Professional Skills Analysis, Development Plan, and Career Objectives

This assignment presents a comprehensive analysis of professional skills, encompassing self-assessment, development planning, and career goal alignment. The document begins with an evaluation of current skill levels across key areas such as communication, leadership, time management, and problem-solving, identifying both strengths and weaknesses. It then outlines a personal and professional development plan, setting objectives, defining target proficiencies, and detailing development opportunities, success criteria, timelines, and evidence of progress. The assignment also includes a SWOT analysis, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, to provide a holistic view of the individual's professional standing and career prospects. The plan focuses on improving key skills and the use of tools and techniques to achieve them.

TASK 2

A(1)
Professional skills Current level
Strong=5
Weak=1
Best Current
Example
Ways to improve
Communication
skills
5 Effectively
communicate with
the customers.
Communication skills
can be improved by
attending seminars
and conferences.
Reading books will
also help to enhance
this skill.
Leadership skills 3 Works as a coach at
Park plaza hotel
where I train new
people and manage
team.
It can be increased by
involving with
employees which will
lead to innovative
ideas.

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Time management 2 I often run out of
time
By using electronic
planning tools or by
keeping diary in
order to prioritize
the task as per the
importance.
Professional
knowledge
5 Past job experiences
as a sales assistant
and provides
customer services at
COSTA COFFEE
and presently
working as a coach
at Park plaza hotel
Team work 3 Need improvements It can be improved
by analysing
strengths and
weakness of the
members

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Problem solving 3 I ask for suggestions
to my senior or
mentors for
addressing problem.
Also I get confuse in
complex situations.
Increase in creative
activities and solving
case studies
Planning and
organizing
4 On the basis of
experience, I am
good at managing
and planning tasks.
Planning tools can
be used so that plans
are recorded
properly
Presentation skills 4 Good at giving
presentations to the
management and
subordinates
With the use of
virtual platform, it
can be better
improved.

A(2)
Strengths
 Quick learner
 Excellent communication skills and
interpersonal skills
 Able to handle queries and complaints
 Flexible in carrying out tasks
 Supervising skills
 playing guitar
Weaknesses
 Coordinating teams
 time management
 Poor decision making
 technical skills
Opportunities
On the basis of employment history, I was
sales assistant and coach. In these firms, I
worked in different areas. I have experience
in sales management, handling customers
etc. It will offer an assistance in the desired
career in retail or hospitality career.
Threats
Competitors can affect my career
opportunities as they have more knowledge
and are efficient.

Cont…..
 In order to work professionally in retail or
hospitality industry, the above skills are
required to developed so that desired results
can be attained. It is crucial to improve these
skills for attaining my goals
 Overcoming the weakness will assist me to get
desired outputs.

B
 I posses key strengths that will help me to get desired
career opportunities. In addition to this, there are some
areas where I lack some qualities which are required to
get improved on time for better performance and
productivity. There are some development
opportunities which would help me to enhance my
skills for the concerned job.

Personal and professional development
plan
Learning
objectives/
goals
Current
proficienc
y
Target
proficienc
y
Developm
ent
opportunit
ies
Criteria
for
judging
success
Time
scale
Evidence
Time
manageme
nt
Necessary
to be
improved
Optimum
level
Using
planning
tools and
manageme
nt tools
Comments
and
feedbacks
from the
managers
1months Working
effectively
Poor
decision
making
Improvem
ents
required
Efficient
decision
making
Need to be
updated
with
knowledge
Feedbacks
from
higher
authorities
2months Results

Technical
skills
Basic
knowledge
Diploma
in
technical
skills
Learning
under
expertise
trainers
Feedback
from
tutors
2months Certificate
Coordinati
ng teams
Not good Optimum
level
By
attending
training
sessions
Feedbacks
from team
members
1month Effective
attainment
of tasks
Leadershi
p skills
Good at
managing
people but
little
requireme
nts are
needed
Working
with teams
Practising
over
leadership
techniques
Feedbacks
from
higher
authority
1month Healthy
environment
and
improved
productivity
Continued..

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Presentati
on skills
Good
Verbal
communic
ation
In all
styles
effectively
Giving
presentati
on on
virtual
platform
with
visual and
auditory
Feedback
through
colleagues
and
managers
20 days Improved
communic
ation with
all level of
employees

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