...Unit code: SHR053-6 Personal and Professional Development Handbook (Oman) February 2014 © University of Bedfordshire 2014 Published by the University of Bedfordshire Business School Luton Campus, Vicarage Street, Luton LU1 3JU, United Kingdom Unit Handbook © University of Bedfordshire 2014 Contents Contents 2 Welcome 3 Learning resources at the University of Bedfordshire 3 1 Introduction to the unit 4 2 Overall aims of the unit 4 3 Overview of unit content 4 4 Prerequisite knowledge or skills 4 5 Learning outcomes of the unit in more detail 5 6 Programme of Workshops 6 7 Study resources for this unit 7 Recommended additional resources 7 Recommended journals and other periodicals 7 Recommended websites and online content 8 8 How to study this unit 8 9 Assessment 9 The Reflective Journal 9 Welcome Welcome to the Personal and Professional Development unit of the University of Bedfordshire MBA Programme. This handbook contains advice and information you will need to successfully complete your work on this unit. It should be read in conjunction with the overall Programme Handbook, which you should have already received. The handbook serves two main purposes: * It summarises the key concepts and provides you with a framework and a map for this unit. * It provides you with information about learning resources, infrastructure and virtual learning environments for studying the MBA at the University of Bedfordshire. If...
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...Forbes Best of the Web for Job Hunting Job-Hunt.org PC Magazine Best of the Internet for Careers Job-Hunt.org Job-Hunt® is a registered trademark of NETability, Inc. © 2012, NETability, Inc. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or modification without prior written permission. Quick Guide: LinkedIn for New Graduates www.job-hunt.org Table of Contents Chapter 1: Why Use LinkedIn? .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Getting Started.............................................................................................................2 Chapter 3: Using LinkedIn Effectively .........................................................................................5 Chapter 4: How to Continually Leverage LinkedIn..................................................................12 Chapter 5: How to Maximize Your Use of LinkedIn.................................................................14 Chapter 6: LinkedIn for Your Career ..........................................................................................15 © 2012, NETability, Inc. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or modification without prior written permission. Quick Guide: LinkedIn for New Graduates www.job-hunt.org Chapter 1: Why Use Linkedin? Congratulations! You are well on the path to career success by completing your degree. Now that you’re planning to take the world by storm, LinkedIn...
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...Personality and Career Choice Personality profiles are used by organizations as a method of evaluating an employee’s personal attributes, skills, and values. The results of the personality profiles are also used by management to evaluate an employee’s work performance. It is important to know how to analyze a personality test, and to know how to interpret the results. The purpose of this paper is to offer insight regarding the relationship between personalities and organizational behaviors, to provide some insight regarding the correlation between personality types and leadership styles, and to identify behavioral approaches within leadership roles. Personality and Career Choice Personality can be defined as a mixture of distinctive traits of an individual, and manner in which that individual interacts with and responds to others. According to the text, “Personality is an important individual characteristic to understand. It helps us identify predictable interplays between people’s individual differences and their tendencies to behave in certain ways.” (Schermerhorn, J. R., 2012, p. 29). Personality traits are characteristics that define a person’s behavior or attitudes towards something or someone. Personality profiles assist managers in evaluating whether or not an applicant has the desired personal attributes, skills, and values that the company is seeking for a leadership position. According to researcher Yukl, G., (2012), “To be highly useful for...
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...SWOT Personal SWOT Analysis Christine A. Hawkins Western Governors University Reflection on Seven Habits Profile The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is based on principles that provide insight in to one’s own personal and professional challenges. The 7 Habits profile is a self-assessment tool to gauge ones dependence to independence and provide opportunity for movement towards interdependence. I was intrigued when I saw the result of my personal Seven Habits profile to see the following strengths, which are listed as Covey’s first tier towards independence among highly effective people. * Proactive – I often see the end in mind when situations arise and take initiative to identify methods for resolution or implement initiatives to the situation. If one approach does not work, a different approach will be utilized. My personal belief is that I set my own path and am responsible for the success or non-success of that path. When challenges or problem arise both personally and professionally, I have found that being reactive does not resolve the challenge. When these situations arise, I proactively identify what I can do better. * Begin with the end in mind – I am very strong at beginning with the end in mind in almost all situations. I will visually identify the path from beginning to end and recognize consequences or obstacles that may arise along the way. Having this strength has enabled me to prepare and be proactive when handling challenging circumstances...
