Challenges in Building Employability: A Reflective Report

Reflective
report
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Apprentice challenge..............................................................................................................3
Presentation challenge............................................................................................................5
T-shirt challenge.....................................................................................................................7
Hotel challenge.......................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REERENCES.................................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Employability is defined as the ability of an individual in securing initial employment,
maintaining employment and finding suitable new employment if required. It is important for
student to build employability in order start moving towards their professional goals as soon as
their educational journey is ended (Coelen and Gribble, 2019). The present report is in the form
of reflection and analyses several challenges created by the university and their role in shaping
employability. The four changes which form the basis of the report are apprentice challenge,
presentation challenge, T-shirt challenge and Hotel challenge. In addition to this a SMART
action plan is also provided in this report.
MAIN BODY
Apprentice challenge
Explanation of the challenge: The apprentice change is cantered around completing
SWOT analysis and using the results of the SWOT analysis to understand the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This framework is useful and is used in business context
to conduct internal analyses of a business enterprise effectively (Hajizadeh, 2019). I gained
knowledge of the SWOT analysis with the help of this challenge as my team produced a concise
SWOT analysis covering relevant information. In addition to this I understood various
drawbacks. The primary challenge I faced during the completion of this Task was related to
Time management and meting skills. This is because I was not able to coordinate my with my
teammates in relation to discussion meetings which affected my time management skills. I was
not able to coordinate my schedule according to my teammates which delayed various takes
derailed the team from following the pre-determined time schedule.
Deliberation of themes: The primary theme of this challenge is centred on team work
and coordination with other team member to produce an accurate SWOT analysis. In order to
complete this task in timely manner I and my team members focussed on ensuring that each
member coordinates with each other for team meeting or other activities and focuses on time
optimisation to reduce further delay.
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Action Plan
Objective Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time bound
To build time
management
skills
This is a
specific
objective as it
focuses on
building time
management
skills to
complete
significant
tasks in given
time and high
quality.
This skill can
be measured
by
determining
ways to
complete
each task as
per the given
time.
This
objective can
be attained
easily with
the help of
ALPEAN
method. This
encourages
scheduled
work and
prioritising
important
tasks (Shove,
Trentmann,
and Wilk,
2020).
This objective
is relevant as
it is an
essential
employability
skill.
3 Months
To improve
coordination
skills
This is specific
objective as it
involves
building
coordination
skills to
effectively
work in a team
setting.
The
measurement
criteria for
this objective
is enhanced
effectiveness
in group
setting due to
coordination
skill.
This
objective can
be improved
by
participating
in group
activities and
increasing
collaboration
with others.
This is
relevant
objective as
coordination
skill plays an
important role
in ensuring
excellent
performance
in group
setting.
3 months
To build
meeting skills
This objective
focuses on the
This objective
can be
This
objective is
This objective
is relevant as
3 months
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