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Taylor's Graduate Capabilities (TGC)

Throughout the first class, we discussed about what is meant by TGC. TGC is actually the abilities that need to or are encouraged to be possessed by students at college or after graduating from an educational institution. These abilities can strongly strengthen a person, or in a more detailed way, a graduate's capability of getting their dream job. After comprehending what is taught in class, I found that there are many, many skills that I am lack of. One of the most significant skills is thinking and problem solving skills. The reason I say that is the most inadequate skill that I possess is because when we've started our pre-university, the learning styles are distinctly different from what we had in our secondary level. College studies usually require students to have a wider,or a more creative thinking compared to in secondary schools. Therefore, it is very important for me to start adapting to this new environment and stop the 'spoon-fed theory'. Furthermore, problem solving skills are important when we want to pursue our higher education and when looking for a job after graduating. It is a universal skill and is applicable in many diverse conditions. By possessing this skill, I will be able to think and act fast when I encounter a particular circumstance in my future.

Goal Setting

Knowing what a person's ultimate goal is important, because it helps to sort out his or her strength and weaknesses. I learnt how to set my goal and how to discover my inner strength and weaknesses through this programme. There are 5 utmost important aspects mentioned in the previous classes: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time bound. After knowing these five aspects, I can now create and specify my own goal, without having any doubts. Goal setting helps me in planning and achieving my goal, whether it is a minute goal, or a significant goal, it is thought to be useful in various situations.

Personality Test

I have done many different kinds of personality test before, and in the recent tests, I found out that I am a ultimate introvert. That suites me because I like to have more personal space, for example, studying alone in a quiet room or doing things individually. But in my opinion, personality test is not just about discovering what kind of person you are, it is a definition or an expression on what you need to improve on, or rather than that, which aspects do you have to overcome to improve your life and your role in a community. There are various types of personality tests that I can find online, one of them is the one that I think is more extraordinary is the one that I have posted on my blog. It clearly analyses what kind of personality I have, and line out what are deep inside me. I found it useful and practical, as I now realize what type of person am I and what should I do to improve on my shortcoming, for instance, communicate and interact more with people around me and don't be shy- don't stay in my own shell and as an introvert anymore!

SWOT Analysis  

SWOT analysis clearly outlined the internal and external factors surrounding me, such as my strengths and weaknesses; opportunities and threats. This fractionization of factors helped me in identifying what I have and what I lack, and these in turn help me to analyze what barrier I have to overcome to reach success. The barriers that hold me back are basically the lack of communication with unfamiliar people, and the lack of courage to speak in public. Therefore, I have to work hard on improving my public speaking ability. Other than that, I have to mix more with different personalities to recognize and know more about people around me.

Career Test

After conducting the career test, I found out that my future possible careers are exactly (or nearly) similar to what I aim for. After a series of analyzation, it says that careers that suit me are scientist, research department managers, university instructors, professors/teachers, medical doctors, etc. I was fond of the word ‘scientist’ when I first saw it. It is exactly what I want to be! Although I don’t really want to be called ‘scientist’, but I want to be someone who can discover new things in the field of science! That is because I really enjoy researching and discovering something that is yet to be discover, something that is still in mist, and I hope it will be able to bring a positive change to this world by discovering something beneficial not only to human, but other living things as well.