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Personal Development Plan

Alice Kirkwood
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Personal Development
Life Long endeavour An active learning process Life is Work-In-Progress You are the one responsible!
Self-motivating Self-directing
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Personal Development
Easy to fall into Vicious cycle!
Behviour reinforces attitude and belief Reluctant to change behaviour patterns

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Behavior Pattern
Continued behaviour reinforces current attitudes of self-image

Life experiences create personal attitudes of selfimage

Attitudes support current behaviour

Adapted from PDP, SHL Group plc., 1999

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Action Learning
Document learning/ share with others Obtain feedback Implement plan Identify what needs to be learned Focus on critical issues Assess competencies required

Develop learning Strategies

Learning resources: Mentors, Coaches, Development Activities

Adapted from PDP, SHL Group plc., 1999
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Where are you now?

Understand Yourself Define your Career Objectives Think about your own learning style and other factors that affect your learning Create Your Personal Development Plan

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Understand Yourself
Personal SWOT
Personal attributes, Business knowledge and skills, and Technical / professional skills. www.quintcareers.com/SWOT_Analysis.html

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Understand Yourself
Online Quiz your personal interest and usual style
http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp

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Career objective
Your Interest, Value, Ability Your Career Options Your Career goal
Any identified prospect?

Your Academic goal

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Career objective
Goal Setting
SMART
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound

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Skill Assessment
What is the skills/competencies required to attain the goal? What is your skill gap on identified competencies? See it from the employers view Rank your current ability ***Dont forget to develop and capitalise on your STRENGTH
Refer to the Skill audit session of Personal Development Plan worksheet

Key Questions Any gaps identified? - education or qualification - any particular skills/competencies needed? e.g. Language, license, Presentation Skill, etc

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Your Competencies

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Competencies
Sets of (observable) behaviors that are critical to job success

Ability Knowledge Motivation

Personality

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The Big 8 Factors

Psychological Factor Cognitive Ability Motivation Dimension Reasoning Excellence Power Big Five Personality Factor Extraversion Agreeableness Openness to Change Conscientiousness Emotional Stability Competency
Analyzing & Reporting Delivering & Performing Leading & Deciding Interacting & Presenting Supporting & Cooperating Creating & Innovating Organizing & Implementing

Coping & Adjusting

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Employers View

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EMB Survey on Opinions of Employers on Major Aspects of Performance of Local Graduates

Chinese Language Proficiency English Language Proficiency Numerical Competency Information Technology Literacy Analytical & Problem Solving Abilities Work Attitude Inter-personal Skills Management Skills Technical Skills Required for the Job
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Hiring Consideration - CityU, 2007 conducted by TNS

Attitude most important Creativity
to give new ideas or methods, important for problem solving

Confidence
demonstrating courage to face daily challenges and interact with others, but not arrogance. Confident to their knowledge and skills by completing the tasks assigned independently, but not too confident to think know-italls, over-estimate ability, and showing reluctance to learn or seek help from others

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Hiring Consideration - CityU, 2007 conducted by TNS

Multi-cultural Awareness
Flexibility in adapting to the working and communication style of different cultures that helps facilitate daily operations The attitude e.g. openness on accepting and learning new things

Competitive Advantage
How active towards willing to learn; can do attitude; proactive and initiative in working on new tasks
This will help graduates to adapt to the working environment and familiar with their job duties more quickly, hence their job performance and be more competitive

Language Skill
Fluency in English and Mandarin (spoken and written)

Presentation Skill
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Employers Expectations

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SAMPLE Recruitment AD
DAH SING FINANCIAL GROUP Unleash your potential with Dah Sing - the Financial Services Provider of Choice

Graduate Trainee
Join us as a Graduate Trainee We are now inviting fresh graduates to join us as Graduate Trainees in the following business functions: - Commercial Banking - Information Technology - Operations - Retail Banking Treasury Benefits Successful candidates will go through a comprehensive 2 years training program and be offered a competitive compensation package including: - Competitive salary - Discretionary bonuses Medical, life and personal accident insurance - Staff concessions, including preferential interest rate for staff housing loan - Education sponsorship and award for attainment of professional qualifications If you want to join an organization with growth and challenges while you possess the following Qualifications and attributes: A university degree in relevant disciplines Confident and with a "Can-do" attitude Good communication and interpersonal skills Able to learn fast and work under pressure Energetic and flexible We look forward to hearing from you.

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SAMPLE Recruitment AD
Information Technology Audit Trainee Program (One-year Contract) PCCW Group Internal Audit (GIA) has embarked on an audit strategy that is intended to add greater value to its many stakeholders with the dominant focus being to improve the performance of the business and risk management processes. To fulfill these needs, we are inviting undergraduate to join a one-year trainee program which aims to: - Enable trainee to apply information technology and auditing concepts in the real world - Develop technical knowledge and skills to begin a successful auditing career - Develop communication and interpersonal skills - Cultivate a professional orientation of continuous learning and improvement Upon successful completion of the program, we will consider whether to extend the contract or place the candidate to other suitable positions within the firm. The successful candidate will have: - Degree holder in information technology, engineering or a related discipline. - Self-motivated, inquisitive, a strong sense of responsibility and desire to learn. - Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese. - Good familiarity with Microsoft Office applications. Please send in your CV and a brief hand written essay on your career goals and expectations.

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Action Plan
Planning period next 6 -12 months
Refer to Action Plan of Personal Development Plan

Put down the development goal as identified in the skill gap List specific actions to accomplish the goal
E.g. join a training course to upgrade programming skill, etc.

Set target date

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Personal Development Commandments

Be decisive Prioritise and stay focused Welcome failure Plan ahead Involve others that can help Take action Reward yourself Continuous self-reflection and evaluation Commitment

http://www.goalsguy.com/Knowledge/t_01_commandments.html

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References
Personal Development Plan Workbook The Ultimate Career Success Workbook Competencies Dictionary
http://www.britishcouncil.org/behaviouralcompetenciesexternalnew.pdf www.workitect.com/pdf/Competency_Dictionary.pdf Mind Tools Limited 2007.

http://www.mindtools.com/courses/lnV924x0/PersonalDevelopmentPlanning.pdf

Taking Charge of your Career Direction

Rob Yeung, Kogan Page

Robert D. Lock, Brooks/Cole

Transferrable Skills
http://www.allstarresume.com/careercenter/transferable_skills.asp
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