Tesco HR Manager: Personal Analysis and Career Action Plan Report

This report presents a career action plan for an aspiring HR Manager, focusing on personal analysis and professional development. It begins with an introduction to career action plans and their importance, particularly within the HR context, emphasizing the crucial role of an HR Manager in organizational success. The main body provides a detailed self-assessment, identifying the individual's strengths, such as communication, creativity, leadership, decision-making, and multi-tasking skills, alongside areas needing improvement, including written communication, IT skills, and organizational abilities. The report then outlines a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound) career action plan, setting specific goals for skill development, such as improving communication, organizational, and IT skills, with timelines and methods for achieving these goals. The conclusion reflects on the challenges of self-assessment and highlights the importance of the career action plan in achieving professional objectives. The report underscores the need for continuous self-improvement and the strategic development of skills to excel in the HR Manager role.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Personal Analysis...................................................................................................................1
Career Action Plan.................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Career Action Plan refers to the roadmap with the help of which an individual works and
achieves the goals and objectives that will provide shape to the career of an individual. It is an
essential part of growth and development not only at professional level but also at personal level
(De Vos and Cambré, 2017). The Job Title identified is Human Resource Manager which is the
most important role in an organisation as all employees in different departments are appointed by
this HR Manager only. So the decision of this individual will impact upon the working and
performance of complete organisation. There are many important skills which are needed in HR
Manager such as communication skills, decision making, multi-tasking, leadership, cooperative
and many more which will help in taking right decision for the betterment and growth of the
organisation.
MAIN BODY
Personal Analysis
As the HR Manager of Tesco Ltd, it is important for me to have some skills, knowledge
and experiences related to the field in which I am working so that it could become possible for
me to work efficiently and perform the tasks provided best in the interest of organisation. In
order to give Tesco with positive impacts of working, it is important for me to have some skills,
knowledge and experiences that will help me delivering the best performance in Tesco
(Starovoytova and Namango, 2016). So the description of current skills is discussed as under:
Communication Skills: From my perspective, it is one of the finest skills which I have.
With the help of this skill, it will be possible for me to understand properly communications
made in between me, employees and management in a well manner. This will make easier for me
to make my decisions for the benefit of organisation.
Creative Skills: According to the seminars attended by me, it can be said that I have
sound creative skills and I have a creative personality. With the help of this skill, I will be able
develop new and innovative ideas that will increase interest and dedication level of employees
working in the organisation so that they could perform their tasks as well with which they are
provided.
Leadership Skill: As per my experience in volunteering, it can be said that I have
effective leadership skills. And by making use of this skill in the organisation, I will be able to
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lead employees in a manner which will neither abolish their interest nor the organisation's
interest. I will motivate employees to work for the achievements of goals and objectives of
organisation such as by making suitable policies related to rewards and schemes, working
environment policies and many more to bring positive impact on employees' performance.
Decision Making Skills: Along with leadership and creativity skills, I am effectively
able to make quick and profitable decision. This skill is important not only for me but in all
professions as well as in personal life. With the help of this skill, I will make favourable
decisions in times of critical situations as well.
Multi-Tasking: It can be said that I have multi-tasking skills as I can effectively manage
multiple tasks together. As the main purpose of HR Manager is to recruit employees for the
vacant posts in the organisation, but apart from this, there are few other tasks which HR has to
perform (De Woot, 2017). These tasks are conducting training and development programs, co-
curricular activities, implementation of policies and strategies and many more for the efficient
working of organisation and to make continuous improvement in the morale and dedication of
employees towards organisation as well as towards their job role also. So with the help of this
skill, I will be able to look over organisation on a broader area reducing deficiency in work and
performance of Tesco.
Knowledge and Experience
The knowledge which I currently have for the given gob profile is certificate of MBA in
HR. Along with this, I am also having an experience of 1 year and 6 months in ASDA, so with
the help of this experiences it will be possible for me to make use of past experiences to reduce
mistakes and make use of opportunities. As mere theoretical knowledge is not enough, practical
knowledge is also important (Donald, Baruch and Ashleigh, 2017). This knowledge and
experience will help in delivering good performance and work for the growth and development
of the organisation.
CURRENT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
 Communication Skills are considered
among one of my best skills so this is
counted among my strength.
 Leadership skill is another strength
 Written communication is one of the
biggest weakness due to which I cannot
interact through e- mails and notices
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which provides me with influencing
employees in positive way.
 I am also good at performing different
tasks as well. So this will provide the
organisation with many benefits in one
individual which is rare to find in every
individual opting to have this post.
 Patience level is my strength which
helps me in dealing good in critical
situations as well and also to deal
calmly with employees as well.
with workers.
 I am lacking in IT skills under which I
am not able to enter data of workers in
MS Excel and knowledge about
presentation is not good so I cannot
make attractive PPT.
 The issue is related to understanding
the perspectives of different employees
working in the organisation because
every employee could not be motivated
with same words and different words
could not be said for every employee.
 Organised is a main skill that must be
possessed by a HR manager. But due to
lack of experience, I don’t have
organisation skills yet which can
impact my working capacity.
From the above explained strengths and weaknesses, there are some more grounds on
which I need to focus upon and are important for achieving the goals and objectives of my own
career. I am not able to present information about TESCO PLC to foreign delegates because as
per view of audience my presentation is boring and not impressive for them. So I have to
improve this skill.
