Essay assistance/advice

one of the essay prompts is to describe my leadership achievements during my career

but I have few b/c I don't have a long work history

can I just talk about initiatives I started? only a few were implemented by my bosses

any advice on what i could fill out?

 
Best Response

Hi dkim1984,

We had a client who had very limited leadership experience with only one year of fairly basic experience as an analyst at an investment bank. In our strategy, we decided to use a relatively mundane example of overhauling an Excel spreadsheet, but dove into details that demonstrated some terrific qualities that the client possessed, such as initiative, detail orientation, can do attitude, ability to influence others, leadership and more. Although the task was not hi-tech – it did provide a stage to present all of this. She also discussed the layers of impact of her simple contribution – and the subsequent lesson that change is possible at any level of an organization, and even small changes can have substantial impact.

She ended up being accepted into Harvard Business School. In your situation, although you may limited experience, really focus on what you learned from each. That is what business schools are going to be looking for.

I hope this was of help.

Conrad and the Stacy Blackman Team

www.StacyBlackman.com
 

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