Personal SWOT Analysis: MOD006960, Skills for Higher Education

This assignment presents a thorough personal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis conducted by a student. The analysis begins by outlining the student's career goals, which include becoming a market analyst, research analyst, or researcher, and then examines the current dynamics that support these goals. The student identifies their strengths, such as quick learning, good communication skills, and patience, while acknowledging weaknesses like demotivation and limited business experience. The assignment explores opportunities to mitigate negativity and develop skills through courses and experience. It then proposes actionable steps for the future, including researching suitable university programs and developing a professional profile. Appendices include tables and figures illustrating the SWOT analysis and survey results.

Running head: PERSONAL SWOT ANALYSIS
PERSONAL SWOT ANALYSIS
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
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Table of Contents
Career goal.................................................................................................................................2
Current dynamics to sustain the desired goals...........................................................................2
Opportunities to combat negativity............................................................................................4
Possible steps in the future.........................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................7
Appendices.................................................................................................................................8

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Career goal
According to Rook, to build a remarkable career one should not focus only on getting
a high salaried job but also should pursue the career that someone will cherish even in his or
her old age. This is because if you are in love with your job, it will automatically lead you to
make a success story (Rook 2019). Therefore, the best plan that I can develop for myself is
that searching for a job or a career option that not only matches my skill but also yield me
greater outcomes in the future. Thus, the three goals or career choices I would like to cherish
my entire life includes being a market analyst, research analyst or researcher. All these career
options are related to one another in their initial stage. This is because all these options
include research of a particular thing or system. The motive behind selecting these career
choices is that I am both interested in performing the work associated with the career options
as well as there are growth prospects included in the mentioned career options (Osborn and
Dames 2013).
Currently, the demand for a market and a researcher is continuously increasing. This
is because the business sector is rapidly growing around the world and this sector requires
advice from these analysts to formulate a suitable strategy. Moreover, these profiles help in
gaining knowledge about the current dynamics of the market condition. The continuous
process of research helps one keep updated with world conditions (Green and Henseke 2014).
These options are suitable for a person who likes to keep himself or herself updated with a
constant dose of information. This field is extremely dynamic and efficient. Thus, there is an
immense opportunity in this domain to build a successful career (Wright Jenkins-Guarnieri
and Murdock 2013).

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Current dynamics to sustain the desired goals
To fulfill the desired goals of my career, I need to have the knowledge and strength
for matching the criteria that a research firm requires. Not only should I include all my key
strengths and opportunities but also my weak points (Addams and Allfred 2013). Therefore,
let us begin by listing all the strengths and opportunities that are inherited by me during my
academic career. My strength includes- I can learn things easily and I like to learn and gather
knowledge about new things. I have a good grip on English and I have basic knowledge
about market dynamics. In addition to this, I have a commendable amount of patience and
good communication skills. I am responsible and dedicated to my work. I have always proven
my responsibility during my academics. Additionally, I can manage a team and can pursue
the development of teamwork. I have proven the strength of mine in my past as well.
Therefore, I can pursue the market research field with the help of my strength. This is
because this field requires good communication skills, teamwork, knowledge about the basic
market and a responsible attribute (Trought 2017).
My peers and professors reviewed all the qualities of mine. All the five people that
have completed my questionnaire have agreed that I have good communication skills and I
am responsible for my work. Moreover, they have agreed that I am a quick learner and have
immense patience to grab knowledge. I can carefully derive outcomes and have qualities to
manage a team carefully. However, a majority of the five people do not agree with the career
option that I have chosen. Despite this disagreement, I can mention that I can become a
researcher because I possess all the qualities required to become one.
Though I have mentioned all the strengths that are required to pursue my career goal,
yet I have certain weaknesses and threats that keep me lagged. My weaknesses include- I can
get demotivated easily and get distracted by the reviews of my close ones. I am not creative
enough to bring life and creativity into work. I do not have enough experience in business

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dynamics and market knowledge. I tend to delay work and course when I get used to a certain
lifestyle. I have threats from the huge competition in the market because the demand for this
job is high. People with better knowledge of software and designing skills can get ahead of
me. The courses that I would like to join are not always helpful in getting this job. This is
because organizations do not prefer degrees and course work but prefer the actual knowledge
to make it work in the practical field.
Opportunities to combat negativity
As already mentioned I have threats from several issues that can limit the chances of
getting my dream job. The weaknesses can limit the growth and put an obstacle in pursuing
my career goal. There is a chance that I can distract from the path that I have chosen. This not
only my drawback but also of many others. People tend to get distracted from their motives
and goals if there are even tiny obstacles present. Therefore, it becomes necessary to sustain
the life and fire within oneself to avoid distraction. The inability of pursuing team leader
goals and software skills can pose stiff hurdles in the path of success. Thus, I need to be
careful and stay firm in choosing my goals. Though the work I have chosen requires immense
dedication and advanced skills, I would try to include all the required skills to cherish my
future goals. To develop the required skills I would require proper guidance from the
professionals (Jackson 2015).
Following the strengths that I have listed in the previous section, I have opportunities
to polish my skills to ensure that I can pursue the desired career goals. I have the opportunity
to join an advanced excel course to learn the desired excel methods required in my job. This
would make my future work easier to handle. Moreover, this will reduce struggle in full
filling my dream as well. In addition to this, I can join analytical courses to develop my
analytical abilities and learn new techniques to pursue prospects in research. This will help
me get through the weakness as well. Furthermore, the degree I will pursue will help in

