In order to successfully fulfil my career ambitions and to further develop my professional and personal skills, there are some areas that I would like to develop. These include technical skills as well as industry related knowledge. (see above)

 

Some of my short term aspirations will be achievable through short courses, for example I plan to complete a InDesign course with the University next term. I would also like to do a short course in marketing to further my knowledge on how to promote events. As I have previously mentioned, I am a kinaesthetic learner, therefore will excel through work experience and practical placements.

Involvement within the sectors I am interested in will enable me to put my skills into practice and gain essential knowledge that is required.

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In the long term, to successfully fulfil my ambitions in the sectors of venue design and location management I feel it is essential for me to work alongside established managers. Location management requires the ability to find the right location, negotiate terms, fees and permissions in order use a location. Therefore working within the sector where there are meetings and pitches to a variety of clients on a regular basis, will help boost my confidence in negotiation.

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"Developing competences - knowledge and skills that are transferable to a variety of situations - is part of the new managers responsibility" (Adair and Allen 2003) Therefore it is essential to learn new skills and enhance knowledge for personal development so you may benefit the industry.