Graduate Challenges Report: Business Functions, Skills, and Interlink

This report, addressing the MG408 Graduate Challenge module, explores the significance of various business functions and their interconnections. It examines the roles of marketing, finance, operations, and human resources within an organization, emphasizing their collaborative impact on achieving organizational goals. The report uses Sainsbury as a case study to illustrate these concepts. Furthermore, it discusses the essential academic skills, such as writing, research, and time management, that undergraduate students need to develop to succeed academically and professionally. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of integrating business functions and cultivating these academic skills for overall success.

Graduate Challenges

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Elaborate the importance of various business functions and their interlink with each other .....3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Discuss academic skills along with techniques that are crucial to present in an undergraduate
student.........................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION:...............................................................................................................................4
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
A student have to face a lot of challenges during academics. To cope up with those
challenges. it is essential to develop appropriate skills (Della Ratta, 2016). In the present report
Sainsbury is taken into consideration that is a groceries and general merchandise retailer having
headquarter UK. It discuss different business functions along with their association with each
other. At the end, it comprises the skills that need to be develop in a graduate to get success.
TASK 1
Elaborate the importance of various business functions and their interlink with each other
There are ample of business activities such as Finance, Operations, Marketing, Human
Resources and many more. These functions are crucial and have strong association with each
other in order to achieve organizational goals. In reference of Sainsbury, it carry out several
business operations to increase productivity & outcome. Finance Mangers are responsible to
arrange, allocate and keep efficient control over funds within organization. Marketing is a
significant function that is perform to increase in sales as well as profit margin of company. It
helps to promote the products and services at large level. Further, Human resources management
is essential to ensure high productivity and efficiency of employees by providing them necessary
training (Kiani Mavi and Standing, 2018). It is essential to select as well as retain workforce for
a longer period of time. Operations is one of the most vital activity that is carry out to minimize
defects and maximize productivity of company. It is analysed that there are efficient interrelation
between all these functions. Finance department arrange and provide necessary funds to other
divisions to carry out business operations. Whereas marketing team promote the product band
services to increase in sales and profitability. On the another side HR mangers recruit qualified
and suitable candidates for other divisions. Operations team ensure the higher productivity and
assist to minimize overhead expenses within company. Therefore all the respective divisions are
significant and posses effective association with each other to achieve business goals in
predefined period of time.

TASK 2
Discuss academic skills along with techniques that are crucial to present in an undergraduate
student
Undergraduate students have to encounter ample of challenges during academics. There
are ample of skills are required to explore in career and enhance knowledge. An student need to
develop certain abilities such as writing, reading skills, perform extensive research, deliver
presentations, time management and many more. In order to achieve success and grow in
professional career, it is crucial to inculcate effective academic skills ( Lin and Magnuson,
2018) . They should have the ability to manage time and schedule work accordingly. It will help
them to perform various task in defined time frame. Research skills are crucial and provide in
depth knowledge on a certain topic. Writing skills are essential for a student and make them able
to provide effective content with appropriate phrases and word structure. They need to indulge in
learning new things in order to grasp different academic concepts in an efficient manner. Thus, it
is essential to for an undergraduate student to acquire above mentioned skills to be a successful
person.
CONCLUSION:
Out of above report it is analysed that certain business function and their association with each
other is crucial to attain predefined goals. Further, there are ample of academic skills, potential
that need to be present in a student to explore in career and get success.

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