Project: Improving Nestle's Recruitment, Selection, and Training

This project delves into the strategies multinational companies, specifically Nestle, employ to enhance their recruitment, selection, and training processes to meet international requirements. The assignment begins with an introduction highlighting the significance of these practices in a globalized business environment, followed by the project's aim, objectives, and research questions. A project management plan is outlined, including cost, time, and scope considerations. The work breakdown structure and Gantt chart are presented to organize and schedule the project activities. The research methodology incorporates both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including primary and secondary data collection methods through questionnaires. The project aims to identify ways in which Nestle can refine its HR practices, offering recommendations based on the research findings to improve workplace productivity and achieve international standards. The project also includes a reflection, conclusion, and references.

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Table of Contents
Topic: ‘How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training of their
employees to meet International requirements?’.............................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
P1 Aim and Objective............................................................................................................1
P2 Project management Plan..................................................................................................2
P3 Work break down Structure and Gantt Chat.....................................................................3
..........................................................................................................................................................5
P4 A small scale research to meet aims and objectives..........................................................6
..............................................................................................................................................13
P6 Research recommendations.............................................................................................18
COVERED IN PPT..............................................................................................................18
P7 Reflection........................................................................................................................18
COVERED IN ANNEXURE 2............................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20
ANNEXURE..................................................................................................................................21
Annexure 1 Log Book..........................................................................................................21
Annexure 2 Performance Review.........................................................................................25

Topic: ‘How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training of
their employees to meet International requirements?’.
INTRODUCTION
In the modern and hyper competitive era, to carry out expansion within new countries so
as to take business to global scale, it is essential for business entities to take into account certain
aspects (Carpenter and Agrawal, 2018). These comprise of recruitment and selection, training
and development procedures (Enkel, E., Groemminger and Heil, 2018). This helps in order to
facilitate the fulfilment of international requirements (Binz Astrachan and Botero, 2018). To
emphasize upon such requirements, the following research will acknowledge the manner in
which multinational corporations such as Nestle carry out enhancements in recruitment
procedures for successful execution of business activities. Nestle is one of the market leading
companies which is engaged in provision of food & beverages of a wide variety inclusive of
chocolates, baby products, breakfast cereals and many more (Hopkinson and et. al., 2018). The
operations of this entity is spread across 189 nations of the globe. In this assignment, discussion
is made upon aim and objectives, project management plan and data analysis. Also, effective
recommendations have been devised for the entity at the end.
P1 Aim and Objective
Owing to rapid and increased levels of globalisation, it has become imperative for all the
companies to carry out certain enhancements in the procedure of recruitment and selection. This
will aid in obtaining support from employees to carry out business operations at global scale in a
feasible manner. This is an entity that highly believes in facilitating the use of diverse workforce
for the brainstorming of ideas aimed at improvement of business operations within global
market. The main focus of this entity is upon collaborative working and development of a
positive organisational culture. The belief of the corporation is that best results can be achieved
only if all the employees work together towards the achievement of a common goal. Looking
upon the ideology that success and growth of enterprise can be attained only with optimum
management of human resources, Nestle is planning to introduce certain alterations which are
aimed at improvements of HR practices for better execution of business activities.
Aim:
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“To identify the ways by which multinational companies can improve their recruitment,
selection and training of employees to meet International requirement.” A study on Nestle.
Research objectives:
 To examine the significance of recruitment, selection and training within a multinational
corporation.
 To ascertain measures with the help of which Nestle can enhance recruitment, selection
and training of employees for accomplishment of international requirements.
 To determine the merits of betterment of recruitment, selection as well as training of
workforce.
Research questions:
 What is the significance of recruitment, selection and training within a multinational
corporation?
 What are the measures with the help of which Nestle can enhance recruitment, selection
and training of employees for accomplishment of international requirements?
 What are the merits of betterment of recruitment, selection as well as training of
workforce?
