WRK100 – PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

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Week 3 Assignment - Reflecting on Your Skills, Goals, and Experiences

Overview

In this assignment, you will fill in the assignment template to reflect on your values, strengths, areas of
improvement, and experiences. This will prepare you for future job interviews by capturing who you
are and how you’re already utilizing the 10 skills to work toward your professional.

There are three parts of this template for you to complete:

1. Reflect on Your Goals, Strengths, and Growth Opportunities

2. Share Two Experiences
3. Reflection

Instructions

Complete the Template: Read the instructions for each part and answer all the questions using
complete sentences, in your own words. Do not copy and paste from any source.

Note: This is personal writing, so you shouldn't need to cite anything, but if you use information from a
source, be sure to cite it. To help make sure you are properly citing your sources, please review Strayer
Writing Standards.

Help Videos

Help videos have been linked in this template to assist you with completing the
assignment. When you see a help button, follow the in-text link to view the content
in your web browser. Begin by watching this help video.

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PART 1:
REFLECT ON YOUR GOALS, STRENGTHS, AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Watch this help video for an overview of Part 1 of this assignment.

Instructions:
Make sure to write five or more complete sentences for each question.

1a. What are your values, motivations, or aspirations?

Some of my personal values include integrity and responsibility. I am also innovative something that I
think will come in handy in my next job. Most of my motivation comes from my achievements. I am
always yearning for more. I am also curious something that makes always want to try out new ways
of doing things. When it comes to aspirations, I want to have aa global impact when it comes to what
I do.

1b. What are some of your main personal, academic, and professional goals?

My personal goals is to be the best and help others in what they do. I want to make sure that
everyone in my team reaches their full potential in terms of productivity. I am a degree holder and
also hold other accolades in different academic spectrums. My goal however is to pursue a PhD in
my area of study.

1c. What are some of your strength areas? Think about the top 2–3 skills you would advertise about
yourself or consider why people come to you for help or advice.

My strength is being a team player. I like to work with others in realizing our objectives. I am also a
problem solver. I can handle difficult situations without necessarily waiting for the management to
make the decisions. I am also a time conscious person. I believe in meeting deadlines at the
stipulated time.

1d. What are some areas you would like to grow and improve in?

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I am not great with computers. This is an area that I think I need to work on and make sure that I am
at a position where I can handle complex problems within the company.

YOU’RE DOING GREAT! KEEP GOING! THERE ARE 2 MORE PARTS TO COMPLETE.

PART 2:
SHARE TWO EXPERIENCES

Watch this help video for an overview of Part 2 of this assignment.

Instructions:
Stories are a great way to share your experiences with others. You can prove your skills to employers
by using the Challenge, Action, Result, and Details (CARD) response to share the story of your
accomplishments. Complete the CARD response for two accomplishments from work, school,
volunteering, or other activities to showcase your skills and abilities.

To help you identify accomplishments from work, school,

volunteering, or other activities, review the Accomplishment
Categories [PDF].

CARD response:
 Challenge: Problem, goal, or requirement.
 Action: Specific actions you took to resolve the challenge, solve the problem, or meet the
requirement.
 Result: Benefit or outcome in specific and measurable terms, including how results align to
your personal, academic, or work goals.
 Details: Relevant, clarifying details to provide context, such as how many, how much, how

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long, or how often.

Example CARD response for Experience #1:

 Challenge: As a retail manager, there was a time when there was an increase in customer
complaints regarding the helpfulness of staff.
 Action: I used my technology skill to develop a new training program for staff, got approval
from the district manager using my communication skills, and once approved implemented it
with a regular review process using my initiative skill.
 Result: Customer complaints decreased.
 Details: After three months, complaints decreased from an average of four per week to an
average of one per week.

EXPERIENCE #1 EXPERIENCE #2

CHALLENG 2a. Briefly describe a time when you 2b. Briefly describe a time when you
E were faced with a problem at work, were faced with a problem at work,
school, volunteering, or other personal school, volunteering, or other personal
experience. experience.
I remember a time at my workplace I remember a problem where some
where members of my time were not individuals were coming late at the
agreeing on who to handle to which workplace.
roles that had been assigned to my
team.

ACTION 2c. What specific actions did you take 2d. What specific actions did you take
and which of the 10 skills did you use to and which of the 10 skills did you use to
resolve or meet the challenge? resolve or meet the challenge?
As the team leader I had the
responsibility of ensuring that the team we decided to come up with punitive
was working together. I put in place a measures for anyone that would not
communication strategy where everyone obey the set time.
was given a chance to air their

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grievances.

RESULT 2e. What benefit or outcome was 2f. What benefit or outcome was
created in specific and measurable created in specific and measurable
terms, including how results align to terms, including how results align to
your personal, academic, or work goals? your personal, academic, or work goals?

Once everyone was able to communicate By setting penalties like fines and
freely, we were able to know which punishment, everyone was afraid of
areas were problematic and handled the coming late and we saw an improvement
same accordingly. We instantly saw as everyone was able to report to work
massive changes in terms of on time.
performances.

DETAILS 2g. What clarifying details can provide 2h. What clarifying details can provide
context, such as numbers or time? context, such as numbers or time?

With changes in communication, we one of the things brought about by

were able to see employee retention by coming to work late was the fact that
100% and the performance rose by 25% some tasks were not completed on time
in the first year. as intended. This affected the production
levels of the company.

YOU’RE DOING GREAT! KEEP GOING! THERE IS 1 MORE PART TO COMPLETE.

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PART 3:
REFLECTION

Watch this help video for an overview of Part 3 of this assignment.

Instructions:
Make sure to write five or more complete sentences per question.

3a. How has reflecting on your goals, strengths, areas of growth, and experiences been valuable for
you at work, home, and in your personal life?

I have been able to become a better planner and communicator. I have also improved on my
managerial skills because I know to handle everyone better.

3b. What are two ways you can build-in a regular practice of reflection that will help you reach your
future goals?

One of the ways is to set consistent evaluations that should be done at specific periods of time. The
other way is to use an external body to conduct the evaluation. This is important because it reduces
bias.

3c. How have two of the 10 Skills helped you describe the experiences you listed in Part 2?

The two skills I described have helped me become a problem solver. I have been able to understand
more what my team members want. This is something that has enhanced rapport within the
company.

3d. Do you feel more confident in communicating your experiences to an employer? Briefly explain
why.

I now feel more confident and the fear is gone. I can now face anyone in the case where there is
need to communicate anything in the company.

GREAT JOB! YOU’VE REACHED THE END OF THE TEMPLATE!

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BE SURE TO REVIEW YOUR WORK FOR CLARITY, SPELLING, AND FORMATTING BEFORE
SUBMITTING.

Watch this help video for assistance with saving and submitting your
completed assignment in Canvas.

Resources

10 Skills Defined:
 Visit the Strayer 10 Skills Hub for an interactive overview of all 10 Essential Employability Skills.
 10 Skills Definitions (PDF).

Accomplishment Categories:
Every day, you solve problems and work through challenges that may be relevant to share when
interviewing with a potential employer. For your assignment this week, begin thinking about those
experiences and accomplishments related to Work or Volunteering, School, and Home. This document
can help you brainstorm: Accomplishment Categories [PDF].

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