Appendix 1:

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Audit 2018

Name of Students & Student Number: Victor-Gabriel Mincu w1686742

Competencies rating:
1 - No experience
2 - Some experience
3 - An experienced student
4 - A competent and confident student
5 - A truly outstanding student – able to confidently enter the world of work with a high level of
competency.

Rate your competencies and then shade in colour(your choice so long as we can read the
competency number) Use the same colour throughout

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Be able to how to rate
More specifically Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate: yourself

•Be an effective member of
a team to achieve a
successful outcome
• Understand your
individual role and
contribution to a team.
Teamwork • I understand my
behaviour and impact on
others when working in
and contributing
to the success of formal
and informal teams
• Able to listen, give and
receive feedback and
respond perceptively to
others.
My competence
I have developed this skill by taking part in
different school/uni projects that involved
1 2 3 4 5
teamwork, as well as playing team games
outside of education.
 When creating a team it is always important to decide
1 2 3 4 5
on each person’s role, so this also applies to all the
projects I took part in before.
 I tend to empathise a lot with team members and
1 2 3 4 5 always think about my actions and how they affect the
team. I think a good balance between formal and
informal interaction with teammates is crucial.
 I am very good at giving feedback in a proper way and
generally communicate quite well with the team. Might
1 2 3 4 5
be able to improve my behaviour when receiving
feedback.

• Able to produce a well-
Communication - structured and well
written written report of
Write clearly and in a substantial length.
style appropriate to
• Have confidence and
purpose, e.g reports,
assignments, letters.
control when writing
different types of
document in various styles.
 During English classes in high school and for some
1 2 3 4 5
university modules we had to write reports and I think
this helped me have a basic grasp of the concept.
 I feel like my English is good enough that I can
1 2 3 4 5
differentiate between writing styles (such as formal and
informal) and I can create competent material for both.

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 • Able to demonstrate
proficient report writing  Just like mentioned before, I think I could improve my
skills. 1 2 3 4 5
report writing skills, but overall I do not think it is a
weakness of mine.

 
Communication – • Able to communicate
verbal own ideas verbally,
Construct coherent with proficiency and
arguments and confidence. 1 2 3 4 5
articulate ideas
clearly to a range  I am always confident in my ideas and I always enjoy
of audiences, formally sharing them with other.
and informally • Able to explain my ideas
through a variety of at a range of levels.
1 2 3 4 5  While English is not my first language, I believe I am
techniques
decently able to explain my thoughts.
• Able to construct
arguments and present
these to a range of 1 2 3 4 5  When creating university projects I first had to present
audiences.
my ideas to my group, in a more informal manner, and
then put them into a more formal presentation.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Show evidence of
presenting information
effectively to groups. 1 2 3 4 5
 When making presentation for High School/University I
always felt that presenting is one of my strengths.
• Able to produce well-
constructed clear
presentations and use
Presentation skills audio-visual aids where 1 2 3 4 5
appropriate e.g.  I feel like I can improve a bit on my PowerPoint skills to
PowerPoint. create better visual aid, but I have developed a decent
understanding of it over the years.
• Able to present work
fluently and confidently,  Like mentioned before, presenting has proved to be a
and able to respond clearly 1 2 3 4 5 strength of mine when creating university projects – I
and persuasively to am always able to respond to questions and comments
questions and comments. appropriately.

Project • Able to plan, organise
management skills and evaluate a
given project.
Apply effective project
management through
the • Able to execute a project
setting of goals, plan which
intermediate follows a designated
milestones and
schedule to produce a
prioritisation of finished piece of work
activities within a given time period
• Able to set and prioritise
a number of
intermediate goals within
an individual
or group project and to
develop an effective
 I had to act as a leader in some of the group projects
we were given so that is how I developed some
1 2 3 4 5
leadership skills. I do feel like I can learn to be more
assertive.
1 2 3 4 5
 I always enjoy making exact plans before starting a
project, in order to split work appropriately.bn
1 2 3 4 5  This also plays into building a plan for a project – I like
to have a visual representation of the progress the
group has made all the time, so I keep track of what
every member has been doing.

