Personal Development Portfolio: Analysis of Skills and Career Goals

This personal development portfolio showcases a student's skills, experience, and career aspirations. It includes a personal statement outlining skills and attributes, a current curriculum vitae, and a summary of work experience using reflective cycles (Kolb's learning cycle). The portfolio also features an industry sector analysis focusing on the car services industry, a skills audit assessing written and oral communication, time management, teamwork, and IT skills, and a personal development plan with specific goals, actions, resources, and timelines. References to relevant books and journals on professional development are also included. The student aims to enhance skills for a career in the car service industry, highlighting the importance of continuous professional growth.

Personal Development Portfolio
Name:
Programme:
To be included in your portfolio: -
Page 1 Personal Statement
Page 2 A current copy of your professional curriculum vitae

Page 3 A brief work experience to date (using a reflective cycle)
Page 4 An industry sector analysis
Page 5 A skills audit
Page 6 A personal development plan
Page 7 Please include any of the following additional information or materials
 Employment references
 Images or pictorial evidence of your skills (certificates etc.)
 Evidence of academic performance (feedback sheets, tutorial records
etc.)
 Evidence of tests (psychometric tests, numeric or verbal test – please
see hired connect)
 Any other information to promote you to a perspective employer

Personal Statement
To outline your skills and attributes – effectively your own personal Unique Selling Point
(USP)
According to my skills and attributes in relation to the experiences in which I spent almost six
years working in retail sector and logistics and where I gained the knowledge and enhancing
my values regarding the experiences in which I worked part from these aspects , I also
worked in the Amazon fulfilment centres as fulfilment associate where the job role was to
formulate the working related to handling the stocks by offloading them from trucks which
relates with the merchandise products, deciphering work orders, locating the stocks which are
concerned with the shipping and packing them for shipping. I was having the flexible and
reliable logistics coordinator . Having the ability to built and develop the relationship across
the operations in logistics to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency between the numbers of
share holders.
Personal USP:
As per my expertise and skills in different working areas this posses the ability of doing the
versatile works in respect of having the skills related to evolution ,argument and able to make
judgement in business operation.
Ability to understand the analysis of data and implementation of change.

A copy of a current Curriculum Vitae
The most recent copy of your professional curriculum vitae (amend for the use of
assignment)

Szabina
PERSONAL
MOBILE: 07XXX7670
EMAIL ADDRESS: [e-mail]
HOME ADDRESS: 43 Celandine Close ,
MOBILITY: UK Domestic & International
PROFILE
A flexible and reliable logistics coordinator looking to build upon previously gained
knowledge within the retail sector. I have spent the past six years working in retail/logistics.
In addition, I have more than eight month experience working in Amazon fulfilment centers.
I am able to identify, build and develop key relationships across operations to drive
effectiveness and efficiency between different stakeholder as well as my team.
EMPLOYMENT
Fulfilment associate, Amazon Fulfilment Center (AR Sortable), Tilbury
May 2018 -Present
Achievements
 Bin-checker
 Stower, receiver, decant and
Other employments
The Globe Pub & Kitchen – I have started my job here as a barman, and after 3 months I
became the mana
Calibre international – My last job before joining Amazon team . Here I have been working
as a receptionist and recruitment consultant. In this job I really had to show my skills while
arranging meeting, give away jobs to the staff and organizing schedules.
EDUCATION
“Gheorghe Sincai” High School
Key Skills gained:
• Analytical evolution, arguments and able to make judgments in business operations
• Ability to understand and analyses of data and numeracy skills
• Ability to lead, negotiate, working as a part of team and managing workloads
• Leading and implementation of change
“Simion Barnutiu” Primary School

Key Skills gained:
• Exercise self-management skills in planning workloads and meeting deadlines
• Value the critical judgement of others, and recognise personal strengths
• To use interpersonal and social skills to interact with others
References_________________________________________________________________
________________
References are available upon request.

A brief summary of your work experience
A brief summary of your work experience to date and the skills you have gained through this.
Make use of appropriate reflective and learning theory learnt in the class such as perhaps
Kolb or Gibbs to demonstrate how these skills were developed
Having a work experiences in different organisations with an opportunity to perform
accordingly through worked in retail logistics and spent 6 years working as a logistics
coordinator to build upon the
previous gained knowledge within the retail sector through working in Amazon fulfilment
Centers and there I have an experience of approx 8 months as an fulfilment associate which
requires the skills of doing work in stocks and offloading the products, this attributes was
develop through already working experience as an logistics coordinator , here I learnt and got
the experience related to the analytical evolution and arguments and will be able to judge the
business operation though, this experience relates with the working which require operational
activities and in which I gather enough knowledge through my journey in these industries so
here are some other employment experience in which I worked is that the Globe Pub &
Kitchen here I worked as a barman, after the three month I got promoted as Mana , and
before joining Amazon my last job was in which I worked as Calibre international the
designation was of receptionist and then worked as recruitment consultant which enhance my
abilities to interact with lots of people having other working experiences as well in this job I
worked on arranging the meetings and give staff an job opportunities and organizing the
schedules also. I applying a learning theory of Kolb to show how this skills were developed is
that:
Concrete experience
Here I experience about my working through physically experiences a situation that made me
realise that I have to systematically approach to enhance my new skills and knowledge
regarding my working.
Reflective observation
This relates with the observation which shows that what was happened at that situation while
working at that time so in respect of I experienced on the basis of what sort of ability that is
needed while going for that particular work is that in logistics, to observe what was not
worked and what worked at that moment.
Abstract conceptualisation

