Sustainability in Career Development: Retail Industry Analysis

This report delves into the concept of sustainability in career development, focusing specifically on the retail industry. It includes a job description and CV for a production manager role within a retail company, outlining the necessary skills, responsibilities, and qualifications. The report also examines the factors influencing the retail sector, such as the increasing workforce and affordability, and discusses the challenges faced by individuals entering the industry, including the need for marketing knowledge and staffing issues related to COVID-19. Furthermore, it identifies the skills and experience required for success in the selected role, both presently and in the future, utilizing a five-step career management model. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of continuous learning and adaptation for career growth in the dynamic retail sector.

Sustainability in Career
Development
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Job description and CV...............................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
a. Stating the sector to work in and why it is selected. What changes are expected in the sector
in next five years.........................................................................................................................5
b. What skills and experience are required to be developed presently and in future for
equipping success in the selected role.........................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Career development is a broader concept in which an individual choose their career,
advance a career path and improve their skills in order to sustain in competitive environment.
There are five stages of career development such as exploration, establishment, mid-career, late
career and decline (Popova, 2017). Career development is a continuous process which includes
mainly four steps such as self knowledge, decision making, exploration and action. Sustainability
in career means when individual align their career with interest, values and strengths (De Vos
and Van der Heijden, 2017). The sustainability can be created by understanding the sectors,
building relationship, focusing on strength and also individual can gain experience. The report is
based on sustainability in career development in which job description and CV is produced
including few question related to the job. The chosen job role for this report is production
department and the industry is retail industry.
TASK 1
Job description and CV
Job description
Job description is a type of document which includes information to describe the
responsibility and functions which is performed by an individual in workplace. It mainly
includes purpose, scope, duties, responsibilities and working condition of job along with the
name, designation and job title of employee to whom candidate will report (O’Riordan and et.
al., 2020). The main motive of job description is to offer clear understanding of the
responsibilities and duties for particular job position.
Industry Type Retail Industry
Company ABC Private Ltd company
Job role Production manager
Location London, UK
Function Production and manufacturing services
Reporting to General Manager
Job Summary ABC private limited company is medium size company which
have its supermarket chain. They offer wide range of clothing
products with different varieties. The company needs a production
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manager that can coordinate and control the manufacturing and
production process. Production manager must have an ability to
plan and organise the production schedules, determine quality
control standards and ensure the health and safety regulations are
met.
Skills required  Decision making skill
 Communication skill
 Problem solving skill
 Technical skills
 Leadership and interpersonal skills
 Project management skills
Roles and
Responsibilities
 Organising and planning production schedules
 Estimating and negotiating budget and timescale with
customer and managers
 Organise the repair of damaged equipment
 Review worker performance and identify training needs
 Monitor production process and adjust schedules
 Selecting, ordering and purchasing materials
 Assess the project and resource requirement
 Monitoring the assembly line and removing faulty products
 Working on production line and meeting production targets
 Reporting any issue to supervisor on duty
Requirements  Bachelor's degree in business administration and related
fields
 Excellent time management, organization and leadership
skills
 Prior experience with production as manager
 Good decision making and confident ability with attention
to detail
CV
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CV stands for curriculum vitae which summarises the work history, skills and education
of individual. It is a written document which is also known as longer academic diary that consist
publication, certificates and experience.
Peter Johnson
GD road 48 street, London, United Kingdom
Phone: [phone]
Email: peterjohnson545@
Job summary:
A graduate of business who is looking for job where I can improve my skills and knowledge
and also put for best use. My main motive is to be become production manager of reputed
brand so that I can work with confidence and passion. I have an ability to monitor
production process and also I can assess the project in effective and efficient manner. I put
my best efforts in improving the performance and productivity of business.
Skills:
 Computer skills
 Critical thinking and problem solving skills
 Ability to work to deadlines along with within budgets
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Complete knowledge concerned with relevant laws and regulations
 Ability to accomplish the work in time by following the guidelines and rules
 Negotiating and leadership skill
 Willingness to learn
 Professionalism and strong work ethic
 Ability to work under pressure
Capabilities:
 Operating systems: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SEO techniques, website
troubleshooting
 Languages: Fluent in German, British English and French
Educational qualifications:
 Studied from Harvard school of economics, London
 Bachelor of Business Administration from Economic and Marketing field
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Hobbies:
 Playing Sports
 Cooking and Baking
 Reading and Writing books and articles
 Travelling
 Painting and sketching
 Exploring the world
Core Competencies:
 Budgeting
 Performance tracking
 Time management skills
 Product Life cycle management
 Supply chain management
 Business Strategy
Conferences and seminars attended:
 UK manufacturing investment conference, 2020
 International Conference of production and manufacturing conference, 2019
Specialization:
 Specialised in data privacy application
 Knowledge of the visual art and digital tools
Leadership:
President in Harvard School of Economics
 Organise the meetings and cultural activities of school
 Encourage school students to participate in events and show their creativity and ideas
Experience:
Internship from XYZ Ltd Company (Oct 01, 2019 to March 31, 2020)
In XYZ Ltd I was the part of project in which my main role is to estimate and negotiate the
budget. I was in production department and focuses on allocating the budget.
Key responsibilities:
 Identifying the inputs
 Scheduling production
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 Minimising production cost
 Ensuring produce quality
 Improving the existing products
Personal Details:
Name: Peter Johnson
Date of Birth: October, 30, 1996
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: London, UK
Marital Status: Single
Area of Specialisation: Bachelors in Business Administration
Nationality: British
Father’s name and occupation: Davison Peter
Mother’s name and Occupation: Lucifer Johnson
Siblings: Yes
Declaration: I declared that all above information is true and genuine as per my knowledge.
Place: London, United Kingdom
Date: September 30, 2021
TASK 2
a. Stating the sector to work in and why it is selected. What changes are expected in the sector in
next five years
The sector in which I would like to work is Retail sector, it is one the biggest sector that
sell goods and services to customers. Retail sector generally include convenience store, home
furnishing stores, departmental store, speciality retailers, clothing store, auto retailers and many
other (Pedersen, 2017). This sector is chosen as this sector is growing consistently and also they
require a specialised and expertise labour that can give their best performance (Heizmann and
Liu, 2018). In retail sector, there is a increasing demand of personnel due to which this sector is
selected as it helps to provide better career opportunities and also improve my knowledge and
skills.
Increasing number of workers:
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It is one of the factor that influence the retail sector, there is a high number of workers
who are interested in retail sector as it provide better opportunity to improve the career and grow
in corporate world (Kincaid and Smith, 2021). Retail industry is known as largest private sector
employer in UK and also they contribute in the success of economy. It also helps in increasing
the employment and create job opportunities for people. Retail industry is broader sector than
just sale and also it provide an opportunity to company to sell their products at competitive price.
Affordability:
Affordability is the other factor that influence the retail sector, the people of UK have
attractive income due to which they can purchase the products from retail industry. In economic
growth period, the demand for clothes and other products get high. Therefore, demand for
clothing influences the retail industry.
In UK, retail sector contributes economic output of £97.0 billion in 2020 and also 5.2%
UK's total economic output. The retail sector have 3.0 million jobs in 2019 and also there are
310,000 retail business in 2020. There are 3.1 million people in retail industry and also it is
considered as largest employer.
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(Illustration 1: Retail is the UK's Biggest Private Sector Employer, 2019)

