Career Management Portfolio and Annotated Table of Contents

Annotated Table of Contents:

1.                  Career planning

i.                         Career success definition

Under career success definition, career success is explained and the ways that will make a successful career (page 1)

ii.                        Personal mission statement

In this section, the mission wished to be achieved in the Human Resource manager position is stated and explained (page 1)

iii.                         Skills inventory

This section outlines the skills I have in the field of human resource and how well I am versed in the profession. (Page 1)

iv.                         Current job description

This is the part that explains where I am currently working and the position I am working as and the kind of duties I perform. (Page 1)

v.                        Achievements

On achievements part, I outline all the achievements I have been able to accomplish in my profession field including the awards received. (Page 2)

vi.                         Volunteer work history

In this part, I provide information of where I have worked in the past as a volunteer and the kind of task I was handling. (Page 2)

2.                  Career development tools.

i.                    Skills improvement plan

Skills development plan involves how I can improve my current skills to fit the current market needs. (Hea & Millner 2014).  Here, I provide ways of improving my skills. (Page 2)

ii.                  Self-assessment

This section talks about how self-assessment is done. Self-assessment is necessary as it gives the real results of progress made. (Page 3)

iii.                Career evaluation methods.

This section explains how I evaluate my career to know if it is fulfilling or not. Also, it helps in determining whether there are improvements done in my career. (Page 3)

iv.                Career goals.

In career goals, there is an outline of the achievements of what as a human resource manager I have targeted. (Page 3)

3.                  Career management.

i.                    Professional development plan

This section gives details measures I can take to develop my profession as a Human Resource manager (page 4)

ii.                  Mentoring plan

The monitoring plan section explains the importance of providing mentorship to the employees and the importance of mentorship. (Page 4)

iii.                Updated career success definition.

In this part, the need for new career goals is explained. As one achieves their old targets, it’s important to set new ones to help in continuous career growth. (Page 4)

iv.                Career decision making and reflections

This part gives a detail of evaluating if the career decision made was fulfilling. A good career decision should be fulfilling (Patton & McMahon, 2014).  (Page 4)

References (page 5)

Career planning

Career success definition.

A successful career brings up a level of satisfaction and happiness in a person. (Frederiksen & Kato, 2017) As a human resource manager, I would want to have an existing work environment which will create happiness, passion, and excitement in my life. For me to feel that I have a successful career as an HR manager, I will evaluate the kind of relationships I have in my work environment. My relationship with other workers should be at its best. Also, I will need to have a good relationship with my boss and have a good learning curve that will impact positively on my career.

Personal mission statement

Dedicated to improving lives of others and my own. The only way I will achieve this is through hard work, continuous accumulation of knowledge and being proud of what I do as well as putting other people's interests before mine. To always apply my work ethics by doing my best in every task I partake. By putting interests of others before mine, I will be able to give back to the community through charitable efforts.

Skills inventory

Possesses various competencies in the human resource field which include HR policies and procedures, HRIS administration, Employee benefits ADP Payroll, Performance Management, Change Management. These skills add up to my work experience. It’s my desire to add more skills to these along with my career development.

Current job description

As a Business Consultant at D&J Group LLC. - Alexandria, VA, I Specialized in finance, management, business law, human resources, marketing and offered expert advice to help grow businesses. My role was mainly based on finance monitoring and directed human resources. I also gave advice on business laws and was in charge of marketing. Additionally, I provided expert advice on how to improve the business.

Achievements.

During my career period, I have been able to accomplish these unique distinctions.

·                Certified ESL/English Tutor by Volunteer of America, 2012

·                Honor Roll award recipient, Northern Virginia Community College, 2012

·                Presidential Scholar award winner, Northern Virginia Community College, 2011

·                Fluent in Vietnamese: speaking, reading and writing proficiently

Volunteer work history.

Through Literary Volunteer of America- Woodbridge where I worked as a volunteer in 2015 I became a certified English Tutor. My primary role was to instruct students about the structure and contents of the English language. Also, I assigned books for students to read and taught them how to interpret literature.

Career Development Tools

Skills improvement plan

The first step is to identify which skills are essential in developing my career as human resource manager and then consulting my boss on how to develop my career. Undertake development programs such as managing a project and taking on new tasks to help me learn more. Interacting with others also helps increase skills and finally development from training such as seminars.

Self-assessment

Self-assessment helps one to know if he is hitting his career goals. Setting career objectives will enable me to examine my progress and know what to improve on.

Career evaluation methods.

My career evaluation would be based on how I feel about my job. I would examine if I am happy with my job and my workmates and what development I have made in my in my career and improvements it has made in the organization.

Career goals.

These are the targets I wish to achieve in my profession. As a human resource manager, I would focus on developing my career life so that I can be on the top of my game. Also, I would want to be the leading human resource manager in the region and be of high productivity in the organization.

Career Management

Professional development plan

When creating a professional development plan as a human resource manager, I would consider the skills required, job requirements, the knowledge required and the technology I would need during the daily profession tasks. By doing this, I will be well prepared to tackle every challenge that comes my way thus developing my profession (Kregg-Byer 2014).

Mentoring plan

Create a plan that will mentor the employees and guide their daily working activities. As an HR manager, my duty will include taking care of my employee's needs and guidance will be my role. When employees are mentored well, they produce quality results from the tasks they undertake.

Updated career success definition.

As my career objectives are fulfilled, it will be important to update my success definition so as to set higher goals to bring more growth in my profession (Patton & McMahon 2014).  When all the earlier career success goals are achieved, it is imperative to set new goals as they bring more individual growth.

Career decision making and reflections

It’s important to reflect back and evaluate the career decisions made at be the beginning of the career planning and see whether the decision was worth it. I would assess whether the targets I set have been met or not.

References.

Dai, L., & Song, F. (2016). Subjective Career Success: A Literature Review and Prospect. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 4(03), 238.

Frederiksen, A., & Kato, T. (2017). Human Capital and Career Success: Evidence from Linked Employer‐Employee Data. The Economic Journal.

Heal, G., & Millner, A. (2014). Reflections uncertainty and decision making in climate change economics. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy,8(1), 120-137.

Kregg-Byers, C. M. (2014). Professional development plan (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh).

Patton, W., & McMahon, M. (2014). Career development and systems theory: Connecting theory and practice (Vol. 2). Springer.