Careers, Employability and Skills
Personal Development Planning (PDP)
“In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.” Arnold Glasgow (American humorist)
Making a Personal Development Plan (PDP) is an excellent way of working out what you want and how to achieve your academic, personal and career goals. Part of the process of PDP involves you considering your full range of skills and achievements, addressing any percieved gaps and finding the best way to evidence and express your strengths to employers and others groups. It is a strategy used by high achievers from a variety of walks of life.
Engaging in PDP can help you to become more motivated and to take charge of your own learning and career development. It allows you to practice the self-management skills that you will need when you begin full-time employment. It also helps you to gain a better understanding of your personal strengths, as well as the areas that you can improve on. In a competitive employment market, being able to use the skills you learn during PDP will be invaluable.
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