My uncommon skill sets at organising and executing events during my

studentship years and later in my workspace have always found appreciations of

my superiors. The willingness to take on challenges and judiciously managing
these has been my forte. My positive and die-hard attitude has always stood by
me in thick and thin.

Later, as I ventured into the professional space, my organisational commitment

made me volunteer and organise some useful activities in my organisation,
Oracle Corporation. Because of my extraordinary power of communication and
interpersonal skills I am one of the most sought team member by both the client
and my seniors.

Challenges to me are akin to stepping-stones that embolden me to take on the rigours

of life with resilience and commitment.   
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My contributions were not only duly acknowledged by the customer but the
experience has made me more self confident that I look at tempest as a passing phase
and work towards fulfillment more resolutely.

Therefore, a yearlong intensive programme at ISB shall prove a bonus that shall usher
a new a dimension to my outlook and ready me for higher management assignments
on a global platform.  
I subscribe through Adopt a Child Educationally (ACE), the tuition fees of four children. I am

happy and also confident that these anonymous children shall someday prove to be heroes of

my country. Also I’ve associated myself with a non- government organisation (NGO) called

‘Samukhta Foundation’. This organisation helps in education of the children of construction

workers. I help this NGO through money as well as through periodically teaching the students

at site.

I also spend time in organising periodic excursions through ‘Global Volunteer Day’ (GVD) for

the underprivileged children and the poor. GVD is a part of Oracle’s community service

wherein every year a team goes to a NGO and spends a day with the underprivileged children

or poor. Usually there are 20 teams during the GVD. I’ve been part of GVD programme since

my joining Oracle. This year, I was the project leader of one of the teams and we took around

60 children of Samukhta Foundation to a Zoo to enhance their awareness of our wild life.
Further as part of the NGO activity I carried out fund raising drives through sale of the

products made at these NGOs. This Deepawali, an Indian festival, I co-coordinated an event

wherein the NGOs were invited at Oracle to hold an exhibition to sell their products. This

event was very successful and we could raise much more money than expected.

Life for me sans initiatives and involvement with people becomes mundane and dull. An

initiative is like extending a helping hand in order to reach out to people in need of help.

Initiative followed by organising and executing an idea to its fruitful culmination gives me

utmost satisfaction and emotive pleasure. Along the way motivating my teammates brings in

another exhilarating experience to bask in the glory of the success that follows. The most

important mantra to achieve this, I believe is the gift of communication and interpersonal

skills.

Even at work I do not let the pressure of work refrain me from participating in an event. For

two consecutive years, I co-coordinated Fashion shows in ‘Ora-Ovation’, Oracle’s annual

event. As co-coordinator my responsibilities included organising a team of volunteers,

assigning them work and managing resources. Our efforts paid dividends and the event

proved a resounding success.

The most important facet of my job description entails constant interaction with the customers
to understand their problems. Thus, communication and presentation skills play an important
role.

To supplement the core technical knowledge acquired through an undergrad engineering

programme in Information Technology, I joined Oracle as Associate Application Developer.

I fully acknowledge the extent of SCM and how it can serve as a critical optimisation platform in a
business. Again, I feel that technical nature of my work will only enhance my technical expertise
and contribute less in enriching my functional knowledge. My short term goals hence entail,
firstly, to

Therefore, a master’s programme at this juncture will facilitate me to study and analyse any

business scientifically, considering all aspects. Further, a specialisation in Operations area will

accord me with the passion that I have for SCM. The skills endowed by me as a result of

undergoing a rigorous curriculum will most certainly drive me towards realising my goals and

making me better suited for the challenges ahead.

My experiences whilst inter mingling with a heterogeneous set of fellow students will make me
understand diverse cultures and individualistic ways of handling and coping with challenges. The
university has evolved its own innovative art of teaching that combines classroom teaching and
interaction with industrial giants as an ideal means of assimilation of business sciences. Further,
flexibility to customise my own MBA programme at Fisher will surely allow me to choose credits,
which would suit my aspirations.

While musing over my career prospects, I believe that an MBA is imperative in order to

accelerate my career and gain an understanding of business and management. Looking at the

cost involved in doing an MBA is significant and this, conjoined with the fact that I will also be

putting some of my personal goals and aspirations on hold, demonstrates my level of

commitment and motivation to achieve this goal.

My short life hitherto has been full of initiatives, which have so far carried me forward from the

known to the unknown with flying colours, endowing me with robust personality traits like self-

confidence, perseverance, cheerfulness and camaraderie. The willingness to take on

challenges and judiciously managing these has been my forte. My positive and die-hard

attitude has always stood by me in thick and thin.

My extraordinary skill sets at organising and executing events during my studentship years

and later in my workspace have always found appreciations of my superiors. Because of my

dexterity in executing work fruitfully, I was chosen as one of the best co-coordinators during

‘Ora-Ovation’ (annual fest of Oracle Corporation). I look forward to shifting my leadership

focus from initiatives at Oracle to those at Fisher and hope to make a positive impact on the

Fisher community. Ensuring flexibility whilst working with others, whether as a leader or

simply as a team member is critical to the bonding of the overall team, which I wholeheartedly

advocate and practice. I wait to eagerly combine my skills sets with that of my newfound

compatriots at Fisher while I meaningfully discourse through the corridors of my new alma

mater.

Whether dealing with people or solving problems, I break down complex situations into

simpler logical sub issues. Thus, I am able to develop a logical and methodical platform that
leads me to appropriate and viable solutions. Again, I have kept sincerity as the barometer

for my reasoning, both in personal and professional matters, that has always paid dividend.

