Career Management ASSIGNMENT

1 PART 1: WHO AM I? Reflection on psychometric test results Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test This test was created by Carl G Jung in 1971, with three regions of possibilities are dichotomies (i.e bipolar dimensions in which each pole represents a specific choice) Then, a practitioner and researcher of Jung’s principle - Isabel Briggs Myers (IMB) proposed to look the judging-perceiving dating as a fourth dichotomy influencing character type (Briggs Myers, 1980) This test identifies sixteen types of human characteristics and classifies them into eight basic principles With the result of the test above, I feel very exciting although the result are not entirely correct In reality, I delight in social activities and often hang out with friends Nevertheless, there are sometimes I like to be alone, which is a peaceful timing In that time, I can sing a favorite song, read some novels on love I also a thoughts keeper, think as much as I talk I also concerned about people sincerely Almost comments that I am a person who is capable of making them feel better when I was with them Before this test, I have tried some other test, which same like Psychometric tests, such as MBTI and the results showed either ENFJ or ENFP, for that reason it is affordable to anticipate this result is correct Numerical and Verbal Reasoning Test Sources: http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/ After I completed both tests, I was a little surprised about the solutions, the solutions better than I thought When compare my consequences to Peer Average, that both of them showed scores that higher average In numerical test, I used the ability to analyze in my math in the past to solve the problems that the test gives to me And I was lucky when I have enough time to finish the test and spend more than minutes doing the test For verbal reasoning test, I actually gasped when I saw the results, as I often have no confidence in my capacity to read and recognize English I am quite cheerful with this result In brief, this is a good result for me compare to most other people, and of course I know that I still need to learn a lot more to be able to achieve higher result This Questionnaire illustrates attitudes and alternatives in terms of thirty- two special components of working lifestyles, involved with my alternatives and private style inside the place of work I am privy to Adaptability, Supporting and Co-operating was two highest characteristics, which is accurate There are a lot of examples of me dealing with unexpected conditions and attach them with higher answers In addition, I additionally have potential to work in organization and my try to attain personal goals were high Most people, who used to work with me told me that they feel comfortable when they worked with me and want to cooperate again However, I still strongly thinking that I have to improve more and more my communication skill, which is an important key for my future that can help me chose my career as well as learning to organize my work Transferable skills audit There are many elements transferable actually need to increase for careers Upon comparing and take a look at oneself, it is critical to organize, develop, consider, and prioritize some abilities and aptitudes, especially skills or capabilities one is not through any stretch of the creativeness great at Consequently, the ability which I am able to arrange and prioritize for my development are diagnosed and clarified below; The first is Leadership skills, which is very important to accumulate and possess assortment of abilities and skills so that you can attain and achieve the responsibilities of being a supervisor in addition to a leader Consequently, I desire to enhance and develop my leadership skills to make sure that I act extraordinarily properly while I had given submit of a supervisor or leader in any company inside the future The second skill that I needs to be more developed is Interpersonal skills An interpersonal skill is a critical abilities or skills that set up and helps one to recognize, communicate and moreover propel and encourage individuals and organizations (Griffin and Moorhead, 2014) Inside the psychometric test I finished demonstrates that I am an introvert person I ought to set up, develop and build up this ability with the purpose that I am able to have the capacity to attach, engage, in addition to speaking proficiently and successfully The last skill which desires further enhancement is Flexibility and Adaptability Flexibility and adaptability is important and essential for me due to the fact I might be working in a multinational or global company which have different professionals or employees with disparate social and cultural heritage in addition to dialect (language) Further, Flexibility and Adaptability is essential so I am able to modify and achieve my purpose and targets as a worker or an administrator The inducement in the back of why I ought to arrange, develop and prioritize this skills and ability is essentially due to the fact that those are the essential and pivotal information that I need to be effective and successful as a manager or a supervisor Therefore, to accumulate and increase these competencies and skills, I am able to move to a few lessons, coaching lessons, seminar and workshop in addition to training classes Although, I am able to seek or practice a task with the intention that I am able to accumulate experience about correspondence and conversation inside company Moreover, I am able to research with suitable books that relate to organizational and authoritative conduct Personal SWOT Analysis Personal brand statement I am a passionate, inquiring, caring person with a deep interest and devoted special attention to the managers and leaders LinkedIn Profile PART 2: WHERE DO I WANT TO GO Introduction This section will examine and analyze two company or industries, which intend to work inside the future However, the feature, principles, current changes as well as trend of future will be mentioned The selected two industries are Cosmetics Industry and Luxury Fashion Retail Industry Both are industries I really like And I found myself gifted with both I have a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a degree in natural cosmetology research, which is a pretty solid foundation for me to choose the cosmetic industry However, fashion industry still is my biggest dream since I was young So, I want to accumulate my career with fashion industry My mother used to be a well-known fashion designer until my mother gave birth to my sister I was exposed to cloth, needles, threads, garment accessories since very young That is why I am quite apt to learn quickly in creating and updating new fashion trends In addition, for long time ago, I had worked as a trainee at Ivy Moda fashion, I alternatively recognize how competitive this industry is, and in particular when there are many 10 PART 3: HOW DO I GET THERE? My goals and preferred sector/role My dream job is to be able to open a bridal fashion shop, and create a wedding dress branded with my own design I still try to everything for my big dream career In the next few years, I will try to learn more experience in the famous fashion brands In particular, in the marketing departments of these companies there are always many opportunities and challenges for me to learn more; moreover, I can even learn more of what I have not previous exposure Short term goal My short-term goal is to find a job that is related to sales management or fashion design jobs at a local company Currently, I am forced to look for work in these two areas through the company's website or LinkedIn I need to cultivate a lot of soft skills and professional skills for myself, to become more prominent than the other candidates, especially with a senior student preparing for graduation Medium term goal Next, I will try to get promoted as manager of the store or branch company