Personal Development Portfolio: Analysis of Professional Settings

This portfolio assignment delves into personal development within a professional context, focusing on the role of an HR assistant in the finance sector. The assignment begins by outlining the student's career goals, referencing a job advertisement for an HR Assistant and providing an overview of the financial services industry, specifically ETX Capital. The student then conducts a self-assessment through surveys, gathering feedback from friends, family, and colleagues to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. A SWOT analysis is performed to evaluate internal strengths and weaknesses alongside external opportunities and threats, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on job opportunities. The analysis highlights the student's strengths in problem-solving, multitasking, and communication, while also identifying weaknesses in saying 'no' and a lack of experience. The portfolio aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the student's current standing and future development within a professional environment.

PORTFOLIO:
Personal Development in
Professional Settings
STUDENT NAME: _________________________________
STUDENT NUMBER: _________________________________

Project
SECTION 1: CAREER GOALS
A: POSITION OF INTEREST
EXAMPLE JOB ADVERTISEMENT:

REFERENCE:
Indeed, (2020), HR Assistant Jobs [Online] Available at:
<https://www.uk.indeed.com/jobs?q=hr%20assistant&I=London%2C%20Greater
%20London&vjk=ea777dc5d7d1056b>
Accessed on: 12.03.2021
B: INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
EVIDENCE OF INDUSTRY OVERVIEW:
SUMMATION OF SOURCE A & B:
Requirement from Project Brief: Information from Sources:
 company background
information
ETX Capital is a company which deals in
financial services and provide financial
derivatives trading like financial spread
betting, contracts for difference and corporate
brokerage services. It is headquartered in
London and was founded in the year 1965 as

Dusrolgraph Ltd
 the physical, psychological,
educational and emotional
characteristics and demands of
the role, ie. Person specifications
 Requires a applicant who has Bachelors
degree in Business and management
with specialization in Human Resource.
 Must have the past experience of at
least 1 year within HR, specifically in
recruitment and on boarding of the new
starters.
 Someone who can maintain the HR
database system.
 Someone who can assist the HR
manager with the administration of HR.
 Capable of doing administrative task.
 Candidate must be calm, organized and
capable of handling the pressures.
 Must possess with communication
skills which includes verbal and
written.
 Capable of delivering the external and
internal service.
 remuneration, opportunities for
personal development and
benefits
 Salary- £25000- £29000 per year.
 geographical location
 London
 an overview of the health of
industry (job opportunities in the
current market)
(SOURCE B)
 With the present disruption in the
economy which comprises of all
industry, it is important for HR to
revamp all the policies and the

processes in order to comply with new
normal. Every sector requires an
Human Resource and after the Covid
19 pandemic, many sectors like finance,
healthcare, etc have positive impact
while other sectors have negative
impact.
 The current job is in the finance sector
for the post of Human resource, so
there is positive impact in this as this
sector has been working completely
during lock down. The finance sector
have been impacted only 4% so there is
positive response from this industry.
Project
SECTION 2: CURRENT REALITY
SOURCE 1: ASK 5 PEOPLE SURVEYS - PERSONAL
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your
perception for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I
hope and expect that you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two
minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You.
Name: Marius Serban
Q1. Any one word which can define me ?
Talented
Q2. According to you, what is my best quality ?
Hard working
Q3. What is the one thing which you value about me ?

Opinion
Q4. What is the one thing which I can change about myself so that I can get benefit
from it ?
Stay calm, don't panic
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your
perception for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I
hope and expect that you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two
minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You.
Name: Andreea Oana Zamfir
Q1. Any one word which can define me ?
Sincere
Q2. According to you, what is my best quality ?
Dedicated
Q3. What is the one thing which you value about me ?
Talent
Q4. What is the one thing which I can change about myself so that I can get benefit
from it ?
Don't be introvert, be confident.
SUMMATION:
Personal Feedback Data:
My friends and family believe that I must become a little social and have some patience in
myself. This matches with the feedback received from the colleagues from the survey, as
per the survey, I need to be confident about my work as I am hard working towards it and
on other side, they value my talent and opinion as I am sincere towards whatever I do. The
best quality in me according to the survey is that I dedicated and hard working.

SOURCE 1: ASK 5 PEOPLE SURVEYS – PROFESSIONAL
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your
perception for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I
hope and expect that you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two
minutes to answer these questions.
Thank You.
Name: Ana Visescu (manager)
Q1. What word best describes me ?
Hard working
Q2. What is the skill or trait which you value most for me as the colleague or
employer?
Ability to take challenges
Q3. What is the one thing in my work performance which I can improve ?
Learn to say NO
Q4. How will you rate me on the following-
1 – Excellent
2 – Fairly Good
3 – Competent
4 – Needs Improvement
5 – Needs Attention
Self management
(the ability to work without the supervision)
1 2 3 4 5
Team working
(Get on well and works collaboratively with the other
people)
1 2 3 4 5
Business and customer awareness
(Understands industry and customer needs)
1 2 3 4 5
Communication and literacy 1 2 3 4 5

(oral and written both communication)
Application of Information technology
(able to use technology relating to work)
1 2 3 4 5
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your
perception for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I hope
and expect that you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two minutes to
answer these questions.
Thank You.
Name: Xavier Nunes(colleague)
Q1. What word best describes me ?
Sincere
Q2. What is the skill or trait which you value most for me as the colleague or
employer ?
Multi tasker
Q3. What is the one thing in my work performance which I can improve ?
Nothing
Q4. How will you rate me on the following-
1 – Excellent
2 – Fairly Good
3 – Competent
4 – Needs Improvement
5 – Needs Attention
Self management
(the ability to work without the supervision)
1 2 3 4 5
Team working 1 2 3 4 5

(Get on well and works collaboratively with
the other people)
Business and customer awareness
(Understands industry and customer needs)
1 2 3 4 5
Communication and literacy
(oral and written both communication)
1 2 3 4 5
Application of Information technology
(able to use technology relating to work)
1 2 3 4 5
Personal Development in the Professional Setting
Ask 5 People
The following questions provided below are to be answered by you according to your
perception for me. I have chosen you for this survey as I value and trust your opinion. I hope
and expect that you will answer me with full honesty. It will probably take two minutes to
answer these questions.
Thank You.
Name: Veronica Popara(colleague).
Q1. What word best describes me ?
Honest
Q2. What is the skill or trait which you value most for me as the colleague or
employer ?
Trustworthy
Q3. What is the one thing in my work performance which I can improve ?
Be social
Q4. How will you rate me on the following-
1 – Excellent
2 – Fairly Good
3 – Competent
4 – Needs Improvement
5 – Needs Attention