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Elazar

Oct 14, 2017

Scholarship / Horatio Alger Scholarship - Adversity Essay? Does this answer the Prompt concisely? [4]

@ipd117

You did a wonderful job. but i still believe you can do better.
For me i think you need to elaborate more on the lesson you learnt cos i seems not to locate any. you also need to work on the skills you gained and how it can help prevent the adversity having negative impact on you.

Elazar

Oct 14, 2017

Scholarship / Chevening scholarship will give me probability to interact with influencers both locally and abroad [5]

@Holt

Please find below my new leadership and influence essay for analysis... thanks

I have always found myself in one leadership role or the other. I am a passionate, self-motivated and committed individual whose earnest desire is to see those around me expressing their full capacity by being able to find out what they are best at. In my opinion, an effective leadership begins with a fundamental ability to believe in one's self.

After my graduation and the completion of the compulsory national youth service scheme, I got an appointment as a consumer risk management officer with First City Monument Bank, where I function as a risk analyst for consumer loans. Prior to my appointment in First City Monument Bank, I was able to build up capacity, trust, confidence and motivation while working as a bulk teller at Access Bank Plc then a cash collector with Arik Air Plc (Nigeria's largest airline). This has enabled me maintained focused and progressive influence as a young leader.

I had the opportunity to prove myself as a leader and an influencer during my organization's last financial year. The bank's NPL (Non-performing Loan) as at the fourth quarter of 2016 was 300million bank wide and my region (North A) had a whooping sum of 110million that needed to be resolved without which the bank cannot make profit. As a risk management officer, I challenged my team mates on the need to achieve this task. The actions I took were; clustering of the accounts according to locations and assigning each to a team member, liaising with the branch heads for a branch review on accounts that were impacting on their books, the visit of customer's organization and personal residence to facilitate resolutions rate.

The whole process took a toll on myself and the team members. However, we were able to deliver a remarkable result within our time frame that led to my promotion as a senior recovery office and thereafter awarded the best consumer risk management office in the fourth quarter of 2016. Finally, manning a position of such magnitude was quit challenging, but it enhanced my capacity and also helped to improve my experience with regards to problem solving skills, administrative management, communication skills and commitments which are vital for my chosen career. I believe that these experiences in addition with the Chevening scholarship will give me opportunity to interact with influencers both locally and internationally in helping me develop skills that will make me a professional in my chosen profession.

Elazar

Oct 11, 2017

Scholarship / Chevening scholarship will give me probability to interact with influencers both locally and abroad [5]

@Holt

Thanks you so much. Will rewrite on something different and forward. Sincerely appreciate.

Elazar

Oct 10, 2017

Scholarship / Chevening scholarship will give me probability to interact with influencers both locally and abroad [5]

Chevening is looking for individuals who will be future leaders or influencers in their countries

Good morning house...although am new here.

I hope you could help me in correcting...

LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE QUESTION - CREATIVITY

The need to have leaders who can positively influence our families, society and the nation at large cannot be over-emphasized. Leaders are supposed to be change agent who can motivate and influence those around them. However, this is only possible when the leader possesses some vital attribute such as; vision, confidence, commitment, intuition, creative spirit and positive attitude. In my opinion, an effective leadership begins with a fundamental ability to believe in one's self.

I have always had the privilege of leading a considerable number of student during my undergraduate. One among such leadership were when I was saddled with the responsibilities of leading the entire Christian student body of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola. As the president of the Joint Campus Christian Fellowship with a population of over five thousand (5,000) students under my leadership, I realized that lots of the students do not know the primary reason why they were on campus, how to overcome the challenges that comes with youthful exuberant and the need to develop skills that could make them better individuals in the society. My major priority was to help them discover themselves, however I had to motivate myself as there were much distractions that I needed to overcome.

A major incident that occurred was during our annual program that seeks to helps students build up both spiritually and moral capacity was just a week away and we did not have enough fund to execute the program. The amount needed was about five hundred thousand naira (500,000) and I had to source out this funds. This was indeed a challenging task and must be accomplished or else the program will not hold. First and foremost, I came up with a campaign that I tagged "Operation one hundred naira" which was well received by the executives, heads of fellowships and the entire student body. This intuitive action was meant to reduce the burden on the students while working towards achieving the set goal. After about two weeks of lunching the campaign we realized seven hundred thousand naira (700,000), which was far more than our expected budget. By the end of the program, students saw the need to be self-disciplined while avoiding anything that present immediate gratification but will at the end affect their career.

Finally, manning a position as the president of a highly diversify institution of learning has not only enhanced my capacity but has also helped to improved my experience with regards to problem solving skills, administrative management, communication skills and commitments which are vital for my chosen career. I believe that this experiences in addition with the Chevening scholarship will give me opportunity to interact with influencers both locally and internationally in helping me develop skills that will make me a professional in my chosen career.