By understanding the fundamentals of situation and being honest in my dealings helps me

remain steadfast in my arguments.

In many cases these programs focus on developing and centralizing governance and
performance metrics models. Success at this level requires leadership skills with the
ability to manage diverse groups and multiple projects while driving results.

In today’s business climate, attracting and retaining the best employees is very
difficult. The reason is a combination of the change in business practices and the shift
in employee attitudes.
companies are going to have to take a more strategic and supportive approach to
recruiting and retention if they want to find and keep the new breed of evolving talent.

Human capital is a valuable concept because it recognizes that people should be

treated as assets, rather than as an expense. Seems to me, security professionals have
been arguing that point about their profession for a long time.

In addition, my people and strong communication skills, leadership ability, to go

along with a strong interest in business and management, are other factors that
will help me to succeed.   Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that an MBA,
with a concentration in technology, is the path to follow.

Firstly, I was attracted by Stanford’s Global Management Program (GMP). I

always dreams of an environment where students come from all round the
world. We can share our different experience and background inside and outside
the classroom. Stanford’s global focus can definite fulfill my expectation by its
diverse student body, truly globally-thinking teachers, and its wide range of
electives on international management.

Secondly, the PMP program perfectly matches my background as an employee in

non-profit sector for the past five years. A rich professional life will involve many
interactions with various administrations (national governments, IMF, World
Bank) and non-profit organizations.

Thirdly, Stanford clearly excels in Entrepreneurship, thanks to its Center for

Entrepreneurial Studies, its electives on Entrepreneurship and its location in
Silicon Valley. The conference held every year must have been an incredible
opportunity to meet some of the most successful entrepreneurs worldwide. I
can’t help thinking how much I would enjoy talking to Jeff Bezos, discussing his
impressions on the Bertelsmann effort, and get access to his plans for the future.

An MBA program would also allow me to further research my business ideas

through the experience of my peers, independent study, and related summer
employment.

Inspired to contribute to this economic transformation, my long term career goal

is to start a software company that provides centralized software services across
multiple mobile platforms and deliver critical market data to Chinese businesses
and end-consumers. To achieve this goal, however, I need a deeper
understanding of the principles behind technology developments and their
impact on the market. In the short term, I want to pursue a strategy consulting
career focused in technology or operations to build expertise in China's
consumer markets. Exposure to multiple industries will allow me to understand
subtle complexities in business practices and will assist my entrepreneurial
ambition.

Obtaining an MBA is crucial at this point because I need a better understanding

of topics such as management theories, business strategies, and finance to
complement my technical background. An MBA will gear me with proper
business training to assess opportunities, scrutinize market conditions, and
allocate resources effectively. As an aspiring entrepreneur, I need to hone my
technical abilities along with acute business sense in order to navigate through
today's complex global market. Furthermore, an MBA will provide the necessary
leadership development and networking opportunities for me to transit into
strategy consulting and start my software venture.

These aspirations prompted me to begin my career in management consulting, a field

that attracted me with its steep learning curve and the opportunity to work with
outstanding professionals and top managers of the largest companies. I believe that
the multidisciplinary demands, flexibility and international scope of a typical
consulting career are key ingredients to prepare a potential senior leader.
Thus far, I have had the opportunity to work on high-profile projects for major
companies across multiple industries. I have enjoyed working abroad with culturally-
diverse teams, where I have begun to develop a global footprint to cultivate my
leadership potential. This accumulated professional experience has highlighted my
need to broaden the international scope of my career and acquire deeper managerial
and leadership skills. I do not want to end up thinking every problem is a nail, just
because the only tool I have is a hammer, as Mark Twain warned! Thus, I am eager to
consolidate my knowledge, develop new skills and fully engage with Harvard’s
community. 

In my mind, the problem could only be solved through open communication.

When one of my colleagues took an extended vacation, I assumed the responsibility of carrying his
design through release. At the time, I was assured that his design was stable and needed only
minortweaking. Unfortunately, when I started to work on the project, I discovered that this was not the
case. Although some of the design problems were trivial, others required a slew of simulations to fix. As
the project deadline drew closer, I found myself investing more time on my colleague's design, which
jeopardized the timely completion of my own projects. Since management placed a high value on
efficiency, I feared that the project would have a negative impact on my performance review. I pondered
how to explain my dilemma to senior management.
In a dark moment, I considered presenting myself as a victim: I could attribute the delay to the past
owner's mistakes and position myself as the hard-working hero who could save the project at the last
minute. This rationale would not only enhance my performance review, but would also strengthen my
position on the design team. Fortunately, I quickly acknowledged that there was something very wrong
with this line of thinking. After working so hard to build project teams, I could not sacrifice my peer's
reputation simply to promote my own. Clearly, I needed to resolve the situation in a manner that
benefited the entire group. I also needed to acknowledge my own role in the situation. By accepting the
project at face value, I assumed the accompanying risks. My frustration, although understandable, did
not permit me to violate my own sense of personal honor. After all, if I was willing to accept credit for the
design, shouldn't I also be willing to accept responsibility for its problems?
After some deliberation, I opted not to make the previous owner the scapegoat to further my own
agenda. Instead, I apprised my manager of the situation and its implications on the schedule of my other
deliverables. During our schedule roll-up meetings, I presented all of my deliverables on a single slide to
ensure that the entire team understood my workload. As a result, my schedule push-out didn’t come as
a surprise, nor did it hurt my reputation as someone who delivered on time. I also made a conscious
effort to take ownership of the project, suggesting fixes for its flaws without insulting the past owner's
design. By taking this position, I assumed my rightful credit for the design without playing the "blame
game."