Module Title: MOD006960
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Introduction
Part 1: Career Goal
Part 2: Current Reality
Part 3: Options for Progression
Part 4: Way Forward
Conclusion
Appendices
SWOT
5 People Questionnaires
Professional Profile
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Introduction: It can be argued that Personal Development in Professional Settings is a
path for people in order to develop their skills and reach their goals with a positive and
effective choices. For this reason, is important to have the capacity to analyses our self-
looking for our strength and weaknesses
Part 1: Career Goal
According to Steve Rook, there are several careers related to the Business and Marketing
degree. My three preferred career options are sales representative, public relations
representative and brand manager.
The average salary for sales representative according to prospects is £37,500 per year,
public relations representative the average salary is £22,000 to £28,000 per year and brand
manager is up to £60,000 per year.
My preferred choice among these three careers is the public relations representative, the
reason I choose this as my favourite is that I have the skills required for this position, such as
(creativity, social skills, communication skills, initiative and the ability that best represents
me according to my colleagues and friends in the questionnaires "obtained excellent
interpersonal skills").
I consider myself a person who takes care of people's needs and I am generally analysing
how people feel and what they need, I love putting myself in the place of other people to
see their visions and try to guess their thoughts or feelings.
Another reason to select this career is that, as a salesperson, one of the tasks is to analyse a
group and recognize their needs, how they communicate, how to help them receive what
they want or open their eyes to show them the way or the things they want but They can't
see
In addition, I enjoy having contact with the public or clients by socializing with them and
holding events, meetings ...
See how, with my marketing strategies and teamwork, the brand really grows, I am
passionate about choosing this type of work, where I will meet new people with different
ideas and being part of the visual face of a company is exciting…
Part 2 Current Reality:
Since I was 10 years old, I used to work in my family's business (supermarket and bar) with
my parents. When working with my mother, I gain skills such as accounting, trade in goods,
social and communication skills and, on the other hand, working with my father in the bar
gave me skills such as dealing with difficult or conflicting people, patience, because being
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drunk And many times when I covered my father or mother, I used to be in charge and I
learned that all the decisions I made have consequences such as letting customers pay later,
that showed me that I never had to trust the word of the clients. I have been through many
difficult moments in my life, which my parents had to face with an always positive vibe, and
they have transferred that to me, the ability of a positive mind even in the worst moments.
One of my greatest strengths is being positive and enthusiastic about everything I do.
Another strength that my mother transferred to me is hard work, I am very hardworking
and within my blood, she always told me "work as a black person and live as a white
person".
Then, when I moved to London at age 17, I started working in an illegal job to help my older
sister pay for the room where we lived for us, the job I was doing is attending Indian
weddings. That is the first job I got without working with my family and I learned to speak
English vaguely. I got the strength to earn money even hating the job and the manager's
treatment of the employees was not fair, they used to pay me £ 35 for 12 h.
Then I turned 18 and started working as a cleaner in a company like OCS in Canary Wharf,
while working I used to see people in their offices or meetings, but all the time I worked as a
cleaner. I never realized that this work is stopping me to reach my goals, I realize that I did
not get any useful skills for the career I want and that is my weakness. I did not have my
eyes open to notice so far, that this work is leading me. To a dead-end street. Knowing this, I
have begun to develop and learn new skills on my own. Skills such as, advancing in IT skills
using different software such as (Excel, Word, Power Point), I learned to produce music and
acting music and I am aware that This skill is not useful for the career I choose, but it is my
hobby To make music Another of my weaknesses is that I have improved my English very
slowly and the reason for that is that in my work there are no English speakers, only Spanish
and Portuguese.
The positive is that I learned to speak Portuguese fluently. I am a very outgoing person. I live
to make people feel comfortable with me and make people feel part of my life. However, I
am very empathetic, but sometimes it is a disadvantage because I feel the same as the other
but on the same level or magnification. I am very ambitious, and I focus on everything I do.
Another of my weaknesses is to contain my feelings to try not to hurt other people and
when I explode it is chaos.
