Hello everybody! I am applying to an business school's master program with just 30 places available, so I need to be COMPELLING CONFIDENT and OUTSTANDING, could somebody help me please?! thank you in advance!!! It is a little urgent!
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE - Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Purchasing
In 2014, I got my bachelor's degree in Management Engineering from University of XXX, Italy. The research carried out for my graduation thesis allowed me to contact Chinese industrial suppliers and consumers from different fields. Moreover, based on the academic knowledge and skills I learned in my undergraduate studies, I possessed the necessary skill to evaluate the possibility of building a green power generation system in the Guizhou province.
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Don't you have any current professional experience to present in support of your statement of purpose? Since there are only 30 slots available, you can expect to be in tight competition with the other applicants. A majority of them will be presenting impressive professional work experience, training, and other relevant professional information in their statements. What you need to do is highlight your professional expertise, present as much seminars and training experience that you have completed, and scale back on the college information. As a masters degree student, your college education is no longer as important as you think it is. Masters students apply for higher studies due to immediate professional needs, which tie in directly to the long and short term goals of the applicant. If you can reflect that information in your essay, you should be at least in a competitive position as the others once you submit your documents. The current SOP that you have is not really the kind that will present you in the best professional light (which is of the utmost importance in your application) and may not help your application the way you think it will.
Hi Louisa, thank you for your time! I have not many professional experiences concerning the Supply chain management not to mention purchasing. I worked as sales assistant and I am a translator. I don't think neither of them can be useful to help me to gain points...
Have you any suggestion? how can I change this essay without all those work experiences?
Thank you in advance!!
Elith, you can actually use both as a basis for your desire to work in an advanced field of interest in Supply Chain Management. You can start by explaining that you have a long experience in sales retail where you were exposed to the most basic foundation of supply chain management. Explain how you felt that more could be done to help your store branch receive the supplies faster and more efficiently as the store was suffering from a backlog of client orders and reservations. Imagine how you would have improved that setting and use that work experience in that context. Then, as a translator, explain how you have an understanding of the international basis of business these days and that having experience as a language translator has always been beneficial in your line of work as you manage to talk to some clients in their native tongue, making them feel at home and eventually leading to better purchases for your store. Explain how you see that relating to the supply chain management international supply situations. Expanding on those using my suggestions should help strengthen your essay to a point where it will be more than usable :-)
Louisa! I've reviewed the Sop could you take a glance on it? thank you very much!
Globalization has brought new challenges for economies. Today's manager must equip himself with the tools and techniques provided by academic understanding and mostly he has to have a multicultural background to assimilate the dynamicity of the globalization. Owning both of these qualifications, I strongly hope to hone my specialization skill at XXX business school.
The first time I realized that I'd like to spend my entire life on the supply chain is when, during the third year of my undergraduate course, our Manufacturing System Engineering course professor brought us to the Peroni beer farm. I spent the entire day in learning production process from the real instead of the theoretical books - from the row material washing process to the bottling and canning system - and drinking beer. I remember the attraction I felt staring the vibrant conveyor belt where the Universal Corporation's tobacco were selected, the mechanical braces which blended the Algida's cream before iced or the bottle machines which sealed the Tsingtao beers.
I come from a lineage of engineers. By my kin's influence, I always exceeded in math and problem solving, and it's also for this reason that I chose to study Management engineering in the most prestigious university of Rome. During my undergraduate studies, I have explored the possibilities of reducing industrial waste and minimizing time and costs by using the correct tools and formulas, such as Lean, Six Sigma and OEE Analysis. I took part in the graduation project in the TUM course (Urban and Metropolitan Transport), simulating a transportation net of buses (by using the Omnitrans program) in the city of Benevento, in Italy. I am also attending the Six Sigma yellow belt certification program of the University. Through what I learnt, I became aware of my interests toward the value chain products. I realized that my ultimate ambition is to manage, equipped with both technical and economical understanding, the entire production process from the producer all the way to the customer.
I was born in China. Due to my parents' work, I moved from Beijing to Rome at the age of 12. Italian became my second mother tongue. This language advantage brought to me many possibilities and challenges through which I realized that I could be an asset in an international industrial environment.
I've been working as language translator since the age of 18, thanks to this work I had possibilities to encounter people from different fields: athletes, politicians, merchants, engineers etc. Through these events, I became more aware about the importance of the languages. While the English is the world official trades language, many people instead prefer to make deals in their native language; it would make them feel at home and guaranteed eventually leading to better purchases. I also entered into the sales retail environment for several months. During this period, I noticed many logistics and stocking problems in my store. Although the stock of products was small, we always losing time in finding products among the shelves, and every time a batch arrive in the store, new products fill up the stock and cause deficit in products picking. I suggested to place the fast moving products near the entrance of the stock and to attach the name of products on the shelves to reduce searching time. I felt that I could do more if I was in the position to make decisions and I am aware I need ulterior education to achieve this goal.
I learnt about XXX business school through Financial Times, knowing it has the best programs among the business schools in the world. After being informed on the master program of Supply Chain Management and Purchasing, I was enchanted about the idea to get into the course. The program of SCMP offers a harmonious combination between the technical knowledge on Supply Chain and the managerial understanding on Purchasing and, the possibility of internship projects with great international companies is appealing. Being an engineer with managerial background, I strongly believe that the Program of SCMP at XXX Business School will cater to my interests and guide me in the right directions towards achieving my goals.
Moreover, XXX has a very high rate of cultural diversity. It is also for this reason that I aim to be part of XXX. I would like to hone my skill to handle differences and learn about more cultures. If given an opportunity to do master's, I assure that my work would not fall short of your expectations. I hope that you will find in me a deserving and creditable student for XXX.