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...Career Portfolio Career Success Strategies (GM548) Professor: Geoffrey Hacker March 3, 2013 By Christopher C. Young Table of Content Current Goals………………………………………………………………………………3 Work Philosophy……………………………………………………………...……………4 DISC Survey and Written Report…………………………………………………………5-11 Stress Processing Report and Written Report……………………………………....……12-17 Samples of Key Course Outcomes and Assignments………………………………….....18-19 List of technical and Like Skills Gained from each………………………………………20 Keller Course Personal Resume…………………………………………………………………………....21 Volunteer and Community Service Experience…………………………………………..22 Favorite Web Sites………………………………………………………………………….23 Current Goals Personal - Complete my Masters of Business Administration with concentration in General Management by June 2014 - Get in shape by Summer of 2013 - Take more time to study for school Financial - Keep my credit score high - Continue to make payments on time - Get a raise/promotion - Continue to save money Professional (My Current Options/Goals) - Store Manager/Management - Retire Work Philosophy Leadership - Taking responsibilities. Leading by example. Learn from mistakes - Learn from mistake and accepting them to improve next time. Focused - Focus of Being Focused to find success...
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...i PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN For ARIC W HALL Completed in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of OM 7170 – The Developing Leader Capella University August, 2004 Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: E-Mail: Instructor: Ina von Ber, PhD ii Abstract Title Personal Leadership Development Plan for Aric W Hall Abstract This leadership development plan is tailored for its author and is not a research paper in the traditional sense. The author begins with his personal framework for leadership. Included are the results of several leadership assessment tools, information from coaching and personal feedback, and insights into the author’s goals for career and leadership development. The report concludes with a few thoughts on future development and evaluating the progress of personal development. Hall, p. i Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction Leadership Framework Assessment Assessment Tools EQ In-Action Profile Campbell Leadership Descriptor Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Coaching & Feedback Developmental Activities Evaluating Progress Appendix: My Assessment Outcomes Bibliography i 1 1 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 Hall, p. 1 Introduction Everyone needs to have a career development plan. In my case, that should include a leadership development plan. This particular plan begins with a leadership framework that encapsulates what I value in leadership. I am also happy to report that a large portion of the leadership assessment data incorporated herein...
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...10 Essential Facts Career Professionals Need to Know About LinkedIn Now! Joshua Waldman, Author “Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies” ! About Joshua Waldman Joshua Waldman, author of Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies, has offered LinkedIn profile writing services for the last two years. Waldman is the founder of the CareerEnlightenment.com blog, which won the About.com 2013 Reader’s Choice Award for best career blog. When he hires new writers, Waldman asks them to go through his customized training program, now available to the public as “The LinkedIn Profile Writing Masterclass.” [careerenlightenment.com/lipw] Your Clients Want LinkedIn Services but Don’t Know What to Ask for complaints to you, and your job is to put those symptoms together to form a diagnosis and treatment. There are a few facts in this situation that you may have seen as so obvious that you did not give them much attention. In that case, you might give him aspirin for the pain, protein supplements for the weight loss, and a recommendation for more rest for his fatigue issues. But you wouldn’t be healing the patient until you found the actual disease, the actual cause of his symptoms. Based on your expertise, you know the patient’s symptoms may indicate that he has steatohepatitis, or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. A few facts about this situation. First, the patient doesn’t really know what is causing his ailment. He’s only able to identify his pain and other odd symptoms...
