Career Viewpoint Report: HR Profession, Analysis & Career Action

This report delves into a student's career viewpoint regarding the Human Resources profession, outlining its potential impact on the business sector and job market. It incorporates an online research questionnaire and interview to gather insights, followed by a personal analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. A detailed career action plan is presented, outlining specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for becoming an HR manager. The report concludes with a CV showcasing relevant qualifications, experience, and skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous self-assessment and strategic planning for career advancement. Desklib provides similar solved assignments and resources for students.

Career View Point

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Introduction to the HR profession................................................................................................1
Impact on the business sector......................................................................................................1
Impact on jobs in the sector.........................................................................................................2
Online Research Questionnaire....................................................................................................2
Interview......................................................................................................................................2
Research technique......................................................................................................................3
Personal analysis..........................................................................................................................3
Career Action Plan.......................................................................................................................4
CV................................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Career Viewpoint refers to the views a particular student has towards making of Career in
the future. Thus it is important for the students to be able to make sure that the Career viewpoints
are developed in an appropriate manner without facing problems and issues. This helps in
achieving relevant success in the future (Kamoche and et.al., 2015). This report will focus on the
HR profession and the way it will benefit the students in the future when they follow it. This
profession has an impact on the Education sector and the employability skills of the students
which they can attain in order to become employable in the future. This can help further in jobs
for the students because by becoming HR manager they will be able to assess the different types
of needs and requirements of the organizations and recruit and hire candidates accordingly.
Through the use of an online research questionnaire the different types of questions can be asked
to the students to get more details on the HR sector. The use of an Interview is important for
having a face-to-face conversation with the different types of people to get to know their
viewpoints. Additionally, the use of research technique can be made so that the collection of the
data can be done more appropriately. Therefore in this report, coverage will be provided on the
same. Also Personal Analysis, Career Action Plan and CV will be discussed as a part of this
assignment.
MAIN BODY
Scenario- I am a student who is studying in the university. It is my dream to become HR
manager in the future. This will help me in getting to know specific needs and requirements in
the HR sector so that I am able to achieve the appropriate goals and objectives in the future.
Introduction to the HR profession
HR profession includes a wide range of activities which help a person to be able to
understand the wide range of dynamics surrounding the Human Resources in an organization
(Känsälä, Mäkelä and Suutari, 2015). I want to become an HR manager as this will particularly
help me a lot to be able to ensure that I can engage in the activities which will benefit me in
knowing more about the candidates and assessing their skills and competencies properly.
Impact on the business sector
HR profession has a strong impact which can be created on the business sector. This can
be particularly useful in ensuring that the businesses are able to run in an appropriate manner. I
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think that this profession is particularly useful for the businesses in getting to know more about
the candidates properly to hire the best candidates who can be useful for them in attaining the
business goals and objectives.
Impact on jobs in the sector
The HR profession can create a strong impact on the jobs which are there in this sector.
Thus it can be said that this particular profession is very helpful in carrying out frequent
assessment of the level of skills and competencies and thus ensuring that the HR goals and
objectives can be attained effectively and efficiently (Katic and et.al., 2018).
Online Research Questionnaire
Question 1- Do you think that the HR profession can be a stable career option for the future?
Answer-
Yes- 14
No- 6
Question 2- Do you think that the HR profession can provide relevant skills and competencies
for a person to use in the future for Career Growth?
Answer-
Yes- 18
No- 2
Interview
Interview is a technique through which a face-to-face conversation can be held in the
right manner with the various people (O'Meara, 2015). The interview which was carried out with
me went as follows-
Interviewer- Why do you want to opt for HR profession in the future?
Me- I want to opt for HR profession in the future because this can help me a lot in
ensuring that I am able to take the interview of different types of people and ensuring that I can
make hiring decisions.
Interviewer- According to you what is the benefit of opting HR profession in the future?
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Me- I think that by opting for HR profession a person is able to assess his own skills and
competencies for the future and develop an action plan for the future for bringing an