To so I will probably need to enroll some more specialized courses Postgraduate education programs such as Master's degree, PhD is also a good idea for me Because it helps to prove my level of trust and professionalism However, in order to meet this goal, I will probably have to engage in larger companies than my short-term goals In my view, in order to achieve this goal I need to have serious training for myself, and be ready to face the difficulties Moreover, high intensity of work at reputable companies Long term goal In the end, my long term purpose is to open my personal training and develop company I believe that my company reports at some stage in the years will give me more potent credibility and understanding to train my ability customers So that you can accomplish that, I am able to amplify my community and reach out to capacity clients By doing so, I might be able to construct an adequate variety of customers to maintain my enterprise for the short term This final purpose aligns carefully with my entrepreneur value i might prefer to be my personal boss, manage my personal future, and create a legacy 14 (Mock) job application (Letter of application and Curriculum Vitae for a real vacancy) Curriculum Vitae for a real vacancy 15 Cover Letter Nguyen Thi Kim Anh 16 Reflection on (mock) interview 17 18 19 20 My involvement and experience of being an observer, interviewer and interviewee turned into excellent however difficult, because of the reality that it changed into my first come upon and my first experience training and acting such roles As an interviewee Before the interview, I drafted and organized ten suitable sparkling graduate questions in order 21 to be requested during the interview consultation Before gambling the position of an interviewee, I read the questions to make sure that I continue to be flexible with the ideal solutions Further, previous to the interview, I have a little bit of panic and nervousness when facing my interviewer Fortunately, thanks to the simplicity and humor of the interviewer before the start, it helped me regain my composure After that, I apprehend and identify my impact as well as my key factors, however, when gambling the position of an interviewee, I used to be very cautious when answering the question and that I assure that there has been no mistake and I make certain that I supplied a concise and clear as well as affordable solution to the question I believe that with the way to answer my words as well as the necessary information, I have made a good impression on the interviewer 22 As an interviewer When acting as an interviewer, I suddenly realized that being a more difficult interviewer means becoming an interviewee The first thing that makes a good interview is that the interviewer must have good communication skills to make the interviewee and themselves feel comfortable The second thing is the impression, to me, the interviewer is the representative of the company face, and the impression of the interviewee is just like showing the brand of the company In order to be able to well on this role, I have practiced a lot I assure that I don't forget the goal of the interview consultation, I requested the applicant questions that have been appropriate for the activity description in addition to the organisation he/she turned into applying for, and that I constructed up a valid correspondence and conversation environment amongst all my organization members 23 As an Observer As an observer, I watched very well and description and become aware of the solutions in addition to key factors said by the interviewee The observer will often be notified in advance about the work process as well as the company's supply of candidate-related materials I have tried to read through all the important information of the candidate so that they can understand better and have more accurate comments on the candidate When the interview started, I chose a suitable position to observe the interviewer and the interviewee, but still did not affect the dialogue between them I noticed that the interviewer was quite relaxed and easygoing, she created a comfortable atmosphere for the interviewee Therefore, the answers of the interviewees are also better, not nervous or difficult to say But there seems to be some questions that the interviewee has not prepared carefully so the answer has not made me feel really satisfied Typically, information and experiences have been great I learnt and purchased the way to contemplate, liaise, and provide practical reaction to the question The experience moreover furnished me information of what's in store after I work inside the Human resource department inside the close to future I discovered some imperfections in my technique and ability to engage with the questioner or the interviewer I discovered that I make investments a variety of time answering all questions I would really like to amend that and provide fundamental, realistic, clean and capability responses and solutions to the question inside the future Moreover, the three roles we performed (observer, interviewer and interviewee) are certainly essential for me to realize what is expected from me inside the HR division Furthermore, the experience has given me an authentic and practical expertise of interview consultation inside company Reflection on (mock) assessment centre During the class, the lecturer gave us a case study called Enterprise Rent-A-Car to research about this company The first task we received was to develop a new service for Rent-A-Car Our team consists of six people but when assigned to this task, only three members present is me and two more So that day we finished the task with only people Time is limited, we are not prepared due to lack of people so the results are not good on the content I am very grateful for the comments the faculty gave us that day This is the motivation for us to be better prepared for the next exercise On the second exercise, we are fortunate enough to be able to work together This exercise consists of questions but includes a personal question Since the group has people, we decided to work together on four questions and the other one will give the individual opinion and then I will summarize and submit to the lecturer For me, I suppose I responded my questions properly, as I study all of the instances and with a few research, it became not too difficult in any respect however it changed into pretty time-consuming But, I nevertheless actually need to enhance my presentation ability, due to the fact, once more, I were given too worried, that the reason why my presentation went no longer as well as I desired it to be 24 Reflection on networking event The first time I attended a job fair was when I was in the old university It is a great job fair, with the participation of many famous brands from different fields such as L'Oreal, Samsung, Unilever, Prudential, BOSCH, Shopee, Abbott etc My aim at attending the fair that day was solely to refer to employment, and to learn more about the in which companies operate, the way they promote their products to consumers On that day, I dressed politely and prepared all the necessary information If I found a suitable company, I would apply After a round of observation and participation in joint activities I was really impressed by Samsung electrics Samsung is a well-known electronics company in the world, especially in Vietnam I was completely conquered by the way they held a simulation assignment at the school, how they exchanged information with employees in the company and the exhibitors, or how they conveyed the information of their products, making some of the young people present at the fair that day subscribe to their new product Also right in that day, I applied for my job at Samsung and took part in a trial interview there with all the experiences I had This is an enjoyable and rewarding experience for students like me 25 26 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