This post desrcibes all of the technical skills at which I need to be able to do my chosen job, it also includes skills I already have and skills at which I need to develop.
Computer Games Development
Job: Flash Games Developer
Technical Skills I have:
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OCR GCSE IT – Merit.
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Able to fully operate a computer.
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Experience with Photoshop and Corel editing
studios.
Technical Skills I need to develop:
Must be expert level in Actionscript 3.0, including
knowledge of the following: advanced bitmap data manipulation, remote asset
loading and pre-loading, Javascript communication, realistic 2d physics,
efficient collision detection and processor efficient practices (understanding
what does and doesn’t consume memory and CPU)
• Extensive experience working with Adobe Flash
• Must have the ability to efficiently manage a huge amount of flash objects at
once
• Track record for developing innovative approaches to solve challenges
associated with designing robust memory-efficient systems
• Must have an absolute disdain for sloppy / inefficient code
• Must understand how to develop quality user interface
Soft Skills I already have:
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I have a very strong work ethic, I am dedicated
and motivated to get my work done.
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I am good at problem solving, I can identify a
problem then work to try and fix it.
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I am an optimistic person, I have a positive
attitude towards my work.
Soft Skills I need to develop:
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I already work well under pressure and in the
case of meeting deadlines I have already improved on meeting my deadlines, but
there is still some room for improvement when involving deadlines.
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I need to be able to prioritize my tasks and be
able to work on different tasks at the same time.
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Try to improve vocabulary so I can
increase my creativity and how to express it
PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS\SOFT SKILLS
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True
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False
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1
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If someone annoys me, I can tell them about it without
causing offence
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X
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2
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If someone is talking, I often interrupt them to give my
opinion
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X
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3
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I get really stressed if I am under pressure
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X
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4
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I can sometimes become very emotional and upset on other
people’s behalf
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X
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5
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I sometimes worry that I can’t cope and may make a mess of
something
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X
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6
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I am usually keen, enthusiastic and motivated to do well
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X
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7
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I enjoy planning and organising my work
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X
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8
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I find it easy to work and co-operate with other people
and take account of their opinions
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X
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9
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I am easily influenced by other people
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X
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10
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I often jump to conclusions and judge people and
situations on first impressions
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X
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11
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I prefer to rely on facts and experience rather than
following instincts
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X
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Score yourself out of 5 for each area below where 0 is
awful and 5 is excellent. Ask a friend or relative to score you as well. See
if you can explain any differences.
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Scoring yourself
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Other person’s score for you
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Comments\Explanation for differences
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Being punctual
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4
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4
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Organisational ability
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4
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4
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Tidiness
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4
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3
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The expectation of tidiness and idea of tidiness are higher
in my parent’s opinion when compared to my own.
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Working accurately
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4
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4
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Finding and correcting your own mistakes
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4
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4
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Solving problems
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4
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4
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Accepting responsibility
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4
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4
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Working with details
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4
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4
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Planning how to do a job
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4
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4
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Using own initiative
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5
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4
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Mostly used own initiate in class parents didn’t see much
of this at home.
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Thinking up new ideas
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4
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3
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Thought up new ideas in class e.g. media and my parents
did not get a clear perception of this.
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Meeting deadlines
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3
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4
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I have missed some deadlines but have improved in meeting
deadlines and is now more on time with my deadlines.
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Personal Development Plan
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What skills\knowledge do I need to
develop?
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Priority
(high, medium,
low)
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What activities do I need to
undertake to develop my skills\knowledge?
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What support/resources do I need?
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Target date for achieving my
objectives
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Develop
my familiarity with visual basic
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Medium
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Learn
how to use visual basic
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Visual
basic and a tutorial on how to use it
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2013
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Widen my vocabulary
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High
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Try to widen my
vocabulary so I can improve my writing skills. To improve this I must try and
use a thesaurus to improve my vocabulary and also to continue reading more
books so I give myself a wider variety of words.
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Books
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2013
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Develop
my familiarity with Adobe Illustrator
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Medium
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Learn
how to use Illustrator
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Illustrator
software and perhaps a tutorial or guide on how to use it.
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2013
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Gain
years of experience with Illustrator
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High
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Work
with Illustrator for a few years
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Illustrator
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2015
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Gain
more experience with Photoshop
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Low
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Use
Photoshop more to gain experience. To do this I must learn the basics of
Photoshop from someone who has experience and continue to learn more
complicated features.
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Photoshop
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2013
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Time
management
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Medium
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Learn
how to manage my time better and work on multiple tasks at once
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2014
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Meeting
Deadlines
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Medium
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Manage
my time so I can meet my deadlines. Try to finish work when I get it so I don’t
get overwhelmed with work and then rush it.
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2013
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Today In class we filled out an online questionnaire which
tells us what kind of learner that I am. We also did a test to find out which
way of receiving which we like the most. Today I found out that I am activist
leaner. I am a very enthusiastic learner and am very motivated when learning. I
am always looking for new experiences as I enjoy them and I am very optimistic
about new change. Through this it means I am very open-minded and flexible and
am very unlikely to resist change which a happy to “have a go” attitude to
life. However as an activist learner I have also learned about some of my
weaknesses, even though I like new situations I may tend to take unnecessary
risks and may go into work without sufficient preparation. 