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 strategy and timetable for
meeting them.
• Able to make plans and
balance competing
demands on time 1 2 3 4 5
effectively.  I have never struggled with time when making these
projects so I would say my planning has gone well.

 
• Build and maintain
cooperative networks and
relationships with tutors, 1 2 3 4 5
peers and corporate
representatives.
 Over the years I feel like I did not interact with my
tutors as much as I could have.
Networking • Able to promote my
unique selling points
in a networking situation
1 2 3 4 5  I have not been put into many networking situations
with prospective
employers. before, especially since I have only entered the job
market quite recently.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Understand what
effective negotiation
requires. 1 2 3 4 5  In my internship I had to talk to suppliers for
promotional materials in order to get the best offers
possible, so negotiation was a big part of my role.
• Demonstrate where I
have carefully explored my
position and the other
person’s position, with the
goal of finding a mutually 1 2 3 4 5
acceptable compromise,
that gives us both as much  As mentioned before, when talking to suppliers I had
of what we want as to negotiate, so I had to balance price, quality and also
possible. promises of loyalty.
Negotiation skills • Have negotiated in a
situation where you have
found what the other
person wants matches
1 2 3 4 5
what you are prepared to
trade, and that you are
prepared to give what the
other person wants.  What I have mentioned before also applies here.
• Able to demonstrate my
awareness of the power
dynamic in a negotiating
1 2 3 4 5  Again, when negotiating I was able to take advantage
situation and how this can
impact on me winning or of my position as the client that is getting offers from
losing a negotiation. multiple companies.

• Able to work effectively  Since a young age I was trusted to take care of my
unsupervised. work by myself, and this helped me mature in a way
that makes it easy for me to work without being
Managing self 1 2 3 4 5
“pushed”

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 • Able to manage
competing demands on
your time.
1 2 3 4 5
 I have never had issues doing my tasks on time.
• Able to efficiently
prioritise tasks
1 2 3 4 5
 I tend to always do tasks in order by balancing
deadlines and importance.

 
Managing others • Understand the skills and
attributes of a  We have learned a lot about this during the first year,
leader. 1 2 3 4 5
with the “Professional Development for Marketers”
module.
• Have experience of
managing or leading
another team or group. 1 2 3 4 5
 I had to lead multiple groups in the past when making
projects.
• Have experience of
motivating a group and
giving them responsibility. 1 2 3 4 5
 I believe I was good at managing people when I had to.
The results have generally been good.
• Listen to team members
and encourage  I always listened to the problems team members had,
involvement. 1 2 3 4 5
although when I find them difficult to deal with I get
frustrated.
• Experience of training or
coaching people to equip I can train people about their tasks, although I prefer
them to succeed 1 2 3 4 5
that I do not have to do it – for example, I had to help
team members with using Office before. 
• Plan the work of a team,
considering all that must be
accomplished, the various
1 2 3 4 5  As I mentioned before, I like working with a plan in
deadlines or timeframes to
be met, and the work steps mind, that is easy to understand in order to easily
required. visualise the progress made on a project.
• Delegate tasks and  I like to use people to their strengths in a project, so
review progress to achieve delegating tasks is very important, which I had to do in
goals.
1 2 3 4 5
the projects.

• Able to demonstrate
awareness of individuals in
a team, learn their
strengths and weaknesses 1 2 3 4 5
and challenge them to  As mentioned above, I like to see everyone’s strengths
achieve to the best of their and use them appropriately, splitting the work in a way
abilities. that takes advantage of each person’s abilities.
• Can demonstrate fairness
and impartiality and be
consistent when holding  I put objectiveness over everything when working with
1 2 3 4 5 a team. This sometimes put me in difficult scenarios,
everyone to the same
standards and when working with friends for example, but I decided
expectations. to remain objective in my decisions.
• Have proven ability to
challenge and/or discipline
a team member for failing 1 2 3 4 5  I tend to avoid conflicts as much as possible in a group
to adhere to standards and and so far I managed to do it, although sometimes by
expectations simply picking up on other people’s work myself.

