A Personal Development Tool To Enhance Development For Students Executive Summary Over the years, it is known that the workforce has evolved to become a very demanding environment especially in todays’ state of economy. The fact that Malaysia’s population has surpassed the 3 million mark makes securing a job a very competitive task. Malaysia’s current unemployment rate is 2.7 per cent as of August 2014 and nearly half of it consists of our youth, which most of them are fresh graduates. Talent is cited as one of the top business challenges and a recent survey conducted by global consultancy Grant Thornton finds 62 per cent of Malaysian firms have difficulty finding skilled workers, and 48 per cent identify lack of talent as a constraint for future growth. The goal of this application is to help users understand clearly the importance of proper work ethics and how it helps them move forward. Besides that, users will the able to monitor their personal development in aspects that are deemed important on a job such as information processing, team building as well as decision making.
1. Introduction Over the years, it is known that the workforce has evolved to become a very demanding environment especially in todays’ state of economy. The fact that Malaysia’s population has surpassed the 3 million mark makes securing a job a very competitive task. Malaysia’s current unemployment rate is 3.4 percent as of February 2016 and nearly half of it consists of our youth, which most of them are fresh graduates. Talent is cited as one of the top business challenges and a recent survey conducted by global consultancy Grant Thornton finds 62 percent of Malaysian firms have difficulty finding skilled workers, and 48 percent identify lack of talent as a constraint for future growth. Listed below are the most common traits employers are looking for when recruiting new employees. The ability to work in a team The ability to make decisions and solve problems The ability to plan, organize and prioritize work The ability to communicate verbally with people inside and outside an organization The ability to obtain and process information. It seems that most undesirable candidates lack these traits that are also crucial in securing a job. Due to the fact that most people spend most of their time on their smartphones and laptops/desktops, this project plans to utilize that fact by cultivating good and professional work attitude for its’ users. This web app will determine users’ strengths and weaknesses and they will be shown on their respective profile. Users can brush up and improve their abilities by undergoing test and problems that can be
solved individually or as a team. Users progress throughout the duration of use will be recorded a means for them to gauge their level of improvement.
A Personal Development Tool To Enhance Development For Students The goal of this app is to help users understand clearly the importance of proper work ethics and how it helps them move forward. Besides that, users will the able to monitor their personal development in aspects that are deemed important on a job such as information processing, team building as well as decision making.