Managing People and Careers: NGDP Application and Self-Reflection

This assignment comprises a student's application for the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), a fast-track management career program in local government. It includes a cover letter expressing interest in the graduate trainee position, highlighting the applicant's qualifications and experience in corporate management and front-line operations, supported by an MBA degree. The assignment also features a competency-based job application, addressing questions about the applicant's motivations, teamwork experiences, problem-solving approaches, ability to manage priorities, and persuasive communication skills. Furthermore, the assignment includes a curriculum vitae, summarizing the applicant's personal profile, skills, work experience, and achievements. Finally, the assignment incorporates reflections on in-seminar interview and exercise practices, providing insights into the applicant's self-assessment and development within the context of the NGDP application process. The student's work demonstrates the ability to articulate career goals, showcase relevant skills, and reflect on experiences, all crucial for a successful application.

Managing People
and Careers

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Cover letter for applying at the National graduate development programme....................1
2. Appropriate targeted competency based job application:..................................................2
3. Curriculum vitae for graduates in National development programme. .............................5
4. Reflection on the in-seminar interview practice.................................................................7
5. Refection on the in seminar exercise practice. ..................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Human are always treated and regarded to as a form of the best resources which will
be helping the economy and industries to grow and develop. All the employers need to use
available techniques and process so that then can recruit the right person at right type of post.
This correct type of people will be recruited by organisation which will be making the
company to develop in every aspect. The present assignment is based on the vacancy of
National Graduate Development programme which is a fast track graduate into management
careers in local government. This programme is offering placement in more than 50 different
location each year in London.
1. Cover letter for applying at the National graduate development programme.
COVER LETTER
ABC XYZ
1721 New Street East
London, UK
December 18, 2017
MNP DEF
Human Resource Consultant
Local Government, England
National graduate development programme
England, UK
Greetings for the day. I have attached my resume in response to the internal posting. Job
Reference ID 3XYZ for a graduate trainee. I would like to express my interest in the post as a
graduate trainee. This post will provide an exciting opportunity to me to use my front line,
operational and corporate management skills. As a recent graduate with administrative,
operational and corporate management experience, I believe that I am strong candidate for
the graduate trainee position at the National Graduate Development Programme.
As you can see from my attached CV that I have recently completed a masters in business
administration. I believe that the knowledge and skills I built up during this time makes me a
strong candidate for the post.
As mentioned in your job posting that you are looking for someone with effective front-line
operations and corporate management skills. As an intern in the corporate management I have
served a multinational company. The position particularity interests me because of my
passion for the corporate management. Apart from the degree I have built upon my interest in
this field by accomplishing a dissertation in the front line operations and its management.
I am confident that I can bring the required level of expertise with me to your organisation
and help National Graduate Development Programme build upon their biggest and most
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reliable body in the UK. Further, add that my enthusiasm will have an immediate impact on
the organisation.
Thank you so much for your time and attention. I look forward to meet you for discussing my
application for the graduate trainee.
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2. Appropriate targeted competency based job application:
APPLICATION FORM
1. Why do you want to work for us?
There are many reasons due to which I am having interest in the job opening of
graduate trainee by National Graduate Development Programme. First of all, I am having
keen interest in operation management job since the time I was taking degree in the relevant
area. This can be analysed form the fact that I have opted a research topic based on operation
management for accomplishing my dissertation. In addition to this, I possess all the
requirements that are asked in the job specification. These skills and knowledge will surely
help me in working as per the needs and demands of the organisation. Further, the entity
which is offering the job is highly effective and appreciates innovative ideas taken for the
business. This will provide me a great opportunity in proving myself. The post of graduate
trainee is centred on the effectiveness of creative ideas brought by the employees in the front-
line and management operations. Hence, in this way, I can achieve my career goals in a short
period of time by simply implementing the ideas. Also, the job is in government sector of UK
which is way more stable and effective as compared to the private sector.
2. Tell us about a time you worked in a group to achieve an objective (what did you do
and what was the outcome?)
