Case Study Answers of Career Action Plan and Self Reflection- MG410

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Running Head: CAREER ACTION PLAN AND SELF -REFLECTION
CAREER ACTION PLAN AND SELF -REFLECTION
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:
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Table of Contents
Introduction ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. 2
Personal Analysis ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………….. 2
Career Actio n Plan ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………… 4
CV ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………….. 6
LinkedIn Profile ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ……………………. 6
Conclusion ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. . 6
References ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. .. 7
Appendix ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. …. 9
CV ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………. 9
LinkedIn ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. …………………………. 10
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Introduction
Self -reflection can be defined as the process through which someone can be able to
evaluate his or her own skill and knowledge. Thus, the process can be relatable to
psychological factors where human being tries to gather knowledge about their surroundings
to improve certain characteris tic traits and attributes (Slepcevic -Zach and Stock 2018 ). On
the other go, the career action plan can be interpreted as the process someone undertakes
certain action planning that will help them to obtain the certain career objectives. In simple
words, it can be described as the dynamic process that is done by the young people aid to
report their certain career learning (Popescu 2021) . It is used to set the objectives and also
identify the actions that are compulsory to achieve the goals. For this particular report on the
self -reflection and career action plan, I have chosen the job role of area manager of Orchard
House, and along with that, I have already identified certain skills and knowledge that are
essential to achieve that post.
In this report , I will be discussing the strength and weaknesses through a pe rsonal
SWOT analysis and also will provide a career action plan to develop those weaknesses into
opportunities to have better career growth as an area manager.
Personal Analysis
Here in this segment of the personal analysis, I will be doing my SWOT analys is to
evaluate the certain strengths and weaknesses also the opportunities and threats to understand
my core competencies so that it will help me to identify the certain skillsets that I need to
improve to obtain my desired employment goals (Mikhaylova, Ni kitaeva and Kokodey,
2020 ).
Strengths
ï‚· Communication skill is the greatest
skill that I have. I have fluency in my
regional and official languages
(Sonnenschein and Ferguso n 2020 ).
ï‚· I am good and efficient at Team
Work which will help me to
coordinate with m y subordinate.
Weaknesses
ï‚· I do lack my imaginative and
creativity skills in certain matters in
product handling and client dealing.
ï‚· I also lack interpersonal skills, which
are essential for being in a managerial
position.
Opportunities Threa ts
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ï‚· I have excellent negotiation skills,
which will a id me in focusing on my
customer profiling and help me close
the deal by converting the customers.
ï‚· I am also somewhat pro in IT
knowledge, and it will help me to
maintain my excel sheet and other
computerized programs.
ï‚· Imagination and innovation are
mostly required for handling certain
marketing activities, which I lack and
will hamper my credibility for the
position.
ï‚· My interpersonal skill can be a
potential threat to my career path.
From the above SWOT analysis, I have identified my strengths and opportunities and
the weaknesses and threats as well that can create obstacles in my career path. Interpersonal
skills are the most important skillset for being in the area manager post as I have to deal with
many people in the organization and also in my territory (Denney et al. 2020) . This skill set is
very important for achieving success in life. Hence, I need to work on my interpersonal skill,
and at the same time, I need to be more vocal so that I can communicate with my subordinate
and also with my colleagues in my workplace. Another skill that I lack is that imagination
and creativity skills. Imagination and creativity are the two skillsets that are most essential in
handling certain products in a certain market scen ario. These two skills are required and help
someone to have out -of-the -box thinking. So, I need to work on these skills to have a better
understanding of my territory and also use innovative techniques that will lead me to have a
better conversion from my territory.
I have also identified my strengths as I am good at communication skills that will help
me to deal with the customers quite well. Communication skill is very much needed for an
area sales manager as they need to communicate with the distributi on channels and also
sometimes with the customers directly (Darkazanli 2021 ). Also, I am an efficient team player,
and my skills will enhance my team activities and will broaden the scope of my team. From
the above SWOT analysis, I have identified certain strengths that will eventually prove to be
opportunities for me to enhance my career objectives. Negotiation skill is something that is
most essential in a sales profile to persuade customers. And moreover, IT skills are very
much required in the current c orporate pace as these skills will help me to create more
opportunities for myself in the near future.
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Career Action Plan
The career action plan is the dynamic process that helps the career opportunities to
make structured planning to keep track of the p rogress of the skill improvement (Fithroni et
al. 2022) . Career action planning has four essential components such as self -assessment
criteria, exploration of career goals, identification of career objectives, and lastly, a plan of
action. Here in this seg ment, the career action will be judged on the basis of SMART goal
setting (Islam and Al Amin 2019 ). The SMART goal directly refers to the Specific ,
Measurable, Achievable, Realistic , and Time.
Skillsets Career
Objectives
Specific Measura
ble
Achievabl
e
Realistic Time
Interperso
nal Skills
The main
objective of
this skill is
to scale up
communicat
ion and
collaboratio
n with other
team
members
and
colleagues
in the
workplace
(Coffelt,
Grauman
and Smith
2019 ).
