Career Viewpoint Report: Skills Development and Career Planning

This report, a self-reflection assignment, delves into a student's career aspirations within the marketing field, specifically targeting a Marketing Manager role at Tesco PLC. The report begins with an introduction outlining the importance of self-reflection and action planning in career development. It then presents a detailed individual investigation, assessing the student's existing communication, time-management, problem-solving, technical, and creative skills. Strengths and weaknesses are identified, followed by a SMART objectives framework to guide skill development. An action plan is outlined, specifying goals, actions, timescales, and expected outcomes for improving underdeveloped skills. The report concludes with a resume and a LinkedIn profile designed to showcase the student's qualifications. The assignment emphasizes the skills needed for a marketing manager position, providing a comprehensive overview of career planning and professional development.

Career Viewpoint

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Individual Investigation...................................................................................................................1
Action Plan for skills development..................................................................................................4
Resume.............................................................................................................................................5
LinkedIn profile...............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
A self-reflection is a person’s ability to practice and eagerness for learning further nearly
new experience feature and its reason for their future development. An achievement strategy is a
process that covers the information needed for achieving goals and aims. An action plan consist
the action steps and the objectives along with the ways to achieve these goals within a time
bound in fixed budget. A self-reflection is a significant course of action that would allowed a
learner to enhance the knowledge about the analysis in order to conduct a suitable analysis.
Therefore, following report throw light on the self-analysis by examining the present skills,
experience and the knowledge (Chollet, Islam and Ventolini, 2021). A range has being created to
counterpart individual abilities and describe the strong and weak point that currently exist they
are necessary for my growth. The bright part will also point out my weaknesses as well
undeveloped areas.
The action plan will also be implemented in the light of the weaknesses, which will occur
requires further development. In addition, the resources and time needed to improve those
locations will be discussed (Plinio and Smith, 2019). Also report present a resume and a
LinkedIn profile will also be created on this page. In addition, following assignment is priory
focused on the job chance as a marketing manager at Tesco PLC and the required skills such as
time management ability, interaction skills, and analytical skills for solving problem problem-
solving ability, technical ability and marketing experience.
Individual Investigation
Personal analysis is a systematic method to assess my present skills and capabilities that
means to identify the weakness and strengths and develop them for future development. Mine
existing technical aptitudes, awareness and experience are essential in the field of work such as
marketing
Manager. An overview of these capabilities is provided below.
Communication skills
Communication skills mean being able to communicate well, which is great an important
human ability to transmit facts to someone. Communiqué were also regarded as an easy way to
convey info orally, in writing, and in visuals. I think communiqué expertise were prominent
thing in companies neck and neck as effective communique would help me to stay interacted
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with the other members of the Tesco team and permit me performs my marketing role i.e.
scheduling, endorsing, editing, mentoring and to control the work environment (Wirantana,
Stocco and Kohn, 2020). I have attended seminars, where I have become accustomed to
communicating friends during the presentation with VIVA. I am confident in mine interaction
and communique ability, even so I trust that my communication skills were also assisting me to
attain mine career goals. Unless I have a year job expertise marketing division, I have trusted that
my own interaction capabilities would further assist me in obtaining the job at Tesco.
Time-managing skills
Time management skills are an important process for planning and organizing the time
division between certain tasks and empowers people to work smarter than hard workers. It also
reduces one's time at work and decline the work frustration and load. Even me too regarding the
time managing is an important aspect in the organisation and can help for me to enhance my
marketing as a marketing manager officer at Tesco plc. by reducing stress at work and job
management, business processes, and uncluttered reporting actions (El-Ramly and Dennis,
2020). Throughout the meeting, the mentor throw light on the importance of the time managing
and how effectively one can utilise the time, prioritise the thing and made judgement in right
time to improve the decision making capability. Even so, I too undertake the time managing
capabilities while completing mine projects with my team.
Problem Solving
Problem solving is an imperative method of analysis that permits people to counter and
come with solution of the personal and professional problem by recognising the actual source of
the problem and to determine the way to mitigate that. The ability to solve problems would do
just that. It has been helpful for marketing officer at Tesco plc. to classify issues connected to to
the organising by a way of accessing the individual and team behaviour. It can assist me do it
important career decisions related to customer service and marketing through other mitigation
strategies that may hinder skills improvement in this regard. I have attained in meetings where
my tutor were providing lessons and training about the analytics for problem solving skills,
which I used during the completion of the study project and obtain a fair score..
