B.A.

(HONS) IN FINANCE UNIVERSITY

OF HERTFORDSHIRE
NAME

: Leong Suk Hooi

STUDENT ID

: J15017244

SUBJECT NAME : E-Portfolio and Employer Relations

SUBJECT CODE : MGT3232
SECTION
TITLE

: F1
: Individual Assignment

DUE DATE

: 24th February 2016

LECTURER

: Ms Kannaki

I declare that this assignment is my individual work. I understand

what is meant by plagiarism. This assignment is all my own work
and I have acknowledged any use of the published or unpublished
works or other people.

SIGNATURE: Jolinna Leong

Table Content
No.
1.0
1.1
2.0
2.1
2.1.1
2.2
2.3
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.3.1
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0

Content
Introduction
Long, Medium & Short Term Goal
Personality & Learning Style
Who am I
Personality Test
Learning Style
Action Plan
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Dream Job and Requirements
Challenges and Skill Gap Analysis
Action Plan to Close the Gap
Conclusion
References
Appendix
Marking Scheme
Assessment Criteria for Assignment

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1.0 Introduction
I am Leong Suk Hooi, nickname called Jolinna from Kedah. I am 22 years old. My

secondary school was Sekolah Menegah Kebangsaan Batu 5. I am studying Degree for
Business in Finance at Inti International College Subang currently. Before study at Inti
International College, I was did my foundation in Nilai University for one year. My
hobbies are playing badminton, table tennis, swim, listen to music, meet difference
people in a day, and learn new things. I am an elder daughter in my family. I have two
younger brothers and one younger sister. As an elder daughter, I have to be a good model
for them to follow. Besides, my father is a constructor and my mother is a housewife.
1.1 Long, Medium & Short Term Goal
I am a finance student. My long term goal for my future is to be a financial
planner in Prudential Assurance Berhad in year 2019 after I graduate. I stay near by
Puchong, so I will go there for interview. The reasons I would like to be the financial
planner is because I like to assist and manage clients financial portfolio in order to
make sure they can achieve financial freedom.
Besides, my short term goal in my education to get 65 average and above for
every subject I took in this semester. Moreover, my medium term goal is to be the
second class honor student. I hope to be an exchange student in the second year of
my degree so I can get a good job especially my dream job easily in future. Besides, I
also can require for a better salary on my job if I get a good result. Therefore, I will
achieve at least grade B for the entire subject in second years for year 2016. I will
study very hard to achieve my goals.

2.0 Personality & Learning Style

2.1 Who am I
2.1.1 Personality Test (Refer to Diagram 1-12)
I was

did

my personality test

to

know

my own

personality

(Seemypersonality.com, 2016). According to Seemypersonality.com (2016), I am

an emotionally and extroverted person. My personality is prophets. I like to
experience my emotions strongly and passionate. I might experience emotion of
anxiety, anger and expression. I do not like rules and regulations and I like to be
casual and whimsical. I am an open-minded person as I always using unusual
ideas to interact with people. In the big five overview, I scored 76 for
extroversion. So, I rarely feel depressed and usually in a good frame of mind, but
I will feel angry if thing I expect do not follow my ways. I do not like people
treat me unfair and cheated me. I am active in group activity. I like to deal with
people rather than ideas. I am a well organize person and I like to live according
to my plan.
Besides, in neuroticism, I scored 90 for anger. It result that I am having
irrational ideas, being less able to control impulses, and coping poorly with
stress (Rothmann & Coetzer, 2003). I have a strong cravings. Moreover, in
extroversion, I scored 94 for excitement-seeking. I can making friend quickly
and easily. I like to take risks, seek thrills and I have a generally cheerful
disposition. In openness to experience, I scored 97 for progressivism. I am a
moderately imaginative person who enjoys a good balance between the real
world and fantasy. I am willing to challenge authority, practices and traditional
values. Sometime I will feel a certain degree of hostility toward the rule, even
enjoy ambiguity. Furthermore, in agreeableness, I scored 58 for trust. I will
always assume people are honest and fair. I think a certain amount of deception
in social relations is necessary. I like to help people if there are needed and I do
not mind confrontation, sometimes even threaten others to get their own way.
2.2 Learning Style

