Personal Development Plan

This Personal Development Plan was based on the CV ‘Des Student’ found in CV and Cover Letters pg 18)

If you’ve rated yourself as weaker in any skill within your Skills Audit, this may be because you haven’t yet had a chance to develop in this area. A Personal Development Plan (PDP) gives you the opportunity to consider how you could improve in that particular skill. Why not use the example below to create your own Personal Development Plan?

PDP example:

Specific objective

(What skill/ knowledge do I want to develop?)

What I can do after I have completed my MEng degree?

Presentation skills Steps to achieving objective

(How will I develop this skill? Include specific details)

Timeline

(When will I develop this skill/ knowledge?)

Read the ‘What can I do with my degree’ section of the careers website to get some ideas.

Attend the online Careers Fairs- especially the Engineering related one.

Listen to three different employer related talks or events from interesting companies. This week

Autumn Term 2021

During this term Just me

Find out dates and how to attend on the Careers website.

Use events calendar on JobsLive and speak to tutors about upcoming department organised events.

Watch an online course in presenting skills.

Attend a Careers Lab on presentations to practice with people I don’t know.

Build up confidence by volunteering to speak more in meetings and eventually take the lead in group presentations. This week

This month

Next month’s group design project presentation. Research options on LinkedIn Learning or TED talks.

Book place via JobsLive. Gain feedback and advice from attendees and Careers Consultant.

Ask for feedback from both tutor and group members on how I could improve my presenting skills after this.

Support required

(Who/what do I need to help me achieve objective)

Quality work, leading clients and an environment where you’re given all the early responsibility you can handle. No matter your starting point, if you’re interested in becoming a solicitor, there is a career path for you here at Bristows.