SELF EVALUATION & SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PART 1

1) SELF EVALUATION

CONTENT OF PART 1

2) SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL

SELF EVALUATION & SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL

WRITING RESUME & LETTER

ATTENDING JOB INTERVIEW

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

1) SELF EVALUATION

To manage Professional and Personal life, it is important to know :

Our Strength, our Weakness, our space for Improvement, our

Measurement of success (S.W.I.M)

IS IT IMPORTANT TO CONDUCT SELF EVALUATION ?

What is a Strength?

A strength is a capabilities your can perform better than other people, without major efforts.

What is a Weakness?

A weakness is a capabilities naturally you cannot do well, and you believe you cannot improve.

WHAT I AM NATURALLY GOOD AT WHAT I WILL “NEVER” BE GOOD AT

What is a Area of Improvement?

An area of improvement is a capabilities you cannot perform better than average, but you believe you can improve.

What is a Measurement of Success?

A measurement of success is the level you want to achieve in each area of improvement.

WHAT I AM NOT GOOD AT, BUT COULD BE.

HOW GOOD I WANT TO BE IN MY AREA OF IMPROVEMENT

Point of Origin :

What are your capabilities

now

DESTINATION:How you want

your capabilities to be

ACTION TO CHANGE/IMPROVE

S.W.I.M test helps you to find your

current Capabilities

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REGULARLY DO A S.W.I.M TEST ?

To do a S.W.I.M test, helps you to evaluate/measure your capabilities at a given time.

By knowing your level today, you can set goal to improve yourself in the future

WHAT ARE THE CAPABILITIES YOU CAN STUDY IN A S.W.I.M TEST ?

COMMUNICATION SKILLS :Writing- Ability to write correct sentences- Ability to be clear- Ability to write in paragraph- Quality of handwriting- Ability to type on a computer- Ability to take notes- Ability to use appropriate vocabulary

Speaking- Ability to Speak Clearly- Ability to manage you tone- Ability to Manage your speed- Ability to explain

Listening- Ability to understand a 1 to 1 conversation- Ability to understand a group conversation- Ability to understand over the phone

ORGANIZATION SKILLS:Plan- Ability to make a schedule- Ability to follow a schedule- Ability to organize your belonging (desk, room)

Punctuality- Ability to be on time- Ability to meet deadline- Ability to be effective

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:- Ability to monitor your spending- Ability to save money- Ability to prioritize spending

TEAM WORK SKILLS:- Ability to Exchange information effectively- Ability to combine ideas- Ability to compromise (to do something that is not what you want)- Ability to divide work equally

TASK RELATED SKILLS:- Ability to perform a task faster- Ability to achieve a better quality- Ability to perform multitasking- Ability to change task quickly

RELATIONSHIP SKILLS:- Ability to perform active listening- Ability to accept others opinion- Ability to compromise (to do something that is not what you want)

LET’S TRY

2) SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL

To have a Professional Goal, allows you to manage your efforts and make better professional choices.

Having goal is also a motivation factor, it gives us a reason to work.

IS IT IMPORTANT TO SET PROFESSIONAL GOAL?

DO I NEED PROFESSIONAL GOAL TO DO A GOOD JOB?

You can work in a company without having a professional goal, but your work only benefit the company, not you.

Knowing your goal, allows you to work for the good of the company and for your own good.

HOW TO SET PROFESSIONAL GOAL?

There are two ways to set professional goal :

DO I NEED SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOAL?

It is easier to achieve long term goal if you set short term goal.

The short term goal are steps you must do to reach your long term goal.

BY TASK:

Your goal is to be better in some of tasks.

(Example: Creating exam paper)

BY POSITION:

Your goal is to reach a certain position.

(Example: I want to become a Programme Director

SHORT TERM GOAL LONG TERM GOAL

HOW TO USE S.W.I.M TEST, SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOAL?

S.W.I.M SHORT TERM GOAL LONG TERM GOAL

Strength:…….Weakness:…….Improvement:………Measure:………..

-Improve my ability to ….-Increase the speed of my …….

-In x months/years, I want to be a outlet manager.

S.W.I.MSHORT TERM

LONG TERM

Strength:…….Weakness:…….Improvement:…Measure:………..

Improve my …..

Increase the speed…..

- In x months/years, I want to be

SUPPORT NEEDED

-Go for training -Work on a project with Mr…….

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCE TO MEET YOUR GOAL ?

The only way to reach a destination is to know where you want to go.

Employer like to recruit people of have a direction in their professional life, who want to go somewhere/become somebody.

IS SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL EASY?

No, many people need help to set long goal, short term goal, or to do a good S.W.I.M test.

Experienced manager use the help of Life/Professional coach to help them.

Example : Dato Loy

IS SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOAL REALLY HELPING ME?

IS IT RISKY TO SET PROFESSIONAL GOAL?

It can be, if you are over ambitious in the goal you set, and not able to do a correct S.W.I.M

To not succeed to achieve a goal can be demotivating, but if it happens, always ask yourself :

“Did I set a goal to high?”

“Did I make the correct professional choices to reach the goal”

“Am I honest in my S.W.I.M test?”

“Can I set a new goal, that I can succeed to achieve?”

“Our Goals can only be reached through set of plans and steps we must deeply believe in, and never give up on. There is no other road

to success.”

Pablo Picasso

It can be, if you are over ambitious in the goal you set, and not able to do a correct S.W.I.M

To not succeed to achieve a goal can be demotivating, but if it happens, always ask yourself :

“Did I set a goal to high?”

“Did I make the correct professional choices to reach the goal”

“Am I honest in my S.W.I.M test?”

“Can I set a new goal, that I can succeed to achieve?”