There are three main types of learning style which are auditory learner, visual
learner and tactile learner. Sternberg, (2008) cited in Hatami, (2012) the learning
style is a preferred way of using ones abilities, but it is not in itself an ability.
According to Keefe (1988), learning styles can define as a characteristic cognitive,
affective, affective and psychological behaviours that serve as relativity stable
indicators of how learner perceive, interact with and respond to the learning
environment. Students must have the interest to study the material they interested and
use difference methods to present and remember the information. Therefore, students
can catch up faster if they learn with a correct learning style.
According to Gilakjani, (2012), visual learners like to learn with thinking of
pictures, taking note, and studying body language to help with understanding. Mills
et al (2010) cited in (Ozbas, 2008), auditory learners like to learn through hearing,
verbal and written materials. According to Harris, Harris & Diamond (2001), tactile
learner like to by touching and manipulate objects.
According to Learning Style Inventory Test (2016.) (Refer to Diagram 13 , I
am an auditory learner. I scored 30 mark for auditory study, 26 mark for visual and
24 mark for tactile learning. As a result, I was suitable for these three types of
learning style due to I scored high mark for it. As a auditory learner, I like to use
tapes to record what lecturer said and take notes for review (Learning Style Inventory
Test, 2016). I have a good ability of listen in classroom and I like to read something
aloud and summarize it (Learning Style Inventory Test, 2016.). I also like to having a
group discussing and learn from each other. Sometime I am very difficult to
memorize thing in heart, I would rather repeat words aloud for memorization.
Moreover, I like to debate, because I felt that it was a ways for us to exchange our
ideas.

2.3Action Plan

After identified my learning style, I realize that I have to take some action to
sharp up my learning style. My action plan for improve my visual learning style is to
read encyclopaedia and watch Youtube, then put all the information into mind map or
diagram to simplified my learning process. I am a person who like to watch movie,
so I believe that by doing this method, I can remember things easily. Besides, I am
going to make flashcard and highlight the important information for my reading with
difference color highlight pen. Lastly, I would think of the topic before study and
outline the reading to make sure I can understand it easily .
Furthermore, I am going to practice to transfer the information I learned from
text and note to computer by typing because tactile learner will more easy to
remember things with physical activity (Gilakjani, 2012). I am going to learn from
experience and doing thing such as go to place I never go, to experience the
difference culture and life of people. Lastly, I would like to take note with computer
by written it out to strengthen my memorize. I believe that my action plan are able to
improve the other two learning styles so that I can be fast learner and memorize
things faster. If I can get to improve it, I believe that it will helps me to get a better
result.
3.0 SWOT Analysis (Refer to Diagram 17)
3.1 Strengths
Most of the people miss their success opportunity due to they do not know their
strengths and weaknesses. However, I do not want to be one of them. I like to do the
things that people do not do. I believe that the bigger challenging, the more benefit
will create. Besides, I did a Hollands Career Interest RIASEC Personality Test to
examine my strength and weakness. Hollands test is accepted in psychology and
recognized by personality research in pass years ago. Osipow, (1973); Watkins,
Bradford, lew & Himmel, (1986) cited in Schinka, Dye & Curtiss (1997) explain that
Hollands theory is one of the most influence career theories and occupational

taxonomies in vocational psychology. I scored SECARI in this test. I scored 12 for

social and 11 for enterprising. According to Holland (1997) candidate who scored
high in S and E may be able to use these strengths in career problem solving and
decision making for dealing with business problems. So, I am suitable to be a
financial planner to help my client to solve their problems. Normally, I like to
communicate with people and enjoy group work. Besides, enterprising result me as a
goal-oriented and focus on results. Moreover, I am willing to teach people and
responsible to lead a team or organization to achieve our goals. I scored 7 for
conventional. It result that I can manage to complete task on time and pay attention
to detail and prefer work with numerical. As above strength, I find out that I am
suitable to work as financial wealth planner.
3.2 Weaknesses
I know my weakness through the Hollands Career Interest RIASEC Personality
Test. I know that I only scored 4 in artistic style. I less to express through various
form such as music, image, system and programs. I am afraid to do experiment with
my own idea. Moreover, I only scored 3 for realistic and investigative, which mean
that I am not the person who like to work with my hand or physical skills. I less to
explore to other place and things frequently for adventure. Furthermore, I also do not
like to collect and analyze the data and information. I do not like to investigate task. I
like to minimize the rules and regulations as well as I less to think something with
creative.

3.3 Dream job and requirement

SKA Required for

Financial Wealth Planner
Knowledge:
Able to assist and manage
client financial portfolio
Able to advice client to
improve their financial
situation
Able to guide client to
improve their financial
situation
1 year working experience
Skills:
Fast Learner
Self starter
Able to Drive
Melay language
English language
Goal oriented
Attitudes:
Venture into sales
Responsible
Time management

My current SKA

SKA gap

I do not have any knowledge on

assist and manage client
financial portfolio.
I have the knowledge of advice
client to meet their financial
goal.
I can guide the client to improve
their financial situation.