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...FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY January 2013 RESEARCH DIGEST UNIVERSITY COUNSELING AND CAREER OFFICE An Annual Publication of UCCO Volume 1 Issue 2 Continuously Contributing to the Holistic Development of FEU Students This research digest is an informative tool of the University Counseling and Career Office with its major goal, to analyze and contribute novel ideas, towards the growing field of guidance and counseling. The main objective of which is to intensify the holistic welfare of the FEU students. Furthermore, this digest features the scholarly work of the adept and experienced team of the UCCO focusing on the counselor-based programs and action plans. With this, the team is delighted to share with you this annual digest as a response to the emerging needs and for the sustenance of the value of excellence of the Institution. POINTS OF INTEREST Page 2 UCCO’s SWOT Analysis, Nature of Counseling and Special Cases: Basis for a Comprehensive FEU-UCCO Guidance Program A Five Year Cross-Sectional Survey of FEU Institutional Exit Interviews An Evaluation on the Needs Assessment as Basis for Revision of ACE Modules College Adjustment Level of F r e s hm e n I nt e r na t i o na l Students Profile of FEU Students under the Selective Retention Policy Learning Style Profile of Freshmen Students of FEUMakati Psychological and Adjustment Problems Among Freshmen Architecture Students Results of the Module Evaluation on Leadership and Self-Empowerment Page 3 Page 4 Page 5...
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...recently reported its 3rd quarter revenue in 2014 at $568 million, up 45% compared to $393 million in 3q 2013. This company has gone through its ups and downs financially but it still has always strived to stay with their mission to give people access to jobs, news, updates, and insight. 2. Account Creation The initial account creation process is the same as most social networks. You need to give them your name, e-mail address, and create a password for your account. You also will need to access your email to confirm your account. LinkedIn will than go through customizing your profile step by step with you, making this process much easier for new users that aren’t familiar with the interface. You can add information such as your education, current and previous jobs, skills, languages, organizations, awards, test scores, certifications and a profile picture/headshot. You also are given a section in your profile to summarize all of...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |GEN/105 Version 10 | | |Skills for Learning in an Information Age | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to learning in an information-rich society. Students develop strategies for successful distance learning, time management, and for managing the abundance of information available in today’s society. Students also explore the appropriate use of information in an academic environment. Specific topics for the course include computing skills for distance learning, online library use, academic honesty, and the development of effective study skills. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted...
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...Personnel Profile Plan HSM/220 Personnel Profile Plan For this assignment I will be discussing the four steps that an organization should take to change its personnel profile. These steps include; performance appraisal, staff training and development, career development, and termination. The first step I will be talking about is performance appraisal. This is usually an annual event for every employee, and sometime contains quarterly and Simi-annual progress reports. It’s useful to mangers and administrations because they are able to determine employee skills and productivity profiles. This helps supervisor and employees to get the highest performers in the main positions. For example, a supervisor would be able to look at; an employee’s work performed strengths, weakness, and level of performance though scoring systems, charting, and comparisons. The second step is staff training and development. This contains the options of in-service training provided by the agency, or out-services training workshops and institutes, which is earned through professional organizations and other groups. The third step is career development. This is set out to assist employees in achieving higher level responsibilities through on the job training and monitoring. This is done by a supervisor and employee coming together, and planning the employee’s short and long term career goals. Fourth, is termination, and is to be used in extreme circumstances. If not done correctly, it can become...
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...life to go in regards to my career. I plan on double majoring in Journalism and Media Studies as well as Human Resource Management. Over the course of the year we have taken multiple personality tests that have highlighted aspects of our personalities and guided us to specific careers that would fit those personality traits. The Myers Briggs test revealed that I am a “seller” and very sociable. Career Interests Profile explained that I am kind of person who likes assisting others, and I enjoy social interaction and helping people overcome their personal problems. The interest profile from O*Net rated me with a score of 34 for being social, a 31 for enterprising, and a 30 for artistic. As I reflected back on this information, I understood that it suited me very well. I am going to utilize the personality traits that the tests pointed out in my future career. The ideal career that I am striving towards is to write for a famous fashion magazine. The personality tests that I took pointed out characteristics that will be very useful in my future plans to reach this goal. A magazine writer must be social and outgoing in order to get news that is of interest to readers. As mentioned before, the Myers Briggs test revealed that I ultimately am very social and am a “seller.” The Career Interests profile said I enjoy social interaction, which obviously is a very important characteristic that is needed to be a successful magazine writer. The O*Net Interest profile gave me a high score in...
