Reflection On Work Experience

Reflective practice is a key way of learning from the experience, it allows to overview the past experience from a different perspective and take actions to benefit it to yourself. Basically, the reflective practice covers a gap between theory and practice that helps to create a strategy for learning and improving (Jasper, 2003). Therefore, an understanding of reflective theories is a key aspect that I should develop before my graduation.

The continuous growth in global business interactions and partnerships constitute the necessity for business partners to understand the cultural differences in society. This growth has led to increased competition and customer expectations which drives the need for innovation from a variety of human resources (Saray, Patache, Ceran (2017). The importance of understanding the international business culture and how to properly communicate is extremely crucial to form a strong relationship. The driving force behind human behavior is culture (Moran, Abramson, and Moran, 2014, pp.11). Behaviors, attitudes, productivity, and morals are all driven by culture (Moran, Abramson, and Moran, 2014, pp.11). The ability to recognize the cultural differences, emphasize employees’ roles, drive empowerment and make the necessary accommodations is a key measure to achieving strategic goals (Saray, Patace, Ceran (2017).

Professional development refers to the acquisition of skills and knowledge both for personal development and for career enhancement.

Professional development is the systematic and comprehensive approach to continuous learning that will ensure employees remain abreast and current in their field, enhance knowledge and skills, and engage in activities that will contribute to the sustained growth of Catawba Valley Community College. Each employee is responsible for developing an annual professional development plan that aligns with the Catawba Valley Community College short and long term

Professional development took on a new identity in 2010. The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) began focusing on “professional learning” and rebranded the idea of professional development. “Learning Forward”, as it is now referenced, embraces professional learning that increases the effectiveness of educators and grows all students (Learning Forward, 2011). A new focus on professional learning evolved into the creation of new standards, these new NSDC Standards now focus on educator effectiveness.

My degree path has prepared me for this internship. As a business marketing major I have knowledge of many key business concepts as they have been taught to me by one of the top universities in the country.

In Wes Moore’s, The Work, an inspirational journey is told influencing society to discover their path to purpose by not only living a prosperous life, but how to live a meaningful one. In addition to sharing his profound measures taken through risk-taking, courage and service as a way to learn his life’s worth, Moore shares the story of family members and entrepreneurs acts of humanitarianism that contributed to this as well. Leaving his mark on the world, Moore successfully delivers a moral lesson: mankind is inevitably intertwined and weaving valuable teachings from all walks of life creates an individual’s path to triumph. Nonetheless, living a life of meaning involves existing for more than oneself, creating freedom to pursue happiness, success and truly live. Prior to reading The Work, I read Moore’s first book, The Other Wes Moore, of in which I consider an intriguing follow up of the first. In addition to attending Dr. Skye Paine’s lecture on one of the key concepts of The Work, passion, meeting and conversing with Moore at the diversity conference simply solidified and confirmed my ideologies of him. His humbly vibrant, inquisitive and welcoming character made both his story and persona open, illuminating and pertinent. In reading The Work, and agreeing with his creeds I did not gain a new understanding, but reassurance of my understanding.

Professional development is a place where I learned many useful skills; helpful for my present and my future. I've learned to introduce myself in front of not only one person, but in front of many "strangers". I've learned and discovered my top five significant themes. This is important because knowing my significant themes means I've learned about my strengths. Knowing my strengths will allow me to build upon it, branch out from it and from my strengths, I will be able to figure out what my weaknesses are; knowing my weaknesses are as important as knowing my strengths. It lets me know what works for me and what does not. I've also had the chance to reviewed how to write cover letters and resumes during the last professional development (PD)

As a manager/Leader I have to make portfolio of professional development. So in this portfolio I made evidence which is supported by my own advanced professional development journal. That includes my own personal skill audit, SWOT analysis, my learning style changes, skill acquisition with the help of some online tests like MBTI time management, learning inventory. This also includes material collected to demonstrate achievement of the criteria required by learning outcomes.

Professional development is not a product, devised by training providers and academic institutions. It is a mindset, a habit to acquire.

Professional development talks around a individuals report. The motivation behind professional improvement is to upgrade one 's abilities and information. It is critical to comprehend a individuals quality and shortcomings to recognize the capability of a person. It is fundamental to comprehend the right chances to arrange appropriately (Black and Plowright, 2010, p. 246). Another factor is taking the wrong steps drives a person to step without investigating the actualities and information fittingly. In any case, an individual needs to comprehend his or her very own appearance to step for development or expansion on aptitudes.

Allowing the student to successful learn and complete the business internship. The achievement of these objective will be reiterated across the final report and the practicum provider’s final assessment. The experience has been highly successful with the student being offered a permanent position as the HR Officer following the completion of the degree in 2015, facilitating a smooth transition from academic studies to professional

Before going further, we should define what professional development is. Professional development is the process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training opportunities in the workplace, through outside organization, or through watching others perform the job. Professional development helps build and maintain morale of staff members, and is thought to attract higher quality staff to an organization.

Having the experience of working with people in need of care, as well as including the

The most recent studies in cross-cultural management reveal that the culture is a very expansive subject for organizations to study, especially for organizations, which hire the most diverse workforce. One definition of a diverse workforce could be as the one, which comes from different ethnic and demographic backgrounds (Plessis, 2011). For studying culture of the diverse workforce, there are two parts to study, the implicit and the explicit culture. The explicit culture includes behavior while the implicit part involves norms and values of individuals (Guang & Trotter, 2012). The explicit culture is already known when workers stay and work in a firm for a length of time, but the most difficult is to understand the implicit culture which is obscured in form of norms and values of the workers. Due to the differences of cultures, workers hold a great potential of variance, variety in terms of their explicit and implicit parts of the culture. The