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Video blog

https://youtu.be/qXJO7ojOr68

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Job vacancy

This is a job vacancy in Manchester for a community dietician. At the moment I do not have the necessary skills to qualify for the job. I will use a SWOT analysis to identify where and what I need to do to be suitable for the role.

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SWOT analysis

A SWOT analysis Identifies my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. For the job role of a community dietician I require more skills to be an attractive proposition for prospective employers. Strengths : Driven, personable, determined, resilient, . Weaknesses: unqualified, lacking work experience, Opportunities: work experience, further education to become a qualified dietician, Threats: competition from qualified dieticians

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Results

Overall, I am happy with my results that averaged out at 78%. I achieved 84% for P.D.P (my first assignment), 68% for Developing Physical Activity report, 74% for Lifestyles and human movement essay, 86% for my nutrition exam and 84% for my nutrition dietary assessment report.

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C.V

Ian Clements

Ianpmclements@gmail.com

 Personal statement:

A determined, creative and personable undergraduate who is self-disciplined, goal-driven with excellent time management skills seeking work within the health and fitness industry. Can offer exemplary verbal and non-verbal communication skills and has experience working within multi-cultural environments. A motivational and inspiring individual who is results driven and works well either as a lone work or within a team. A Krav Maga instructor with experience in planning lessons, instructing lessons and mentoring students.

Education:

UClan: 2017-Present: BSc (hons) Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

Modules studied: Nutrition and Biology, Sports psychology, Developing Physical Activity, Lifestyles and Human Movement.

St Bede’s Roman Catholic High School:

1996-2001 Obtained all G.C.S.E’s including Maths and English.

Employment:

2013-Present: National Health Service (NHS)

Frontline administration assistant role within a busy assessment centre responsible for the processing of Personal Independence Payment’s (P.I.P) assessments. Multi-faceted role requiring a high standard of customer service skills dealing with specific needs whilst managing delays or waits. Responsible for the accurate inputting of information using Microsoft programs and bespoke systems following processes and working to strict deadlines. Pivotal in the distribution of information and constant communication within the team of assessors.

2011-2013: Calypso Caribbean Restaurant

Front line customer facing role within a popular and busy restaurant responsible for ensuring that customers receive an excellent standard of customer service at all times including meeting and greeting customers. Responsible for accurate recording of customer orders, processing of customer bills and payments including cash/card handling and dealing effectively and professionally with customer requests and complaints. Managing any delays or waits in the customer’s experience. Preparing and maintaining the restaurant to a high standard following processes, standards and health and safety regulations. Working as part of a team to ensure that the customers experience is flawless and memorable, supporting the kitchen with clear communication of customer orders. Undertaking cleaning duties correctly using equipment and appropriate cleaning products and ensuring that pre-opening preparation and end of service clear down is undertaken.

  2009-2011: B Global Metering

Scheduling role in a busy call centre contacting customers to arrange a suitable time for the installation of new electricity meters. Responsible for ensuring engineers have a workable schedule in their respective areas, using Microsoft word spreadsheets to source customer contact numbers. Accurately logging information regarding a customer accounts via a bespoke system. Liaising with energy suppliers regarding customer enquiries. Dealing effectively and professionally with customer complaints via inbound and outbound calls.

 Hobbies and interests:

 An avid instructor/practioner attending multiple seminars and events to ensure constant learning and development in the self-defence system of Krav Maga. Started in 2014; rapidly progressing up the ranks to instructor level qualification. Follow a health and fitness lifestyle; gym, healthy eating and physical activities including cycling, swimming and walking.

References

Academic:                                                                                                          

Ms K Sykes                                                                                                          

HE Programme Leader

UClan Burnley Campus

Princess Way

Burnley

BB12 0AN

Email: k.sykes@burnley.ac.uk   My C.V shows my work history and education to date. Although I do not have any experience working in nutrition or the health and fitness industry in general, I still believe I am an attractive acquisition to prospective employers. My personality, drive, enthusiasm and determination to succeed are attractive qualities. Since the C.V was drafted, I have attained my BTEC level 3 in self defence and a krav maga instructors diploma. This was one of the goals in my action plan along with finishing my degree.

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Developing Physical Activity Report References Kennedy, E. T. (2006). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 410S-414S.Locke

E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2002). Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation. 

American Psychologist, 705-717.McClaran, S. R. (2003). The Effectiveness of Personal Training on Changing Attitudes Towards Physical Activity. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 10-14. 

Personal Development Planning References

Finch, D. J., Hamiltion, L. K., Baldwin, R., & Zehner, M. (2012). An Exploratory study of factors affecting undergraduate employability. 682-704.

Forum, World Economic. (2016). The Future of Jobs Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Switzerland.

GOV.UK. (2017). Health matters: obesity and the food environment. England: Open Government Licence.

Lifestyles and Human Movement Essay References

Holliday, R. (2006). Epigenetics A Historial Overview. Epigenetics, 76-80.House of Commons Library. (2017). 

