Personal Development: Reflection, LinkedIn, and Career Goals

This assignment provides a comprehensive analysis of personal development, focusing on key areas such as LinkedIn profile optimization, career aspirations, and the setting of SMART goals. The student reflects on their strengths, including customer rapport and communication skills, while also acknowledging areas for improvement, such as technical skills. The assignment includes a detailed discussion of the LinkedIn profile, highlighting negotiation skills, and identifies potential weaknesses. Furthermore, it outlines career aspirations, including financial security, professional satisfaction, and the desire to mentor others. The student sets specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to enhance communication and negotiation skills, along with time management. It also identifies potential threats, such as more experienced candidates, and discusses the drivers behind career aspirations, encompassing financial needs, professional fulfillment, leadership roles, and gaining respect and prestige within a professional context.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
 Reflection
 Discussion on LinkedIn profile
 Drivers for career Aspiration

Reflection
 As my experience was not enough I have used to highlight my
strengths and attributes such as customer rapport and support services
which will increase my chances of getting selected for the job role. I
started with strengthening with my career summary which in nutshell
will explain with my background of my career.
 By constantly looking at my CV I have developed the feeling that I
need to tailor and make changes in CV according to the job
requirements and what is being demanded for the job. It has led me
with understanding that every job has different requirement and for all
their can not be a single CV for same.
 It needs to be modified accordingly. It has made me to understand
that their were certain gaps which was leading me in the situation of
not getting a dream job which was serving me to get disappointed
 This can be in relation with learning new technical skills, how to
connect with customers more productively and others which will
enhance my learning skills.

Discussion on LinkedIn profile
 I am still working on my LinkedIn profile as I want it to make so robust which leads with
reaching to the potential employer with effective means and increases my chances of
getting selected.
 The CV highlights with my core strengths and weaknesses of mine. Since my job role is
being more concerned with dealing with customer and client and convincing them it leads
to my strengths of communication skills with understanding of different language and
influencing the customer to make purchase decision.
 The strength lies with building of customer rapport and support services and leads with
effective relationship building. The profile speaks more about the negotiation skills and
making of the effective deals which save the money for the company.
 The weaknesses of my career is being reflected with means of less means of having IT
and technological skills. It leads with overlooking of different aspects of dealing with the
customer and getting the valuable insights which hinders my goals and activities.

Discussion on LinkedIn profile (Contd..)
 The opportunity implies with converting my weakness that is learning of new IT and
technical skills that implies with personal development and increases with employment
skills and chance to get better jobs
 The SMART goals of my career are- To increase by verbal and written communication
skills by 100% by end of 2023. To increase my influencing and convincing skills by 75%
by end of 2022. To increase my skills of time management by 80% by the end of 2021.
 The threat for me implies with individuals who are being more qualified and experienced
than me who have the higher chances of getting selected for the job role which I and other
have applied . It decreases my chances of getting selected.

Drivers for career aspiration
 Their are various drivers for my career aspirations. It includes me to have safe and
secured professional jobs which leads me to derive satisfaction as it will leads to satisfying
my needs and wants in my life.
 It leads with earning sufficient amount of money which will helps in balancing my
personal life as a result to cater with my family needs, The driver for my career aspiration
implies with becoming an expert and providing with guidance and training to subordinates
where it will leads with helping hand in enhancing and building with the lives of
subordinates.
 It implies with to be at the position of top authority where I am involved in the leadership
of company and leads with various decision making process which will imply with the
growth of company in uncertain business environment. It implies with giving command
and order and getting the work and task done by subordinates under me. The driver for my
career aspiration leas to be at the position whereby I can derive my status, prestige , pride
and get respect from individuals which I deserve to have at the position which I a supposed
to be.