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Jul 13, 2009
Graduate / MBA demanding/challenging situation Essay [9]
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Narrate an important/unusual incident of your life when you had to face a very demanding/challenging situation. How did you overcome the situation? What lessons did you learn from this incident? (750 words approx)
Securing a job at company T, a leading company in the field of communication, was overwhelming especially in a market scenario of 2002 when there was an overall slowdown in technology sector. Although the compensation offered was not up to my expectations, company T was still the lifeline as my family's financial position at that time was not very good, and my salary was crucial to meet the household expenses. "I will prove myself very soon to deserve a promotion and a considerable hike", I heard saying myself on the first day of my professional career. As days went by, my professional experience turned out to be completely different than what I had expected and dreamed of during my previous predictable student life. After a month of induction training I was assigned a project in 3rd generation wireless domain, a field totally alien to me. My job was very demanding and involved writing complicated code for advanced (3G) mobile phone application. Since everything was new to me I was finding the going a tad too difficult. It was during this time that Shankar, one of my colleagues, went out of his way to help me complete my assignments and he did this without any expectation. He helped me with my work for three consecutive months. As it happens with most things in life, this phase of challenge passed and I came up triumphant, thanks to the help rendered by Shankar.
At the end of the year, my contribution to the project was recognized and I was rewarded with good grades and a salary hike. I was happy that ultimately I could achieve what I aspired for but my happiness was short lived. I discovered that my friend, who had helped me during my project, had not fared well as his official contribution to this project was very less.
I was now faced with the tough question, whether to report my manager about my friend's role in my achievements or to just ignore the incident. The easy way out was to sit silently and bask in my newfound glory. On the other hand there was a potential risk of losing my hike and my reputation. I also risked jeopardizing my future growth in company T. Discussing the issue at hand with my parents and after a subsequent deep reflection, I finally decided to go ahead and share my manager about it. I was very nervous about how my manager reacts would react to the news. To my great surprise, my manager appreciated my honesty and courage and took steps to salvage my friend's appraisal in the light of these new revelations. I felt a surge of relief pass through me and felt that a great weight had been removed from my conscience.
I feel that my action then was justified not only because it was the fair thing to do but also because it did a lot of good to me in the long run. Apart from gaining a trustworthy friend, it established my credentials as an honest and upright man and helped me to get many positions of responsibilities later. Apart from my personal gains, my action did a lot of good to the work environment at my office, as people realized that honesty and helpfulness were a valued attribute and that it really paid to be nice guy!!
This experience reinforced my conviction that an ethical behavior is always the best option, no matter how difficult it might be in the short term.
Hi, Please review the essay below especially its content, presentation and grammer. Thanks a tonne in advance. An early review would be highly appreciated.
Narrate an important/unusual incident of your life when you had to face a very demanding/challenging situation. How did you overcome the situation? What lessons did you learn from this incident? (750 words approx)
Securing a job at company T, a leading company in the field of communication, was overwhelming especially in a market scenario of 2002 when there was an overall slowdown in technology sector. Although the compensation offered was not up to my expectations, company T was still the lifeline as my family's financial position at that time was not very good, and my salary was crucial to meet the household expenses. "I will prove myself very soon to deserve a promotion and a considerable hike", I heard saying myself on the first day of my professional career. As days went by, my professional experience turned out to be completely different than what I had expected and dreamed of during my previous predictable student life. After a month of induction training I was assigned a project in 3rd generation wireless domain, a field totally alien to me. My job was very demanding and involved writing complicated code for advanced (3G) mobile phone application. Since everything was new to me I was finding the going a tad too difficult. It was during this time that Shankar, one of my colleagues, went out of his way to help me complete my assignments and he did this without any expectation. He helped me with my work for three consecutive months. As it happens with most things in life, this phase of challenge passed and I came up triumphant, thanks to the help rendered by Shankar.
At the end of the year, my contribution to the project was recognized and I was rewarded with good grades and a salary hike. I was happy that ultimately I could achieve what I aspired for but my happiness was short lived. I discovered that my friend, who had helped me during my project, had not fared well as his official contribution to this project was very less.
I was now faced with the tough question, whether to report my manager about my friend's role in my achievements or to just ignore the incident. The easy way out was to sit silently and bask in my newfound glory. On the other hand there was a potential risk of losing my hike and my reputation. I also risked jeopardizing my future growth in company T. Discussing the issue at hand with my parents and after a subsequent deep reflection, I finally decided to go ahead and share my manager about it. I was very nervous about how my manager reacts would react to the news. To my great surprise, my manager appreciated my honesty and courage and took steps to salvage my friend's appraisal in the light of these new revelations. I felt a surge of relief pass through me and felt that a great weight had been removed from my conscience.
I feel that my action then was justified not only because it was the fair thing to do but also because it did a lot of good to me in the long run. Apart from gaining a trustworthy friend, it established my credentials as an honest and upright man and helped me to get many positions of responsibilities later. Apart from my personal gains, my action did a lot of good to the work environment at my office, as people realized that honesty and helpfulness were a valued attribute and that it really paid to be nice guy!!
This experience reinforced my conviction that an ethical behavior is always the best option, no matter how difficult it might be in the short term.