编者按：WhatareyourexpectationsoftheMBAprogram?Whatcontributiondoyouthinkyouwillmake?Howwillyourpersonaldistinct...Whatareyo...
编者按：WhatareyourexpectationsoftheMBAprogram?Whatcontributiondoyouthinkyouwillmake?Howwillyourpersonaldistinct...
WhatareyourexpectationsoftheMBAprogram?Whatcontributiondoyouthinkyouwillmake?Howwillyourpersonaldistinctivenessenrichourlearningenvironment?
Firstofall,IexpectthatIwillbepresentedwithachallengingeducationalenvironmentinyourhighlyrespectedMBAprogram.YourMBAprogramoffersasolidcoursecurriculumthatwillallowmetobuildonmypreviousextensivebusinessexperiencetogivemetheskillsthatarerequiredintherapidlychanginginternationalbusinessworld.
Althoughmybusinessexperienceisimportant,itisnotenoughinthecompetitivebusinessenvironmenttodaytohaveonlypracticalexperience.IbelievethatthroughyourMBAprogram,Icanlearnthetheoriesbehindsuccessfulbusinessstrategiesaswellaslearnaboutotherorganization’sexperiencesthroughthereadingofdifferenttypesofcasestudies.Readingandunderstandingawidevarietyofcasestudieswillallowmetolearnhowtoapproachcertainbusinesssituationsaswellastolearnhowtoavoidsomebusinessmistakesthatothershavemadeinthepast.
Inadditiontolearninginaclassroomsituationfrommyprofessors,IknowthatIwilllearnmuchmorethanthatbygainingthelifeexperiencesoflivinginaforeigncountry.Theopportunitytolearnbylivingandexperiencinglifeinanothercountrywillmakemeamorecompletebusinesspersonbygivingmethechancetolookatthebusinessworldfromanothercountry’sperspective.Aninternationalperspectiveisessentialtobeingsuccessfulinbusinessasthedifferentcountriesintheglobalbusinessenvironmentbecomeincreasinglyintertwinedandinterdependent.
IwillalsoexpecttolearnmuchvaluableinformationfrommyclassmatesasweworkourwaythroughtheMBAprogramtogetherandbecomefriends.LearningfromthemostelitestudentsfrommanydifferentculturesanddevelopinglastingfriendshipswiththemwillbeanotherveryattractivebenefitofstudyinginyourMBAprogram.
MycontributiontothisestablishedMBAprogramwillbethatofanexperiencedbusinesspersoninthemostpopulousandrapidlydevelopingcountryintheworld.Mypreviousexperienceworkinginmultinationalorganizationshasgivenmeaveryusefulworkingknowledgeandfirst-handknowledgeofthemethodsofdoingbusinessinChina.IhaveexperiencewithbothlargeandsmallbusinessesinChina,bothasanassistantengineerandahigherlevelmanager.Ihaveworkedwithsomeoftheworld’slargestcompaniesinChina,whichgivesmeauniqueperspectiveandtheabilitytocontributenotonlytheChineseviewpointbutalsoamultinationalviewpointtoclassroomdiscussions.Thesediverseworkingexperienceshavegivenmeaverybroad-based,cross-functionalknowledgeofhowtodobusinessinChina.
MyuniqueexperiencesinworkingasanassistantengineerinthecomputercenterofJinJiangIndustrialCo.,Ltd.havegivenmeasolidfoundationinactualworkingknowledgeofcomputersoftwareandcomputersystems.Asasalesrepresentativefornearlyfouryearswiththemultinationalcompany3MinthesouthwestregionofChina,Ilearnedtoanalyzebuyingbehavioranddevelopafullmarketingplanforourproducts.Ialsomanagedadistributionnetwork,whichinvolvedinventoryplanning,marketingchannelstudies,incentiveprogramdevelopmentandtrainingofnewbusinesspartners.
WithXeroxChinaCo.,Ltd.,Iperformedthedutiesofahigh-levelsalesconsultant.Thispositioninvolvedanalyzingmajorpotentialclients''needsanddevelopinganXES(XeroxEngineeringSystem)solutiontofittheclients''technicalspecificationsandbudgetaryneeds.IalsoworkedforthreeyearswithChinaHewlett-PackardCo.,Ltd.MypositionasaSuppliesMarketDevelopmentManagerwiththeConsumerBusinessUnitrequiredmetousemythoroughunderstandingofallaspectsofthemarketingvaluechain,includingtheanalysisofmarketdynamicsanddevelopingandimplementingannualmarketingplansfortheentirebusinessunit.MycurrentpositionasaBusinessDirectorforAsiaEC.com,Inc.,hasallowedmetotakefullresponsibilityfordevelopingthebusinessofane-commercestartupcompanyinvolvedwithIT/officeequipmentandofficeconsumableproducts.
AsyoucanseefrommyextensiveanduniquebusinessexperienceinChina,IhavemuchtocontributetothelearningenvironmentofyourMBAprogram.Ibelievethatthelearningenvironmentcanbegreatlyenhancedbyclassroomparticipationfromthestudents,particularlyinanMBAprogramsuchasyoursthatinvolvesthebeststudentsfromaroundtheworld.Iameagertothoroughlyinvolvemyselfatthepropertimestoaddmyreal-lifeexperiencesintherapidlychangingbusinessworldofChinatogiveaninternationalperspectivetoclassroomdiscussions.IalsobelievethatIcanlearntodevelopabetterinternationalvisionandasenseoffuturebusinesstrendswhileaddingmyownexperiencestoyourMBAprogram.