P2 Project management Plan
For accomplishing the business aim and objectives and applying certain charges, it is
important for the company to create an effective project plan. With respect to Nestle, it can be
said that the company is trying to make certain betterments within recruitment, training and
selecting procedures. Researcher made the competent Project management plan which is a blue
print of the whole chain of activities which are needed to be done in a satisfactory way. It
contains some of the most essential components such as scope, risk, cost, communication,
resources, time for carrying through the task. These points are discussed below:-
Project Plan:
It is an important written document which identifies the scope and goals of project and
also keeps project aligned with objectives.
Cost– It is major component of PMP plan which imply the cost required for completing
the task. Cost is major factor in project plan. Moreover, value is needed for accomplishing the
business project. Hence for completing the existing project, research needs approximately £100
Euro.
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Time– For completing the project time factor play an important role. Time helps to
determine the project layout and estimation of completing any task. It determines the duration
which required during the project accomplishment. To complete the present investigation upon
recruitment and selection, researcher took 7 weeks.
Scope- It outlines the developing changes in the organisation in reference to productivity
and profitability and competitiveness. In reference to the present research, the scope is limited as
the investigator will be able to execute investigation only upon one company.
Risk– The uncertainty which occurs into the business is called risk. The risk within
current project can be related to timely completion of study and/or collection of less number of
responses.
Communication– It is a two way process in order to transfer any information within the
organisation. There two types of communication that is formal and informal. The project
manager has to communicate with respondents, classmates and tutors. To facilitate this, verbal
and written communication will be used by investigator.
P3 Work break down Structure and Gantt Chat
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
WBS is a tool to organise work into manageable sections. It is mainly used for complex
and multi -layer projects to divide large amount of work into small groups. This can be assigned
to different teams in a hierarchy structure,that results in easy overall management. WBS
eliminates unnecessary work and provides help in time management, cost estimation and also in
determining risk factor. It clearly explain, responsibility and authority of each member so in case
of any deficiency or irregularity it become easy to fix accountability/answer ability, that
ultimately improves productivity of project. In the present research, division of activities is done
in the below mentioned manner:-
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GANTT CHART
Gantt Chart is developed as a tool for production control. This is basically a horizontal
bar graph showing, activities to be performed on vertical axis while time intervals on horizontal
axis. Duration of each and every activity is showed as width of bars. It is mainly used for
scheduling a task for timely completion of work and also managing team more efficiently. This
provides a timely status of work done and left, in the form of completed percentage of task.
Work in progress, pending and delayed task are also easily visible, therefore corrective course of
action can be taken on time.
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Illustration 1: WBS

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P4 A small scale research to meet aims and objectives
It is a set or sequenced used for the completing the research work. It is used for gathering
information and data of the chosen topic of research work. The data is collected for the specific
purpose, it is tool and techniques which are used by the researcher during the study. It is a
summary of the research work.
Quantitative Research
This research is done first time. It's fundamental aim is obtaining the knowledge and
motivating as well as getting the opinion about the research study. This study uses certain
methods which are based on observation to non- numerical data. However, this methods which
helps in improving better hypotheses for possible research. In this study the sample size are small
and the research is based on focus group. Also, qualitative data collection is unstructured
techniques. Under this research, the information are gathered in numerical manner which
represents in a graphical or tabular manner.
Qualitative Research
The research which is based on the market survey method. The data and information is
collected through open ended questionnaire. In this study the researcher has to do random
sampling are used. This study is on human perception and attitude regarding to the topic. In the
research study qualitative research help to select an individual among the group examples of
conducting this survey by interview, group decision, questionnaire and it forms descriptive data.
Under the present project, the researcher used qualitative method which are used for
collecting the data and analysing it in theoretical manner.
Primary Research
Data collected through primary resource is first hand data collected for first time by the
researcher. It is unused, original data and not already recorded anywhere. This require efforts of
researcher to collect it. Primary data can be collected from internal sources like employees,
managers of same organisation or even from external customers and general public. Main
techniques used for collection of data are interviews, surveys, questionnaire,focus group,etc.
Data collected through this method is more reliable and up to date. But this method is quite
expensive and also time consuming. But where authentication of data is must this method is
used.
