"An outstanding intelligence without networks will be meaningless."
Networking is not something that is emphasized during my education, but I believe that it's necessary, especially to identify any problems in society. Also, it is a channel for implementing my knowledge. A good and appropriate network will be able to guarantee the benefit of knowledge and solutions created. Although in recent years social media has grown rapidly, I have tended to develop professional networks offline considering its legibility.
In 2018, a few months after occupying a new position in a different department, I was appointed as a XXX, who was responsible as a representative for the XXX implementation program in my department. As a XXX, I was required to be able to socialize any latest information regarding XXX and ensure there were no deviations related to XXX in my department. Even though it has been brought as a mandatory knowledge for every personnel since 2015, it reaped pros and cons. My position as a new employee and XXX were also into some internal cons. Fortunately, having good relations with some colleagues across departments was beneficial to understand the updated complex regulation. Therefore, I could also identify some deviations early on. I also took a personal approach by having lunch together with my teammate and discussing our interest to speed up the engagement. Through a closer relationship, they were more open to my input for better improvements. Also, some personnel who were involved in deviations could get leniency due to immediate action that we defined as the solution.
In 2019, as a XXX Officer, I often encountered deviations under XXX, including the operational qualification phase of the XXX. It was my responsibility to identify and report any deviations to ensure the qualification of the system before release. At that time, I found that the spray speed didn't meet the requirement. Because of the tight schedule, the deviation report should be followed up on the same day, even after working hours. The solution should be proposed by the system experts, but it had been time off from work stop in XXX─the origin of the supplier. With all due respect, I contacted the manager of the supplier. Although we had never had chat, we were involved in some virtual meetings several times. I was grateful for my previous initiatives to be involved in every system related meeting with either internal or external parties. After a brief explanation, the vendor sent an official reply via email immediately so the test could be completed that day.
If I am selected as Chevening awardee, I will be able to join Chevening communities to develop my network with fellow international students in the UK. Also, I will be able to meet and collaborate with international industrial pharmacists, the UK in particular, to overcome XXX. Although I prefer offline interaction more, I believe that I still could maintain the relationship I build through social media for my networking in the future.