Obesity Statistics. England: House of Commons.Imam, M. U., & Ismail, M. (2017). 

The Impact of Traditional Food and Lifestyle Behaviour on Epigenetic Burden of Chronic Disease. Global Challenges, 1-30.

The above references contributed to my academic reports and essays. Initially i struggled to find references and journals, however the Personal Development Planning module and further self research enabled me to understand how references and develop an academic writing style. Reflection is a key part of my academic development i need to reflect on what i have learnt and achieved. According to Walker reflection allows students to express their feelings regarding their educational experiences.

Journal Writing as a Teaching Technique to Promote Reflection Journal of athletic training 2006 pages 216-221

Reference used to support my learning and development

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2nd assessment reflection

The report is very well presented and informative.

The research and reference support for you discussions and clinical findings are excellent and support well. There are a few minor statements that lack support, be careful as this weakens the value of the academic value.

The visual representation is excellent and the use of the appendices to support norms tables is very good.

The reliability and validity of each test lacks critique and is very accepting with exception of the bMI which is critiques, but then the question arises why use it? Overall a very good piece of work , clearly meeting all learning outcomes assessed against:the following comments are taken directly from the grading grid and support the grade awarded For my second piece of work I received 68%; it was the first report I had written. It was a different experience compared to writing an assignment. Although it wasn't in the same bracket as my first result I was happy with the mark. It was a learning curve and the feedback helped me identify where I could improve in the future.

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List of hyperlinks to support my academic and professional success

Career

http://www.bases.org.uk/Careers

http://www.associationfornutrition.org/

https://www.sportengland.org/careers/ https://kravmagaglobal-uk.com/ Qualifications 

https://portal.uclan.ac.uk/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_203_1

https://www.activeiq.co.uk/

http://krav-maga.com/krav-maga-for-instructors/krav-maga-instructor-course/

http://groundforcemethod.com/ https://www.strongfirst.com/

i can use these links for my academic and professional development. Each one of them is relevant for my action plan and future career.

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Personality Test Results

Your Test Results

Thank you for completing our personality test! Here is a copy of your results:

Personality type:The Executive (ESTJ-A) Individual traits: Extraverted 58%, Observant  58%, Thinking  53%, Judging 56%, Assertive 72% Role: Sentinel Strategy: People Mastery My personality test results did not suprise me. These qualities will be crucial going forward. Extroverted individuals have better leadership qualities, have the ability to work well with people and communicate openly. Assertiveness is the degree to which people speak out and stand up for their own interests when they are not aligned with their own; I believe the mid level of assertiveness is pivotal in forging a successful career and respectful relationships. These skills along with Observance, thinking and judging will all be skills required in the career of a nutritionist.                                                                                                                                                             

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VARK Results Reflection

Unfortunately my VARK screenprint of the results was lost due to a computer malfunction These results have not really surprised me although I did think I would have scored slightly higher on the visual score. As a health professional being aural is important, discussing information and educating people is pivotal in the role. Moreover, questioning and debating in lectures will help to develop these skills further. I scored high on aural and kinaesthetic; these skills I am naturally adept at. My job role will involve creating diet and exercise plans, therefore being able to explain and demonstrate routines will be key to obtaining successful results. I need to develop my visual and reading/writing skills and will work at improving these.

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P.D.P Assignment feedback and reflection

A excellent use of academic sources to direct and develop your discussion on PDP.

You have used sophisticated manipulation of your findings to evaluate the sector and shown insightful application of this to support you as an undergraduate entering the sector.

Excellent presentation and structure, coherently discussed and applied to PDP throughout.

A very mature piece of work reflecting excellent academic skills at level 4 of your programme.

Do try to keep focus and manage your breadth and width of reading to relevance in future papers, this is not a critique just an observation of the preparation.

Keep this up, great start.

I was pleasantly surprised when i saw 84% appear as the mark for my first essay; in all honesty I did not know what to expect.17 years had passed since I was last in education, therefore my feelings were one of. Many weekdays and weekends were spent in the library reading journals and cutting my teeth on this first essay. I had at least 40 journals to the amusement of classmates. I believe the reading of these journals naturally progressed my writing style to level 4 academia. In fact, the summer task set by Karin looks like it was written by someone else and I totally re-wrote the 500 words as my writing style had changed considerably.

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P.D.P  introduction

This blog has been created and will be used to showcase my academic and professional development over the course of the academic year. Blogs are an excellent way of showcasing any research and develop. Furthermore,blogs are most useful when they are frequently updated .They are also used to hyperlink to any activities or to showcase my skills to prospective employers. Furthermore, according to Larson blogs are have been found to have influence on media as well as facilitating communication among individuals and organisations. Peer-reviewed journal on the internet 2011 volume 16 Anders Oloff Larson, Stefan Hrastinski http://firstmonday.org/article/view/3101/2836