How easy/difficult was it to complete Unit 1?
On the surface the skills audit looked easy to complete and I thought I would have completed it quite quickly but having to think of specific examples which demonstrated these skills. I also found it very difficult to rate myself sometimes I thought I had a particular skill but when I thought about examples of when I demonstrated this there just weren’t any which was actually quite revealing to me. Looking back on unit 1 I can see I rushed it a little bit and it could have done with more work and more time putting in.
What skills do I need to develop?
I still need to improve my communication skills both written and face to face as sometimes I feel I am just not getting my point across or other people do not understand me. I also need to improve on my confidence sometimes I was going to rate myself low on the skills audit when I realise it’s a skill I use a lot in any of the jobs I have done such as the “Negotiating, reaching acceptable agreement” which I can often do whether it is with an angry supplier, children I am babysitting or with my own family members. I think I need to be more active on the job front as although I have applied to a few internships I have not done much else in the way of improving my employability. I also think I have to improve my time scheduling as sometimes I massively underestimate how long an assignment may take me which makes it difficult to keep up with everything else.
How am I going to develop them?
I am studying a book on academic writing and a vocabulary book to help improve my written communication hopefully this will help improve my grade in my modules which require essays written in them too. I have to more confident in the skills I do possess and work to improve those which will help me in a work environment, I will also look at taking on more work experience during the holidays to expand and improve upon my skill set to become a more well rounded person and stand out better among the sea of graduates in the future. I will apply for part time jobs within the university to force myself to become better at time management (no more spending hours trying to level up on candy crush saga). I also have to become more realistic about how much work I can do in a day so I can organise my assignments better. Staying up all night to complete that assignment on time is usually as good as handing in a piece of paper with random numbers scribbled everywhere.
Why is this
important to me?
I hope to become an actuary in
the future but to get into this position I need to get a graduate placement as
a student actuary in a company that finds me employable. I know this is a competitive
field, I am in the first year and out of 130 students I know of at least 20 who
wish to become an actuary. If you extrapolate this data the number of students
looking for placements as an actuary far exceed the actual placements meaning I
will not only have to hold the degree (as many of these students will also do)
but stand out with my specific skill set personality and previous experience. 
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