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C/HR/1197. The management of professional development

WORDS:
2200
DATE:
2011
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29.99 GBP

This paper discusses the management of professional development and is split into three sections. The first section discusses the development of the author in reference to the completion of projects and written communication. The second section provides evidence of the author’s problem solving, time management and communication skills. The final section presents a personal development plan.

 

KEYWORDS: Management, professional development, written communication, problem solving, time management, communication skills, personal development plan,

 

C/HR/1184. An examination of graduate opportunities in the current job market

WORDS:
1650
DATE:
2011
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19.99 GBP

This paper examines the graduate opportunities available in the current job market. The companies that are focused on include PwC, NHS, British Heart Foundation, Stay (homeless charity), Astra Zeneca and Alexander Chartered Accountants. The expectations of employers and graduates are discussed, and the paper then summarises the general employment trends in the sectors discussed. Opportunities for recent graduates are evaluated, and the skills that are expected of graduates in the job market are outlined. Before conclusions are made, the paper conducts personal analysis.

 

KEYWORDS: Graduate, graduate opportunities, job market, PwC, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, NHS, British Heart Foundation, Stay, Astra Zeneca, Alexander Chartered Accountants,

 

C/HR/1170. Do you believe that an appreciation of the marketing process is a valuable skill for an engineer / designer to possess? Why/ why not?

WORDS:
800
DATE:
2011
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9.99 GBP

The paper looks at the role of marketing studies in the career development of designers and engineers arguing that the knowledge of the marketing process can provide benefits in developing new products to fill customers’ demands. Researcher’s personal views on the importance of marketing studies are presented.

 

KEYWORDS: marketing knowledge, designers and engineers, career development,

 

C/HR/1137. An examination of employability

WORDS:
1200
DATE:
2011
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19.99 GBP

This paper examines the concept of employability, and examines Brown et al (2002) report on ‘Employability in a Knowledge-Driven Economy’. The paper begins by defining employability, and then introduces the writer’s career plan. The career plan is then examined in reference to the work by Brown et al, and the paper then provides strategies to help improve the writer’s career position.

 

KEYWORDS: Employability, Employability in a Knowledge-Driven Economy, career plan,

 

S/HR/333. An evaluation of the skills necessary to be a successful strategic manager

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This reflective report examines the essential skills and competencies necessary to be a successful strategic manager, and is based on the author’s experience. The paper begins by detailing the author’s aims, personal and professional objectives. A SWOT and SWAIN analysis is carried out, and the paper details the personal skills that the author needs to learn like stress and time management, and communication skills. Skills like decision making, problem solving, business networking and delivering presentations is also discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Strategic management, SWOT, SWAIN, stress management, time management, communication skills, decision making, problem solving, business networking,

 

C/HR/1133. Human Resource Management Skills: Learning and Development Plan

WORDS:
2050
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the skills and resources required for the researcher’s career in the HRM profession discussing her career opportunities and personal information, outlining key strengths and weaknesses, and considering learning goals, future strategies and action plans.

 

KEYWORDS: Human Resource Management, HRM profession, skills, learning, development plan,

 

C/M/2333. Manager Skills and Professional Development

WORDS:
1650
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of professional development in the managerial profession reporting on skills and abilities required by the manager in the areas of emotional intelligence, cross-cultural awareness, creative team-working, motivation and self-management. The paper has no references.

 

KEYWORDS: Manager Skills, Professional Development,

 

C/HR/1114. A theoretical examination of the working life of a retired solicitor

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

This paper is based on the findings from an interview with a retired solicitor, and aims to discuss the experiences they had during their working life. The outcomes of the interview are examined in reference to a range of theories, some of which include the Holland theory, “The four stages of professional careers” theory, and the theory of the psychological contract. The interviewee’s education is detailed, and the paper then assesses different stages in his career.

 

KEYWORDS: Solicitor, working life, Holland theory, The four stages of professional careers, psychological contract,

 

S/HR/325. Report on learning experience during placement in Southampton Football Club

WORDS:
5650
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

The paper presents a report of the researcher on their placement in Southampton Football Club including a reflective statement and evaluation of the learning experience during group work, samples of learning contracts and learning log. References are made to reflective models used in the report.

 

KEYWORDS: Learning, placement, Southampton Football Club,

 

C/HR/1104. Personal Development Matrix

WORDS:
1100
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper presents a personal development matrix providing information on the researcher’s competences, current abilities, potential applications and core concepts. Examples of competencies are presented.

 

KEYWORDS: personal development matrix, competences, abilities,

 

C/N/601. Role of reflection in nursing profession

WORDS:
635
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper explains the role of reflection in the process of learning reporting on the reflective practices of the researcher associated with her experience as a midwife nurse. Theories of reflection are reviewed including Gibbs’ and Christopher Johns’ approaches, their importance in the researcher’s professional development is evaluated.

 

KEYWORDS: Reflection, nursing, Gibbs, Christopher Johns,

 

C/HR/1029. Effectiveness of advisory services in career decision making

WORDS:
2750
DATE:
2011
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29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the problems associated with career decision making (CDM) outlining the factors that influence CDM in students, examining the role of career advisory services provided by educational institutions, and critically evaluating the impacts of career guidance programs.