I firmly believe that group work is an outstanding tool that assist in gaining the
entailed objective in an effective way and a stipulated time-frame. I have learned about
various features of this type of work when I had prepared my dissertation. We have worked
in a team of 5 members for that research project. Being the leader of the team, I was much
closer to the fact about the importance of group working. I feel that there are various benefits
that were grabbed as a part of team which can not be attained individually. We have selected
a topic on operation management tools. For this, we first made a plan with different activities
for accomplishing the project. These segregated task were later assigned to different team
members depending on their skills and abilities. This has helped in getting all the fields of the
plot with utmost perfection. In addition to this, a time limit was setted with every task so that
the work can be completed in a stipulated time-frame. As a result, we have completed the
work on time with reliable data. Further, being leader of the team I have maintained a healthy
working environment thoroughly. Also, a high level of communication was there between the
members.
3. Tell us about a time when you identified a new approach to solve a problem. (what
did you do and what was the outcome?)
In the last organisation where I was working with taught me a lot about how are the
things dealt and how to solve the problems. I also learnt many approaches with the help of
which many types of problems could be solves. And the main approach which I learnt is to
keep calm at the time when any problem has been arrived. This is very difficult to keep calm
while we are facing any problem and we can easily get panic. I identified this approach to
believe in my self and my abilities to deal with the problems. Once during my work there in
my previous job I was caught in very tragic situation and I was not having any idea how to
get myself out from that situations. So I decide to keep calm and then try to find out the
solution to that problem. It was then very essential for me not to panic in that situation and
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believe in my ability that I can do the work. This helped me a lot in my future course of work
as well as the outcome was positive only.
4. Tell us about a time when you had to manage a number of different priorities and
complete a number of tasks in a short amount of time (what did you do and what was
the outcome?)
There was a time when one of my colleague was on leave and then I need to manage
the whole work in office. At the starting I was very much worried about how I will be able to
manage all the work and would I be able to complete all the task at time. There were different
types of priorities which I was having and I also could not delegate them to others as they
were important. So I somehow organised and manage to delegate that part of my work which
was not that much important and other could easily do that work. Planning and then
organising the allotted work in the local government will be very important as they will be
handling many types of problems and achieving the objective of local government. So I was
able to meet all my deadlines by making quick decision of delegating the easy task and
keeping the priorities at my end. This will also ensure the efficient use of resources which are
available with them and then make a decision about how to allocate the resource in that way
which will be helping the company is achieved its objective
5. Tell us about a project you worked on that required you to persuade others to your
point of view (what did you do and what was the outcome?)
I was the leader of so there are some of the qualities of the leader which they need to
be followed and then persuade others to do quality of work on time. The ability of the
individual or the trainee of management who will be recruited in the local government of
England to communicate with all the superior and people working with them is known as
persuasive communication. As this is the ability of the person to communicate to other person
with full confidence which will be motivating them to adapt the theory or idea which the
sender is try to convey. he job and work of a leader in group is very much clear with the
amount of motivation which they are providing to their workers. They need to motivate and
train the employee how can they be able to attain their set goal. The programme help them to
gain insight into front line, operational delivery and corporate management of the council and
this programme will be aimed to support the management trainee through learning and
development.
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3. Curriculum vitae for graduates in National development programme.
Name- ABC XYZ
Address- 1721 New Street East
London, UK
E-mail- [e-mail]
Contact Number: 1234567
Personal profile- I wish to work as operation manager in the local development management
programme. This is very effective platform in relation to provide the good training to the student
who are recently graduate. This development programme is very helpful in order to provide the
quality service to the each student. Further, it aims in understanding the knowledge and
capabilities of the each graduate so that he can able to hire at the best platform. With the help of
this the student can develop their skill in the healthy working environment. To get the effective
training from the national development programme is the only my aim so that I will need to have
following skills which will lead me in fulfilling my tasks effectively. The national development
programmer is very helpful in relation to enhance the knowledge of the person in the expertise
manner. The main goal of mine is to working hard towards developing of the knowledge and
capabilities so that he is able to work towards enhancing his own managerial skills. I want to
have professional competencies in the national local government program by being expert in the
field of front line manager, corporate manager an operational management team.
Most significant achievements-
 I have got computer certificate of the most eligible candidate.
 I can speak 5 kinds of the languages, This feature of mine attract the lots' person.
 My communication skill is very powerful with the help of which I attract many
employees.
Transferable skills-
 I am highly motivated person.
 I am having the positive attitude. I can frame out the effective strategies with the help of which I can able to ispire other to
do their best.