improvement in skills and competencies effectively and efficiently.
Research technique
To make the research more effective in the future the data needs to be compiled in a
much better way (Spanjaard, Hall and Stegemann, 2018). Thus while doing research I will make
sure that I am able to gather the data in a much appropriate manner so that the research is carried
out properly.
Personal analysis
Personal analysis refers to the use of different types of methods and techniques which can
help a person to be able to analyse himself/herself to find out own strengths and weaknesses, the
areas of improvement etc.
Personal analysis
Particulars Strengths Weaknesses Areas of
improvement
Communication
Skills
I can communicate the
different types of
needs and
requirements properly
and can ensure that I
am able to take an
action accordingly.
I am not able to
interpret the given
information sometimes
which can lead me to
take a wrong decision
sometimes.
I have to ensure that I
identify the way I can
improve my
communication skills
to enhance my
communication with
my different types of
teammates in a better
manner without facing
problems and issues.
Analysis &
Interpretation Skills
I can analyse &
interpret the given
information properly
which can allow me to
be able to analyse &
I am not able to
understand the
different types of
needs and
requirements of the
I have to make sure
that I identify the
specific areas where
improvements are to
be made so that I am
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interpret the findings
in the right manner.
people and ensure the
analysis and
interpretation of the
information.
able to ensure that I
can achieve the goals
and objectives
effectively and
efficiently.
Career Action Plan
This is a plan which is helpful for the students to be able to determine the right action.
The Career Action Plan for becoming an HR manager in the future is as follows-
Career goals and objectives-
I want to become a good HR manager in the future which will help me a lot in ensuring that I
am able to understand the wide variety of needs and requirements of the candidates and take a
decision accordingly for the benefit of the company.
Areas of improvement-
I have to improve upon my communication skills so that I am able to communicate the different
types of needs and requirements in a proper manner which will help me in ensuring that I can
develop the level of efficiency and effectiveness and help in the attainment of the organizational
goals and objectives.
Skills for improvement-
 Communication skills
 Analysis skills
 Interpretation skills
 Management skills
SMART goals-
Specific- To do regular communication with the team members and getting to know the wide
variety of needs and requirements which they may have.
Measurable- To ensure that the specific analysis on the needs and requirements can be carried
out for their attainment in the future.
Attainable- To ensure that a proper interpretation of the given information can be carried out.
Relevant- To ensure that the management of the HR function in the organization can be done in
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the right manner.
Time-bound- All of the goals and objectives are required to achieved within a set time-frame
of 6 months.
CV
A CV is quite helpful in ensuring that the overall assessment of a person's personality can
be made in a proper way (Totten and Cross, 2015). Therefore my CV which I will be using to
aim for the post of HR manager within an organization is as follows-
CV-
Name- William Smith
Email- [e-mail]
Address- 20, Oxford Street, London, United Kingdom
Contact Number- 8570109123
Objective- To work in an organization which gives me an appropriate platform to be able to
display my skills and competencies in a better manner for the purpose of enhancing the overall
level of performance in a better way.
Qualifications-
 MBA in HRM
 HR Skills Training Certificate
 Communications Skills Certificate
Experience- 2 years of experience as an HR Manager in Tesco where my duties and
responsibilities involved taking of interviews, handling of payrolls and ensuring that the HR
goals and objectives are handled in a better manner.
Skills-
 Communication skills
 Analysis skills
 Interpretation skills
 Time-Management Skills
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CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that the Career Viewpoint refers to the
viewpoint which is provided by a person in relation to the career option to be taken in the future.
This helps people to be able to attain the desired goals and objectives in relation to career choice
opted. The use of Personal Analysis can be made so that the own analysis can be carried out by a
particular person. Career action plan is useful for framing goals and objectives to be attained in
career in the future. Also, the use of CV is helpful in ensuring that a person is able to display the
skills and competencies which are essential for obtaining a job.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Kamoche, K. and et.al., 2015. Examining the relationship between individual perceptions of
control and contemporary career orientations. Personnel Review.
Känsälä, M., Mäkelä, L. and Suutari, V., 2015. Career coordination strategies among dual career
expatriate couples. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 26(17).
pp.2187-2210.
Katic, I. and et.al., 2018. Effects of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Personality Traits on
Career Development. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development.
87(2). pp.201-216.
O'Meara, K., 2015. A career with a view: Agentic perspectives of women faculty. The Journal of
Higher Education. 86(3). pp.331-359.
Spanjaard, D., Hall, T. and Stegemann, N., 2018. Experiential learning: Helping students to
become ‘career-ready’. Australasian Marketing Journal (AMJ). 26(2). pp.163-171.
Totten, J.W. and Cross, J.N., 2015. Students’ Perceptions of the Importance of the Introduction
to Marketing Course & Topics in Meeting Their Career Objectives. In Proceedings of
the 1991 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference (pp. 193-197).
Springer, Cham.
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