 

KEYWORDS: Career advisor, career decision making, career guidance program,

 

C/HR/1026. Reflective diary for analysis of group work experience

WORDS:
1250
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper presents a reflective dairy completed according to Gibb’s model of reflection cycle by the researcher who was working with a team distributing questionnaires to respondents at Kings Cross, St Pancras Station. Experiences of the group work are analysed, their contribution to the development of career skills are discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Reflective diary, reflection cycle, group work,

 

C/HR/1019. Personal development plan of HRM graduate

WORDS:
1850
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper examines the functions of a personal development plan (PDP) providing a researcher’s PDP and self analysis of the skills needed for the career development as a HRM graduate, an action plan to address the objectives set by the researcher, and her CV.

 

KEYWORDS: Personal development plan, PDP, HRM graduate, career development,

 

C/HR/1003. Examination of career development and career management

WORDS:
2550
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This paper examines career development and career management, and is split into four sections. The first section outlines the theory behind career development, and highlights different theoretical implications. The second section is based upon primary data collected through interviews with three people working in different environmental settings. These results have been used to contrast how career goals and career development steps fit in with models and concepts discussed in the previous section. The third section recommends ways in which organizations can help to support career development. The paper does this by looking at J. Sainsbury, The Carphone Warehouse, Deloitte, and British Petroleum (BP). The final section looks at three changes that have taken place in the world of work and how this may have affected careers.

 

KEYWORDS: Career development, career management, career goals, Sainsbury, The Carphone Warehouse, Deloitte, British Petroleum, BP,

 

C/HR/1001. Examination of the importance of work experience

WORDS:
1450
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper examines the importance of work experience, and focuses on the notion of employability. The paper begins by examining the importance of employability, and follows this with an identification of employability skills. The way in which employability skills can be developed is discussed, and the paper examines Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). HEIs are evaluated in reference to the changes in the graduate labour market.

 

KEYWORDS: Work experience, employability, Higher Education Institutions, HEI, graduate labour market,

 

C/HR/996. Reflective learning and analysis of personal professional development

WORDS:
3300
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper reports on the application of the learning theory including Gibb’s reflective cycle and Kolb’s model, to a practical life experience of the researcher with regard to their professional development. Self analysis is presented of the skills needed for building relationships, communicating effectively, managing conflict and creating high performance talented teams.

 

KEYWORDS: Reflective learning, professional development, Gibb’s model, Kolb’s model,

 

C/HR/990. Skills of successful business adviser: self analysis

WORDS:
990
DATE:
2011
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9.99 GBP

The paper reports on a self-evaluation of the researcher seeking a career of a business adviser, describing the skills needed for the profession, identifying personal strengths and weaknesses with regard to teamwork, and examining the ways to improve identified skills to achieve career goals. References are made to the theory of team roles developed by Belbin.

 

KEYWORDS: business adviser, career development, Belbin, team roles,

 

C/HR/987. Self analysis and self development

WORDS:
3000
ADD-ONS:
4 Slides
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at self analysis explaining its importance for continuous self development as a manager and as a person. Self analysis tools are described, the results of self analysis are presented, the researcher’s strengths and weaknesses are identified. A 4-slides presentation of the analysis is supplied in a separate file.

 

KEYWORDS: Self analysis, self development,

 

C/HR/981. Role of communication skills in career development, teamwork and organisational performance

WORDS:
2400
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper examines the role of communication skills in career development presenting a personal development plan of the researcher. Theoretical underpinnings of the importance of communication skills is reviewed including ‘Management by Objectives’ (MBO) framework, ‘Levers of Control’ framework, ‘Managerial Grid Model’ framework, etc. The impact of communication skills on the behaviour of teams and organisations is highlighted. An action plan for personal career and professional development is supplied.

 

KEYWORDS: communication skills, personal development, action plan,

 

C/HR/978. Personal development plan as HR training manager

WORDS:
1750
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper presents the researcher’s plan to develop skills needed for the desired job of a HR training manager. Self-evaluation is performed using the SWOT model, objectives and strategies are mapped with regard to analytical thinking, creativity, and written and oral communication skills. Indicators for measuring success in the development of each skill are outlined.

 

KEYWORDS: Personal development plan, HR training manager, SWOT,

 

C/HR/973. Who is responsible for effective career management and planning?

WORDS:
500
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper looks at the measures that contribute to the effectiveness of career management arguing that in modern companies individuals are responsible for their career development, and outlining key conditions that must be provided by the company management for the career development of their employees.

 

KEYWORDS: career management and planning,

 

C/HR/954. Skills of Teamwork: Professional Development and Importance of Critical Reflection

WORDS:
1800
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper examines the importance of reflective learning as part of professional and personal development focusing on the role of teamwork in modern organisations and analysing skills needed for effective teamwork. A personal action plan is presented reflecting the author’s intention to develop their teamwork skills.

 

KEYWORDS: Professional Development, team work, Critical Reflection,

 

C/HR/950. Role of self-analysis in personal career development

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper addresses the importance of self analysis for the researcher’s personal development as a manager making references to academic literature on self analysis, reflecting on the applications of self-analysis to real life situations, and discussing learning styles, performance curves and personality types. Personal strengths and weaknesses are established in the light of future career development.

 

KEYWORDS: self-analysis, personal development, career development,

 

C/HR/890. Career and Personal Development in Business Management at Accenture

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper reports on the researcher’s career planning as a business management consultant (BMC) at Accenture detailing the methods of their career planning, analysis of BMC tasks and responsibilities, entry requirements, training opportunities, growth prospects, and the corporate environment of the company.

 

KEYWORDS: career planning, business management consultant, Accenture,