Hello, I have reworked my networking essay for Chevening. Would appreciate your feedback
To begin with, I am an extrovert by personality and very communicative. Since I changed schools several times I got to understand that one should act proactively and reach out to people rather than sitting and waiting for somebody to approach. I am a strong supporter of the 'never eat alone" rule. Besides, during an annual employee appraisal, I have been assessed as having strong communication skills.
At my third year at the university I worked part-time as an administrative assistant at I Firm. Though I worked there only for half a year and left in August 2013, I kept in touch with the Director Mr. T all these years. In October 2017, I decided to become a member of the K Association. The application needed to be accompanied with two recommendation letters from current members of K Association. By that time, I have already secured one. When I asked Mr. T, who is a Member, to provide me with another one he agreed to do so. This was only possible because I have not lost connection with him after leaving II Firm.
When moved to A city, I managed to establish a strong network through participation in the activity of R Public Fund and Society of Petroleum Engineers. In September 2015, I met with Mr. N at a fundraising event. At the time, he was a specialist at T Company. In June 2016, I was assigned to handle all contracts related matters with T company and two months later, I learned that Mr.N moved to Contracts department as a Specialist responsible for my company's contracts. We became friends with him and this fact helped us to improve our work and communicate effectively. For instance, we revised our contract administration plan mostly because we discussed this issue extensively outside of the office.
I also I try to help people within my network as well. In September 2016 one of the members of the B School association opened an Educational Center in A city and was struggling with finding a teacher for IELTS classes. I offered him my help and conducted IELTS classes in his Center for six months.
I hope to use networking skills to further extend my network and integrate with Chevening alumni. I will be ready to share job opportunities, assist with data on legal and social research, promote Chevening within my network. Moreover, I believe that most Chevening alumni are individuals with a strong sense of civic duty. I would like to unite them in a community that would promote values of civil society and democracy in my country.
I also wish to reach to Legal firms to encourage them to sponsor and take part in the activity of the Fund for Promotion of Legal Education by organizing career orientation sessions and legal writing competitions.
To sum up, I believe I was able to build up a solid network within various fields that would both benefit from the Chevening community and contribute to its further development.
Chevening essay on networking
To begin with, I am an extrovert by personality and very communicative. Since I changed schools several times I got to understand that one should act proactively and reach out to people rather than sitting and waiting for somebody to approach. I am a strong supporter of the 'never eat alone" rule. Besides, during an annual employee appraisal, I have been assessed as having strong communication skills.
At my third year at the university I worked part-time as an administrative assistant at I Firm. Though I worked there only for half a year and left in August 2013, I kept in touch with the Director Mr. T all these years. In October 2017, I decided to become a member of the K Association. The application needed to be accompanied with two recommendation letters from current members of K Association. By that time, I have already secured one. When I asked Mr. T, who is a Member, to provide me with another one he agreed to do so. This was only possible because I have not lost connection with him after leaving II Firm.
When moved to A city, I managed to establish a strong network through participation in the activity of R Public Fund and Society of Petroleum Engineers. In September 2015, I met with Mr. N at a fundraising event. At the time, he was a specialist at T Company. In June 2016, I was assigned to handle all contracts related matters with T company and two months later, I learned that Mr.N moved to Contracts department as a Specialist responsible for my company's contracts. We became friends with him and this fact helped us to improve our work and communicate effectively. For instance, we revised our contract administration plan mostly because we discussed this issue extensively outside of the office.
I also I try to help people within my network as well. In September 2016 one of the members of the B School association opened an Educational Center in A city and was struggling with finding a teacher for IELTS classes. I offered him my help and conducted IELTS classes in his Center for six months.
I hope to use networking skills to further extend my network and integrate with Chevening alumni. I will be ready to share job opportunities, assist with data on legal and social research, promote Chevening within my network. Moreover, I believe that most Chevening alumni are individuals with a strong sense of civic duty. I would like to unite them in a community that would promote values of civil society and democracy in my country.
I also wish to reach to Legal firms to encourage them to sponsor and take part in the activity of the Fund for Promotion of Legal Education by organizing career orientation sessions and legal writing competitions.
To sum up, I believe I was able to build up a solid network within various fields that would both benefit from the Chevening community and contribute to its further development.