the training programmed successfully. It is important to note that
providing training to potential employees through induction to match a company’s job
description contributes significantly to their performance thus easy absorption into the particular
industry (Lawson, 2015).
Journal Entry 2
Reflection on the Interview
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During the interview, I was asked to explain about an instance that I had to complete a task under
a tight deadline during my attachment periods. The interviewing panel was very particular on the
question, demanding to know when, why and how I managed the situation. I explained to the
panel that a fellow attachee left days before a task of his was due. He was expected to prepare
liabilities and assets reports for the first quarter of the former organization. I continued to explain
how I was asked to take over the task of preparing the liabilities and assets report, with only
three days to learn and complete the task. I had to constitute a task force of five fellow attachee,
assigned responsibilities and we were able to complete the assignment with a day to spare. I am
convinced that a successful interview calls for skill, careful observation, advanced planning, and
luck. I was also surprised at the speed the time was passing during the interview, which left the
feeling that I had barely engaged the interviewing panel. I realized that precise responses are
preferable because they allow for more exchanges, particularly in brief interviews. Interviewers
have a limited chance to acquaint themselves with the interviewee especially those handling
many candidates(Rogers, 2011). Therefore, elaborate and lengthy responses will make them tune
you out (Charsley, 2014). The most essential lesson I learned during the interview, is the need to
be flexible. Every member in the panel required me to emphasize different aspects of my training
and experience with respect to the field of Human resources management work. The Menzies
Sinclair a London, based Company should hire me for owing to the following example; I
managed to beat a deadline of three days with a day to spare in my former company as an
attachee in the HRM department this is after an employee left a task that was due in three days. I
was assigned the task and formed a task force, delegated work and completed in good time.
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Journal entry-3
There are several things which I have learned about myself in this module such as my own
competency, skills and management program. In this module, I learned that drawbacks and
issues I have in this particular job. I have professional qualification in HRM courses and hiring
process alongside my degree in business management to make me the most preferred candidate
for this job in Reuben Sinclair a London, based Company. This is because the two are closely
related. It taught me how to get job, how to work and how transactions are recorded, summarized
and presented. Therefore, I would enroll for the particular course in order to acquire the relevant
knowledge and skills in the field of human resources management (Lees, 2013). The STAR
method refers to a structured way of responding to interview questions which are behaviorally
oriented by discussing the particular situation, task, action, and result of the situation being
described (Yurchenko, 2017). Reflecting on the interview process and the application of the
STAR model will enable me to assess how well I performed and identify the presenting
shortcomings. It will be based on the STAR model which captures the objectives relating to the
three themes: knowing myself; knowing my sector; let them know (Bernstein, 2015). I
discovered that I have a weakness in expressing myself properly, particularly in an interview
setting. For instance, I felt so nervous during my previous interview. However, I learned that I
have a good command over language following a compliment from two of the five interviewers.
Sometimes I encountered difficulties in mastering accounting skills such as the use of business
management software. I realized the need to improve on this skill as well as presentation skills
HRM practice.
References
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Bernstein, B., 2015. How to Write a Killer Linkedln Profile... and 18 Mistakes to Avoid. s.l.:Essay Expert
LLC.
Charsley, P., 2014. Interview Preparation: Deconstructing the Interview Process. s.l.:Createspace
Independent Pub.
Lawson, K., 2015. New Employee Orientation Training.. s.l.:Association for Talent Development,.
Lees, J., 2013. Knockout Cv : How To Get Noticed, Get Interviewed & Get Hired.. Maidenhead: McGraw-
Hill Education.
Nobes, C., 2014. Accounting: a very short introduction.. s.l.:Oxford University Press.
Rogers, J., 2011. Job interview success : be your own coach. Maidenhead, England : McGraw-Hill/Open
University Press.
Yurchenko, M., 2017. The Star Interview: How to Tell a Great Story, Nail the Interview and Land Your
Dream Job. s.l.:Amazon Digital Services LLC.
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PDP plan
Goal/
Objective
What is it that
you want to
develop or
achieve?
(e.g. skills
development/
career
development/
future plans)
Specific
What exactly
do you need to
do to achieve
your goal?
(e.g. coaching /
mentoring /
shadowing
/reading / training
/
research
/conferences
/supervisor
support)
Measurable
How will you
know you
have
achieved your
goal?
(e.g. achieved goal
/ speak
knowledgeably
about subject /
mastered new
technology/feel
more
confident/receive
d good feedback)
Achievable
&Realistic
What resources,
time,
opportunity and
support do you
need to
succeed?
Goals can be
challenging but
must be
achievable and
relevant to your
role
Time bound
When, or
within what
time period
will you
achieve this?
Use realistic
deadlines, to
allow time for
progress to
have been
made
Short term
Management
skills
Getting indulged
in HRM trainee
practice
Implementing the
learned skills in
my own personal
life
Getting me hired in
HR trainee work
program
Within 6 months
Developing soft
skills to handle
complicated
situation.
Initiate with
others in effective
manner.
Evaluating my own
tactics
Giving interview in
different
organizations.
Within 6 months
Focus on
learning
divergent and
coherent
thinking
Undertaking
professional
development
program for my
own on regular
basis
Assessing the
rating for my own
Connecting with
superiors and
managing
complicated issues
Within 6 months
Medium term
Fluent in
technical terms
and corporate
Jargon.
Managing
complicated tasks
and issues
Initiate with
others in effective
manner.
Preparing strategic
planning for
effective hiring
Within 6 months
Effective in
strategic hiring
planning and
Undertaking and
development of
HRM issues and
Undertaking
professional
development
Learning use of
technologies and
indulged with the
Within 2 years
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process program
program for my
own on regular
basis
advance
technologies
Strengthen the
corporate
image
Align the growth
of my own career
with the
organizational
objectives
Managing
complicated HRM
tasks
Connecting with
superiors and
grasping new
opportunities
Within 5 years
Long-term
Strengthen the
professional
relation in
corporate world
Assessing the
rating for my own
Preparing strategic
planning for
effective hiring
Learning use of
technologies and
indulged with the
advance
technologies
Within 2 years
Strong
corporate
profile
Undertaking
professional
development
program for my
own on regular
basis
Grasping new
opportunities
Connecting with
superiors and
grasping new
opportunities
Within 5 years
Learning
innovative and
creative way in
HRM field
Indulged in
learning new
technologies and
field of research
Taking challenges
with the new
areas of
technologies in
HRM
Focus on using new
methods in hiring
of employees.
Within 5 years
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Customized CV for the job description
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