A Reflective Review on the Development of Employability Skills

This report provides a reflective review of the development of employability skills, focusing on skills acquired during a university module. The report examines key areas such as time management, team working, finding information and research skills, planning and organization, and note-taking. It discusses the impact of these skills on the student's professional behavior and future endeavors. The Gibbs Reflective Cycle is used to analyze experiences and learning. The report highlights the importance of these skills in the corporate world and their influence on personal and professional growth, emphasizing the value of prioritizing tasks, managing stress, effective communication, and decision-making. The student also reflects on the development of research skills, planning, organization, and note-taking, and how these skills enhance efficiency, problem-solving, and the ability to work effectively in a team. The report concludes with a discussion of how these skills will be beneficial in future professional endeavors, including adjusting to corporate culture and positively impacting superiors.

Reflective Review on
Employability Skills

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Time management Skills.............................................................................................................3
Team working skills....................................................................................................................3
Finding information/Researching skills.......................................................................................4
Planning and organisation............................................................................................................5
Note taking skills.........................................................................................................................5
Gibbs Reflective Cycle................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Employability skills refer to quality that use by individual at work place to increase
efficiency, quality and productivity of work as well as build professional behaviour. It becomes
important for building this skill in initial stage by self evaluation as described process in report.
It helps employees in achieving higher goals on time and improves his image in front of
management and leaders of firm. Report reflect on various kinds of skills student develop during
module of university and way in which it impact on future endeavours. It also use Gibbs
reflective cycle for better understanding on development of skills and its affect on life.
MAIN BODY
Time management Skills
I had prioritizing activities so that work load cannot be increases and time can be saved
for other activities. Most important thing I learn from my module is handling stress in difficult
times which is one of professional quality that is required by corporate. Making chart and record
again help me in analysing where I am lacking and what changes needed in management of time.
It also helps in developing employability skills as time in money in corporate world and after
understanding value and managing it, prepares to work in any organisation (Suleman, 2018).
Professional behaviour also influence from it which can help in managing meeting and clients,
also able to submit work on time which improve my image in front of others and impact on
personal growth. Many things that I learn and understand related to time management will highly
profitable in future endeavours as changing required this quality.
Team working skills
Team management skills will impact on my profession and improve my thinking level to
work in corporate culture as we as create opportunities. If I will work in a firm then use this
quality to participate in various programs as well as able to make my image unique in front of
others. Work in a group is one of the main skills that I imbibed from school days. However,
whenever we work under a team in university, ideology people increase tension among members
and increase work load which highly effect on mental health. In the beginning of module we had
given different activities that need involvement of all and I take it as opportunity to connect and
socialize with other people and try to understand others (Di Gregorio and et.al., 2019). Try to
participate in every work with full enthusiasm and support batch mates if they are facing
difficulties related to work. There are number of times when people try to dominate me but my
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humble nature and leadership skill able to join them in team and make them my friend which
improves quality, efficiency. My listening power was good that help me in better communication
with others and its impact on my growth. I learn software such as Microsoft word, Project
management etc. and it helps me in creating effective presentation in front of profession.
Because of my extraordinary talent of dealing with people, becomes leader of group and gain
many followers in college. Improved listening skills help to analyse situation and accordingly
react so that right decision chances can be increases. Decision-making skills help me in making
correct judgement in any difficult situation and can tackle any worst scenario at workplace.
Finding information/Researching skills
Internet sources become highly beneficial in data analysis and evolution in many
assignments. You Tube study channels again help me in finding information and even most of
resources available. Online video and virtual understanding is one of the beneficial things I ever
come across as it decreases time and increase knowledge which is qualitative (Rowe and
Zegwaard, 2017). Whenever topics were giving for research I plan things accordingly so that
were less time consuming in unnecessary finding and also check this information with bookish
sources. However, in survey and questionnaire have to focus on primary data which need
personal connection and take it as opportunities in knowing people that are working in different
sectors. I framed question related to corporate life and it help me to understand work culture of
people and life in various industry. Contacted and approach many senior authority of
organisation and hence build up my contact which will help me in getting job easier or can
support in my business. Research skills highly affect profession behaviour and after
understanding it, I can work and dig out any information from different sources available online
as well as offline. Every industry need workers that have versatile knowledge and dig out any
data which can utilised for expansion business and hence improving this skill will be highly
beneficial for my future. It enhance knowledge and understanding from authentic source and it
can be use for making proper presentation for firm and attract senior authority by impressive
work. I feel that people with this quality able to get higher opportunity in any sector and even
today’s industry is based on information collection as well as evolution. It become one of
effective professional skill in me and makes my contact with different people which can help me
when I will come into real corporate world.
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Planning and organisation
I have able to imbibed planning and organisation skills in my profession as well as
personal which help me in dealing various types of challenges such as managing resources and
