Study Skills: Personal Development Plan Report for Career Success

This report presents a personal development plan focused on improving study skills for career growth and success. The introduction emphasizes the importance of personal development planning, which involves self-reflection, goal setting, and creating actionable strategies. Part A identifies the student's strengths, such as time management and decision-making, and weaknesses, including stress management and written communication, highlighting their impact on career development. Part B outlines various study skills, including time management, note-taking, and reading, and their significance. The report then defines SMART learning goals, which are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. Part C details strategies for achieving these goals, such as consistent effort and time management. The conclusion underscores the effectiveness of personal development plans and SMART objectives in enhancing skills and facilitating career advancement. The report is supported by cited references from books and journals.

Study Skills

Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................3
Part A...............................................................................................................................................3
Part B...............................................................................................................................................3
Part C...............................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Personal development planing introduces to the process of developing an action plan that
is mainly based on reflection, awareness, goal-setting, values and planning for personal
development in the context of an education, relationship, career or for self-improvements. This
report cover three parts that includes current existence, skills and learning goals and ways for
achieving that goals (Dahmarde, Khodabakhshi and Rad, 2018). Therefore, personal
development plan is important for the growth and success of an individual. Personal
development plan uses for career growth and development in life. Main purpose of creating
personal development plan is to identifying the own strengths and weakness.
Part A
I identify my different strengths and weakness that helps in my course. I am good in
different areas such as time management, decision making and presentation. All these are
important skills in my career growth and development. With the help of time management skill, I
become able in completing all activities or tasks within given time period. My decision making
skill is also excellent that help me in making effective decision in any situation. I am excellent in
presenting any tasks or activities effectively and systematically.
I also identified my weakness that negatively impact over my career growth and success.
I am weak in various areas including stress management or written communication and different
areas. All these are biggest weakness that have impact on my career development as well as
growth in negative manner (Grit, 2019).
Therefore, I am now in this areas that impact on my personal and professional growth or
development. These strengths and weakness also impact on my future career in positive as well
as negative manner. I tried to improve my weak areas by developing personal development plan.
This plan will help me in overcoming of my weakness effectively and within less period of time.
Part B
There are different types of study skills that I have. These are time management, note-
taking, reading, test preparation etc. These are important study skills for my career development
and growth. With the help of time management skill, I can easily complete all tasks within
allotted time period. This turn to impact in my personal and professional growth in positive
manner. Note-taking is another important skill for me that help me in enhancing my knowledge

or skills for longer time period. Reading skill facilitate me in improving by communication skill
that is important for my career development and future success (Lejeune, Beausaert and
Raemdonck, 2018). With the help of text presentation, I become able in presenting all
information or data in effective and systematic manner.
SMART Learning goals
 Specific : I want to enhance my overall GRA so I can apply for new scholarship next
semester.
 Measurable: I want to improve my communication and presentation skill that helps me
in measuring of my success level.
 Achievable: I want to achieve my career growth and development within a 1 month of
time period.
 Realistic: I do my al roles and responsibilities in clear and effective manner.
 Time: I evaluate my progress in 5 days of the time period.
Part C
In order to attain my SMART goals, I do my hundred presents. There are some strategies
that will be essential and important for me in achievement of SMART goals (Takei and et. al.,
2020). These goals and strategies will be defined as below:
SMART Goals Strategies for achieving that goals
Specific : I want to enhance my overall GRA
so I can apply for new scholarship next
semester.
For achieving this goal I performed my
hundred present and complete all work or
study in successful and timely.
Measurable: I want to improve my
communication and presentation skill that helps
me in measuring of my success level.
I used to read books that will assist me in
enhancing of my presentation as well as
communication skill effectively.
Achievable: I want to achieve my career
growth and development within a 1 month of
time period.
In order to attain this goal, I never stop my
learning that assist me in my career
development and growth.
Realistic: I do my al roles and responsibilities
in clear and effective manner.
I performed all tasks in reliable and effective
manner that turn to support me in

accomplishing of this goal successfully.
Time: I evaluate my progress in 5 days of the
time period.
For accomplishing this, I use time
management strategy that result in evaluation
of progress in given time period.
Conclusion
From the above mentioned information, it has been concluded that personal development
plan helps an individual by improving their knowledge and skills in specific field of study.
SMART objectives helped in improving of my career growth easily and successfully. Different
strategies were used for attaining the SMART learning goals in successful and within given time
period. Thus, personal development plan is effective in personal growth as well as development
of an individual.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Dahmarde, H., Khodabakhshi, M. and Rad, G.M., 2018. BIRJAND TEACHING HOSPITALS
NURSES'ATTITUDE TOWARDS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN. Pharmacophore, 9(3), pp.25-29.
Grit, R., 2019. Managing your competencies: personal development plan. Routledge.
Lejeune, C., Beausaert, S. and Raemdonck, I., 2018. The impact on employees’ job performance
of exercising self-directed learning within personal development plan practice. The
International Journal of Human Resource Management, pp.1-27.
Takei, K. and et. al., 2020. Edaravone for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Oral Formulation and
Its Development Plan (1042).