Part 3 Options for Progression:
One of the gaps in my abilities to help me achieve my goal is my ability to write in English
and this could cause me problems in the future if I don't develop it as soon as possible. In
the SWOT I said, "When you work as a cleaner, I don't get any useful skills for my
professional career" and it is very difficult to establish a connection with people who do not
have the same ambitious as I have.
I will need to have skills such as good oral and written communication skills, negotiation
skills, arithmetic and analytical skills ... and I will need more experience in the world of retail
sales and sales. I would like to work as an assistant manager in another sector not related to
cleaning. in the store as a cashier ... but I need to have a stronger curriculum vitae to get this
job and improve my interview skills. In the last four weeks I had the opportunity to train as
an assistant to the manager of my current job at Amazon offices, this is the most important
opportunity they gave me.
However, one of the options that I have considered to act as a bridge between my current
situation and my professional aspiration is to continue working as a cleaner and work hard
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to become an assistant manager and when I finish my degree, I will apply for work in the
building where I am Currently working as a marketing assistant. My personal profile that I
made in class can help me by making a clear path or a vision of what I want, I just need to
focus.
I am reducing any distractions I have to achieve my goal and get my degree and my desired
job.
Pat 4 Way Forward: Three steps in order to reach my goal is to, make a networking in the
university with different students and then applying for my desire career or career related
to them. Try to build a strong CV to have my desire career this in the next 2 years. I could
start working in retails as a shop assistant, receptionist …
Conclusion: The path to follow in order to success and reach my goals is to change my
current job or keep working in the same company and try to scale to a higher position and
then apply for assistant marketer in Amazon office, I would need a stronger CV and improve
my writing skills to reach my goal.
Personal SWOT
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Strengths Weaknesses
I worked as cleaner, shop assistant, Lack of Business Knowledge.
kitchen porter, waiter. Sometimes I felt that I should
Internal Cleaning training, and I have been improve my behaviour and be more
trained as manager assistant. professional.
Lv2 Music Production and Lack of career planning.
performance. I work 35 hours weakly and it is
Lv2 Sports and Leisure activities. difficult to manage my studies with
Advance IT skills using different my work.
software (Excel, Power point, Sometimes I’m not focus and start
Words). thinking in unnecessary things.
I’m really good speaking with I work 5 days a week, after
people. University I always go straight away
I’m high self-confident, there is to my workplace, I do not have
nothing I cannot do. enough time to complete my work.
I love risk and challenges in my life. When winter and cold come, I
I’m very open mind and respectful become lazy.
with others. Sometimes I make too many jokes.
I used to by a football leader in Spain My English should be better.
for this reason I have high level of
communication and empathy skills.
I am very enthusiastic, positive and
passionate.
I am a hardworking person.
I love to make people around me
feel comfortable with me
Opportunities Threats
I have been working in many The first year, my colleagues gave
different places and people and this me work that they had to do and
gave me the opportunity to improve not me, taking advantage of my
External my social communication skills. lack of knowledge.
My manager has been trained me as In my current workplace my
assistant manager, opportunity to supervisor always changes my role
grow in the company. and place me in another without
My duties in my workplace is reason.
prepare meeting rooms for event, Is difficult to grow when you are a
this give me the opportunity of cleaner, people don’t expect
knowing how business event works. nothing from me.
I also have the opportunity to hear Sometimes people do not treat me
some conference from Amazon. as the way I do.
When I used to be at college
teachers.
When I used to be in college,
teachers didn't give me the
necessary support and preferred to
take me away
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5 People Questionnaires
Personal Development in Professional Settings
Ask 5 People
Below are five questions that I would like you to answer based on your perception of me. I
have chosen you as one of five people whose opinions I trust, value and respect. I hope and
expect you to be honest. This will probably take about five minutes of your time.
Thank you
Name: Ionut, Catalin Ghioc
What one word or phrase describes me best?
Strength, loyalty and wisdom
What do you think is my greatest achievement?
Get everything you're getting from scratch and never give up
What do you value most about me?
Your way of being unique
What one thing could I change for my own benefit?
Nothing
What do you believe to be my greatest strength?