task. Before starting any task I set my goals and create guidelines for it which helps me in
working effectively on any project (Tsitskari and et.al., 2017). Priorities also decided in first
phase of work for example meeting to people for survey and collection data for analysis. I am to
identify difficult to difficult task easily which help in doing work properly and on timely. It also
reduces pressure of work and hence quality job can be done by me with the help of it. Working
in a team need support and understanding of all and because of effective communication skills
able to understand people and take their support for any work which develop leadership traits in
me. Software such as Microsoft excels and project management are use for planning and
organisation of different activities. It reduces effort and help in framing proper strategy for work.
Decision making skills also by it because able to understand what challenges can occur in
working on assignment. Employability skills enhance by planning and organisation as corporate
need people who can work effectively on different task with time. Changing business
environment required knowledge of different software such as project management for managing
task and activities which I am able to learn during this module and hence improve my efficiency
of work. It also helps in developing quality such as decision making, leadership etc. which highly
needed when working in corporate culture. Planning and scheduling work can help me in
managing time in personal as well as professional life and hence decrease burden and mental
pressure when I will start working in any type of firm. It also enhance my problem solving skills
such as now I am able to identify critical task and can focus on it, give a broad idea on ways of
solving various types of issue that evolve during work. Team building and working in group
plays significant role in developing traits in me and now I am able to work with any type of
people and also able to tackle them easily which support when meeting with diverse workforce
in any corporate sector.
Note taking skills
It is one the important skill that developed during academic life. Because of poor note taking
school experience I faces difficulty in university when professor giving lectures and not able to
coop which create various kind of challenges in gaining knowledge (Belwal, Priyadarshi and Al
Fazari, 2017). It also decreases my score in first taste but after I took help from seniors and other
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who was good in this skill. After taking support from them uses in my academic life before going
to any lecture I ready chapter in morning and hence able to coop with what faculty is saying and
make notes accordingly. Try to write long sentences in phrases with proper structure which
improve in collection of information in organised and planned way, it also reduce unnecessary
lines which cannot contribute in enhancing knowledge related topic. One of the most important
things that imbibed during module is making notes in my own way after evaluated resources that
gain from classrooms. It help me in rechecking notes and correcting data so that any confusion
cannot effect on my exam results. Structuring notes by giving proper heading as well as sub-
heading, listing with numbers and bullet point again increase creative writing. This information
are written by using different colour and ink and hence can easily attract and understand by one.
There are number of students which approach me for learning note taking and I am able to
delivered proper ideas to them which increase efficiency, quality and productivity of work. It
help to visual technique which help in professional life and able to manage collect and analyse
information in proper way with effective structure. It also enhance my way of doing work which
can help me in adjusting corporate and positively impact on seniors by this quality.
Gibbs Reflective Cycle
It helps in planning and learning various kinds of skills by cyclic performing task. It
divided into five parts namely description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action
plan for the problem.
Description Feelings Evaluation Analysis Conclusion Action plan
Time management
skills plays important
role in completion of
various task and
decrease work load.
Personal life during
these phases was
totally destroyed,
even not able to meet
family and friend on
weekends.
In the initial stage of
classes I was not able
to manage time
because of lot of
work and a new
stage of knowledge
development.
There are number of
problems that facing
during model such as
late submissions of
assignment, not
punctuality in classes
etc. and increase
burden impact on my
health.
After completion of
a month took help
from friends and
profession in
developing time
management plan so
that all work will be
done on time and
remain attentive in
classes.
I develop habit of
wake up early so that
I will get more time
for my personal as
well as college life
and it make day
longer and hence
able to complete my
work on time. I have
set smart goals and
work according
which again help in
managing my life.
Schedule all
activities and gives
every task stetted
time and make a gap
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in between it so that
will not stress out.
Team working
required support and
understanding
between all
Decision making in
problematic situation
is one of the
important quality
that I gain during this
module.
We have given
various works that
need to quickly
address and decision-
making skills highly
benefited in that
(Ornellas, Falkner
and Stålbrandt,
2019).
In the beginning i
was not good at
making decision and
creating solution for
various problems.
It is necessary this
trait will develop in
me
I divided task and
each one will be
done by sub team in
our group and hence
by contribution of all
we able to achieve
target on time (Scott
and et.al., 2019.
Researching skills is
need for proper
information selection
and working on it.
In the beginning it
was difficult for me
to find information
from various types of
sources for
assignment and it
takes long time to
completed and
submit.
Every task was in
university new and
need to search
carefully with proper
references (Nisha
and Rajasekaran,
2018).
I choose bookish
sources in the
beginning but
assignment which
were taking long of
time and because of
this reason submitted
most of assignment
submitted on
deadlines and hence
increase pressure
which effect on
quality of work.
Identifying
information by using
keyword reduces my
effort and increases
my quality of work.
Although there are
number of data that
available online so
try to check
authenticity of sites
and then use for my
references.
After consulting with
professor and friend
that most of material
available online and i
can take help of
Google which
decreases time and
effort.
CONCLUSION
It can be analyse that employability quality of individual impacted from various types of
traits that imbibed during academic life. Report uses Gibbs reflective cycle for each one of trait
and help in analysing problems related to it so that proper solution can be done accordingly. It
explain about five skills namely team as well as time management, Research quality, planning
and organisation and note taking. By evolution help too understand the way in which this quality
can improved for example in team working proper listening help to understand other and
participate in various types of activities properly.
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