This approach is depends upon the learning phase in reflective observation where I noticed
that what could be done better at that time, how could I implement other skills in that, and
how can I improve this skills and ability relates with my work experience.
Active experimentation
This stage deals with the practising about the newly emerge acquired theoretical knowledge
by taking my own reflection on what should be done effectively through making an efforts in
the learning phase.
Industry Sector Analysis
A summary of the desired industry sector which would like to be graduated into identifying a
position, outlining the skills which are needed and an understanding of the development
needed to enter the industry sector. The skills identified and which are needed to enter the
industry should be analysed versus your own personal skills (skills audit) and the
development needed (personal development plan) below.
The desired industry that I will going to adopt is car services garages which are effectively
growing industry in current as well as wit future aspects through maintaining the value of his
customers by excellent servicing provides to them in the context of servicing the car repair
centres are continuously setting their roles and responsibilities towards their service value
with best quality of handling the vehicles car is that industry only have specialisation in
maintaining and repairing activities. Car washes operated by petrol stations and firms that
retread and rebuild tyres do not fall under this industry, this industry relates with the products
and services like repairing the mechanical problems, repairing the electrical component,
painting the car etc, skills required to be in this industry is that having the expertise in
handling the electric component, should be form the mechanical background as this industry
are relate with lots of opportunities in the future aspects.

Skills Audit
SKILL SUMMARY CONFIDENCE (please
circle)
EXAMPLES
(link to evidence in the
appendices)
HOW TO DEVELOP
(link to development
plan)
Written
communication
I can write clearly and
concisely in a range of different
formats to communicate
messages effectively to varied
audiences.
1 2 3 4 5
Formal reports By getting command
in academic approach
through learning .
Oral
communication
or presentation
skills
I can summarise and
communicate information
effectively when speaking with
people or delivering
presentations.
1 2 3 4 5
Through attending group
discussions
By developing the
skills of presenting the
topic confidently.
Time
management
I can manage my time and
prioritise my workload to
ensure that I produce high-
quality work within set
deadlines.
1 2 3 4 5
Scheduling the proper
activities according to the
time
By making an efforts
in developing the
timely work scheduled
Problem-solving
I know how to find logical,
constructive, and realistic
solutions when I am presented
with complex problems.
1 2 3 4 5
Worked in the complex
situation of logistics
operation
By improving the
analytical skills and
knowledge.

Teamwork
I am able to work effectively as
a member of a team in order to
help my team achieve its goals.
1 2 3 4 5
Have worked in the stock
ordering team
By properly
coordinating with my
team
Leadership
I am able to use a range of
approaches and techniques to
lead a team towards its goals.
1 2 3 4 5
By having influencing
power and positive mindset
Through work my
work experiences in
different jobs.
IT skills
I can use IT packages (e.g.
Word, Excel, and Access).
I can use specialist IT
packages that are specific
to my particular subjects
(if applicable).
1 2 3 4 5
Managing the systems on
the basis of company
language.
Through using
learning courses
relates with IT .
Information
skills
I am able to find sources of
information (including online
sources) quickly and easily.
I am able to evaluate different
sources of information to
determine their reliability.
1 2 3 4 5
Determining the
information related to the
particular work
Through researching
about the particular
topic
Independent
learning
I am able to manage my own
workload and complete tasks on
my own with minimal input or
supervision from my teachers.
1 2 3 4 5
Gathering knowledge
through independent
approach
By creating flash
cards and evaluate
them in different
situations.
Please Note

1 = Extremely confident
2 = Good level of confidence
3 = Average confidence
4 = Some confidence (some room to develop)
5 = Little confidence (room to develop significantly)
Personal Development Plan
Objective/Goal Action Required Resources/How? Benchmark Dates Outcome
Example
I want to develop my
skills in Search Engine
Optimisation for the
desired role I want to
achieve
Example
I need to take a short course
with an accredited
university/institute
Example
A short course with the
Chartered Institute of
Marketing
Example
September 2020
Example
I will hold a certificate and
will be trained in the use of
Search Engine Optimisation
Time management
I have to establish the planning
for activities by eliminating
unnecessary tasks and combine
the organized task
By managing career
development, reading
and writing, by
productive apps
March 2021 Deliver work on time,
provides better quality of
work
Communication
Will have to enhance the
quality of interacting
confidently with peoples by
having the quality of relevance
By taking taking the
help of library, by
group discussions
April 2021 Built confidence by having
quality in conversation and
maintaining the value of
information’s
Decision making Have to identify the needs with
the motive to solve it, by
making it measurable
By doing the SWOT
analysis, decision
matrix and review your
July 2021 Task will be complete in
specific time through
effective channel of decisions

decisions in it .

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Todd, F. ed., 2020. Planning continuing professional development. Routledge.
Bates, C.C. and Morgan, D.N., 2018. Seven elements of effective professional
development. The Reading Teacher.71(5). pp.623-626.
Lang, X. and Collins, L., 2019. Planning Professional Development: What Educators Know
about Formative Instructional Practices. Mid-Western Educational Researcher. 31(4).
Choy, W.K. and Chua, P.M., 2019. Professional development. In School leadership and
educational change in Singapore (pp. 69-86). Springer, Cham.
Howe, R., 2020. A new paradigm: planning and reconstruction in the 1940s. In Australian
Metropolis (pp. 80-97). Routledge.
Woods, P. and Sikes, P.J., 2020. The use of teacher biographies in professional self-
development. In Planning continuing professional development (pp. 161-180). Routledge.

Appendices (supporting evidence)
Please include any other evidence such as: -
 Employment references
 Images and pictorial evidence of your skills (certificates etc.)
 Evidence of academic performance (feedback sheets, tutorial records)
 Evidence of a completed psychometric tests (numeric or verbal, please see Hired
Connect)
 Any other relevant information to promote you to a prospective employer