What I Learned as a Researcher

Running head: REFLECTIVE REPORT
Reflective Report
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

REFLECTIVE REPORT1
Table of Contents
1. What I Learnt as a Researcher..................................................................................................2
2. What I discovered about my Personality..................................................................................3
3. Challenges that I Faced............................................................................................................3
4. Philosophical Outlook..............................................................................................................3
5. Ethical Considerations Made....................................................................................................4

REFLECTIVE REPORT2
1. What I Learnt as a Researcher
Conducting an investigation on the subject of HR services and the act of employee retention
was quite an enlightening experience for me. This is a subject that had previously been quite
unfamiliar to me, and it took me a lot of reading and researching to gain a thorough
understanding of it. I had to browse through plenty of books, journal articles and edited volumes
to do my background research and the actual experience of taking interviews and conducting
participant observation was challenging and a great learning experience for me at the same time.
This research has me to transform as a learner. There are lots of new insights that I have gained
as part of the learning and researching process. From being completely unaware about HR
related managers, I achieved a proper and scholarly understanding of the subject towards the end
of my project. To engage in this project was exhilarating to say the least. I got to meet a lot of
interesting people, and there was a lot of personal interaction that I had to take part in for the
research to be done in a fulfilling manner; interactions that have left me more knowledgeable and
confident as a researcher. I was proactive throughout the learning process and I was open to
combating all the challenges that came my way when conducting the study, be it engaging in
participant observation or doing the intensive library work that was so necessary in order for this
research to be done in a fulfilling manner.
2. What I discovered about my Personality
What I discovered about my personality is that I have quite an inquisitive nature. I
discovered that I as a person am quite eager to learn about new things and that it gives me a lot