essay career in international business

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TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

ESSAY

CAREER IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Lecturer: Le Duc Nha & Nguyen Thi Tuong Vy Student’s full name: Nguyen Thi Hong Ngoc

Ho Chi Minh City, 9th January 2021

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

Chapter 1: Assessment of current self-capacity 2

1.1 Evaluation myself through John Holland's career test 2

1.2 SWOT 3

Chapter 2: Determining the future academic and career goals 6

Chapter 3: Research some jobs in the International Business major 9

Chapter 4: Deciding a career for myself 16

Chapter 5: Create the implementation plan specifically 18

5.1 Define goals and make a plan 18

5.2 Design my plan with the "bullet journal" method 24

CONCLUSION 26

LIST OF REFERENCES 27

REPORT APPENDIX 28

THANK YOU

The first thing I want to say to my teachers is "I'm so grateful and thank you a lot" During the time researching this course, I received much meaningful advice, sharing of knowledge and skills as well to help me study in my own major better

It really, the number of lessons is not much to cover all of the things about International Business major, but through realistic examples/exercise that Mr.Le Duc Nha and Ms.Nguyen Thi Tuong Vy mentioned helping me have an overview about some jobs in this field

One more time, thank you because of teaching and impart valuable experiences to us from many other angles in your life I believe that after this <Career in International Business= course, I will choose my career in the future easily

Thank you for everything

COMMENTS FROM LECTURER

I will share with you my story - why I chose International Business for 4 years at the university I want to say that I've spent quite my time on social media before, about 2-3 hours each day, and I am affected by celebrities from home and overseas too One day, I accidentally looked at a post on Instagram by Ms.Tang Thanh Ha - an actress/women business quite popular in Vietnam that everyone knows That is a post to introduce the new brand, but what caught my attention was that her husband was the one who brought the brand from the UK to Vietnam

I wondered how he did it, the way he cooperated with foreign business and how to contact or negotiate with them That day I was just 16 years old and it was the first time I was curious about it until now I know a little bit about this field called "International Business" The thoughts were vague, uncertain but filled with interest in me about these jobs relevant to this field I used to wish that I had to get a job in their company or another big corporation in International Business

Therefore, that is the first reason why I choose this major, even though 4 years ago I totally do not know any deep knowledge about this field, I chose it because I really like international jobs, I want to be able to travel around, become a partner who cooperates with big brands in the world and can contribute my efforts to the development of Vietnam

Until now, when I am a sophomore in International Business at Ton Duc Thang University and Lunghwa University, I have to thank myself for making the right choices for my life Studies in this major are really interesting, and I researched some general subjects and few specialized subjects recently like International Cargo Transportation, Practices of International Trade,

Logistics, gave me some perspective about this major I realized that I love my major a lot, today this is a hot major that brings a lot of opportunities for a career in the future because the world always has production, services, trade between countries

To sum up, for me, International Business is an interesting major I love business, like work to meet or diplomacy with foreign partners, and I want to contribute to the economy of Vietnam better so that is the reason why I choose this major By all my curiosity, passion for the job as well as career ambition in the International Business field, I think I have been on the right track and have a lot of new knowledge and skills are waiting for me to discover I believe I can do everything

Chapter 1: Assessment of current self-capacity

1.1 Evaluation myself through John Holland's career test

Based on the John Holland Code Career Test in my report appendix, the result with the highest score is table D (S - Social) I designed a picture that follows this result and it indicated some suitable jobs for me Some jobs such as lecturer, human resources manager, or nutritionist are quite the same with my preference and personalities but some jobs mentioned in this table like police, monk and sea captain make me surprised because I have never thought about it even in my mind Actually, I just believe in the result of about 50% because the criteria or element I have today may change tomorrow, everything can change in the future and the total score between my tables is not much different

Source: https://www.canva.com/ - I own design this picture

However, during the time I do this test, I answered some questions for myself, that is:

1 / What kind of personality am I?

Three words to describe about me clearly are: kind - ambivert - perfectionist I feel myself in life quite similar to things mentioned in table C and D as well I am comfortable in social relationships and also extremely easy while alone, that is one trait that made me realize that I am an ambivert person I am a kind and emotional person, when I watch romantic movies or when I have seen it with my own miserable lives in nursing homes, temples/churches, orphanages - something like

that always makes me cry Therefore, I love to help everyone, listen to their stories and give them positive advice because I want to contribute to a better society for education and lives it is my life value Besides that, I also enjoy art through –music, book, poem, painting or photograph by classical film camera For me, art is not only about enjoying the beauty, but also a remedy capable of self-healing in the soul

In work or study, I am quite a perfectionist I tend to try to do my best in everything, work hard, or invest my brainpower in every project/assignment I am in charge of That's why lately I - a leader that helps my group of friends gets so many high scores in some subjects and I feel completely worth the effort I've made Sometimes perfection makes me stressed because I have to adjust, update many times in each project but if I succeed, the results I get are never small and I like great success from great efforts

2 / What passions and hobbies do I have? What skills have I acquired in my life?

