1. Project on Self assessment for career growth Submitted By: Abhishek Kumar

4. What are your special abilities? Everybody in this earth posses some hidden talent or special ability. I think my special ability lies in working as a member of team by creating a positive cohesive work environment to unite my colleagues which reflects my leadership as well as team player abilities.

5. How do you describe yourself? Describe yourself in some words or sentences is not possible. As one posses a huge amounts of qualities and talents. But if I have to describe myself in one sentence then I will say “I am very enthusiastic, docile, vibrant, hardworking and empathetic by nature.”

6. How do you feel about your career to date? My career has been full of ups and downs. I have seen success as well as failure both at very short span of my career. So I can’t put it as great or worst. I can quote it as good but “ I am sure I can move forward from my good to the best with my hard work, knowledge and skill.” .”

7. What qualification do you have that make you feel that you will succeed in accomplishing your objective of your life? I have a four year industrial experience with MBA degree. I am working with employee class and studying management. I know what worker class thinks and their demands are and through my management skill I know how to tackle the employees also(MANAGE MEN TACTFULLY). “ So due to combination of these two I feel I can accomplish the objectives of my life.”

8. How do you feel about your progress so call? Right now I am pursuing MBA with my job in TATA STEEL LIMITED. The need of the hour demands that have to concentrate hard on my MBA and learn as much as possible. “ As this learning will form a solid and strong foundation for my future aspiration to be fulfilled.”

9. How do you describe your standards of performance? My standards of performance according to me is below my performance level. As I have to work. So a lots of time is wasted which otherwise I could have used to perform better and prove my worth.

10. What has been your biggest mistake that you can recall and why was it? Both my biggest mistake as well as achievement seems to me as my employment in TATA STEEL. I can state it as achievement as I got stability at my earlier phase of my life. But as you know you have to pay price for anything good which you get. I have also paid the price for it. I couldn’t devote time to my studies. So I have fared badly in my studies which is reflected in my graduation result.

11. What type of activity motivates you? I have always been motivated by the desire to do a good job whether at studies or at work, at whatever position I am in. I want to excel as well as be successful, in all the sphere of my life, job and study for my own personal satisfaction. “ As I am keen learner, and as I love to learn from my failures so it works as very good motivating source for me.”

12. What type of activity demotivates you? Whenever I face successive failure in the same field, I feel demotivated.

13. What type of people you like and dislike? I like those kind of people who not only help themselves but also helps others . I like, who are career focused, self motivated and regardless of differences of sex, cast, creed, age, status, backgrounds, personality, aspiration etc. and try to unite people on one common platform. and those people who are unable to fulfill these above criteria's are mostly disliked by me

14. How would your faculty or classmates describes you? There is no ongoing criticism done by my classmates and faculty . I am open to personal and professional growth and welcome the opportunity to improve.

15. What further training do you want why? Effective training and development includes using sound principles of performance management and good basic training techniques. Training has its objective of redirections or improvements of behavior and performance. “ I require training for improvement of my interpersonal skills like communication skills, expressing skills and decision making skills for overall development”

16. In what area do you want to improve? I want to improve my communication skills. In today's era expressing your views and thoughts across the table to the other person is very important and this can be effectively and efficiently done with the help of communication skill.

17. Who is the most important person to you and why? The most important person in my life is my Father. After the death of my mother he has played the role of both my father and mother . My whole world revolves around him. He takes care of my basic necessities like food etc. as my mother and in the role of my father he guides me and become constant source of motivation for me.

18. Where do you want to be in the next 5-10 years from now? In the coming 10 year I want to become a entrepreneur and this I will achieve by working on my own business plan which is going to shape up like this. The first stage would include buying a property (land) and cultivating sugarcane. And in the second phase moving to establishment of sugar mill. It contains third and fourth phase also. But I will discuss it later.

19. What constructive criticism have you from others As I can’t communicate effectively. So “ The positive criticism done by my faculty and classmates have laid to a lot of improvement in my communication skill.”

20. What is your biggest failure? I lost my mother to heart disease. I wish I had known more about heart disease, so that I could have helped her during that difficult time. I want to know more about this disease, their symptoms and cares. As heart disease is second life taking disease after the cancer and I don’t want to loose their beloved ones to dreaded disease. So I want to spread awareness among the people.

21. Do you feel the progress so far commensurate with your ability? Yes, I do commensurate my progress with my ability. But I know I can get more and more than from it with my knowledge, hard work and skill.

22. Will you get your desire job after MBA and why are you sure so much? I am working in TATA STEEL since 2004. I have completed my graduation with mathematics and have the technical degree in furnace operation with distinction which shows my hard work and dedication towards my job. I got three consecutive promotion in just one and half year and right now I am working as a Senior associate which is foremost designation in the labour class. I have firm believe that I will certainly perform my best in MBA and surely secure good marks . “So that’s shows my organizing and time management skill. And due to those skills and qualification I am dead sure that I will get my desired job.”

23. What do you want to be in your life driver and passenger? I want to be driver of my life which symbolises that I want to lead my life in my own desired way, on the road to success i.e I want to crave out my own path and make my mark felt on map of life. I prefer to take the command over the car which in this respect is my life , career and respective growth so that I can monitor, check and guide it in the way I prefer.

24. In what school and college activities have you participated In school level I was active sportsperson as I participated in various games and events. I was active member of NCC and my different area of interest also lies cricket, football etc. I have represented my college and school at various interschool cricket competition and athletics completions. And in indoor games, I got appreciated for drawing from renown institute of Jamshedpur i.e. Rabinderbhavan. I have also got prizes for my project in science exhibition that was held in my school. I have always participated in school level skits. .

25. What do you enjoy doing other than studies? Although I strong believe in gaining knowledge and I can put it as that studying is my first love. In my spare time I enjoy playing outdoor games like Cricket, Football, Badminton etc. I am creatively oriented person so I enjoy spend time with nature as it provide us scenic beauty and calmness.

26. How do you manage your time off the college? As I have mentioned earlier I am doing job in TATA STEEL apart from MBA. Whenever I get time after college and office I usually devote my time to my studies. If I get extra time like in off days I love to chat my friends, watching motivational video and cartoons etc.

27. What else do you read apart from your studies? Exactly I am not very keen to read books. But if I get time from course books first I prefer story book. As I have already read the all Chetanbhagat story books. But as an MBA student I have read some management books . As of now I am reading “The Effective Executive “ written by PETER F DRUCKER.

28. What is your career planning? My aspirations are to advance & grow in my organizations (both my college & workplace) so that I can achieve a more satisfying performance. “I plan to perform well in my studies as well as try to explore my job related roles so as to achieve a increasing level of responsibility , status , power and rewards.”

29. What is your future planning? I decided to set up an orphanage for unwanted ,uncared scum's of the society. When I was in 7th grade, one day I was returning from school & I had only Rs 2 as my bus fare. But that day something strange happened. Actually a little boy who barely was wearing anything , virtually in rags approached me…seeing his condition I gave him money I had for my bus fare and walked home. On reaching home I received a lot of scolding from mother. But that day itself I have made up my mind to do something for the needy children.

30. What is your dream of your life? “I dream or aspire to be a person who can stand up to face up the challenges of life and meet the expectations of near and dear ones.”

31. How do you want to die and where do you want to get buried? Death is a very uncertain phenomenon. No one can be very sure as to when he will breath his last. If it goes according to my wishes then I want to die after accomplishing something in life so that even when I leave this materialistic world some people do remember me for my good work towards the society. “I want to be buried in the hearts of people as a person, who can be recalled in good name for his good deeds.”

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