BMP4001: Building a Personal Development Portfolio for Career Growth

This document presents a personal development portfolio, emphasizing the significance of professional and academic skills for career advancement in business management. It includes self-reflection on personal learning and development, highlighting transferable skills acquired and desired. The portfolio features a personal development learning log, detailing the ongoing process of examining life goals and values to enhance skills and qualities. An action plan outlines steps for achieving specific objectives, clarifying necessary resources and timelines. Furthermore, a CV is provided, summarizing education, competencies, and experiences. The conclusion reinforces the importance of personal and professional development, transferable skills, and strategic planning for career success. Desklib provides access to similar resources and solved assignments for students.

BMP4001
Professional and Academic Skills Development
Personal Development
Portfolio

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development, and the transferable skills...........1
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning and development...........2
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by attending this module.2
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the
workplace.....................................................................................................................................3
2.0 Personal development learning log........................................................................................3
3.0 Action plan.............................................................................................................................4
4.0 CV..........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Personal development is undertaken as the ongoing action for examining its life goals and values
and develops person’s skills & qualities in order to reach its potential. Additionally, it
incorporates activities that develops an individuals’ capabilities as well as potential, forming
human capital, facilitates job & enhance life quality as well as realisation of dreams as well as
aspirations. In addition to this, it assists for individuals to describe their personal vision & life
objectives into clear manner. The main aim of this report is to develop the personal development
portfolio which understands the effectualness of both professional & academic skills for their
career within business management. For instance, few aspects which are going to highlighted
into this report are self reflection upon personal learning & development, personal development
learning log and action plan. Apart from this CV is also provided in this report.
MAIN BODY
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development, and the transferable skills.
Self- reflection is regarded as the crucial aspect activities. Additionally, it aids individuals for
determining what skills they needs for improving, what objectives it expects for meeting as well
as what they are conducting into much efficacious way. Moreover, for whole person this is
crucial for performing that practices which would assists them into personal learning,
improvement and developing transferable skills. Therefore, at the time of business management
study as well as their professional practices I have to foster a various challenges and enhance
various opportunities. Creative & innovative thinking and though which are essential for
studying the business management. There are also another prospects such as balancing with part
of academics, learning team works that aids in studying & practicing business management.
Also, while learning into business management I determined that academic & professional skills
are much essential. As academic skills are vital as it facilitates efficacious skills which develops
individuals much efficient. This also fosters innovation and confidence factors in them. It
permits individuals for being confident while communicating in to English language. Where as
professional skills are needed to provide higher performance level within work areas which
outcomes in attaining the organisational gaols and brings personal development. This flourish
work atmosphere and enhance staff attitudes. Therefore, by SWOT analysis I understand that my
both skills are weak.
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1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning and development.
While improving my personal learning & development, I found that there are several challenges
that comes in my career paths. Additionally, the crucial issues is communication gaps as my
communication skills are not so effective, it affects my career. The other aspect is lower
performance level while performing upon any firms and so on. Therefore, while conducting my
SWOT analysis through that I have described my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats within marketplace as well as entities into kind of SWOT. My strengths are my
communication skills knowledge, managerial skills, analytical skills and others. Also, identified
some weaknesses such as time management skills, team working skills, lack of consistency and
many more. My opportunities are that firms required specialised into technical skills, online
marketing demand and so on. The several marketing professionals, higher competitive
marketplace, and others are some threats.
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by attending this module.
Transferable skills are generally that competencies which may utilise by individuals into each
job profile through not concentrating upon specific areas. Few transferable skills are tough into
nature that incorporates technical skills, data analysis and so on. While few are soft in nature that
involves team work, time management and others. In addition to this, all transferable skills are
vital for me for performing effectually into any areas. Through improving these competencies I
may efficiently utilised into my further job for becoming the valuable staff for upcoming
employment opportunities. Moreover, these are desirable into all firm because of that employers
which do not needs facilitating training to them. It involves several skills like communication,
rsisk taking, team working, and many more. These assists me in performing my activities into
much efficient way through collaborating with my group effectively and effectually in order to
accomplish the task upon time and aids entity for attaining its career objectives in efficacious
way. These would be much vital for me in developing and boosting my career. It aids in
representing to my employers as I am much versatile and adaptable to perform my activities in
appropriate manner to attain the career objectives. These competencies are not only useful into
my professional career also for my both professional & personal life. It would aids me in making
career changes in case I am not much comfortable into present career life.
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1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the workplace.
Transferable skills are much essential competencies that aids in performing any job in effective
way. Moreover, there are various transferable skills I would improve during my academic
studies, personal life and work area for conducting my activities effectively. These would occurs
time management skills, team work skills and others. These would aids me in making my
professional and academic career much effectual for performing my activities in efficacious way.
Team working skills allows me to learn how I may effectually conduct my activities through
collaborating with my groups members in order to attain the common objectives. Time
management skills assist me in conducting my each activity upon period for enhancing my career
objectives. In addition to this, I have also identified that there are several skills that are my
strengths as well as weaknesses like digital marketing, communication, risk management, risk
taking and others.
2.0 Personal development learning log.
Personal development is undertaken as the ongoing action for examining its life goals and values
and develops person’s skills & qualities in order to reach its potential. Additionally, it
incorporates activities that develops an individuals’ capabilities as well as potential, forming
human capital, facilitates job & enhance life quality as well as realisation of dreams as well as
aspirations. In addition to this, it assists for individuals to describe their personal vision & life
objectives into clear manner. Along with this, personal development plan is regarded as the
procedures of developing an action plan which depends upon awareness, values, reflection, goal
setting and planning for personal growth in respect of career, education or for self development.
Therefore, PDP are developed below:
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3.0 Action plan
Action plan is considered as the statement of that they desires for attaining over a specified time
duration. Additionally, it is a document which lists down what steps should be consider for
attaining particular objectives. Moreover, the key intent of action plan is to clarify that what
resources are needed for reaching the objectives, develop a timeline for when particular activities
required to be accomplished as well as identify what resources are needed.
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4.0 CV
CV stands for curriculum vitae which are considered as the document that is utilised when
applying for jobs. Moreover, this enables them in summarising their education, competencies
and experiences that allows individuals to successfully sell its capabilities to potential employers.
Additionally, this is utilised for applying for positions into the areas in which the individuals
particular understandings or specialised is needed.
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CONCLUSION
As per the above report, it has been concluded that personal and professional development is
crucial. As it incorporates activities that develops an individuals’ capabilities as well as potential,
forming human capital, facilitates job & enhance life quality as well as realisation of dreams as
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well as aspirations. In addition to this, it assists for individuals to describe their personal vision &
life objectives into clear manner. Moreover, transferable skills are much essential competencies
that aids in performing any job in effective way. Personal development plan is regarded as the
procedures of developing an action plan which depends upon awareness, values, reflection, goal
setting and planning for personal growth in respect of career, education or for self development.
Also, action plan is formed as the key intent of action plan is to clarify that what resources are
needed for reaching the objectives, develop a timeline for when particular activities required to
be accomplished as well as identify what resources are needed. Apart from this, CV is used as it
helpful for applying for positions into the areas in which the individuals particular
understandings or specialised is needed.
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REFERENCES
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