My hobbies like almost all people: watching movies on Netflix, listening to music on Spotify, reading books, and writing on my personal blog However, I rarely read romantic books, I prefer self-help books because those books contain useful information to help me improve my skills and my mindset I always take notes of quotes from the author or character in movies, then I share them on my blog and look at them to get inspired to study and live every day

How about skill? Now I've quite become a confident person than before, through work as an international volunteer in CIS'V group at university that helps me better I learned many skills like IT, how to communicate work, ways to do teamwork, how to operate an event from bro or other friends Do volunteer work not only help me get a beautiful CV in the future but also help me build a healthy relationship to develop knowledge and soft skills

1.2 SWOT a/ Strengths

After 2 years from study entry at Ton Duc Thang University, through study MOS diploma process (my score is 980/1000) and join do volunteer in CIS'V group, I've had work organization skills with series of tools like Google Drive, Microsoft Office, basic design with Canva and iMovies apps Besides that, I also have a personal website called "Noble Quotes VN'' - this is a brainchild that helps me develop my writing skills as well as bring a lot of positive power or noble

information for youth Therefore, I can use them to serve my scheme in classes such as presentation projects or essays

Thanks to my diligent reading and often listening to news, I was able to research information to study I think finding and refining information in billions of news / magazine sites or scientific papers is also a possibility How to get erudition that is really valuable to put in my assignment and present it to others is a hard process that not a few days that I can do

b/ Weaknesses

I have three weaknesses is foreign language ability, public speaking and time management skills About my English skills, I can understand what people say or do grammar well but I still can not communicate with them because of two simple reasons that I am afraid of making mistakes and I always have to translate in my mother tongue before answering them From the fear about my language skills, it makes me tremble every time I give presentations in English, even though I have a lot of ideas to share with everyone but I always have to learn by heart script before, so public speaking is quite hard for me a little bit

One more perspective, I feel myself managing and controlling my time frame is not good I am not both working and studying like my friend but I am still overwhelmed I have 3 main things I need to do every day, that is go to school, do homework and take part in events in my volunteer group if any It sounds simple, but as long as the exam season comes, I am always faced with "deadlines" There are days I stay up until midnight, sometimes I do not want to eat or drink, just rush to the table and study in time I also do not have time for friends, family, or even myself Generally, I often deal with stress and under exam pressure because I do not know how to manage time effectively and ways to allocate my to-do list

c/ Opportunities and Threat

Based on the criteria mentioned above, I suppose that my strengths can help me develop my writing skill in the essay and report easily; the organization work skill well, also research ability will support me in the job, I will have a chance to work with experienced people, from which advancement to positions such as managers or leaders Additionally, I usually share something on social media, so I can build a relationship with the same interests, passions, my network will be expanded, and I believe that I will find some suitable job positions Today, career trends are also developing and adding the requirement to use modern machinery and equipment, so the ability to use my software is also a plus score for me to be convenient in real work In the future when I graduate, the qualification degree and

Chapter 2: Determining the future academic and career goals

Without a plan, without a specific goal for our life, you and I will forever not know what we want, who we want to be, and we will not know what we are trying for Therefore, based on the criteria for defining the goals of the SMART rules, I have indicated five core goals that I want to achieve from the short term to the long term All my goals for the future use SMART rules:

1 Within four years of college, I must achieve a good bachelor's degree with a GPA of 8.0 or higher:

• S - Specific: My goal is very clear that I have to achieve a record of achievement after college, namely a good bachelor degree

• M - Measurable: in addition to being specific, in this goal there is also something to measure that is my GPA score of 8.0 or higher

• A Achievable and R - Realistic: compared to the skills and knowledge that I –have accumulated in the first two years are from good academic performance, so to achieve excellent academic performance in two years then I can completely do it Generally, this goal is feasible and realistic, I don't set goals that are too far away from myself

• T - Time-Bound: This goal also has a specific time frame to achieve it within four years

2 Within a year, I want to study for a FIATA certificate:

• S - Specific: A certificate in International Business, specifically in Logistics This is a very specific and clear goal