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 Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Application of IT • Effective use of Microsoft  When handling this software I can always handle more
Office including Word and basic tasks and generally I did not have problem
Power point. 1 2 3 4 5
completing my tasks on them, but I can certainly go the
next mile and understand them completely.
• Able to use Excel and
develop and manipulate
spread sheets. 1 2 3 4 5
 I am currently struggling to create spreadsheets using
formulas.
• Proficient in the use of
email and Internet.  I am proficient in using email and internet, as I have
1 2 3 4 5
been using them since a young age and have also
gained Outlook experience during my internship.
• Knowledge of computer
hardware and how to  I have as much knowledge as I can considering I did not
troubleshoot. 1 2 3 4 5
study the subject, so I can do some very basic
troubleshooting when it comes to computers.
• Can use printer and
photocopier efficiently.
1 2 3 4 5
 I have grown up around these devices so I do not have
problems using them.
• Able to access online
research databases
1 2 3 4 5
 When creating projects I had to use resources such as
Statista or Mintel.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Able to raise vital
questions and problems,  Whenever I notice something that I believe could be of
formulating them clearly 1 2 3 4 5
importance I always raise a question about it. For
and precisely. example during projects or even during my internship.
• Gather and assess
relevant information, using
abstract ideas to interpret 1 2 3 4 5
it effectively.  I like to think I know to filter relevant information
properly and interpret it in a right way.
• Come to well-reasoned
conclusions and
solutions, testing them 1 2 3 4 5
against relevant criteria
and standards.
 I tried my best to always be objective in my decisions
Critical thinking and also explain myself as clearly as possible.
• Think open-mindedly
within alternative systems
of thought, recognising and  When people have suggested different approaches to
assessing, as need be, your 1 2 3 4 5 solving problems to me, I always listened and
assumptions, implications, considered what they had to say, in many cases even
and practical directly applying their solutions (especially during my
consequences. internship, with higher-ups).
• Communicate effectively
with others in
figuring out solutions to
complex problems, without 1 2 3 4 5  I like to cooperate with team members when trying to
being unduly influenced by come up with solutions, but always try to take only
others' thinking on the what is best from all the ideas presented to me, not
topic. apply them blindly.

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Problem solving • Able to identify, clarify
and describe a  During group projects, I tend to be the one to raise
problem (s). 1 2 3 4 5
problems and discuss them first with the group
members.
• Ability to analyse the
causes of a given  In some cases I found it difficult to discuss the causes
problem(s). 1 2 3 4 5
of some problems as to not put blame on team
members.
• Ability to identify and
assess alternative
solutions. 1 2 3 4 5
 Before raising the problems I always try to have a
solution to propose first.
• Able to choose a solution
and implement it.  I generally tend to be very decisive and I do not enjoy
1 2 3 4 5
overthinking or spending too much time on choosing a
solution to something.
• Able to evaluate whether  In some cases problems are only “solved” temporarily
the problem(s) was solved (for example, when they involve team members
1 2 3 4 5
or not. attitudes), but I found it easy to tell if the problem was
completely solved or not.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Able to generate new  I try to always think outside when making projects, and
ideas and approaches. a good example of this was when I contributed to
1 2 3 4 5
making a university presentation be roleplayed from
the perspective of a “marketing agency”.
• Able to develop new
methodologies as
Creativity required. 1 2 3 4 5
 I generally tend to stick to what I already know when
working.
• Able to find and  Whenever I encountered difficult problems I was able
implement solutions to to overcome them, both at work and university (for
difficult problems. 1 2 3 4 5
example, when having to deal with deadlines or team
members that were difficult to work with).

 
• Demonstrate self-
awareness and the ability
to identify own training 1 2 3 4 5
 My professional development plan alongside this skill
needs. audit is the best representation of this.
Lifelong learning
• Pursue appropriate
training to develop skills  I have not yet started training the skills that I
and knowledge. 1 2 3 4 5
mentioned in my plan, but I will whenever I believe the
time is right.