Work Experience / Careers History
3. Worked as an accountant for 1 year and 1 year in operation management programme.
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4. Currently working as a store manager and framing strategies for the operation manager
programme.
Company name- local government sector in relation to provide training in management,
corporate and professional sector.
Responsibilities-
 I am responsible for work in the corporate manner so that each employees can get
attracted towards each other.
 I am responsible for providing the good management training to the person.
Achievement-
 Once I lead the whole team and in that time I was able to completing my whole work in
the timely manner.
 By providing effective strategies we were able to provide the good benefits to the person
we also increased the sale target of that month. Education and Qualifications University: MBA (Finance and Marketing)
 High School: Commerce from st. marry convent school. BBM (University of UK) Modules include- Basic management theories and models, ways to improve performance
through effective training. Special training: I have completed may 2 years diploma program in Information
technology.
 I have attended the computer training skills for 1 year.
Other qualifications: My communication skills our so powerful. I have attended various
programme of online presentation so that I am able to present my self in the meeting in the
professionally manner.
Interests
5. To work in the expertise manner so that I am able to develop my knowledge in team to
achieve goal of the local development authorities so that I am able to make the sound
position in the in corporate world.
6. To succeed in an environment of growth and excellence, earn a job which provides me self-
development, job Satisfaction and help me achieve organization and personal objectives and
goals. To have the best growth in this sector in need to be more efficient in the working in
practical solutions.
Other Skills / Knowledge /Ability
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 Conflict management skills
 Communication skills (written and verbal)
 Accounting skills with the best practical solutions
 Time management skills with the specialised training in framing strategies and polices.
 Knowledge of various accounting software with the practical implementation
 Data trending and operating various kind of the software.
 Accurate forecasting with the effective training style.
 Skills Profile
 Leadership
 Having leadership skills for taking my team work in the effective manner. I lead my team
in the manner with the help of this they are able to do their task on the time manner. I
need to develop the corporate strategies for them so that they can work in the effective
corporation manner. In order to achieve desired goals, objectives and motivating
employees. With the working in the National development programme in am able to
development my growth in the following sectors like Front line manager, corporate work
and operation manger so that I am able to develop my team in professionally manner.
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4. Reflection on the in-seminar interview practice.
 In order to crack the interview conducted for the job vacancy 3XYZ there are some in-
seminar interview practice that I have undertook.
 I am aware of finding out about the process in which interviews are carried. This will
help in making me prepared for the job role.
 Further, I have practised answering interview questions by making a list of most
important questions that are widely asked. Further, I wrote down these questions on
flashcard and picked them randomly.
 This will assist me in answering questions coming in any order. There are times when I
have recorded myself being practising. It helped me a lot in analysing my strengths and
weaknesses.
 I just not only paid attention to the answers but also I focused on the eye contact, by body
language, the postures, etc. It should b recognised that all these things matters a lot in
interviews.
 Further, for better evaluation I have given the chance of recruiting me to my friends and
family members so that I can analyse myself in front of others. Moreover, it should be
noted that all these activities were performed in a separate space
 I prepared for the interview for making it feel more real. Thus, I believe that these actions
will help me in the interview process for the job posting by National Graduate
Development Programme's 3XYZ.
5. Refection on the in seminar exercise practice.
 With the help of the national development training program I am able to develop my
intelligence in the innovative, leadership and computer programmer. Now I am able to do
mu work in the more professional manner.
 I have attended the interview in this I have experience many things Initially I have taken
the good research on the company name so that I can analyse my self that in order to
know my capabilities towards the job.
 Then I took many steps in order to find out the things in which I need to present myself in
effective manner. In this way I made good relation with the other so that I will able to
develop the good knowledge with the others.
 I analyse the other person who was there to give interview so that I can able to provide
them good working. This kind of the assessment is very helpful in relation to skill of the
person so that I am able to develop the corporate and operational skills.
 With the help of the assessment training program I am able to develop the leaning and
teaching skill with the help of the central exercise I am able to work in the more effective
manner.
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 Being in the group I am able to work together with the candidates so that can work in the
more corporative manner. The national development programme is very helpful in order
to develop the competence so that I can work in more expertise manner.
 With the working in the National development programme in am able to development my
growth in the following sectors like Front line manager, corporate work and operation
manger so that I am able to develop my team in professionally manner.
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