Secondary Research
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This is mainly the stored data can be taken from books, journals ,literature and also
available in electronic form over various sites on internet. It is basically the data collected by
someone else but used by researcher. Main purpose of using secondary data is it saves a lot of
money and resources needed for conducting primary research. As it is a used data it is quite easy
to do research on basis of this. But it might be possible that data is outdated or not cover all
relevant aspects of research. One more issue is that it is typically related with quantitative
phenomenon and ignore qualitative factors some times.
Sampling
It is a process by which a researcher selects a representative group from the given
population having similar characteristic. It is very useful when the size of target population is
very large. For sampling , basis of selection for a sample is decided first after that an appropriate
method is applied like random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, clustered
sampling, etc. Sampling helps in saving time and resources both, as no need to check each item
of the population, you have to go through only selected sample.
The respondents for the below mentioned questionnaire are stakeholders of Nestle and
quantum is 10.
Questionnaire
Name of the candidate:
Address:
Age:
Email ID:
Gender:
1.) Does devising alterations within HR practices assist Nestle in accomplishment of
international requirements?
 Yes
 No
2.) Will alterations within recruitment procedures help Nestle in increment of workplace
productivity?
 Yes
 No
3.) Is there a necessity of carrying out training activities within Nestle while crafting
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modifications within HR practices?
 Agree
 Disagree
4.) What are the primary aspects which Nestle need to take into due consideration for HR
development?
 Rivalry
 International employment legislations
 Organisational culture
5.) In what way can Nestle incorporate alterations within recruitment, selection and
training procedures?
 Optimisation of hiring procedure
 Development of employer brand
 Recruitment marketing
6.) Do you think Nestle appears as more contending by incorporating alterations within
recruitment, selection and training?
 Yes
 No
7.) Which are the major disadvantages of alterations within hiring and training processes
for Nestle?
 Less return on investment
 Developing conflicts at workplace
 Increasing labour turnover
8.) Do you think that huge outlay on enhancement of training as well as recruitment
procedures is necessary for MNCs such as Nestle?
 Yes
 No
9.) Will changes within recruitment practices aid Nestle in accomplishing international
requirements?
 Yes
 No
10.) Any Recommendations for developing and initiating changes in recruitment process
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for Nestle.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Q1. Does devising alterations within HR practices assist Nestle in
accomplishment of international requirements?
Frequency
 Yes 7
 No 3
Q2. Will alterations within recruitment procedures help Nestle in
increment of workplace productivity?
Frequency
 Yes 7
 No 3
Q3. Is there a necessity of carrying out training activities within Nestle
while crafting modifications within HR practices?
Frequency
 Agree 6
 Disagree 4
Q4. What are the main factors that Nestle need to concern for human
resource development?
Frequency
 Rivalry 4
 International Employment legislations 4
 Organisational culture 2
Q5. In what way can Nestle incorporate alterations within recruitment,
selection and training procedures?
Frequency
 Optimisation of hiring procedure 5
 Development of employer brand 3
 Recruitment marketing 2
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6.) Do you think Nestle appears as more contending by incorporating
alterations within recruitment, selection and training?
Frequency
 Yes 8
 No 2
Q7. Which are the major disadvantages of alterations within hiring and
training processes for Nestle?
Frequency
 Less return on investment 1
 Developing conflicts at workplace 4
 Increasing labour turnover 5
8.) Do you think that huge outlay on enhancement of training as well as
recruitment procedures is necessary for MNCs such as Nestle?
Frequency
 Yes 7
 No 3
9.) Will changes within recruitment practices aid Nestle in
accomplishing international requirements?
Frequency
 Yes 8
 No 2
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Theme 1: Alterations in HR practices assist Nestle in achievement of global requirements
Q1. Does devising alterations within HR practices assist Nestle in
accomplishment of international requirements?
Frequency
 Yes 7
 No 3
Interpretation: On the basis of above represented graph, it has been analysed that 7
respondents from the total of 10 have said that “yes” they believes that alterations within HR
practices assist Nestle in accomplishment of international requirements. This is because, they
thinks that thinks changes are seen as the core requirements of businesses like NESTLE at the
time of implementing business activities in international market for attain business growth. On
the other hand, remaining 3 of them thinks that HR practices should remain in every country for
specific company in order to execute business activities in smooth manner.
