Preparing for Success: Business Management Portfolio - London School

This document presents a self-development portfolio created by a Business Management student at London School of Commerce & IT. The portfolio, designed to prepare the student for career success, encompasses various elements. It begins with an introduction outlining the student's skills and the purpose of the portfolio, followed by a table of contents. The core components include a reading log, a CV, a cover letter, and a personal development plan (PDP). The portfolio also features research skills demonstrated through a questionnaire and interview questions, as well as reflections on group presentations, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills. Furthermore, it includes a discussion on ethical considerations and the use of LinkedIn. The student explains the rationale behind the selection of each document and provides references to support the portfolio's content. The portfolio highlights the student's efforts to develop employability skills and prepare for a successful career in business management, emphasizing the application of theoretical knowledge through practical exercises and projects.

Preparing for Success: Self Development
and Responsibility
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Table of content
Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
SELECTION OF DOCUMENTS.......................................................................................................5
1. Reading log:................................................................................................................................5
2- C.V...............................................................................................................................................7
3-Cover letter...................................................................................................................................8
4-Personal Development Plan- PDP..........................................................................................10
5- Research skills: QUESTIONERE...........................................................................................11
6- Research skills: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS.........................................................................13
7- Group Presentation..................................................................................................................14
8- Team Work................................................................................................................................14
10-Leadership...............................................................................................................................18
11- Communication skills.............................................................................................................18
12-LinkedIn....................................................................................................................................19
Summary explaining choices of portfolio contents..............................................................................20
References...........................................................................................................................................21
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INTRODUCTION
I am currently studying at Business Management at London of School
Commence & IT and working at Sainsbury`s as an online shopper. Skilled on
leadership, communication, adaptability, listening, patience, learning and imaginative
thinking. The course of Business Management prepares me for career through giving
me skills, experience and knowledge to succeed. At university, preparing for success
is termed as an interactive web learning tool for students that are preparing
themselves for higher studies or employment. Preparing for success is start of
academic journey of a learner in which a portfolio is prepared with the help of mini
project workshop. It is responsibility of a student to prepare themselves for success
in the same manner they plan to attain their career goals. With this, a student
prepares their mind and spirit for professional life so to turn it into a successful
reality. Mini project workshops are project based courses that are organised for cost
effective and learning fundamentals by applying theoretical concepts in effective
manner. In development of my employability, mini project workshops contribute by
helping me in distinct manner, such as forming groups, gaining insights about group
behaviour, learning in depth with minimum time, thinking about projects and
integrating with guides together with outside agencies. They provide a student an
opportunity for expanding skill sets, knowledge base addition to wider learning
experiences. Moreover, mini project workshop contributes in development of
employment of an individual because it provides an edge over recruitment for
carrying out practices harder with the purpose of ensuring good career. Present mini
project workshop entails portfolio of documents which highlight professional
achievements of mine. It enhances management skills of a student, boost their
earnings, guide them in learning new strategies, develop insights from like-minded
professionals and share new knowledge.
This Portfolio includes a variety of documents to highlight my professional
achievements in a cohesive manner in electronic format. I am encouraged to
consider an electronic format because it offers the distinct advantages of portability,
connectivity and accessibility. Portfolio of document comprises of 12 elements that
are Reading Log, C.V., Cover letter, Personal Development Plan - PDP, Research
skills - Questioner, Research skills - Interview, Group presentation, Team work,
Ethnical Issues - Informed consent, Leadership, Communication skills and LinkedIn.
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All these are prepared by me so to compile my academic working with other
evidences that are assembled to evaluate quality and achievements of academic
coursework. in developing my employment, portfolio of documents showcases my
talents along with abilities.
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SELECTION OF DOCUMENTS
1. Reading log:
Reading log is termed as a diary or journal that lets a student or individual to
record their redaing practices. For a student at University, reading log assist in
practicing rereading books that improves fluency and involves use of log strengthens
comprehension which is fun activity (Lerche and Kiel, 2018). For me, reading logs
remind for reading and encourage to record all the thngs that I have read. With this, I
focused on book titles which I have read so to keep up my good work. In order to
improve my reading skills I tried to read books and articles regularly and the table
below is a summary of my reading log.
Date Title Minute Explanation
12/01/22 Night 30 At the Austerlitz train station Moishe the
beadle little town in Transylvania where
he spent most of his childhood, met him
in 1941 two ghettos were created in
summit they arrive at camp
24/02/22 Holes 60 The start of the novel is about a boy
named Stanley who was arrested for a
crime he didn’t commit. He was sent to
Camp Green Lake. Once there was a
lake but during the years it changed into
a dry wasteland with dangerous
animals. There the boys must dig a hole
every day under inhumane conditions to
build their character.
16/03/22 Merchant of
Venice
45 Antonio is worried. His friends started
creating hypothesis about his sadness:
worried about his ships/merchandise.
But he had a feeling of melancholy he
can’t seem to explain. Bassanio is
Antonio’s friend and need money to
impress Portia.
