1. Skillsassessmentanddevelopmentplan
ProfessionalDevelopmentmodule
AssessmentOne
Name: Fu bangdi StudentNumber:@00406015
My skillsstrengths
(identifythree of your
strongestskills)
A time Ihave usedthisskill successfully(present real examplesof whenyouhave usedthisskillina
professional,academicorpersonal context)
CompetentIunderstanding
and speakingotherlanguage
As an international student,itis anobviousadvantage that I can speak2 languages.Iwas a translatorinmy
father’scompany inlastsummerholiday. Myfatherdoesinternational trade withmanycountries,speaking
Englishfluentlyisnecessaryintrading, that'swhymyfathersentme to UK to study. Duringthat periodof
time, Imet manyforeigncustomersfrom differentcountriesandhelpmyfatherhave better
communication withthem.
Confidentandassertiveness I am confidentindoingeverything, especially inbusiness,if Iamconfident, the businesspartnerswill
respectto me and alsoconfidentwithourbusiness. Iamveryimpressed whenIdidbusiness lastsummer, I
prepareda lotof documentsneeded,practicedandpredictedthe might conversation thatwouldhappen.I
am usedto make sure everything preparedbefore acting, because itisthe preconditionof confidence.
WhenI metmy customerI couldtake out everythingcustomerwanttosee andansweralmost question
theyasked,bysolvingcustomer’sworry,the business wouldbe successful inbig probability.
Self assessmentandability
to use feedbackasmeansof
reviewingdevelopment
Self assessmentistomeasure what'sthe positionyouare indoingsomething,feedbackisvery useful to
monitorthe processanddevelopment. Ihave beendoingstockexchangeover6years,it needsveryclear
self assessmentandreviewdevelopment. Forstockexchange, Ineedtohave a clearanalysisthathow
much risks I can undertake. Howthe policiesaffectonstockprice. Inaddition, reviewing the development
isalso veryimportantinbusiness. WhenIdidbusinessformyfather, Ineededtoanalyze everycustomer’s
hobbiesandthingstheydislike,mettheirhobbiesandavoidedtalkingwhattheyhate,thisisthe good
understandingof self assessmentthathelpsme deal withthingsmucheasier. Icanhave feedbackwhile in

2. communication, Iwill write downand distinguish whatneedtobe improvedandwhatare good. It's alsoa
evidence of progress.
SkillsIwill develop (identify
three skillsyouintendto
develop)
How andwhenI will dothis(identify specificactivitiesyouwill engageinthatwill helpyoudevelopthis
skill,these activitieswill be professional,academicorpersonal)
Time management Last summerholiday, Iwasa salesmanagerinmy father’scompany,the mainproductswere PEand PPR
pipesandfittings.Asasalesman,Ialwayshave togo out to findcustomersandhave an appointmentwith
them. One day, I had twoappointmentsintwonearplaces, Iarrangedmy time foreach appointment,
however,finally Imissedthe secondcustomerbecauseIspenttoomuch time onfirst appointment,Ilosta
goodopportunity tosell more products. Ilearntfromthiscase that I needtohave a good time
management,firstly, Iwill setouta timetable,allocatetime properly,Iwon’tletitbe veryhurry. For
example the case I’ve mentionedbefore, Iwill have the second appointmentinotherdays.Havingenough
time onone specificthing,make sure everythinghasenoughtime todoandtry to do it better.
Abilitytoproduce clear,
structuredwrittenwork
I usedto write a reportlike anacademicessay,it’shardto identifykeyitemsandmainideas.Lastwinter
holiday, Imetmyfatherin hisoffice toreportmy work,he askedme to state shortlywithkeyitems, Ijust
broughtmy reportlike anarticle,itshard forme to findoutkeyitemsquicklyandclearly. Fromthenon, I
am usedto prepare twodocuments,one isthe formal documentlikeanessay,one isthe structure of key
itemsandmainidea, I use tree diagramto illustrate myideasandthe stepsnext. Followingthatstructure,it
easiertowrite downkeythingsandeveryparagraphhas itsownidea.
Numeracy My mathematicsisnotgood, that causesa lotof probleminmywork. Aseveryone knows, thereisno
chance to make calculationmistakesinbusinessandstockexchange. Ihave experience thatlosingmoney
frommakingstupidcalculationmistake. Idecidedtobuyone stockat $2.7 with2000 shares,unfortunately,
I typed2000 shares,itcauseda large lost. One more failure wasthe calculationof output of PE pipes,one
factor needed1830 PE pipes,the size was35cm, 90°and 45cm, 45°, eachof price was $30 and $55, I
calculatedthe total price wrongunexpectedly. Then,everycalculation Iwill recalculateittwice,make sure

3. itscorrect before acting. More practice will be better,if Ihave some bigdeal, Iwill findsomeone helpme
to double checkit.