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ASSIGNMENT 1
Fall 2020, GENE 60
Date of submission: Week 4
NAME: …Sarbjit Singh…………………………….
ID: ……4302131………………………………
ASSIGNMENT TYPE: ESSAY
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION: 10%
TOTAL MARKS: 20
Rubric:
Item Marks Marks
obtained
Introduction 4
Rationale of 4
program
Accomplishmen 4
t
Skills 4
Career 4
aspiration
Total 20
LEARNING OUTCOME COVERED:
Utilize self-assessment tools and techniques to identify skills, abilities, strengths
and weaknesses
GENE 60
Assignment #1 – 10%)
Self-Assessment
Guidelines:
Make sure you have completed the assessments on pages 4-19 in your copy of “Get a job”
workbook before attempting this exercise.
In paragraph format, answer the following questions:
1. Introduce yourself (Tell me a little bit about yourself, your academic background etc.)
2. Why did you choose this area/program of study?
3. What will a potential employer find attractive about your current or past
accomplishments and/or education?
4. List your top 5 marketable skills, related to your area of study and give at least one
example of how you have put each of them to practice. (You can include your
transferable skills and technical skills.)
5. What is your biggest career aspiration (now or for future)?
Tips:
Computer type, no hand written assignment please
Font size: 12
Font style: Times new roman
Gap between the lines: 1.5
Five pages
1). Introduce yourself:
Firstly my name is Sarbjit singh ,and I am seeking after my post graduate Tourism at St.
Lawrence International Academy, and at present in my last year graduating coming December.
My instructive goals are to obtain a final year college education and seek after my profession in
the equivalent.
In actuality, I additionally have involvement with cordiality as I have been working in the
business since I came to Canada. I have been working in Indian chatpata chowk in downtown
Toronto for 4 month full time. I chose to accomplish a profession in accommodation as I was
constantly intrigued by the equivalent.
I did my evaluation twelfth from Ajmani international school .The last objective will be opening
an elite spot and where all visitors will be given a world class client care insight and where
individuals will Ove to visit, to be situated in downtown. To improve my aptitude in
accommodation I am constantly applying for unpaid temporary positions to get involvement
with the field before really beginning an occupation.
Travel and the travel industry is one of the world's greatest businesses, including more than 9.3
percent of the overall Gross Domestic Product. Reliably, over a billion travelers visit areas
through air, land and sea. Lodgings alone record for over an enormous segment of a trillion
dollars worldwide in yearly pay. The business is amazingly extensive, which implies there are a
great deal of possibilities and quality fields, both clear and working out of sight. Honestly, one
of each eleven situations in the current world economy are related to the travel industry and
kind disposition.
The travel industry and friendliness join attractions the board, show orchestrating, customer
help, event orchestrating, food organization, gaming, abiding, exhibiting, arrangements and
travel. Working in the travel industry and convenience the heads could discover you an
occupation wherever on the planet. Lodgings, transporters, restaurants, transportation
associations, voyager organizations, gathering corridors, clubs, sports gatherings, travel
workplaces and activity providers are generally parts of a novel industry that continually needs
talented delegates.
2) Why did you choose this area of study?
The main reason to choose this course was that Tourism and hospitality is an industry who ever slow
down. People love to explore new places and there comes the hospitality industry. Growing up in India,
and in a typical Asian family, my parents always wanted me to study a major (bachelor’s degree) that
would definitely secure me a job after graduation.
According to me I am a travel lover so this would be a best platform for me to learn more about this ,
but I was confident in studying hospitality , and so I convinced my parents to let me study it. o it is
advantageous for nations to react to this significance relatively, by building up the fundamental
foundation and expanding their capacities to gracefully the necessities of tourists.
3)What will potential employers find attractive about your current or
past accomplishments and/or education.
The major skill that is being observed by employer in employee is their education and experience.
I have already mentioned about my current experience and my current studies are list of things that
employer looks. Below is the list of things an employer sees:
-- Education
- Past/ current work experience
- Leadership qualities
- Honesty
- Work Ethic
- Skills, that can be transferred from old job to new
– Flexibility Determination and Persistence
- Ability to Work in Harmony with Co-Workers
- Eager and Willing to Add to Their Knowledge Base and Skills
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Loyalty
4) List your top 5 marketable skills, related to your field and give at
least 1 example of how you put each of them into practice. (You can
include your transferable skills and technical skills)
Interpersonal Skills:
Impersonal skills also play a major role in customer service. Once more, these skills are basic in client
assistance, and will subsequently be polished regular while working in the hospitality business.
Relational skills are those picked up by connecting with individuals around you. They are social skills, for
example, compassion, arrangement, listening, innovative reasoning, patience, and tolerance
Communication:
Communication is very important when you are in the hospitality industry. For example There is not all
that much, as a customer in an eatery, when you approach a member of staff who is rude. Relational
abilities are crucial in guaranteeing that customers are glad. Try not to stress, nonetheless, if you aren't
normally certain when conversing with individuals you don't have the foggiest idea. The cordiality
business is ideal for people who need to create and refine their relational abilities. This is because of the
sheer number of individuals that friendliness staff experience every day, each with their own questions
and additionally issues. You can impress a customer with communication skills.
Hazard Awareness:
Hazard awareness is very important in the hospitality industry as for example if you have proper
knowledge about this it will keep your workplace safe and make things easier. This skill is vital when you
work in a potentially dangerous area, such as a kitchen. Health and Safety regulations should be taught
to, and followed by, all members of staff. The knowledge of hazards within the workplace is highly
sought after by many employers.
Flexibility:
Flexibility plays an important role in work these days. Not only most hospitality staff work long shifts,
people are also required to work during the holidays. Christmas- and New Year, for example, are
typically very time of year for hospitality companies. People must remain flexible with their personal
plans to makes sure people can work during busy hours.
Time Management-
Time management is not only a skill used in hospitality but in every industry. Time management is a very
important skill. Example of time management is you can have a great time management and manage
your work accordingly. Time management can also help multiple tasks to work on at single time.
5) What is your biggest career aspiration?
As we all know that tourism industry is world-wide famous and is on 2nd number in the terms of
employment so I wanted to be something in tourism industry and I have decided to become a
entrepreneur I wanted to build a hotel at a broad level that that would be the first seven star hotel of
Canada that would be purely of Canadian the symbol will be of Canada and the name is anonymous
because I don’t want to share it.
That totally contains all famous and basic things of Canada like Tim Hortons . That would be a good
tourism attraction in Canada and the will give a good Revenue, and we will provide few more franchisee
of the hotels that would be five stars and three stars that are affordable for the local peoples. On this is
my big dream to achieve within 5 to 10 years and I think I have a lot of time to achieve that and I have to
work hard for that and this would be an example for those people who want to achieve a big goal but
they always give up and are not able to fulfill their dreams and I will promote this hotel worldwide for
this I want travel agents and social media and as it would be a 7 star hotel in Canada