 
Ethics and social • Have a clear 1 2 3 4 5  I believe I have a good understanding over the concept
responsibility understanding of of ethics and can generally adapt to different cultures.
the theoretical meaning
and reference
of moral propositions and
how their “truth
values” (if any) may be
determined.

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 • Familiar with the practical
means
of determining a moral 1 2 3 4 5
course of action.
 
• Are aware how moral  I believe I know how to “weigh the morality” of actions
outcomes and can adapt to situations accordingly – I had to deal
can be achieved in specific 1 2 3 4 5
with this when considering whether or not to exclude
situations. people from groups.
• Understand ethics in a
business
context. 1 2 3 4 5
 I have studied this in multiple modules, such as Global
Business Environment, as well as Global Markets.
• Understand corporate
social
responsibility (CSR). 1 2 3 4 5
 I had first-hand experience with creating CSR
campaigns during my internship.
• Have freely contributed
to the
community through 1 2 3 4 5
activities such as  I have not been involved nearly enough in volunteer
volunteer work. work.

CAREER MANAGEMENT

Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Appreciate the need • Active member of a
for professional  I am currently an active full-time student in the
and show institution or body. 1 2 3 4 5
University of Westminster, as well as an active intern in
commitment to a corporate event company.
continued professional • Regularly attend seminars
development. or
presentations outside 1 2 3 4 5
formal
curriculum timetable.  I have attended events before, but not regularly.
• Have ownership of,
update and
regularly review a Personal 1 2 3 4 5
Development  I do own one but do not regularly review and update
Plan (PDP) it.

 
Take ownership of and • Aware of potential
manage one’s employers, general
career progression, set recruitment practices 1 2 3 4 5
and effective  I like to keep myself updated when it comes to job
realistic and
job hunting techniques. opportunities and generally do it through LinkedIn.
achievable goals, and
identify • Have considered own
and develop ways to career direction
improve employability post-graduation and set 1 2 3 4 5
realistic and  I talk about this in my PDP – I believe my goals are
achievable career goals. more than reasonable and achievable.
• Have identified ways 1 2 3 4 5  I have identified the ways to improve my employability
to improve your but I still have not acted upon some of them.
employability and acted
upon them.

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 Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Aware of the range of
career
Demonstrate an
opportunities within and
insight into the 1 2 3 4 5  As mentioned above, I tend to keep myself updated
outside
transferable nature about job opportunities, although I am more familiar
the sector.
of skills developed
with the sector than outside of it.
as part of your degree
• Fully able to demonstrate
to other work
the
environments and the  I think I would be able to transfer skills that I have
transferable nature of the
range of career learned in my degree to other work environments (for
opportunities within
skills developed 1 2 3 4 5
as part of your degree to example, what I have studied in Professional
and outside the sector.
other work Development for Marketers could translate well to
environments. working in HR).
 
Present one’s skills, • A broad knowledge of
personal types of CV's,
attributes and interview techniques and
experiences through standard
1 2 3 4 5
effective CVs, questions and recruitment
applications and techniques
interviews such as psychometric  I only have basic knowledge of the standard
testing. techniques for interviews and also writing CV’s.
• Able to create a targeted
CV which effectively
presents your skills, 1 2 3 4 5
attributes and experiences.

 I believe I have achieved this when creating my CV.

• Able to present your
skills, attributes and
experiences effectively in a 1 2 3 4 5  When applying for my internship I have been able to
job interview
do this effectively, and it contributed to me getting the
situation.
position.
 

• Know where to look to

find what channels exist so
I can keep up to date 1 2 3 4 5
within my specialism.  I generally tend to simply use resources such as
LinkedIn to keep up to date with industry news.
• Research events within
organisations
which offer students
1 2 3 4 5
opportunities
to get involved.  I know of the ones offered by my university but have
Commercial
not participated too much in them.
Awareness
• Aware of membership
bodies which I am able to
join or get support from. 1 2 3 4 5
 Once again, other than university bodies I am not very
aware of other ones.
• Use social networking to
keep in touch with latest
trends within my 1 2 3 4 5
specialism.
 As mentioned above, I generally use LinkedIn too keep
in touch with trends in my specialism.

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