Technical skills
Technical skills refer to specific skills and understanding that need to be developed
specific occupations such as machinery, information technology, and mathematics and science
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jobs. I believe that technical skills will enable me to handle the process Applications, software
storage related to sales and administrative functions at Tesco Plc (Maree, 2020). In addition,
during the meeting, the instructors trained me to practise it to give greater attention statistics and
data privacy. I am using my technical skills for managing the difficult research assignment and
likewise empowered me to effectively manage and use the software.
Creative and imaginations skills
Creative and creative thinking expertise are vital for a learner and this is the most important
aspect in the marketing which a Individual wants to acquire. The main reason overdue this is that
in marketing job a person require to think appealing for the product advertising. Even so I have
some creative skills which would help me to market the company product in the market in a
unique manner. Through a creative and imagination skills managing customer experience
become easier and service can be render in more effective manner.
Strength
 Communication skills and analytical skills
are strong for me. Both skills have their
significant importance and also assist me
during my academic time. Even so my
communication skills are good and while
my mini workshops in which I need to
make presentation of the my project in
front of the teacher and the invalidator.
 I have ability to think strategically and
quick learner (Della Togna and et. al.,
2020).
 I always thought positive and have
positive approach towards the every
circumstances.
 I have accepted the management
information on continuing practice and
reading it through conferences. I am
confident management information it can
Weakness
 Good time management skills was hard
for me to use it. I still can't manage time
on professional life, as a result my
performance and productivity can be
reduced daily.
 My technical skills are not good as being a
tech savvy person is still a place where I
found my-self behind many time. This is
because I found the main reason behind is
failure to attend the class of the software
use during the completion of my research
project.
 Over confidence
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help me improve my career
SMART objectives
Smart goals Objectives
Specific My wish is to generate time management and technical skills along with
creative and imagination thinking skills in order to become successful
marketing manager authority.
Measurable It is my duty to have check over those mentioned skills on daily basis
and practices more to obtain good results.
Actionable I can obtain thins skills with proper practice and daily study of the class
module and by attending seminars and workshop.
Relevant However, the skills which are mentioned are important for me in order
to become fruitful marketing manager at Tesco.
Time bound The maximum time limit for the improvement and gaining all those
skills would needed approx. 5-7 months.
Action Plan for skills development
Career action plans are measured as personalized action plans goals and outline key steps in the
pursuit of these goals. Programs are created, stored, updated with those development processes.
The action plan is given below based on my weaknesses and underdeveloped skills.
Goals Actions/ what I will do? Timescale Outcome
Improving
presentation skill
Rehearsal presentations
Watching online videos on presentation
Recording my presentation and watch
it later to figure out the weaknesses.
12 months To be able to present
in front of the class
To improve my
Communication skills
Attending mini workshop and reading
communication improving books even
try speaking in front of the mirror.
3 months I will become good
communicator
To Improve technical
skills
Continuously focusing on the practical
knowledge and attend the various
seminars and also take advise from the
4 months Become a good tech
savvy person.
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tutor and timely feedback (Atuahene,
2021).
To improve time
management skills
Attend lecture on time and made note
of the everything and try to adopt
disciplined word in my daily routine
5 months All task must be
completed in right
manner and on right
time.
To improve creative
and imagination skills
Think beyond the imagination and
apply the knowledge in the practical
life
6 monts I would become
strategical thinker
Resume
A CV is also known as a curriculum vitae, means a life course and is used in detail a document
that highlights the artistic and personal learning experience. I will be showing the application CV
to Tesco plc as a marketing manager. See appendix
LinkedIn profile
LinkedIn is a professional social network which fascinate user to create their won
professional page, product type as well showcases professional experience and success for the
audience. I do LinkedIn A profile to share my information and accessible. See appendix
CONCLUSION
From the above carried out study, it has been concluded that this report contains a brief
summary and job opportunity for a graduate and undergraduate student. Essential skills,
knowledge, experience required According to Tesco marketing management. Given the general
view of the student existing expertise, acquaintance and experience have been undertaken in the
following report. Strengths as well Weaknesses of acquired expertise have been recognised and
tested. Action plan is being created for the development of the skills which were lacked
priviously. A CV and a LinkedIn profile have been created in this report. The main theme of this
report is to present the career overview point by supporting reflecting writing along with career
action plan to develop for the future employability.
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REFERENCES
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Wirantana, V., Stocco, C.S. and Kohn, C.S., 2020. The implementation and adoptability of
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Appendix
CV
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LinkedIn profile
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