Creativity and positivity
Personal Development in Professional Settings
Ask 5 People
Below are five questions that I would like you to answer based on your perception of me. I
have chosen you as one of five people whose opinions I trust, value and respect. I hope and
expect you to be honest. This will probably take about five minutes of your time.
Thank you
Name: Angeles Lopez Rodriguez
What one word or phrase describes me best?
Worker try to give your best and move forward, honest, always help and support your
environment, creative, fun and the best person in all areas I know.
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What do you think is my greatest achievement?
the strength and inner capacity that you have that will make you achieve great things in
the future and your courage to always know how to overcome the things that come to
you
What do you value most about me?
I could not choose only 1 thing, I value his whole being, your person and your soul
What one thing could I change for my own benefit?
unhook more to not keep what does damage so inside and look a little more for you
What do you believe to be my greatest strength?
your big heart and intelligence
Personal Development in Professional Settings
Ask 5 People
Below are five questions that I would like you to answer based on your perception of me. I
have chosen you as one of five people whose opinions I trust, value and respect. I hope and
expect you to be honest. This will probably take about five minutes of your time.
Thank you
Name: Ivan
What one word or phrase describes me best?
good friend and loyal
What do you think is my greatest achievement?
have learned to sing and compose
What do you value most about me?
as I said loyalty and friendship
What one thing could I change for my own benefit?
that you go out more do sports, soccer and that you don't sleep so much
What do you believe to be my greatest strength?
that you always fight for your goals
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Personal Development in Professional Settings
Ask 5 People
Below are five questions that I would like you to answer based on your perception of me. I
have chosen you as one of five people whose opinions I trust, value and respect. I hope and
expect you to be honest. This will probably take about five minutes of your time.
Thank you
Name: Demba
What one word or phrase describes me best?
He is a good person, s determined person, a person with a good heart, who is always here
for his family friend, likes to help people give good advice to people, every time with
positive energy even when he is sad, you cannot know it because he is always smiling ,
hardworking with too much vision
What do you think is my greatest achievement?
Be who you are
What do you value most about me?
His honesty loyalty and good heart
What one thing could I change for my own benefit?
I do not know what I can change about him.
What do you believe to be my greatest strength?
Makes people feel good
Personal Development in Professional Settings
Ask 5 People
Below are five questions that I would like you to answer based on your perception of me. I
have chosen you as one of five people whose opinions I trust, value and respect. I hope and
expect you to be honest. This will probably take about five minutes of your time.
Thank you
Name: Ruben
What one word or phrase describes me best?
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faithful friend
What do you think is my greatest achievement?
to be able to live in an unknown place and take it in luxury, with achievements even in
music
What do you value most about me?
He is always there, and he always provide help when is need it
What one thing could I change for my own benefit?
What do you believe to be my greatest strength?
His family and the believe of him to become a good role model in the future
Networking Profile
1. Headline
Summary
I am a student of Business and Marketing at Anglia Ruskin University. I used to be a music
production and performance student at Bsix college and also, I used to study ESOL AND
Sport and leisure activities. My current job is Cleaner operative, but I have been trained as
assistant manager at Amazon offices in London. I worked as waiter with an Indian company
Annapurna and as shop assistant in my family business.
2. Experience
I have 4 years of experiences as a cleaner, but I have been developing my
professional skill communication at Annapurna by providing help to guest and
customers, I have also developed my IT Skill using (excel, power point, words). I have
experience performing in my past college as a singer. I dominated music software
such as (Logic, Cubase, Ableton). I worked as a shop assistant in my family business
before coming to the United Kingdom.
3. Education and courses
High School Certificate (Spain, Almeria, Roquetas de mar). 5 years
ESOL level 3 at Bsix College (London) 2 years
Sport and leisure activities Lv2 1 year
Music performance and production Lv2 1 year
Business and marketing at Anglia Ruskin University (London) Currently
4. Featured skills and endorsements
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I am very dedicated person, I always give my best, hardworking, really enthusiastic, high
self-confident, optimistic, empathic person, open mind, I always care about others,
independent, I consider myself as a leader, I have Advance IT skills.
RESOURCES
Rook, S. (2019) The Graduate Career Guidebook.
Trough, F. (2017) Brilliant Employability Skills
