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Assessing the current situation and skills to plan the future way to achieve the goal can be termed a development plan. Considering the personal and professional development, one can evaluate its career graph similarly by having time constraints as a base factor the career development plan can be ma...

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19/09/2021

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAJOR ASSIGNMENT- PROFESSOR KIRAN THAKUR

RAINA THAKER 2024628 HRMT BON SUMMER 08

Introduction Assessing the current situation and skills to plan the future way to achieve the goal can be termed as development plan. Considering the the personal and professional development one can evaluate its career graph similarly by having time constraint as base factor the career development plan can be made. In this report, I am going to briefly present my personal growth roadmap for next five years expecting to spent coming years in Canada. Career Objective The main path in professional life is to get into IT sector once again with the goal of continuously upgrading my skills and knowledge. In my perspective in the field of IT one gets an exposure to new challenges and latest state-of-the-art technology each day, also job responsibilities are not monotonous in nature. Considering the huge umbrella of information and communication technology – ICT, I must narrow down my options. I had experience of test analyst as business user testing with HSBC, which still attracts me to get into IT industry and become analyst. Why Canada for employment? “Employment in Canada rose by 90,000 (+0.5%) in August, adding to an increase of 94,000 (+0.5%) in July. In most Canada’s job gains were full-time positions (+69,000). Employment gains were heavily concentrated in the services-producing sector (+93,000), led by job gains in accommodation & food services (+75,000), and information, culture, and recreation (+24,000). Notably, the construction sector saw job gains (+20,000) for the first time since March 2021.” (O'Doherty, 2021). Assumption: I am assuming the for next five years I am spending and living in Canada and all my report is based on this assumption to build my career plan. “WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13, 2021—For the first time, Canada takes the top spot overall in the 2021 Best Countries Report, a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report” (Lewis, 2021). There are several factors such as quality of life, social justice, pandemic control, women are viewed as effective leaders and so on are some of the reasons behind selecting this country to grow and settle. Employment Matrix: The employment ability for an individual like me being immigrant is getting much simpler with few initial challenges. Although Canada is currently expecting the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic, but Canadian border are re-opening to fully vaccinated international travellers which will instantly boom the economy and more job vacancies. The Canadian government is always in support of Immigrant Entrepreneurs as Job Creators. “The unadjusted (raw) data indicated that average annual net job growth per firm was higher among immigrant-owned firms than among firms with Canadian-born owners, as was the likelihood of being a high-growth firm.” (Picot & Rollin, 2021)

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Why System testing technician job in BC with its expected salary and growing opportunities for next 3 years? The major attraction of doing technical job is upgradation of various field such as nature and applied sciences, health sector, art, culture, recreation, sports, agriculture, and production. Automation and technology are now involved in almost anything and anywhere, which provides higher range of job opportunities for me with better pay rates both as part-time and full-time employee at my age in Canada. The data below provides statistical evidence to my statement.

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Clearly from the above data and employment outlook it will be good option to target job in Information systems testing technicians (NOC Code 2283) in the British Colombia specifically in Vancouver region for my future action plan. Selection: I am am going to live in state of British Colombia as first and foremost reason is my renowned University Canada West where I am pursuing MBA as the steppingstone in action plan. Above all as per Statistic Canada B.C. has the higher rate of employment as 61.9% for the Aug 2021 report and the average offered hourly rate is $24.55. ("Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality", 2

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Job market analysis RAINA THAKER

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Clearly from the above data and employment outlook it will be good option to target job in Information systems testing technicians (NOC 2283) in the BC in future. The factual statistic about why Information systems testing technician’s jobs are worth in BC region: • There are 1,900 people employed in this field. • They mainly work in the following sectors: o Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 46% o Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 19% o Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 5% • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is: o Full-time workers: 93% compared to 77% for all occupations o Part-time workers: 8% compared to 23% for all occupations • 66% of information systems testing technicians work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 57% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 32 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations. • 5% of information systems testing technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations. ("Job prospects for Information systems testing technicians - Job Bank", 2021) Trend analysis: In order to the create an action plan a small analysis is done to find following job-related requirements. Which is explained in detail in the below images. Essential skills Job description Skills and Knowledge Job duties Job titles Job responsibilities Related occupations Expertise

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("Test Coordination Analyst in Canada | Labour Market Facts and Figures", 2021)