As per the above statistical data, it is being identified that the retail industry in UK is
considered as one the biggest private sector as it contributes their best efforts in improving the
economic growth of country. The challenges which is faced by student in retail industry is:
Marketing knowledge:
It is one the challenge which is faced by student while entering into retail industry, it is
important to have marketing knowledge of the company in which they have to enter
(Contestabile, 2019).
Staffing problem due to COVID 19:
Due to COVID 19, retail industry is facing an issue of staffing as it become difficult for
the company to attract and retain the top talents.
b. What skills and experience are required to be developed presently and in future for equipping
success in the selected role
The model which is used in five step career management model which includes
assessment, research, make decision and set goals, take action and new transition. This model
helps in developing individual to understand job market.
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Attributes required to
develop
Present Future
Communication skills At present, graduate from
business management requires
effective communication skill
in order to interact and convey
the production process in
smooth manner (Di Fabio and
Kenny, 2021).
In future, through
communication skill student
can analyse metrics, spend
more time in thinking and
also they can analyse the
market trends.
Degree subject knowledge,
skills and understanding
Presently, production
manager requires skill such as
production management skills,
problem solving skills and
interpersonal skills (Nayak
and Mohanty, 2017).
In future, production
manager need to develop:
 Leadership
 IT and numerical
skill
 Digital media
Generic skills Generic skills which are
required to be developed at
present for working as
production manager must be
flexible and dedicated towards
their work.
In future, production
manager is expected to
develop generic skills that
encourage creativity and
innovation among
employees.
CONCLUSION
From the above information it is being concluded that career development is a procedure
for learning new things in order to improve the career growth. CV and Job description is
important document that provide description of skills and knowledge of candidate.
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