Challenges Faced by Graduate Students: Analysis and SMART Action Plan

The graduate
challenge

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Evidence based research on key challenges.....................................................................................1
THE ANALYSIS OF THE CHALLENGES...................................................................................3
REFLECTIONS ON THE CHALLENGES....................................................................................4
SMART action plan.........................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This report includes analysis of the different challenges that will assist in determining
different elements as well as how it will be performed. It has been identified that there are
different skills or capabilities of an individual that will lead to affect performance of person. In
this report different challenge such as apprentice challenge, presentation challenge and T- shirt
challenge has been determined in this report. A proper smart action plan has been developed in
order to identify and analyse different aspects to attain desired goals.
Evidence based research on key challenges
There are different challenges has been determined in this report which consist of apprentice
challenge, presentation challenge and T- shirt challenge. All of these challenges are mention
below –
The apprentice challenge – It has been determined that it is very challenging for a person to
work in a stressful work environment. In the apprentice challenge I have analysed different ways
to cope with a stressful working environment as well as enhancing work practices in order to
attain desired goal(Banava, Obadan‐Udoh, and Mertz, 2021). I have analysed that the major
challenge in this was to share duties. Due to this I was not able to perform task in accurate
manner. I have identified that my communication skills has assist me to make new friends as
well as share duties in accurate manner(Gray and et.al., 2021).
The presentation challenge – In the presentation challenge I have developed a
presentation on Tesco company. In this I was responsible to collect information as well as
present finding in a power point presentation (He, Whang and Kristo, 2021). I have faced various
issues and challenges while conducting this presentation. The topic on which I have to collect
information for the presentation includes introduction, current trends in the supermarket sector,
Tesco performance since 2015 and current financial performance of the rival groups that is Aldi
and Lidl. While conducting this presentation I have gain information about the different aspects
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