Professional Development Journal: Reflection, Analysis, and Goals

This assignment presents a student's professional development plan, structured as a journal with three entries. The journal entries cover self-reflection, job market analysis, and career goal setting. The first entry involves researching a job description, identifying a relevant professional qualification, and assessing the student's CV and LinkedIn profile. The second entry focuses on reflecting on the interview process and applying the STAR method. The third entry includes a screenshot of a job description, a tailored CV, and a professional development plan. The assignment emphasizes self-awareness, sector knowledge, and communication of skills and goals. The student outlines short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, detailing specific actions, measurable outcomes, required resources, and realistic timelines. The appendices include the job description, CV, and development plan, providing a comprehensive overview of the student's professional journey.

Professional Development Plan Student Name: Date:
Goal/Objective
What is it that you want
to develop or achieve?
(e.g. skills development/
career development/
future plans)
Specific
What exactly do you need
to do to achieve your goal?
(e.g. coaching / mentoring /
shadowing /reading / training /
research /conferences
/supervisor support)
Measurable
How will you know you
have achieved your goal?
(e.g. achieved goal / speak
knowledgeably about subject /
mastered new technology/feel
more confident/received good
feedback)
Achievable & Realistic
What resources, time,
opportunity and support do
you need to succeed?
Goals can be challenging but
must be achievable and relevant
to your role
Time bound
When, or within what time
period will you achieve
this?
Use realistic deadlines, to
allow time for progress to
have been made
Short term
To achieve my goals my
short term plan is to
develop my skills and
experienced over the
drilling mechanism
To achieve my specific goals I
have to trained myself on that
field from the senior drilling
engineers so that I can easily
develop my skills
After receiving good feedback
from my seniors drilling
engineers I can be sure that I
have achieved my short term
goals
The senior drilling manager if
support me and give the
respective opportunities then I
can easily reach my goals
Within 1 year of joining
Medium term
The medium term plan is
to develop my career as
becoming an experienced
drilling engineer and also
as a senior in the
respective job
Proper coaching and supervisor
support will help me to reach
my medium term goals as a
drilling engineer
When I feel more confinement
and speak knowledgeably about
the subject then I can reach my
appropriate goal
Various drilling resources such as
machinery, operational functions
and also the support from my
senators will help me to reach my
desirable goals
Within 5 years of joining
Long-term

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To achieve the goal my
long term plan is to
become the senior drilling
engineer in the selected
Oil and Gas company in
France
Research and attending various
conferences will help me to
reach my goals
When I mastered new
technology then only I can sure
that I have reached my goals
Opportunity from senior
managers and proper training on
the respective field will help me
to reach my goals
Within 10 years of joining
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