Student Portfolio Report: Ideal Job, Job Description and Resources

This report, designed as part of a student portfolio, focuses on identifying an ideal job role, specifically that of a sales assistant. It begins with an executive summary and table of contents, followed by an introduction outlining the report's structure, which includes a presentation and a detailed report....Read More

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The report is highlighting and considered for a student portfolio which is an essential document
for an individual. The portfolio in this report consists of identification and Reflection on the
appropriate and ideal job role for a student according to their models and course which they are
pursuing. The report also consist appropriate resources which can be useful for a student or a
fresher finding a job and staffing into their career and professional lives.
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Table of Content
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................1
Table of Content..............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
What is my ideal job?..........................................................................................................3
Job Description for the Sales Assistant job role..................................................................4
Brief summary of Person Specifications and how I qualify for the job..............................5
Identifying different resources for employment and their utilisation for job finding
process.................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX 1:.................................................................................................................................8
Job Description of Sales Assistant.......................................................................................8
APPENDIX 2:.................................................................................................................................9
Person Specification of Sales Assistant...............................................................................9
APPENDIX3:................................................................................................................................10
Power Point........................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
The portfolio is divided into two parts one is a presentation and second part is of a report. The
Presentation consist three resources that are helpful and used by people for improvement related
purposes (Cremin and Barnes, 2018). The resources are elaborated and their advantages and
disadvantages also highlighted and described. A second part of the project is a report focusing
over four different aspects which are interlinked with one another. The first aspect is where an
ideal job role is identified and second part is the job description for the respective role. The third
part of the report is a brief summary of a person specification and a description about how the
individual qualifies for the respective job role. The last part of the report again highlights
different resources available to the individual for finding a job and concentrate over utilisation of
these resources for facilitating the job searching process.
TASK 2
What is my ideal job?
My ideal job role is of sales assistant who advisory work for retail companies and a responsible
for engaging with customers in order to ensure a transaction goes smoothly and satisfactorily
(Fong and et. al., 2018). A Retail industry environment is a very chaotic and exhausting but it is
one of the largest industry in the world who employs the maximum population and has the
largest number of employees irrespective of the areas and location.
As I am focusing over becoming a sales assistant which is that I will be working in a retail
company as a sales assistant. I while working in a sales assistant position for an organisation will
be in charge of dealing with different customers and consumers associated with the organisation
and provide them all the required services (Glückler, Suddaby and Lenz, 2018). The whole and
sole objective of my geography will be of becoming a sales assistant is to be very efficient in
providing the respective assistance to the customers from making sales to providing after sales
services and even providing them all the resolutions for their problems.
This is an ideal job role for me because I am a good communicator and very creative individual.
According to me I hold where is different abilities which are required for me to become a good
sales assistant(Kiráľová, 2020). I have many individual holding creative thinking and personality
which allows me to be very productive while dealing with customer who is holding grudges or
problems against Organisation in which I am working. As an assistant I also need to be very
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efficient in understanding the situation and critical thinking about the scenario for providing the
best outcome by adopting the most suitable approach (Guan, Xie and Huan, 2018). Therefore
becoming a sales assistant once I complete my graduation is my ideal job role for the current
situation and for the recent years. I am concerning this as my ideal job role and wishes to
enhance my abilities in the similar field for or moving to higher positions and for grabbing better
career opportunities.
As is have identified that I am a flexible individual who is adaptable in all different situations
and scenarios this becomes and act as a strength for me as Asus assistant my working hours will
be flexible depending on the employer and the business requirements. My working shift can be
fluctuating and changing according to the needs off my job roles for which I am appropriately
ready and compatible with. This is another factor which makes job role of a sales assistant ideal
for me and for my growth and success in my career (Kohon, 2018).
As a sales assistant There are several responsibilities and duties which will be assigned to me and
vary depending on the store or the work environment in which I’ll be appointed. Job role and
responsibilities of a sales assistant is divided into two parts that is on day to day basis and on an
overall basis I have to fulfil all the responsibilities in order to be effective and renders my best
outcomes or results to my organisation to my employer (Kremer, Villamor and Aguinis, 2019).
Job Description for the Sales Assistant job role.
A Job description is an internal document that is developed by an organisation for informing or
advertising about the vacant position in their company for the respective job roles. job
description is an internal document which clearly States the essential job requirements, job
duties, its responsibilities and the specific skills required by the employer for performing the
specific job role presented in the job description. Other names for job description are known as
job specification job profiles and position description. A job description first contains a thorough
summary of the respective job role and then moves towards specifying the duties and
responsibility for the person working in the specified job role according to the requirements of
the organisation and according to the general guidelines (Lamb, Brown and Clarke, 2018).
A Job description is developed below as an example showing the required skills and duties
which I need to perform as a sales assistant in a particular organisation.
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Brief summary of Person Specifications and how I qualify for the job.
A person specification is a document which provides a description of qualification experience
skills knowledge and other attributes of an individual or a candidate which is important for them
to process for performing their respective job roles and responsibilities for which they are being
appointed by their employers. In simple words a person specification is my document in which I
describe all the qualifications skills abilities experiences knowledge and others selection criteria
which are required to meet posses in order to be appointed as a sales assistant in a retail
organisation. Person specification document is properly developed when an individual derived
from the job description and from the foundation of the recruitment process (Csizmadia, 2020).
That means if I wants to be appointed in my preferred organisation I should first look at the
requirements of the company such as the vacant job position, the salaries and most importantly
the responsibilities and duties which I will be performing while appointed by the respective
company.
