I realized my prime source of motivation at a very early stage in life – the satisfaction that comes after determinedly facing challenges and emerging victorious. Be it soccer match against a stronger team or a highly trained tennis player or a complicated puzzle, I would never give up till the goal of winning was achieved.
As I grew up to my teens, the same attitude reflected in my curricular and co-curricular pursuits at college and in my reaction to a financial crisis at home. The later taught me to think ahead and find solutions instead of giving up on plans; I thus started working part-time and continued with education. Those years developed the mental discipline for managing multiple responsibilities and time management was learnt hands-on. I also learnt to adapt my life in response to a frugal living and invest money wisely.
Over time the financial pressures eased out – my family was out of the trouble and I had evolved to be much more responsible compared to my peers. Upon graduation I networked my way to ABC Inc. where I was hired as a management trainee (Finance) . The opening was the best way to understand the financial structure of various businesses that we would audit. After executing record levels of audits (16 in place of 11 planned and within the allocated budget), I won over the faith of senior management to be able to handle Corporate Audits as Deputy Manager.
The global economic recession in 2008 called for quick adaptation to challenges; my team continued to perform despite budgetary and skill shortages. I detected revenue leakages in excess of US$ 2.3 million in the department that year and led an 8 member team to conduct “’Clause — ” (a key regulatory requirement for Banks) internally and thereby reducing the cost by 23% (special outsourced agencies charged higher for such audits). The opportunity to lead and streamline processes for a range of complex audits enabled me to evolve to a seasoned professional; I was promoted as Manager.
With this track record, my near term goal (Post-MBA) is to grow further in the financial services industry. I thus intend to leverage my talents and gain employment in a global banking/ financial services corporation. My long-term aspiration (5-7 years post-MBA) is to deepen my understanding of functions such as Corporate Banking, Investment banking and Retail Banking, identify my core competencies in such a diverse industry and head one of these functions in a multi-national financial services corporation.
A Global M.B.A program from DEF University – School of business is a crucial link towards actuating my career goals at this stage. The School’s approach of cultivating intuition through case studies in finance, strategy and other application areas will help me strengthen my fundamentals and develop well-trained entrepreneurial instincts. I stand to gain immensely through participation in challenging industry/consulting assignments and thus apply my learnings with the close guidance of highly experienced and qualified faculty. Specialist electives in banking and finance will enable me to gain a stronger, foundational foothold in my chosen area of endeavor.
The other area of importance to my goals is leadership development and international exposure. In addition to specialist courses in leadership development, ABC University provides the platform to interact with globally renowned faculty and a diverse student community and develop interpersonal skills and comfort on a global scale. It also opens up vistas for networking extensively with the vast alumni network and learning through seminars from global business leaders. ABC University’s School of Business is thus my most preferred destination pursing an M.B.A program.
Festus emeaso says
Please can I get an idea on sop as a student that graduated as an industrial chemist wanting to study MBA in finance
MBA Admission Gurus says
Greetings Festus: The samples on this page will give you an idea of the structure and content flow….especially the MBA SOP with finance/financial operations background. Cheers!
MD. MAHMUDUL HASAN says
These SOPs are really good.
However, please consider a scenario where a BBA pass-out applies for an international MBA. Thus there would be “no work experience”. What could be mentioned in such an SOP?
Regards,
MD. MAHMUDUL HASAN
mbaadmissiongurus says
1. Firstly, we DO NOT recommend pursuing an MBA without prior, full-time experience
2. If you still plan to go ahead, the best idea would be highlight your successes during internships and co-curricular projects
Very few of the global top 100 MBA programs will accept such intakes. The only exceptions could be “genius kids” with presidential or national/federal grade of academic merit or candidates with patents or candidates from truly top-league universities.
Thanks