University Business Readiness: Self-Assessment and Competency Analysis

This homework assignment presents a student's self-assessment of their business readiness competencies, as defined by the UR Business Readiness framework. The assessment covers key areas such as self and other awareness, independent thinking, confidence in self-expression, leadership qualities, resilience and mental toughness, knowledge application, curiosity and forward planning, achieving results, team working, and business awareness. The student provides detailed comments and evidence for each competency, demonstrating their understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. The assessment highlights the student's confidence, communication skills, and ability to manage business scenarios and tasks, indicating a strong foundation for professional development and success in a business environment. The student also reflects on their learning styles, leadership approaches, and ability to manage challenges within their work, showcasing a proactive approach to personal and professional growth. The document serves as a valuable resource for understanding the student's current skill set and potential for future development in the business world.

Student Name: ____________________________________
Student No: _______________________________________
Year of Study: ______________________________________
Personal Tutor/ Business Readiness Tutor: ____________________________
Competency Student’s Comments and Evidence
(In this section of the application, you are required to
demonstrate how each competency set by the UR
Business Readiness has been met.)
AGT’s comments and signature
Self and Other Awareness
Demonstrates an understanding of ones
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
constraints. Is self-aware and
knowledgeable about their personality type,
learning style, approach to conflict
I have concluded that my learning styles are good and I
have confident personality. My assessment shows that I
got good score in this factor. There is high competency
of mine for working in business area. I have to develop
my career opportunities and for that I am having
effective knowledge and experience so that goals can be

management, management style and much
more. An individual who is competent in
this area is also aware of their level of
emotional intelligence and the impact of
their behaviour on others. They understand
and respect individual difference and seeks
to build positive working relationships. Can
reflect using a range of models
accomplished.
Independent Thinking
Demonstrates an ability to make sense of
things based on one’s own experiences and
observations. Independent thinkers are
generally confident in their abilities and
accept that making mistakes is a natural
process to coming up with the most
appropriate solution.
I am a good and independent thinker. It is my ability to
read and interpret new information effectively for
attaining goals efficiently. I think it is my duty to
maintain the dignity for attaining success and this can be
done by controlling personal limitations.
Confidence to Express Oneself
Demonstrates an ability to push oneself
outside of one’s comfort zone to
communicate feelings, needs, interests to
another (verbal, face-to-face, or written).
Individuals who can express themselves are
also able to assess their competencies,
showcase confidence and command
attention from the intended audience, in a
range of settings, namely occupational.
I think that there are several ways by which I can
improve my confidence and meet the goals properly. I
have good communication skills and these have helped
me to manage my work properly. It is evaluated that I
am confident and can manage the business scenarios as
well as tasks that will be linked with management work.
Leadership As per the assessment, it is clear that my leadership

Demonstrates an ability to lead in a
professional manner when required.
Competence in this area also indicates one’s
ability to respond positively to challenges,
demonstrating consideration of the impact
of one’s decisions on others. Is reliable and
dependable.
approaches and skills are good enough to beat the
challenges of today’s business scenario. I am
competitive for managing and handling several business
tasks. It is essential that leadership qualities are
important as they help to manage the challenges of
business environment in effective manner.
Resilience and Mental Toughness
Demonstrates an ability to thrive in the face
of adversity. A mentally tough and resilient
individual sees challenge as an opportunity
and not a threat and responds in a confident
and positive manner.
I have concluded that it is easy for me to manage
difficulties within my work. I am able to create new
ways to tackle with stress causing scenarios. This is
concluded that all the work activities and tasks are
properly conducted and my confidence helped me to
conduct the business tasks properly.
Knowledge Application
Demonstrates an ability to apply knowledge
to practical decision making. The ability to
pay attention to detail to understand how
businesses operate and engage in problem
solving is also indicative of competence in
this area. Being able to approach problems
in a critical way, and evidence findings
through presentation or report writing.
I can manage people management issues in effective
manner. I am having good understanding of academic
performance. This provides me help for analysing
business performance.
Curiosity and Forward Planning
Demonstrates an ability to seek out
opportunities to gain knowledge and explore
learning opportunities. Individual’s
It is analysed that I am very good at managing the
development of plans and attaining goals in efficient
manner. It is seen that I manage new discovery
knowledge and complete my work properly.

competent in this area tend to prepare for
oncoming obstacles, set short, medium and
long-term plans, and they are determined to
achieve
Achieving Results
Demonstrate an ability to achieve results at
a high standard, and in an ethical manner.
Informing others of progress and unforeseen
delays when working on projects. The
ability to evaluate tasks and hold oneself
personally accountable for the outcome of
the task, and the continual improvement of
the processes.
There are different ways for managing the work and
organise all the activities for controlling and conducting
the assigned projects in organised manner.
Team Working
Demonstrates the ability to work co-
operatively with others, to be part of a team,
to work together in a non-competitive way.
I have analysed that team working is the most important
thing for the development of good projects. It is
concluded that I am a good team leader and take all my
team members together and provide them respect and
treat them with integrity.
Business Awareness
Understanding what activities the job
involves, and the skills and attributes needed
to be successful at these activities. To find
out what activities are involved in particular
jobs see www.ed.ac.uk/careers/occupations,
or use the careers information folders at the
I have good knowledge of business scenarios and I am
using this for improving my work every day. These
skills are helping me to develop new ways to conduct
business activities.

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