MG408: Graduate Challenge Individual Report - Skills & Challenges

This individual report, submitted for the MG408 Graduate Challenge module, reflects on the student's experiences and skill development throughout various challenges, including an internship at Tesco. The report analyzes challenges related to apprenticeships, presentations, and branding (T-shirts), discussing their implications on business strategy and personal growth. It delves into key areas such as branding, operations, and finance, referencing Tesco's practices and their impact on the student's understanding. Furthermore, the report evaluates the development of essential skills, including communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and time management, providing an action plan for continuous improvement in presentation skills and software proficiency. Appendices include presentations and supporting documents related to the challenges.

Graduate Challenge
Individual Report (please note that the
appendices sections would be group work)
Module: The Graduate Challenge
Title:
TITLE??
Date Due:
Word Counts 000 Excluding: Executive Summary, Contents, List of Reference, &
Appendices)
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Table of Contents
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Executive Summary
Tesco is one of the biggest retail firm in United Kingdom. Report discusses
various challenges that occur during apprentice, T-shirt, presentation. It will help in
deciding strategy and make a suitable plan to manage problem that come in path
(_Aiello, L.M and et.al, 2020).
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1.Introduction
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Graduate challenge can be explain as different types of problem that occur
during studies as well as internship. Tesco retail firm offer internship to number of
students so that they can improve their skills during the studies and it will impact on
their personal as well as professional growth.
2.The Challenges: Please analyse the following ……………………………………
a) Apprentice Challenge:
It can be defined as a challenge that occur during internship, it can be of any
type such as Time management, communication skills etc. It is necessary that this
problems must be addresses timely so that personal can prepare for corporate
world.
b) Presentation Challenge:
It refers to the challenge that individual faces during presenting information to
people such as lack of creativity skill which can decrease quality of presentation.
This type of challenge must be overcome timely so that during seminars, job etc. one
can influence other by impressive presentation.
c) T-shirt Challenge:
It can be explained as a challenge that arise during branding a T-shirt for
example: negative statement can offend others and decrease good-will of
organization in changing business.
3. The following should be discussed by providing references.
Branding:
I have learn so many thing about branding such as it become important that
people can easily attract by your product and services and it can impact on growth of
market. T-shit of Tesco company is very impressive and during the internship we
able to identify that firm use single line quote to attract people and increase profit
share in changing business. Firm has a good image in front of others because of
quality product which again improve brand value. I observe that so many investors
easily attract by branding of Tesco and hence contribute in expansion in different
part of Globe. Visionary approach with effective management help in reaching to
customer and improve brand image of organization in changing business. Firm also
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use promotion strategy such as promoting product by customer experience which
again help in branding.
Operation:
I am able to understand various types of operation that Tesco perform to grow
and expand business for example: Advance Technology in Tesco that I am able to
understand from the presentation help workforce and increase efficiency, quality and
productivity of work and support growth of organization. Firm also use multiple
promotion strategy for attracting customers such as digital marketing, media etc.
Sup[ply chain management of Tesco is very effective that explain in its brochure
which again help me to understand the way in which it reaches to customers and
increase their satisfaction level in time of globalization.
Finance:
There are number of ways which Tesco uses from allocation to management
of fund which I am able to understand by presentation that they show us during
internships. It helps me to understand the way in which budget can be planned and
monitor. It is necessary that resource must be allocated in positive manner which
can support growth of project. I can say that in the future able to make proper
business plan and budget can easily be controlled & monitor.
4.The Skills:
a. Communication Skills/ Emotional Intelligence:
Communication skills help me a lot in connecting with people and overcoming
from different challenges that occurs during internship in Tesco such as I was able to
explain everything effectively to people from my presentation. Goleman's emotion
intelligence again improve efficiency, quality and productivity of my work impact on
my growth (Livesey, 2017). It has five component namely self awareness, regulation,
internal motivation, empathy and social skills. I use this theory which increase my
interaction level as well as performance. It also helps me in team management as
well as leadership which is needed in changing business.
b. Teamwork:
In the initial period of internship I am not able work efficiently and participate
in various task but after sometimes with the help of professors as well as friends able
to overcome from it. I also use Tuck man's Team, development theory which again
impact on team work (Natvig and Stark, 2016). In the beaning our professor created
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team then encourage us to work together by clearing our doubts, After sometimes
differences rises among us and individualistic approach increase. Later on it was
solved by Transformational leadership skills of our group monitor and collectivism
started which help in achieving goals on time.
c. Time Management and meeting skills:
Time management is one of the biggest problem that I face during the
internship and there are number of time I am not able to submit report but action plan
can help me in reducing it. In the meeting, I am not able to reach on time because of
late night work and improper schedule (Wain, 2017).
d. Presentation skills, Excel etc.
I am not good at presentation which again effect on work which was collected and
analysis by strong effort. Lack of software knowledge again effect on my presentation skills
and it needs to be addresses timely.
5.Action Plan:
Goals Action Timescale
Time management I will wake up early so that my day will be long and
work can be done timely. Schedule every task and
fixed time for it which again help in improving time
management skill.
It will take 6
months time
Presentation skills I will take couching for improving my presentation
skills and focus on Ms Excel, Word, Power point
software which can impact on my work.
In 1 year I
will able to
learn most of
software.
6.Conclusion
It can be analysed from the report that different challenges come across in
graduation as well as internship but by improving skills such as time management,
presentation can impact on personal as well as professional growth.
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7.List of References
Aiello, L.M and et.al, 2020. Tesco Grocery 1.0, a large-scale dataset of grocery
purchases in London. Scientific Data.7.(1).pp.1-11.
Livesey, P.V., 2017. Goleman-Boyatzis model of emotional intelligence for dealing
with problems in project management. Construction Economics and Building.17.
(1).p.20.
Natvig, D. and Stark, N.L., 2016. A project team analysis using Tuckman's model of
small-group development. Journal of Nursing Education.55.(12).pp.675-681.
Wain, A., 2017. Learning through reflection. British Journal of Midwifery.25.
(10).pp.662-666.
Appendices as screenshot (group work)
Appendices. 1 Apprentice Presentation Slides
Strength
 Tesco has a good fame customers.
 Financially strong.
Weakness
 Improper training and development
programs.
 Poor promotion strategy.
Opportunities
 Can invest in organic product.
 Improve online market.
Threats
 Untrained worker decrease quality of
work.
 Other company can target its
customer by effective promotional
strategy.
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Appendices 2 Tesco Presentation Slides
Presentation challenge based on Tesco
 Current Trends- Digital marketing, Automation
 Company financial performance improved from 2015
 Aldi and Lidl market effected from Tesco
SWOT Analysis
Strength
 Financial growing continuously
Weakness
 Poor leadership
Opportunities
 Invest in organic product
Threats
 IT hacks
 Firm can invest in digital marketing to attract customer and increase market share.
Appendices 3 T- Shirt Challenge
The Deliverables
1. Tesco Logo
2. It will target British customers which has a respect for its brand.
3. Budget
Expenditures Cost
Marketing £10.00
Advertising £10.00
Raw material £80.00
Manufacturing £100.00
Total £2,000.00
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