Theme 2: Alteration in recruitment procedure help Nestle in increasing workplace
productivity
Q2. Will alterations within recruitment procedures help Nestle in
increment of workplace productivity?
Frequency
 Yes 7
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 No 3
Interpretation: According to the above shown up graph, it has been seen that
recruitment procedures helps business organisation in raising workplace productivity. In this
regard, 7 people have agreed to the statement as they believes that alteration in recruitment
procedure allows Nestle in bringing high skilled employees at workplace which contributes in
the increment of workplace productivity. Whereas, another 3 among the total of 10 has denied to
the same statement as they thinks every kind of recruitment method helps in bringing qualified
employees in effective manner which improves workplace productivity.
Theme 3: Necessity of carrying out training in Nestle while crafting modification n HR
practice
Q3. Is there a necessity of carrying out training activities within Nestle
while crafting modifications within HR practices?
Frequency
 Agree 6
 Disagree 4
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Interpretation: As per the above described graph, it has been analysed that 6 respondent have
shown their positive response towards the statement that training activities are required to be
conducted within NESTLE at the time of altering HR practices. This is because, every new
practices requires basic training in order to help human resource department to understand its
usage and benefits. Whereas, 4 among them have denied for the same as they thinks that this
alteration comes with the acceptance and will of HR manager only. Therefore, there is no
requirement for training within the company.
Theme 4: Factors that Nestle need to concern for human resource development
Q4. What are the main factors that Nestle need to concern for human
resource development?
Frequency
 Rivalry 4
 International Employment legislations 4
 Organisational culture 2
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Interpretation: On the basis of above graph, it can be interpreted that 4 out of 10
stakeholders of Nestle believe that rivalry is the main aspect that needs to be taken into account
by the entity for HRD as it encourages the workforce to utilise their full potential while
performing at global level. Further, 4 out of the 10 respondents are of the belief that international
employment legislations foster is required to be concerned as these should not be violated while
operating internationally. Lastly, 2 individuals think that organisational culture is a crucial aspect
in this regard and it should be optimistic enough to facilitate HR development.
Theme 5: Ways through which Nestle incorporate alterations in recruitment, selection and
training procedures
Q5. In what way can Nestle incorporate alterations within recruitment,
selection and training procedures?
Frequency
 Optimisation of hiring procedure 5
 Development of employer brand 3
 Recruitment marketing 2
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Interpretation: To make changes in recruitment, selection, training and other HR
practices, Nestle can adopt a number of methods. It includes optimisation of hiring process,
building employer brand and recruitment marketing process. This would have been interpreted
from above figure that 4 respondents out of 10 are stated to Nestle to optimise hiring process.
While 3 respondent towards building the employer brand and other 3 are in favour with
recruitment marketing, by promoting job opportunity through social media.
Theme 6: Benefits that can be gained by Nestle while devising alterations in HR policies
6.) Do you think Nestle appears as more contending by incorporating
alterations within recruitment, selection and training?
Frequency
 Yes 8
 No 2
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Yes No
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
2
Column B

Interpretation: With the alteration in HR policies Nestle can effectively able to gain
number of benefits. This will not only increase employee’s job performance capabilities but also
make rise in profit earning capacity of company. Thus, recognising this, 8 out of 20 respondents
think that Nestle will become more competitive by bringing about changes in its recruitment,
selection and training procedures while 2 believe the contrary.
Theme 7: Major disadvantages of alteration in hiring and training processes for Nestle
Q7. Which are the major disadvantages of alterations within hiring and
training processes for Nestle?