Along with this, there are also some improvements which are needed to make in my
application such as improvements in written communication (Bozionelos and et. al., 2016). It is
not possible to explain everything orally to all employees (Garcia, 2016). So for HR Manager,
the knowledge of written communication is must in which I am lacking behind. For example,
while communicating with some important information with all employees it becomes
impossible for me to make use of proper words and languages so that it could become possible
for them to understand and be clear with what I want to make them clear with.
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In my application, I feel weak in the area of my organised skills. It is important for a HR
manager to have skills by which an HR manager can organise all the tasks to them. This
weakness of mine can create a negative impact on my application. Organisation skills are the
abilities by which a person can manage and arrange tasks. This weakness is due to my low
experience.
Career Action Plan
A career action plan is a plan of different goals which are required to be achieved
(Pathardikar, Sahu and Jaiswal, 2016). In my case, I want to develop my few skills and
knowledge & experience about them so that I can be an effective HR manager. Below are
mentioned actions which are required to be done for fulfilling my personal and professional
goals.
Skills/
Competences
S
(Specific)
M
(Measurable)
A
(Attainable)
R
(Relevant)
T
(Time Period)
Communicatio
n Skills
I being HR
manager
requires good
written
communicatio
n to provide
relevant
information to
workers
through
notice, official
mail, etc.
When I am
able to
communicate
properly
without
grammatical
error and
punctuation
mistakes.
This can be
attained
through online
classes and
seminars.
This skill is
relevant in
organisation
because I have
to provide
notice to
workers and
provide hem
relevant
information.
3 months are
required to
improve this
skill.
Organisation
skills
Organisational
skills is weak
because I am
not able to
This skill can
be measured
when I am
able to make
I can attained
this by
working with
seniors and
This skill is
relevant
because HR is
responsible for
20 months are
required to
analyse
working style
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create
synchronisatio
n in activities
at work place.
For instance:
in games
session of
employees at
TESCO PLC,
there is mis
management
in activities
and this
creates
confusion
among team.
workers aware
about their
roles and
responsibilitie
s so
possibilities of
confusion will
nullify.
analysing
working style
of top level
managers
managing
activities
among
different
departments of
organisation.
and learn
them.
IT Skills I require IT
skills such as
MS Excel,
power point
presentation,
etc. MS Excel
data requires
through which
I can enter
information
about workers
in
computerised
format.
Sometimes I
This skill is
measured
when I am
able to enter
information
about in
appropriate
and
understood
manner.
PowerPoint
presentation
can be
improved
when able to
This can be
attained
through
participation
in certified
course.
This is most
essential skill
in current
market
because this is
relevant in my
personal as
well as
professional
career.
6 months
refers for
certified
course session.
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have to
introduce
TESCO PLC
in front of
foreign
delegates. But
I am not able
to make
effective
presentation in
front of them.
make
impressive and
attractive and
presented in
well manner.
CONCLUSION
It has been very difficult for me to complete the overall assignment because I am not
good at assessing myself. So it took time for me to know and decide about what strengths and
weaknesses I should include here. But after much hard work and concentration at last it was
possible for me to reach an end conclusion of the assignment and I am also clear with what are
my strengths and weaknesses and what possible improvements are to be made by me in myself to
achieve goals and objectives of my career. The development of Career Action Plan will also
prove to be helpful for me as with the help of this, it will be possible me to cover and remove my
weaknesses to ensure effectively achievement of goals and objectives in career.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journal
De Vos, A. and Cambré, B., 2017. Career management in high‐performing organizations: A set‐
theoretic approach. Human Resource Management. 56(3). pp.501-518.
Starovoytova, D. and Namango, S. S., 2016. Viewpoint of Undergraduate Engineering Students
on Plagiarism. Journal of Education and Practice. 7(31). pp.48-65.
De Woot, P., 2017. Spirituality and Business: A Christian Viewpoint: An Open Letter to
Christian Leaders in Times of Urgency. Routledge.
Donald, W., Baruch, Y. and Ashleigh, M., 2017. Boundaryless and protean career orientation: a
multitude of pathways to graduate employability. In Graduate Employability in
Context(pp. 129-150). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Bozionelos, N. and et. al., 2016. Employability and job performance as links in the relationship
between mentoring receipt and career success: a study in SMEs. Group & organization
management. 41(2). pp.135-171.
Pathardikar, A. D., Sahu, S. and Jaiswal, N. K., 2016. Assessing organizational ethics and career
satisfaction through career commitment. South Asian Journal of Global Business
Research. 5(1). pp.104-124.
Garcia, E. V., 2016. Strategic planning: a tool for personal and career growth. Heart Asia, 8(1),
pp.36-39.
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APPENDICES
Personal details
Name- ABC
Date of Birth- 01/01/0000
Email ID- [e-mail]
Contact Number- 01X-XXXX-XXXX
Career Objective
Require opportunities which assist me in my career growth and get to know about scope of
working of a multinational organisation. I want to get increment in my knowledge of working
style of organisation in Retail sector.
Qualification
 MBA in Human resource management.
 Bachelors in management.
Work Experience
 Have experience with ASDA of 1.5 years as HR executive.
 Have experience in voluntary work.
Personal skills
 Have good communication skills.
 Able to lead team mates in effective manner.
 I have good decision making ability through which long sightedness can be achieved.
Declaration
All the information provided above are true to my knowledge and awareness.
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