Luvya
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This is written for a resume to apply for MBA program in CSU, XXXXX...please let me know what you think. It's really not that long...I hope you guys still trust me at this point
To get back to school and to pursue a MBA degree was not in my mind when I graduated in the summer of 2001 from UC, XXXX. I was fairly convinced that a BA degree in Econ/Administrative Studies would give me the strength to succeed in today’s competitive market. It was only after having experience working with two private companies that I realized how wrong I was. Though I have yet to fail any task my managers have asked me to do, each time a new project is started, these doubts from these managers come along again. I can see that it is harder to prove your ability in your skills without a master degree. It is also much harder to have the confidence in yourself when there are others that lack confidence in you. That is why I believe by obtaining a MBA degree benefit not only in advancement in pay and position but in many other ways as well. I always knew what I wanted to do as a career, business administration. Yet, I was still not sure if it is worthwhile to spend time and money to pursue a master degree. I had my share of doubts until a ten minutes talk with my brother.
It was a rather long ten minutes sitting in the passenger seat of my brother’s car. Watching headlights of the passing cars get thicker and closer and then brighter, having flashback of our childhood memories, but what went on in those ten very simple minutes is something that I will remember forever. Grown up in Taiwan, I was pampered materially and nurtured emotionally. I lived with family and a helping hand is always available whenever I needed it. The neighborhood lacks open areas, it was a small community where children addressed the lady next door as “aunt” and housewives frequently shared recipes. I was completely at home, ethnically, linguistically, and in every other respect. Then the fall of 1992 came, my family moved to Belgium. My new life in Belgium contrasted sharply with my old one in Taiwan. The neighborhood, while serene, lacked the extended support network of friends. Academically, the language barrier had me suffered in school. Since my school did not offer remedial French classes for international students, I began studying with only the help of a French-Chinese dictionary. Although I was focused and determined, streams of below average grades accompanied my first year in school. In the face of these obstacles, I started to question the purpose of moving. Seeing my parents’ exhausted silhouettes every night, I began to understand the motivation behind the move that forever altered my life. After first two years of frustration, I was able to advance to higher grade without repeating exams in my final two years in Belgium. Then, the shock came again, this time my father changed his job location to America. I was the first member in my family to object such move. After finally seeing the success in school I was not ready to take another plunge. However, the crude fact remained, the summer of 1995 we arrived in Los Angeles, just like deja-vu, I suffered mightily in school again. It was not until I transfer to UC, XXXX that I finally start getting respectable grades. In the winter 2001, I was on the dean’s honor list. No other thing validated my efforts and boosted my self-confidence more than that short yet significant achievement. It was during this instance that I realized how important education means to me and how much my parents have sacrificed to get us to where we are today. Especially to my brother whom, I knew he had experienced many more things than I did. He has made a lot of mistakes, failing out of college his freshman year, and in the subsequent years, not working hard enough to get himself back on track again. Yet, he is now a graduate student in University of Virginia pursuing his doctor degree. He started explaining to me how important it was for me to do something with my life. To get through college is to merely meet the minimum requirement set invisibly by today’s job market. In order to stand out above others; a master degree is an essential element to have in the resume. Mistakes are tragic only if you don't learn from them, and he told me then that I didn't have to make those same mistakes because he had already made them for me. He does have very intriguing and important advices. I guess you could say he learned from his own mistakes and that is what strikes me so much at that time. I wasn't sure what to believe, but now I think I agree with everything he had to say, and my brother knew it as well.
My father once said that you should get a job that you enjoy, no matter what the pay or fiscal benefit. I sat in that car and pondered the importance of what my future held for me and how a MBA degree could help me achieve my dreams. I know for a fact that to find a job which suites me well, I would definitely need a MBA degree. I was mostly unsure of where I wanted to go and a lot of thought and energy went in to choosing and applying to this school.
So the reasons why I decided to go back to school and obtain a master degree are not something out of the ordinary. Self-fulfillment and advancement in pay and position in the job market. One of my dreams is one day to have a chance to go back and serve my country, Taiwan. Making use of what I’ve learned and contributing in any way I can. I once read an article about a successful businessman and how he achieved his goals by following one philosophy he recited to himself everyday. He believed the reward in terms of happiness is directly proportional to the sacrifice that each one makes. Great philosophy. And I try to live it everyday.