Frequency
 Less return on investment 1
 Developing conflicts at workplace 4
 Increasing labour turnover 5
Interpretation: There are numerous forms of disadvantages in training and hiring
processes for Nestle that lead towards decreasing their performance level. As per the above
mentioned graph it has been evaluated that 1 out 10 respondents says that major disadvantage of
alteration with training and hiring process of nestle is less return on investment. While 4 out of
10 respondents say developing conflicts at workplace is the major disadvantage in alteration in
hiring and training process of company. In addition with this, 5 out of 10 respondents, voted for
increasing labour turnover as major disadvantage that decrease performance and efficiency of
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company. Further this alteration decrease productivity and working capabilities of employees
that significantly lead company towards facing loss and decrease in profit earning capacity of
company. This in turn, decrease employees job satisfaction level which will hamper company
performance capabilities that will decrease company market share and may lead towards
decrease in brand image in global market place which significantly decrease customer base of
company that lead towards decreasing their sales ratio that bring down profit retaining capacity
of company and may create number of obstacles towards smooth functioning.
Theme 8: Huge outlay on enhancement of training and recruitment is necessary for MNCs
such as Nestle
8.) Do you think that huge outlay on enhancement of training as well as
recruitment procedures is necessary for MNCs such as Nestle?
Frequency
 Yes 7
 No 3
Interpretation: on the basis of interpretation of above graph, it can be said that 7 out of
10 respondents consider that devising changes within recruitment and training procedures is
necessary for MNC's like Nestle as this aids the organisation to meet international requirements.
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Yes No
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
3 Column B

On the contrary, 2 out of 10 respondents do not consider bringing such alterations necessary for
MNC such as Nestle as these tend to generate complexities within the organisational premises.
Theme 9: Changes in recruitment aid Nestle to attain international requirement
9.) Will changes within recruitment practices aid Nestle in
accomplishing international requirement?
Frequency
 Yes 8
 No 2
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Interpretation: From the above graph, it can be said that 8 out of 10 respondents
consider that changes within recruitment practices will aid Nestle in accomplishing international
requirement. This is because with devising some certain alterations, company can effectively
increase workforce with the help of which organisation can effectively increase their market
share, thereby enhancing the scope for meeting global requirements. On the other hand, 2 out of
10 believe that changes in recruitment will result in clashes.
P6 Research recommendations
COVERED IN PPT
P7 Reflection
COVERED IN ANNEXURE 2
CONCLUSION
From the information furnished above, it can be comprehended that the organisation
needs to execute a number of changes in order to carry out business activities at an international
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Yes No
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
2
Column B

scale. These comprise of provision of training and development opportunities as well as
recruitment and selection of skilled personnel. Such kind of changes assist an entity in operating
at an international scale in order to enhance its sales and profitability. Furthermore, it has been
ascertained that primary method of data collection provides assistance to researcher to obtain
valid and reliable data for accomplishment of targeted research objectives. Also, it has been
analysed that feedback taking procedure from the current workforce serves as an excellent
strategy for minimisation of risks and conflicts along with maximisation of profits.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure 1 Log Book
Project Logbook for the chosen
organisation:
Name of the learner: Name of the Supervisor:
Project Title: “To identify the ways by
which multinational companies can
improve their recruitment, selection and
training of employees to meet
International requirement.” A study on
Nestle.”
Date: 12th July, 2019
Update of weekly research/ tasks achieved
(Account for a minimum of six weeks with
dates) What have you completed?
 Did you fulfil Task requirements?
 Are you on track and within
deadlines set?
Comments
Yes, I have concluded work on undertaken time-frame.
Yes, the necessities of task were accomplished in a
relevant manner.
Yes, I was on track and accomplish results on given
deadlines.
2.06.19 Introduction – Yes I was on track
9.06.19 Aims and objectives - Yes I was on track
16.06.19 Literature Review - Yes I was on track
23.06.19 Research Methodology - Yes I was on track
29.06.19 Data Collection and analysis - Yes I was on
track
07.07.19 Discussion - Yes I was on track
14.07.19 Conclusion and Recommendation- Yes I was on
track
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 Did you need to make any changes
to your project management plan?
2.06.19 Introduction – No Change
9.06.19 Aims and objectives - No Change
16.06.19 Literature Review - No Change
23.06.19 Research Methodology - No Change
29.06.19 Data Collection and analysis - No Change
07.07.19 Discussion - No Change
14.07.19 Conclusion and Recommendation- No Change
Any risks and / or issues identified? Did you identify risks/issues with a
lack of skills required for
undertaking research tasks?
