Q1.WhatmotivatedyoutoapplytoSNUMBA overotherprograms?
Q5.Tellusaboutanethicaldilemmayou havef ac edandhowyouresolvedit.
Q7.Howdoyouprioritizeandmanagem ultipletasksorprojectsunderpressure?

Mys hort-termc areergoalaftercompletingm y MBA istojoinaleadingtec hnology orconsumergoodscompany asastrategy orbus inessdevelopm entmanager. Iwanttow orkattheintersectionofbusiness innovationanddigitaltrans forma tion, leveragingmyexperienceinprojectmanagementanddata-drivendecisionmaking.Inparticul ar, Ihopetobeinvolvedinprojectsthatlaunchnewproductsors ervices, expandintonewmarkets, oroptim iz eoperationalefficienc y.Iameagertolearnf rom best-in-classorganizationsandcolla boratewithprofess ionals f romdiversebackgrou nds.Bytakingonm orecomplexandhigh-impactp rojects, Ihopetodeepenmyu nderstandingofhowsuccessful companiesa daptt orapidlychangingm arketenvironments.
AnMBAfromSNUwouldbeacrucialstepinreachingthesegoals.SNUoffersauniquecombinationofrigorousacademictrainingandreal-worldpracticalexpos ure, withastrongfocusonAsianm arketsandgloballeaders hip. Thes chool 'sd iversestudentbodyandinternationalex changeprogramswouldhelpm ebroadenmy networkandgainnewculturalinsights.Inparticul ar, Iam interestedinSNU 'scoursesonstrategicmanagement, digitaltrans form ation, andentrep re neurs hip, whichdi rectlyalignwithmyinterestsandcareerpath. Ialsolookforw ardt oparticipatinginconsultingprojectsandcas ecompetitions, whereIcanapplyw hatIlearntorealbus inesschallenges.
Themosts ignificantchallengetomy valuesystemoccur redduringmys econdyearatmyprevious company. Iwasworkingasap rojectcoord inatorforanewp roductlaunch, colla boratingwithseveralpartnerfirms. Oneofoursu bcontracto rs, whohadalongrelationshipw ithourcompany, wasdis coveredtobeus inglower-qualitym aterialsthanp romis edinthecontract.WhenIfirstreceivedananonymoustipfrom ateammem ber, Iwasuncertainabouthowtop roceed.Reportin gtheissuecoulddelayourtightprojectscheduleanddamagetherelationshipw ith areliablepartner.Ontheoth erhand, Ist ronglybelievedinhonestyandtherespons ibilitytodeliverqualityproductstocustomers.
Afterafewsleeplessnights, Idecidedtoverifythef actsmys elf. Igath ereddocuments, comparedsupplier records, andarrangedameetingwiththesu bcontractor.Duringthemeeting, Iaskeddi rectquest ions aboutthem aterials peci ficationsandobs ervedthattheiranswersdidnotm atchourdata.Althoughitwasuncomfortable, Iins istedthatourcompany requiredfulltransparencyandquality assurance, regardlessofpastbus inessties.Somecolleaguesexpres sedconcernthatIwasbeingtoorigidandriskingtheprojecttimeline.Othersworriedaboutthefinancialimpactofholdingthesu bcontractoraccountable.Ifeltisolated, butIcouldnotcomp romis eontheprinciplesoffairnessandc ustomertrust.
However, recognizingthes echallenges, Imadeaconsciousefforttoimp rove. Ireorganizedmys chedule, soughthelpf romp rofessors, andjoinedstudygroupst obetteru nderstandcoursem aterial.Frommys econdyearonw ard, mygrades improvedsteadilyeachs emester.Inmy finalyear, IearnedseveralAgrades inadvancedcours es, particul arlyth oserelatedtobus inessmanagementandanalytics.Ialsocompletedinternshipsandpracticalprojectsouts idetheclas sroom, whereIconsistently receivedpos itiveevalu ations form yworketh ic, team work, andabilitytolearn quickly.
Inapreviousjob, Idis coveredamin oraccountinger rorthatcouldhavebeenign ored, as itbenefitedou rclientanddidnotviolateanylaw. However, Ibelievedinfulltransparency.Ireportedtheissuetomys upervisor, eventhoughitr iskeddelayingacontractrenewal.Thisdecis ioninitially createdsom etens ion, butourclientapp reciatedou rhonestyandcontinuedthepartners hip. Theexperiencereinforcedmybeliefthatactingwithinteg rity, eveninsmallma tters, buildslong-termt rustandcredibility inbus iness.
Du ringthedigitaliz ationp rojectatmycompany, Ineededbuy-infroms eniorstaffwhowereskepticalofnewtec hnologies. Ilistenedtotheirconcernsandtailoredmypresentationstoaddresstheirspecificworries, us ingconcreted ataandsuccessstoriesf romsimil arcompanies.Ialsoofferedhands-ondemosandsupport. Overtime, theirattitudechangedandtheybecameactivesupporters.Thisexperiencetaughtm ethatu nderstandingyouraudienceandaddressi ngtheirneeds is c rucialforeffectivepersuas ion.

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