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...would not be put at risk. Preference is the act of preferring, choosing, or favoring one above other. One example of this is choosing what career path to be taken in College. But it is not simply choosing, there are some factors associated why people choose one above other. A student might choose Engineering because he is good at Mathematics or Accountancy because it is an in-demand course. This proves that choosing a career path is an important decision that will make in determining future plans because this decision will impact throughout ones lives. Usually, this occurs in the midst of fourth year in high school of the students. For them to be able to go onto higher level, they are sought to choose a career path among many options. But because of these many options they tend to be more confused and they tend used their preference. Notre Dame of Kabacan is just one of the school institutions in Kabacan, North Cotabato that caters secondary level of education. This school has fourth year high school students that might experience the same situation. In this study, the researcher will: determine what is the career preferred by students; identify the factors affecting their preference; determine the advantages and disadvantages in choosing a career; and identify the problems encountered by the students in choosing a career path. This is an important matter in the society because this is one of the concerns of many students and students play a huge part in our society...
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...Chapter 1 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Shifting of course is a way of college students to change their chosen program to another that may have been caused by many incompatibility to compete in that specific program. Choosing a course is difficult. A lot of factors are to be considered. Choosing to pursue it or not is more difficult. Even the brightest student fails in class sometimes. On the other hand, it is unhealthy to force a student into something that he is not happy with. It will only result todisappointments and regrets in the future. The first year is adeciding period for most students as to whether they will pursue their respective degrees or shift to another. It is the year when students begin to question the significance of their subjects to their courses. If the course does not meet the demands of students it may cause failure or boredom that makes them shift.True dedication to studies cannot be easily disrupted by unpromising class performance. Although the choice of what course to pursue is often based on practical reasons, there are students who are driven by a “true calling.” These are students who are truly passionate with what they are taking up now. They cannot be easily disheartened by unsatisfactory quiz and exam results.Grades can serve as a basis when choosing between shifting and staying. However, passion is the ultimate determinant in finalizing one’s decision. ...
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...plus ORGANISING YOUR MATERIAL 9 AND HEADINGS TACKLING WORK PERMIT ISSUES 10 Fig. 9 Nationality and Work Permission Data WRITING PERSONAL PROFILES 12 Fig 10. Personal Profile Statement Fig 11: Career Objective Statement Fig 12: Career Summary Fig 13: Expertise Summary BEAUTIFUL BULLETS 13 Fig 14: Bullet 1 Fig 15: A Powerful Summary SHOWING MANAGERIAL CAPABILITIES 14 REFERENCES 14 Fig 16. References SCANNING YOUR WORK 15 CV EXAMPLES PROFILE EXAMPLES EXAMPLE COVERING LETTER 16-28 29-30 31 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. CV EXAMPLES 2 INTRODUCTION 1. YOUR CV Welcome. If you are a postgraduate student at The Birmingham Business School, one of the tasks you are likely to want to tackle is the design of a CV to ‘market’ your skills for the future. Even if you do not intend to try and seek work in the UK, you are likely to find that you can learn from the self-marketing skills our Careers Advisers and Consultants will emphasise in the workshop sessions offered and by working on your CV using this Guide. You are likely to achieve the best result if you review your CV more than once during your course. The review process will strengthen your CV so it reflects your learning, development and changing ideas about work options. MBAs at The Birmingham Business School will be asked to design a Profile, to go on-line. However, this profile format will not...
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