Graduate Admissions Essay: Global Business Leadership Goals

Career Objectives and Graduate Study

My current college degree is in Organizational Management. Graduate study will help me achieve my ultimate career objectives, which include working one-on-one with employees in major firms to understand their hidden talents, skills, and abilities. Thus far during my brief career I have worked for the Education Foundation in Taiwan, helping people study abroad. My career goals include working in a global environment as a business leader who helps support critical business initiatives, including managing diversity and people. I hope to expand my knowledge base and learn how to interact with people of varying backgrounds and experiences in a manner that is positive and supportive.

I feel it is critical that all employees and individuals have the opportunity to gain experience from a global perspective. I am aspiring to an upper-level management position so that I can have some influence on organizational communication and information transformation within society. I believe that managers in general face two key challenges: meeting and achieving the mission of an organization, and meeting the needs of individual employees within that organization.

My goal is to help plan, organize, lead, and achieve in a manner that promotes global awareness, open communication, and free enterprise — all critical factors in the global marketplace. In order to lead in a way that promotes all of these factors, I require a solid educational foundation as well as meaningful life experiences. I believe a well-rounded university with a diverse student population will help further this mission, and from there I can pursue the life experiences necessary to achieve my goals.

Global Workforce Experience in Taiwan

I have worked as a leader for the Educational Foundation in Taiwan, which helps prepare students for studying abroad. Through my work and leadership experiences, I have learned that the global marketplace is one that values diversity and rewards experience working with diverse populations. One has only to look around to realize that the workforce is rapidly changing. Whereas it used to be fairly homogenous within nation-states, today every workplace is a mosaic of different people with different backgrounds and ethnicities.

It is not uncommon to find people speaking multiple languages and holding varying cultural traditions and values in the workforce. Because of these factors, it is important that an individual working in the global workforce have a unique and well-rounded perspective on global issues, including workplace diversity. Having worked with a diverse student population and helped prepare them for studying abroad, I have developed an understanding of differing cultural values and communication styles. I have also learned the importance of recognizing and valuing diversity — an essential component of business relationships in modern society.

I believe that in a global marketplace such as the one in which we live today, preparation for a career in management must include a solid foundation in topics such as diversity and culture. My experience working with the Educational Foundation has not only provided me with a strong knowledge base in this area, but has also grounded me in the fundamentals of working with people. Learning to work with and understand people is just as critical a component for a future business leader as valuing and nurturing diversity.