01/04/ 22 To Kill a 55 It is the book that explore moral nature
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of human beings including whether
people are essentiallyu evil or good. It is
a story about a girl which is named as
Scout who along with her brother Jem
atempts to understand along with relate
to their father, Atticus, who is
professional lawyer but charged with
defending a black men falsely accused
of enraging a white woman. The case
stuck with Lee who further drew
inspirations for her experiences
belonging to childhood.
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2- C.V
I learned to create a C.V to provide information to the employer about my education
and skills, this helped me to apply for many jobs (Snowman and Kucharska, 2020).
PETRONELA RADEANU
KEY SKILLS:
 Cash handling and till work
 Excellent teamwork
 Flexibility and able to adjust to different task and requests as needed
 Ability to be friendly and polite, even when under pressure
 Confidence in giving advice and information
 Strong customer focus
 I am independent and resilient person
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2014-Present: Sainsbury’s Online shopper
I currently work at Sainsbury’s as an online shopper.
Date:2014-Present
Employer: Sainsbury’s
Role: Online shopper
Duties:
 Collecting customer’s shopping to a high standard quality
 Accurately packed and picked high-volume orders in fast-paced
environments, enabling prompt dispatch
 Order picked using hand-held scanners with speed and
precision
2009-2013:
I spent 5 years as a sales assistant with ‘’BAGEL HOUSE’’ Acester Ventures.
During that time, I enjoyed the challenge of serving and working with our
customers. I strived to always be highly confident in giving advice and information
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by making sure I kept up to date with my role and the processes needed to deliver
a professional service. You will find me to be a fast learner and of a cheerful
nature always willing to go the extra mile to get the job done.
Date: 2009 – 2013
Employer: Acester Ventures (Bagel House)
Role: Sales Assistant
Duties:
 Serving customers and making sandwich
 Managing the till and cash handling
 Stock management
 Ad-hoc duties as required
 Always Working within Health & Safety regulations
EDUCATION:
2021-Present:
I started studying Business Management at London School of Commerce & IT -
London
2004: Finish commerce school
HOBBIES & INTEREST:
Enjoy travelling and spend time with friends and family. Also meeting new people
and learning about their cultures.
I often having interest in learning new skills and meeting new people.
References on Request
3-Cover letter
In order to support my C.V, I created a cover letter for the jobs that I applied and
emailed it to the recruiter (Horowitz, Wu and Kachnic, 2021).
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PETRONELA RADEANU
377A Green Lanes, Palmers Green, N13 4TY
ASDA
All Street
YY1 1ZZ
RE: ASDA-Store Assistant
14/05/2022
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please find attached my CV for the application of Petronela Radeanu of Store
Assistant position in ASDA.
I am writing to you to submit my application as Store Assistant position at ASDA,
which I saw advertised on the LinkedIn website. I am very excited about this
opportunity, as I believe I am an ideal candidate for your company.
I enjoy working in retail with customers and feel that I have got excellent
customer service skills and pick up new things quickly.
I am experienced in operating a till, I have worked in different departments and
enjoy learning new products and ways of operating.
I am intimately familiar with the needs of customers, and I have developed
excellent listing and communication skills. This has helped me to consistently
exceed sales targets, which has earned me recognition from my employer on
several occasions.
I am a car owner so I would like to travel to work by car, so I don’t have to rely on
public transport.
Should you be interested in my skills, please do not hesitate to contact me and
I will more than happy to answer and enquiries that you may have.
Thank you for reading my letter and CV and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Petronela Radeanu
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4-Personal Development Plan- PDP
Personal development plan is an action plan which is used by an individual for
identification of goals as well as what they want to attain in future (Liedtka, Hold and
Eldridge, 2021). With this, I as a student is able to outline the strengths that I already
have and what I need to develop for reaching my career goals together with
improving my weaknesses that I think I may have. By using an effective personal
development plan, I can plan career change and build my current skills. Moreover, I
might also learn something that are new for me as well as attain new heights for my
career. In aspect to an employed person, PDP helps in having a well thought out
objective that aim for addition to work towards which can keep me motivated on
progression of career. My personal development plan that I prepared at University is
as follows:
Skills based
development
objectives
Activities for
achieving the
objective
Resources
required to
achieve the
objectives
Target
date
Interim
date for
reviewing
progress
To improve
communication
skill
 To become
mindful about
minor details in
content.
 Practising
completeness
together with
clarity in
delivery of
messages.
 Practicing
paraphrasing.
 Listening well
as well as
avoiding
Blogs about
communication,
YouTube
tutorials, Online
courses and
books.
June 05,
2022
June 15,
2022
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interruptions.
To enhance
management
skill
 Strengthening
my decision
making.
 Cultivating
self-
awareness.
 Establishing
regular check-
ins.
 Complete
management
training.
Ebooks,
webinars and
online courses.
June 10,
2022
June 20,
2020
To develop
technological
skill
 Reading
technical
books.
 Taking online
courses for
coding.
 Hang out with
geeks.
Technical
magazines,
online tutorials
and Software
Guild.
June 15,
2022
June 30,
2022
5- Research skills: QUESTIONERE
This module helped me to be creative and create a questionnaire to collect data for
my research (Murtonen and Balloo, 2019).
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