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gaining knowledge about the market dynamics as well as the knowledge about the chosen
career profile. There are various offline and online courses available in the market that can
help me design an attractive resume for driving the attention of the companies (Roman
Kelsey and Lin 2015). Moreover, I have a substantial amount of time to gather software
knowledge required to become a researcher. This will eliminate threats from the other
competitors in the job market. Being a quick learner, it would be easier and interesting for me
to learn new techniques in different software (Goetsch and Davis 2014). This will increase
my efficiency level and motivate my emotions as well. This will help in increasing my
already developed skills and will increase the chance of getting the job.
The above-listed works that I have mentioned are the fulfillment of basic
requirements and can be gathered by joining different courses and classes. However, I need to
develop mental strength and motivational spirit to eliminate procrastination. I should avoid
the reviews provided by my peers and focus on the dream that I have chosen for myself.
However, I have to explain to my peers the motive behind selecting and pursuing such a goal.
This will help me in eliminating the gap between my dreams and demotivation possessed by
my peers. There are various smaller companies in the market, which offer a job in a similar
profile. Joining such companies will help me in gaining experience in this field and inheriting
knowledge about the available companies. Experience is attractive to larger organizations and
this helps in increasing the salary as well (Helyer and Lee 2014). This will not only increase
my knowledge but also inject confidence within me to peruse my career goals. This can help
in building leadership qualities and eliminate negative outcomes. Eventually, the doors to
success will open if I pursue such goals and increase the chances of cherishing my future.
Possible steps in the future
Therefore, to develop new ideas I need to focus on building the future from the
current time. Only then, I will be able to achieve my goals in the near future and assure the

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sustainability of the same (Rothaermel 2017). Thus, the foremost step should include the
following three points-
1. I will research a suitable university that will provide me thorough guidance in this
field. This will also help me in getting the desired course and knowledge for my
university career that will help me in my future.
2. After completing my research I will contact the university and get myself to enroll in
their recent course and program. In addition to this, I need to find suitable course
work that can help me in gaining the skills required to be an analyst.
3. Lastly, I will prepare my professional profile and academic requirements to attract
companies and fulfill the aim that I have chosen.

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References
Addams, L. and Allfred, A.T., 2013. The first step in proactively managing students' careers:
Teaching self-SWOT analysis. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 17(4), pp.43-51.
Goetsch, D.L. and Davis, S., 2014. Quality management for organizational excellence:
Introduction to total quality.
Green, F. and Henseke, G., 2014. The changing graduate labour market: analysis using a new
indication of graduate jobs. LLAKES Research Paper, 50.
Helyer, R. and Lee, D., 2014. The role of work experience in the future employability of
higher education graduates. Higher Education Quarterly, 68(3), pp.348-372.
Jackson, D., 2015. Employability skill development in work-integrated learning: Barriers and
best practice. Studies in Higher Education, 40(2), pp.350-367.
Osborn, D.S. and Dames, L.S., 2013. Teaching graduate career classes: A national survey of
career instructors. Counselor Education and Supervision, 52(4), pp.297-310.
Roman, T., Kelsey, K. and Lin, H., 2015. Enhancing online education through instructor skill
development in higher education. training, 7, p.19.
Rook, S. 2019. The Graduate Career Guidebook. 2nd Edition. London. Red Globe Press.
Rothaermel, F.T., 2017. Strategic management. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
Trought, F. 2017. Brilliant Employability Skills. 2nd Edition. Pearson Education. (available
electronically through the ARUL Library)
Wright, S.L., Jenkins-Guarnieri, M.A. and Murdock, J.L., 2013. Career development among
first-year college students: College self-efficacy, student persistence, and academic
success. Journal of Career Development, 40(4), pp.292-310.

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Appendices
Appendix 1
Figure 1: Personal SWOT analysis
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Appendix 2
Questions Agreement Disagreement
1. Do I peruse good
communication skill?
Yes
2. Do I have immense patience? Yes
3. Am I responsible towards my
work?
Yes
4. Am I good at teamwork? Yes
5. Do I learn quickly? Yes
6. Can I be a good leader? Yes
6. Should I develop my career in
research?
No
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STRENGTH
Proficient in english
communication skill
Team work
Handling
responsibility
patience
quick learner
WEAKNESS
Easily distracted and
demotivated
Procastination
Lack of creativity
peer pressure
OPPORTUNITY
Learning new software
skills
joining online courses
Avoiding peer pressure
Keeping myself
motivated
Developing carrer goals
at an early stage
THREAT
Stiff competition from
other job seekers
Competition from
individuals with
designing and
software knowledge
Easy demotivation

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Appendix 3
Questions Agreement Disagreement
1. Do I peruse good
communication skill?
Yes
2. Do I have immense patience? No
3. Am I responsible towards my
work?
Yes
4. Am I good at teamwork? Yes
5. Do I learn quickly? Yes
6. Can I be a good leader? No
6. Should I develop my career in
research?
No
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Appendix 4
Questions Agreement Disagreement
1. Do I peruse good
communication skill?
Yes
2. Do I have immense patience? Yes
3. Am I responsible towards my
work?
Yes
4. Am I good at teamwork? Yes
5. Do I learn quickly? Yes
6. Can I be a good leader? Yes
6. Should I develop my career in
research?
Yes
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Appendix 5
Questions Agreement Disagreement
1. Do I peruse good
communication skill?
Yes
2. Do I have immense patience? Yes

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3. Am I responsible towards my
work?
Yes
4. Am I good at teamwork? Yes
5. Do I learn quickly? Yes
6. Can I be a good leader? Yes
6. Should I develop my career in
research?
No
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Appendix 6
Questions Agreement Disagreement
1. Do I peruse good
communication skill?
Yes
2. Do I have immense patience? Yes
3. Am I responsible towards my
work?
Yes
4. Am I good at teamwork? No
5. Do I learn quickly? Yes
6. Can I be a good leader? No
6. Should I develop my career in
research?
Yes
(Source: Created by Author)