I need to be
more vocal
in my action
and
communicat
ion with my
subordinate
so that I
would be
able to
express my
point of
view.
It is a long
process,
and I have
to be
more
critical in
assessing
my certain
skills and
as well I
have to
develop
an active
listening
practice to
improve
my
interperso
na l skills.
I have to
engage in
certain
activities
that will
increase
my active
listening
skills so
that I can
incorporat
e that into
my job
roles.
This skill
has much
relevance
as it is the
most
important
skill for me
as I am an
aspirant to
become the
area
manager of
Orchard
House.
The time
taken for
improvin
g the
skill is 2
to 3
months
time
span.
Negotiatio
n Skills
To persuade
the
customers to
I need to
engage in
more direct
It is a
gradual
process,
I have to
take part in
certain
Negotiation
skill is very
much
A
minimu
m time
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increase the
brand
operation in
my
allocated
territory and
also to make
ease in
fulfilling the
sales funnel.
customer
dealing in
specific
areas and
also
increase my
customer
interaction
to enhance
my
negotiation
skill (Lisá,
Hennelová
and
Newman
2019 F.
and it will
take time
as I have
to gain
experienc
e in my
chosen
job role
and also
in dealing
with
clients
directly.
ATL and
BTL
activities
so that it
will
provide
insight into
customer
handling
and also
provide
knowledge
to
persuade
the
customers
to have the
organizatio
n’s
products .
needed for
the job role
of area
manager as
I have to
take control
of an entire
territory
and a large
number of
customer
bases to
increase the
efficiency
of my
territory.
of 1 -year
experien
ce is
needed
to
deve lop
my
negotiati
on skill
so that I
can do
better in
the
desired
profile.
Imaginativ
e Skills
It is
important
for
understandi
ng the
certain
product
attributions
and also has
the
capability to
improve the
process in a
I need to
research
certain case
studies
related to
my job roles
so that I can
develop a
certain out –
of-the -box
solution for
certain
problems
It is a
long -term
process as
the skill
needs
time to be
evolved.
I have
started
cas es on
different
brands and
also
studied the
innovative
ideas that
the brand
has taken
to improve
the process
This is
essential to
be in a
managerial
position as
it will help
me to
inspire my
team
members to
think of
such
innovat ive
It is a
long –
term
process
and also
takes
time to
develop
such
skills.
Moreove
r, it will
take a
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way, so it
does not
disrupt the
channe l of
operation.
(Pistrui
2018 F.
of new
product
developme
nt.
ideas for
branding
and
advertisem
ent.
minimu
m of
1year
time.
The above -mentioned action plan will help me to develop my skills and knowledge in
the future, and therefore, I will be able to attain my career objectives.
CV
A CV is a document that portrays the applicant’s candidature (Yan et al. 2019) . It is
useful for the interviewer because the basis that the candidate’s credibility has been judged in
the preliminary stage of the interview.
LinkedIn Profile
It is one of the social networking sites that help the professionals to build a corporate
network, and the site also has certain features that help the professionals to highlight their
skills and knowle dge (Kothari, Bafna and Pawar 2019 ). The CV has to be more concise and
clear so that interviewer can access the candidateâ€s profile.
Conclusion
In this report , I have identified my weaknes se s that could hamper my career
objective s and can be proved to be potential threats to my career; hence I have also provided
a career plan that is made to improve my skills and credibility to get selected for my desired
position for area manager.
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Darkazanli, W., 2021. The Project Manager Role: Management or Managing.
Denney, V., Haley, G., River a, E. and Watkins, D.V., 2020. Project Management Leadership
and Interpersonal Skills: The Past, Present, and Future. Global Journal of Management and
Marketing, 4(1), p.135.
Fithroni, F., Rodhiyya, Z.A., Hanum, N.C., Bhakti, C.P. and Kurniasih, C., 2022, April.
Developing Career Vision Roadmap for Student Career Planning. In International Seminar on
Innovative and Creative Guidance and Counseling Service (ICGCS 2021) (pp. 103 -109).
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Islam, M.R. and Al Amin, M., 2019. Implementation lean tec hniques for smart goal through
SWOT analysis.
Kothari, M.S.S., Bafna, M.J.P. and Pawar, M.D.P., 2019. Linkedin Profile Extractor.
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Lisá, E., Hennelová, K. and Newman, D., 2019. Comparison between Employers’ and
Students’ Expectation s in Respect of Employability Skills of University Graduates.
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Appendix
CV
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Curriculum Vitae
Dragos Vlasiem
Personal Details
Date of Birth:
Address: (State the residential address same as ID proof)
Phone No: (Contact Details)
Mail ID: (Mention Email Address)
Educational Qualification
Name of the Education: (Mention the course background)
Course Duration: (Mention the time duration of the course)
Course Type: (Part -time/Full time)
Skillsets
ï‚· Excellent Communication Style
ï‚· IT Skills
ï‚· Negotiation Skills
ï‚· Team Player
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