Work Ready Skills: A Self-Assessment and Skill Development Plan

This assignment is a self-reflection report on work-ready skills. The student begins by discussing the importance of identifying skills, both technical and managerial, for career planning. The report details the student's plans for skill development, including training in computer applications and language acquisition. A self-assessment section follows, where the student identifies personal strengths such as responsibility, quick learning, and strong communication skills, along with weaknesses like computing skills and certain managerial aspects. The student outlines a plan for further skill development through courses, classes, and self-study, including references for the concepts discussed.

Running head: WORK READY SKILLS
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:

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Self-reflection
According to me while preparing for a particular task of making a career plan we need to
identify or skills, what we have and are the skills that we need to develop within us. There are set
of skills that are required for the efficiency of any task that we perform. The skills can be
grouped in, technical skills and other allied skills that are not directly related to the tasks but do
affect the efficiency of the tasks.
Technical skills can be learned through the training and development, while working for
any particular tasks the authorities usually provide training to the employees so that their skills
can be enhanced and they can perform the tasks in a better way with maximum effectiveness. I
have learned the technical skills through training and development. For example to have an
extensive knowledge of computer related skills I have attended classes for computer so that I
can learn and develop my computer knowledge that are often useful for various online tasks and
will also be beneficial in the future (Jackson 2015).
The other skills that I want to develop, so that I can perform the tasks efficiently are,
advanced knowledge of computer applications, especially, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft
Access, among other skills I have decided to learn French. For Advanced Excel and Microsoft
Access knowledge, I have decided to get a private tutor who would teach me both Microsoft
Excel and Access. The duration of the course is six months, after that I will take classes for
French language. The duration of that course would be one year. I will develop management
skills in me so that it can be beneficial for me. The managerial skill that are required for an
organization are, leadership skills, good communication skills, problem solving skills, decision
making skills, interpersonal skills, critical thinking skills and team work related skills Lussier

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and Achua 2015). Management skills are very essential for an organization because it ensures
that there is perfect coordination in the tasks, among the employees, among the employees and
the management. If the managerial skills used effectively while performing any task then there is
a chance that the results will be very positive and the task will be successful. Managerial skills
are such skills that are required in every task (Field 2017).
Self-assessment
Through self-assessment, I have identified my skills; this assessment was very useful
because it helped me indentifying my strengths and weaknesses. After identification of my
existing skills and the skills that are needed to be developed I can use my strengths in getting
positive results in the tasks and develop my weaknesses so that I so that it do not become
hindrance while I perform. Like every individuals I also have certain good attributes, which are
my strengths and negative attributes. The strengths I have contribute in my success and the
weaknesses I have often become a major constraint while performing tasks.
Strengths-
According to me I am a very responsible person, I realize my responsibilities in both
professional and personal life. I am a quick learner; learning new things have always excited me.
I have taken great pleasure in learning new subjects and finding extra information about any
particular topic, other than what has been taught in the class. I like reading book, mostly
informational books, this has helped me in gaining knowledge. I daily read informational books
to gain knowledge, so I think I am very knowledgeable and hence according to me it is one of
my strengths. Writing skill is one my strong point, my written communication is very strong and
I have been writing small essays on various topics daily. My oral communication is also very

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strong; I am good at public speaking and have good oral presentation skills. Some of my
management skills are very good, like I have problem solving skills, that help me find out
solutions of difficult problems which are not necessarily task related. I do not panic in
emergencies, I am very patient and have the ability to be calm and not lose my temper in difficult
and stressful situations. I have a very positive attitude towards things and situations which has
helped to deal with all sorts of difficult situation. I have good analytical abilities and have
critical thinking abilities, which help me taking wise decisions, so my decision-making skills are
also very effective. I believe in team spirit and have always tried to build good interpersonal
relation with my teammates so that I face less coordination related issues with my teammates.
Weakness-
Some weaknesses that I have identified within me often become a barrier to effective task
delivery. One of my drawbacks is that my computing skills are not so good; I often have to use
calculators to do minor calculations. Some of my management skills are poor, my leadership
skills are not good. I have found myself struggling to be strict on people, I find it very difficult to
confront people, I get too much involved in to the problems of other people, which often causes
problem for me because I tend to be emphatic to them and often taken overlook their mistakes.
The leadership style used by me is often not effective and hence there are many problems when I
am given the responsibility to lead a particular group. I am not much skilled in delegating tasks
because I do not have much experience in delegating tasks to anyone. Another of my weaknesses
is that I am too honest and often fail to be manipulative and diplomatic in situations that demand
me to be manipulative and diplomatic.

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I have identified my strengths and weaknesses, I am planning to strengthen my strengths
more and for making and have been taking personality, development classes for development for
managerial skills. I have planned to develop my technical and education related skills with the
help of online and tutorial classes. I have also bought a number of books so that I can develop
my skills, both managerial skills and technical skills.

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References
Field, P.P., 2017. Learning to Facilitate Implications for Skill Development in the. The
Professionalization of Public Participation.
Jackson, D., 2015. Employability skill development in work-integrated learning: Barriers and
best practice. Studies in Higher Education, 40(2), pp.350-367.
Lussier, R.N. and Achua, C.F., 2015. Leadership: Theory, application, & skill development.
Nelson Education.