 Did you identify any additional
risks/issues that have an impact on
the project management plan?
2.06.19 Introduction – No
9.06.19 Aims and objectives - No
16.06.19 Literature Review - No
23.06.19 Research Methodology - No
29.06.19 Data Collection and analysis - No
07.07.19 Discussion – Yes fulfilled
No
Problems encountered What barriers did you face?
 How did you overcome them?
2.06.19 Introduction – No
9.06.19 Aims and objectives - No
16.06.19 Literature Review - No
23.06.19 Research Methodology – Less number of
responses
29.06.19 Data Collection and analysis - No
07.07.19 Discussion - No
14.07.19 Conclusion and Recommendation- No
2.06.19 Introduction – No
9.06.19 Aims and objectives - No
16.06.19 Literature Review - No
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23.06.19 Research Methodology – Met store manager
and convinced
29.06.19 Data Collection and analysis - No
07.07.19 Discussion - No
14.07.19 Conclusion and Recommendation- No
New Ideas and change of project direction
What Have I learnt about myself this week? How did I feel when I had to deal
with tasks/problems?
 Did I find it useful to complete the
tasks?
 How well have I performed? What
did I contribute?
 What can I improve on next week?
 How might this learning apply in the
future?
I was confident to have effectively dealt with issues.
Yes.
I performed quite well and was able to attain knowledge
about few unique things.
I can improve my time management skills.
This learning can be used by me while carrying future
researches in an appropriate manner.
Tasks planned for next week Which tasks are priority?
 Have you set aside sufficient time for
completion?
Timely completion of tasks.
Yes.
Project plan status to date (on, ahead,
behind)
Supervisor comments to address
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Signature of the Supervisor and date:
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Annexure 2 Performance Review
 What was the Project supposed to accomplish?
The aim of the project was, “To identify the ways by which multinational companies can
improve their recruitment, selection and training of employees to meet International
requirement.” A study on Nestle . The project is executed upon Nestle which is required to
incorporate certain changes within training, recruitment and selection procedures in order
to accomplish global requirements. The improvements within these procedures will drive
the organisation to attain the goals and objectives in a timely manner.
 Did the project succeed in its aims/ how do you know? Specifically, please
outline any evaluation and assessment undertaken.
The primary aim of this investigation was to attain effectualness within the
procedures such as selection, recruitment, training, selection in order to fulfil the
requirements at an international level. The project is successfully executed by
investigator and favourable results have been attained as an outcome.
 What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the
project (e.g initial inception, project activities and project outcomes) from a
range of perspectives.
While carrying out study based on recruitment and selection within Nestle, I
underwent various situations that provided me opportunities to conduct the research
in the desirable way. With the help of primary research, I was able to communicate
with many persons and thereby gain their views and opinions upon the topic to
inflate my existing level of knowledge. This worked well and assisted in completing
the research within a time span of 7-8 weeks. From project inception to project
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outcomes, all the activities were properly executed.
 What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was
there timely identification of issues and resolution during the project
process?
I encountered certain difficulties. The foremost was to keep the attention of
respondents in-tacked as many of them were not willing to answer the questions
while some were responding to the questionnaire ignorantly. In this regard, I also felt
that the money allotted to complete the research was not adequate which caused
difficulties for me.
 What did you learn from undertaking the project?
I learned few skills such as time management, communication skills and research
skills which aided me in carrying out investigation in an appropriate manner.
 How would you rate your performance as a management consultant leading
the project?
I will rate my performance 7 by 10 as this was the first time I was carrying out
research and I conducted the project in a timely manner.
 What strengths and weakness of your performance did you identify?
The strength was to effectively coordinate all the activities appropriately. The
weaknesses was lack of time management skills owing to which I felt that the time
provided by company for carrying out the research was very less and I faced major
difficulties in executing the study with the time constraint.
 How will this inform and support your continuous professional
development?
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