Reflection

Section 2 Placement reflective

My placement consisted of an operational aspect of management. The day to day aspect of financial control, the recruitment process as well as stock management. Three fairly different areas however, similar arsenal of transferable traits and skills were utilised. Firstly, perhaps one of the most important skills to develop is adaptability, this was a skill I used and cultivated during my stock control day. One of the busiest days of the month and with the added pressure of a time constraint it was essential I adapted to this new experience quickly and hit the ground running. Additionally, communication is something people don’t associate with an important management skill but in fact I feel is one of the most important. Effect communication is essential whether it be between colleagues, employees or indeed prospective employees. I believe I showed effective use of this skill during my second day of my internship in which I assisted on the interview process for potential employees and join I discussion with my colleague where we shared our views on how it had gone. These two skill are core skills and will serve me well in my future career as they are adaptable into any industry. As a whole I truly enjoyed my internship at the casino, as I obtained a very real life prospective of day to day management which was varied as the casino combines different sectors under one roof. (Licence trade and Gambling industry)Looking back, I hope I have displayed willingness to learn and a hard work effort over my time there. The internship core aim I believe was to provide a snapshot into the world of work/business. Even though my age and work experience had already provided me with this, I feel like the experience in a new industry than I had previously work was eye opening. Working in a large management team was new experience to me and after acclimatising to the team was an enlightening one. I feel I performed as best as I could and achieved what I set out to achieve, this can be further irritated in my goals attachment. In retrospect I believe the main point I will take away from this placement is the functionality of working in a team and the fact I can be an effective member of a team without having to be in control, a position which is a natural go to for myself. Having previously association with Judith and the others on the management team I feel they have developed an understanding of what I’m capable of more than what they had previously in my role as a barman. Where my opportunities to display my management or business skills were few and far between. Therefore, I feel my placement review is a true and fair assessment of my time spent there. The discussion had on my final day of internship was enjoyable and confidence building I as was asked to assist in further activities such as stock days and admin cover when the manager in on holiday.