Job description which is provided by Tesco a specified job role of a sales assistant describing a
summary about the job role of a sales assistant while working in Tesco. The duties and
responsibilities which are mentioned in the job description are potential enough for me to apply
for the job and to music further in the recruitment and selection process. I am qualified for the
job role of a sales assistant in Tesco because the most important and essential duty of mine will
be well enrichment with the customers and serving them the best experience of shopping at the
superstores of Tesco (Hetherington and et. al., 2020). As mentioned I am a good communicator
and also a very adjustable and flexible individual who can easily according to the scenario and
think critically. I am a critical thinker which allows me to understand the critical situations such
as any complaint from customers and facing a unsatisfied angry customers. My critical thinking
and effective communication skills allows meeting appropriately analyse the situation and the
customer solutions for their problems and providing them the best service as we required before
or even better.
Identifying different resources for employment and their utilisation for job finding process.
There are several different types of resources available in the world and in the market for
employment purpose which can be used by people and persons for finding a appropriate jobs for
themselves in their respective and preferred organisation of a specific industry. I have also
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identified to resources for employment which are most beneficial and helpful for me for
searching the best job. These resources are as follows:
 LinkedIn- This is a social media platform which is specifically developed by the
technicians and web designers for the sole motive of bringing the employers and
employees together. LinkedIn as a platform there the candidates who are looking for the
job and employers who are looking for potential candidates for the respective job rules
their accounts and post the requirements accordingly on their social media accounts. It is
an employment resource which can be used by me for finding my job according expertise
my abilities (Santoro, Bresciani and Papa, 2020). LinkedIn connects the world's
professionals to making the most productive and successful in their to sessional lives and
moving for other in their careers. Lincoln is one of the largest professional network on
which I can search for job identify contacts with the potential employers who are looking
for candidates and advertising different vacancies. It is also in platform which allows me
to follow company’s pages which gives me more information about the operations of an
organisation and helps me in increasing my knowledge.
 Indeed- This is another top website and an application which is available online holding
millions of job postings and used from thousands of different websites and some different
employers. Indeed includes company career sites job boards’ newspaper classifieds
association and other online sources for posting and developing a potential job list for the
candidates and their uses of the application (Wu, 2020). I can make use of indeed where I
can upload my resume and get a personalized link for sharing with the employees. This is
a very informative resource where I can also do my research according to my
employment criteria for searching appropriate salaries job trends in the current market so
I can set up job alerts for being notified on regular basis.
CONCLUSION
The above report concludes that the ideal job role of the individual is of the sales assistant as the
abilities and skills and the undergraduate studies supports the career oriented job role. The report
holds a job description for the respected job role and also provides a brief summary of a person
specification highlighting the qualification of the student for the job role. The end different
resources for employment are described such as LinkedIn and indeed and also their utilisation is
mentioned for the individual in job finding process of procedure.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cremin, T. and Barnes, J., 2018. Creativity and creative teaching and learning.
Csizmadia, N., 2020. 21st Century: The Century of Knowledge and Creativity. World Scientific
Book Chapters, pp.215-233.
Fong, P. S. and et. al., 2018. Knowledge hiding and team creativity: the contingent role of task
interdependence. Management Decision.
Glückler, J., Suddaby, R. and Lenz, R. eds., 2018. Knowledge and institutions. Cham: Springer
International Publishing.
Guan, X. H., Xie, L. and Huan, T. C., 2018. Customer knowledge sharing, creativity and value
co-creation. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Hetherington, L. and et. al., 2020. International educators’ perspectives on the purpose of science
education and the relationship between school science and creativity. Research in
Science & Technological Education. 38(1). pp.19-41.
Kiráľová, A., 2020. Creativity as a tool of tourism development. In Destination Management and
Marketing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 504-530). IGI Global.
Kohon, G., 2018. No lost certainties to be recovered: Sexuality, creativity, knowledge.
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Lamb, C., Brown, D. G. and Clarke, C. L., 2018. Evaluating computational creativity: An
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Santoro, G., Bresciani, S. and Papa, A., 2020. Collaborative modes with cultural and creative
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Wu, Y., 2020, February. Postgraduate Creativity Training Research Based on Wisdom
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1:
Job Description of Sales Assistant.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Sales Assistant
Company Name: Tesco
Reporting To: Sales Manager
Job Summary: As a sales assistant you will be working in a retail environment and you will be
expected to help and assist customers with all their shopping requirements and provide them a
personalized and curated experience related to their purchase. as a sales assistant you have to
work in extremely fast and rapidly speedy sector where on a daily basis your job requirement can
be completely different.
Duties and Responsibilities:
 As a ship leader you will be working in a very rapidly changing retail environment where
you have to be very adaptable and adjustable.
 as the customer is the whole and soul of our organization and of all the operations in
which we engage you will be constantly improving and innovating your ways a working
and providing improved services to the customers.
 You will also have to maintain a safe environment and healthy environment around self
so that other people can feel motivated and safe while working with you.
 You will have to gain great understanding of your job role and performance level in store
for delivering the best and the highest level of services to the consumers.
 You will also have to be very techno friendly as you will be getting in payment
processing systems of our organization.
 Handling customer complaints is another very important and essential job role
responsibility you will be holding as a sales assistant.
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APPENDIX 2:
Person Specification of Sales Assistant.
Person Specification
Essential requirements:
 Worked with existing client base to evaluating the prominent product and services
resulting for the long term holding or retention of client, increase revenues and profits.
 Establish for the proficiency for the usage of technology and holding systems that leads
to contribute for the efficiency of workflow and productivity.
Desired requirements:
 Negotiate payment arrangements and along with offering suggestions about meeting the
payment obligations.
 Examining all the prominent loss mitigation workout options and offer relevant
information to customers.
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APPENDIX3:
Power Point
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