Certification Requirement: Prerequisite for entering to any testing job in Canada one must do ISTQB certification which are conducted with different levels by Canadian Software Testing Board (CSTB). All the relevant information can be found on their website www.cstb.ca. Considering my previous experience, which was with Agile methodology, I would would prefer to start with Foundation Level- Agile tester and finish other advanced level certifications as an when required for maintaining the competitive advantage. (CSTB), 2021). I am planning to appear for this exam in middle of 2023 when I would have finished my MBA. Hence, second half of the year 2023 by that I’ll have clarity on work permit status in Canada. The total cost including training and exam for this certification would be approximately $5,000 considering the current inflation rate 1.69% for the year 2021. Dream company I would like to join Ernst and Young – Canada as my next work organisation. Though I have spent more time with HSBC in past around 9 years which is also a global brand and highly caring about its employee. However, now I want to explore different working environment. Additionally, below are some more facts about ENY. ▪ ENY has been recognized by Great Place to Work in professional services, For Women and in Ontario Province. ▪ Ranked top by LinkedIn and Universum as an exceptional workplace. ▪ They emphasis on working culture, gender diversity and inclusive team who generates innovative ideas. RAINA THAKER

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They encourage Experienced, Student and entry-level programs to bring distinct permutations and combinations to build their organisational structure. Lastly, one of their visions which has lured me as a potential employee is that they believe in the motto - “We invest in your growth, you personalize your development”

Current action plan

As mentioned above my career plan for next five years is already on its way since Jan 2021. I was living in Australia and realised to transform my career graph and decided to come her which was little difficult due visa and travel constraints. Though I manged to get admission soon in April 2021, I travelled and joined my first semester July 2021 for MBA at University Canada West. My next milestone will be achieved by end of next year in Dec 2022, during which I am planning to do part-time job and try to make connections via Linked other modes such as on job, while traveling and so on. Then in year 2023, my aim would be to get valid work permit RAINA THAKER

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and simultaneously do the ISTQB certification so that I can get Job as Test analyst. Once I am certified tester, I would look for full-time Job in the year 2024 and research little bit about starting my own IT recruitment agency in BC. Trying to save money while earning in 2024, I would look for opportunities to get registration, rental, and initial settlement of the business by fifth year 2025. Three step action Plan would be – Build Foundation by doing MBA – Networking and upgrading my skills by doing ISTQB certification – Investing and settling new start-up company of my own. Potential Barriers - There are always uncertainties or hurdles which can come across in the plan. We can manage them by making another contingency plan to handle it. First pin down the potential barriers. Changing Job scenarios especially due to COVID-19 such as work from home. Personal issues may rise in between for instance, health related problems, Visa issues and sometime legal issues while getting licence or registration. Market Inflation rates could impact the budget to set-up new venture.

References Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality. (2021). Retrieved 17 September 2021, from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2017002-eng.htm Lewis, J. (2021). Canada is the No. 1 Country in the World, According to the 2021 Best Countries Report. Retrieved 17 September 2021, from https://news.wharton.upenn.edu/press-releases/2021/04/canada-is-the-no-1-country-inthe-world-according-to-the-2021-best-countries-report/ O'Doherty, H. (2021). Canada's employment rate is almost back to pre-pandemic levels | Moving2Canada. Retrieved 17 September 2021, from https://moving2canada.com/labour-market-report/ Picot, G., & Rollin, A. (2021). Immigrant Entrepreneurs as Job Creators: The Case of Canadian Private Incorporated Companies. Retrieved 17 September 2021, from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019011-eng.htm QuickBooks Canada Team, Q. (2021). 5 Laws Every Canadian Contractor Needs to Know | QuickBooks Canada. Retrieved 18 September 2021, from https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ca/resources/business/5-laws-every-canadian-contractorneeds-to-know/ Systems Testing Technician near Victoria (BC) | Skills. (2021). Retrieved 17 September 2021, from https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/skills/3954/39071

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Systems Testing Technician near Victoria (BC) | Wages. (2021). Retrieved 17 September 2021, from https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/3954/39071

(CSTB), C. (2021). Canadian Software Testing Board (CSTB) - ISTQB® International Software Testing Qualifications Board. Retrieved 20 September 2021, from https://www.istqb.org/istqb-where-you-are/your-local-memberboard/canadian-software-testing-board-cstb.html (2021). Retrieved 20 September 2021, from https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers CSTB | Certified TestersCSTB. (2021). Retrieved 20 September 2021, from https://cstb.ca/certified-testers Job prospects for Information systems testing technicians - Job Bank. (2021). Retrieved 20 September 2021, from https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/outlookreport/occupation/3954 Test Coordination Analyst in Canada | Labour Market Facts and Figures. (2021). Retrieved 20 September 2021, from https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/summary-occupation/3952/ca

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