Lack of the ability to assist and

manage clients financial
portfolio.
Lack of real experience to help
advice client to meet their
financial goal.
Lack of persuasion skill.

I only have part time working

experience.

I do not have full time working

experience.

I am willing to learn.
I have a entrepreneurship
entrepreneurial spirit, so I am
self starter.
I have a driving lessen and car.

My learning speed was slow.

Lack of confidence to start
something that I afraid.

I can speak a normal Melay

language.
I can speak English language.
I can manage my goals.

I have a strong desire to make

more money.
I am a responsible person, I will
make sure everything I done on
time.
I will complete thing on time.

I lack of knowledge on going to

one place that near Kuala
Lumpur.
But I cannot speak Malay
smoothly.
But I have grammar mistake.
But sometime I will delay my
goal when facing an problem
while achieve my goal.
I am lacking skills of making
sales.
However, sometime I am
careless.
Sometime, I have to spend much
time on doing one thing or task.

Diagram 1 Skill Gap Analyze

I wish to become financial wealth planner after I graduate from my secondary

school due to lack of money for study. I know financial planning is very important.
There are several requirement that require to be a financial wealth planner. According
to Jobstreet.com.my (2016)(Refer to Diagram 1), the job position require a fast
learner, self starter, driving skill and goal oriented. Moreover,its also require three
types of language for communication which are Malay, Chinese and English.
Furthermore, the candidate must has at least one year of working experience in the
related industry for this position. Furthermore, the candidate must has their own
transport. However, what are the job descriptions? Financial wealth planner is own a
very heavy responsibility to their client, they have to assist and manage the client
financial portfolio and able to give the client good advice and guide to improve their
financial position. Lastly, this job also require good attitude such as venture into
sales, responsible and time management to do well in this industry.
3.3.1 Challenges and Skill Gap Analysis
I realized the gap between What I have and the skill, knowledge and attitude
that required. I have lack of the ability to assist and manage clients financial
portfolio and lack of real experience to give advice and guide clients to achieve
their financial goal. I do not have full time working experience. Besides, I lack
of confidence to start something that I afraid. Moreover, I lack of knowledge on
going to one place that near Kuala Lumpur. I cannot speak Malay smoothly and
speak English also got grammar mistake. Also, I will delay my goal sometime
while facing problems. On the other hand, I am lacking skills of making sales
and I will be careless sometime. Lastly, I will spend a lot of time on one things
or task.

4.0 Action Plan to Close the Gap(Refer to Diagram 2)

Diagram 2 Personal Development Plan

First, I would like to learn a good communication skill. I will join Inti Toastmaster
Club and complete 10 competent communicator by end of year 2016. Secondly, I would
like to improve my English by having tuition in Brillington Language Centre and
complete Level 2 for Real-life English Communication skill II by end of March 2017.
Besides, I am going to improve my time management skill by planning everything with
planner and complete it on time by end of June 2016. Moreover, I am going to learn and
train my leadership skill by taking leader role in group assignment to lead my group
members to achieve our goals. So, I have to attend the leadership workshop which
provide by Inti international college to get the knowledge of how to lead a team to

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complete our assignment on time by end of June 2017. Lastly, I will improve the
knowledge of assist and manage customer portfolio by taking certificate financial
planning (CFP) course in Institute of financial planning and to complete the examination
by end of December 2018.
5.0 Conclusion
I would like to conclude that I have know more myself from this assignment. I know
my personality and I have to set a short, medium and long term goal to myself. Besides, I
understand the learning styles that helps me to deliver material I learn. I also provide an
action plan to improve my learning style. Moreover, I have to analyze my weaknesses
and strengths. I also do some research for my dream job in Jobstreet.com and its
requirement and to identify the gap. By identify the gap, I have to find take some action
plan to close the requirement gap. However, I learn more in this assignment is to do a
reflection to myself. Reflection can make me to improve myself in my personality and
strength and weaknesses. So, I personally agreed that everyone have to do reflection
report. Especially, we can do it by everyday to reflect what you had learn in a day and to
do some correction and improve to ourselves. I also suggest that college students can do
the reflection for every semester to reflect their goals and knowledge or skills they learn.
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7.0 Appendix

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Personality Test

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8.0 Marking Scheme

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9.0 Assessment Criteria for Assignment

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