• M - Measurable: Although this goal does not have a specific number to measure, but I think this is a degree that not everyone can achieve so it can be considered as a measure but invisible

• A - Achievable and R - Realistic: because this is just a course, I have to pay and try to learn to get that certificate, so in terms of ability to study and finance to pay, I absolutely can do it The goal is very realistic and possible • T - Time-Bound: a specified time frame within one year

3 Besides study FIATA, I have to get a place in CJ Logistics with a minimum salary of 6 million VNĐ:

• S - Specific: Specificity in this goal is finding a specific job at a specific company - CJ Logistics

• T - Time-Bound: a specific time frame within one year and also parallel with studying FIATA diploma

4 After 1-2 years, I want to find a stable job at the new IPPG with income from 15 million VND and become one of the elite employees of this corporation:

• S - Specific: The IPPG Group has always been one of the companies that I want to work for the most, I also want to get a stable job after a few years later since I graduated, so I think the specificity is here

• M - Measurable: I am completely measurable when the minimum salary that I set is from 15 million and as a first-line employee or leader

• A - Achievable & R - Realistic: I am not sure, but suppose that if I already have a bachelor's degree, a FIATA degree, a few years' experience with other businesses, this goal is completely Reasonably, I am fully capable of achieving this position, this salary based on the work experience and learning from other administrators for about 3 years or more

• T - Time-Bound: The time frame I want to achieve this goal is about 1-2 years after I complete the previous goals However, reality may change in the future because I understand leadership positions often require 5 years of experience or more

5 The final goal, when I am 30 years old - I want to start a business by running a chain store system in the area of education for young people to research and study with the first revenue for my business is about one billion and profit of about 300 million:

• S - Specific: when I am 30 years old, I will run a business in the education field I think just two of these factors are enough to speak specifically about my goal

• M - Measurable: I set up the first revenue for my business is about 1 billion and profit of about 300 million, so it's being measured by the amount of money that I want to achieve

• A - Achievable & R - Realistic: I do not know what people think, but I tried to imagine that time around I think if all of the above goals I can do, I can be proud of myself, through a process of studying and working, I will have a lot of knowledge and capital to invest This is the thing I really want to do right now, so I think the situation of this goal is very realistic and myself at that point would definitely be able to do it

• T - Time-Bound: The timing is still uncertain, but I want it to be when I am 30 years old, I will start implementing this startup project

Source: https://songanhlogs.com/hoc-thanh-toan-quoc-te-ra-lam-gi.html In my opinion, this is a quite safe position after graduation because it does not require anything too high or have to do heavy work, the salary and remuneration at the companies/banks that I find out is also pretty good In addition, with the shortage of human resources in the import-export or Logistics industry of about 18,000 people, this position will surely have many opportunities in the future In general, I like this job about 70%, the remaining 30% I still wonder because I will be limited to my preferences of not going to diplomacy or meeting with partners over the world

This is a specific example of recruitment information for an purchasing staff from Truong Thanh Wood Industry Group Joint Stock Company:

Inspection )

• Track customer payments and send documents to customers

• Report & archive documents according to company regulations, ISO and CoC • Perform work according to deployment / direction from the head and the

board of directors - Job requirements:

• Withstand high work pressure

• Proficient in office computers (exel, word, internet)

• Work independently and in teams • Understanding of professional expertise • Have good communication skills

• Passionate learning, constantly striving at work

• Experience: From 1 year working in the relevant field or more - Others information:

• Salary: 10-12 millions VND

• Welfare: Laptop, insurance regime, travel, allowance, shuttle transport, uniform, bonus mode, training, increase the salary, business fee, seniority allowances and annual leave

• Website: www.truongthanh.com c Supply chain staff/administrator:

Somedays, when I have gained a lot of practical work experience and also the opportunity to meet with many major industry partners or brands, I want to move to another job position with a higher level like supply chain manager According to information on the Internet, this is a job that covers all steps from employee management, purchasing department management to warehouse management and shipping

Source: when-starting-out-as-a-supply-chain-manager/

https://www.oxbridgeacademy.edu.za/blog/5-mistakes-to-avoid-This job requires key requirements such as a degree in Foreign Trade or Economics (possibly higher than a bachelor's degree like master's degree), the ability to communicate in foreign languages, certificates like MOS or FIATA (optional) In addition, businesses also require some suitable skills in the era of technology 4.0 that employees can use statistical software, machinery and equipment, and most importantly, can bear high pressure at work, logical thinking