To get back to school and to pursue a MBA degree was not in my mind when I graduated in the summer of 2001 from UC, XXXX. I was fairly convinced that a BA degree in Econ/Administrative Studies would give me the strength to succeed in today’s competitive market. It was only after having experience working with two private companies that I realized how wrong I was. Though I have yet to fail any task my managers have asked me to do, each time a new project is started, these doubts from these managers come along again. I can see that it is harder to prove your ability in your skills without a master degree. It is also much harder to have the confidence in yourself when there are others that lack confidence in you. That is why I believe by obtaining a MBA degree benefit not only in advancement in pay and position but in many other ways as well. I always knew what I wanted to do as a career, business administration. Yet, I was still not sure if it is worthwhile to spend time and money to pursue a master degree. I had my share of doubts until a ten minutes talk with my brother.
It was a rather long ten minutes sitting in the passenger seat of my brother’s car. Watching headlights of the passing cars get thicker and closer and then brighter, having flashback of our childhood memories, but what went on in those ten very simple minutes is something that I will remember forever. Grown up in Taiwan, I was pampered materially and nurtured emotionally. I lived with family and a helping hand is always available whenever I needed it. The neighborhood lacks open areas, it was a small community where children addressed the lady next door as “aunt” and housewives frequently shared recipes. I was completely at home, ethnically, linguistically, and in every other respect. Then the fall of 1992 came, my family moved to Belgium. My new life in Belgium contrasted sharply with my old one in Taiwan. The neighborhood, while serene, lacked the extended support network of friends. Academically, the language barrier had me suffered in school. Since my school did not offer remedial French classes for international students, I began studying with only the help of a French-Chinese dictionary. Although I was focused and determined, streams of below average grades accompanied my first year in school. In the face of these obstacles, I started to question the purpose of moving. Seeing my parents’ exhausted silhouettes every night, I began to understand the motivation behind the move that forever altered my life. After first two years of frustration, I was able to advance to higher grade without repeating exams in my final two years in Belgium. Then, the shock came again, this time my father changed his job location to America. I was the first member in my family to object such move. After finally seeing the success in school I was not ready to take another plunge. However, the crude fact remained, the summer of 1995 we arrived in Los Angeles, just like deja-vu, I suffered mightily in school again. It was not until I transfer to UC, XXXX that I finally start getting respectable grades. In the winter 2001, I was on the dean’s honor list. No other thing validated my efforts and boosted my self-confidence more than that short yet significant achievement. It was during this instance that I realized how important education means to me and how much my parents have sacrificed to get us to where we are today. Especially to my brother whom, I knew he had experienced many more things than I did. He has made a lot of mistakes, failing out of college his freshman year, and in the subsequent years, not working hard enough to get himself back on track again. Yet, he is now a graduate student in University of Virginia pursuing his doctor degree. He started explaining to me how important it was for me to do something with my life. To get through college is to merely meet the minimum requirement set invisibly by today’s job market. In order to stand out above others; a master degree is an essential element to have in the resume. Mistakes are tragic only if you don't learn from them, and he told me then that I didn't have to make those same mistakes because he had already made them for me. He does have very intriguing and important advices. I guess you could say he learned from his own mistakes and that is what strikes me so much at that time. I wasn't sure what to believe, but now I think I agree with everything he had to say, and my brother knew it as well.
My father once said that you should get a job that you enjoy, no matter what the pay or fiscal benefit. I sat in that car and pondered the importance of what my future held for me and how a MBA degree could help me achieve my dreams. I know for a fact that to find a job which suites me well, I would definitely need a MBA degree. I was mostly unsure of where I wanted to go and a lot of thought and energy went in to choosing and applying to this school.
So the reasons why I decided to go back to school and obtain a master degree are not something out of the ordinary. Self-fulfillment and advancement in pay and position in the job market. One of my dreams is one day to have a chance to go back and serve my country, Taiwan. Making use of what I’ve learned and contributing in any way I can. I once read an article about a successful businessman and how he achieved his goals by following one philosophy he recited to himself everyday. He believed the reward in terms of happiness is directly proportional to the sacrifice that each one makes. Great philosophy. And I try to live it everyday.
