Hello guys! I have just discovered this website. I was about to submit my Chevening scholarship application. Your comments are very welcome, thanks in advance!
LEADERSHIP
Leadership means different things to different people. To me, it's not about managing people, but encouraging and inspiring them through one's actions. A personal favourite proverb of mine:
"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others."
-Jack Welch, Former Chairman and CEO, General Electric
Many famous people may have spoken on the topic of leadership, but the quote above is my personal favourite because it exactly defines how leadership is about others, not you. Leaders often focus on themselves but this is a short term achievement. If their focus is solely themselves, then they may become an expert or professional, but not a leader. I know that a great leader is the person who encourages and grows people and forges the way for them. I may not have all the answers, but I have my journey and I'm very willing to share it.
As a student I was very hard-working and determined; simply doing the tasks assigned to me was never enough. I have an innate drive to go above and beyond and a perpetual desire to be outstanding. Rather than focusing all my time on studying and achieving good grades at university, I put some time aside to work on extra-curricular projects which would develop me professionally. For instance, the Erasmus Study Mobility Program was very popular among university students; however my lecturer, believing I should go for an advanced alternative, asked me to consider the Erasmus Internship Mobility Programme, which I accepted. No student or lecturer at my university had ever undertaken this programme so I became the pioneer of the complex application processes involved for my university, and furthermore, after having completed the 3-month internship programme in a London-based translation company, became the guest speaker at Erasmus events promoting the programme. Many students across Turkey were inspired by my talks and became very keen to apply, so in between such events I have spent the last year assuming a mentoring role for students preparing them for their foreign internships.
After finishing my degree, I organized a graduation ball for over 100 people and then returned to my hometown. Most of the fresh graduates chose to find a job as soon as possible, but I was keen to gain more developmental experience and discovered the European Voluntary Service (EVS) programme. I volunteered for a Europe Direct desk at the Municipality of Bologna for 1 year and returned to my country for work as an EU Project Assistant for a reputable private company in Izmir. I was highly effective at pre-empting problems, but when they did occur I saw them as an opportunity to improve the service. My duties in this post chiefly involved the coordination of a wide range of events and interpreting when required between three languages. Occasionally I held group talks on my EVS experience which provided people with the opportunity to ask questions and request my recommendations.
I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had so far in life which have rewarded me with the confidence to be a representative and motivational speaker to large audiences and to people on a one-to-one basis.
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LEADERSHIP
Leadership means different things to different people. To me, it's not about managing people, but encouraging and inspiring them through one's actions. A personal favourite proverb of mine:
"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others."
-Jack Welch, Former Chairman and CEO, General Electric
Many famous people may have spoken on the topic of leadership, but the quote above is my personal favourite because it exactly defines how leadership is about others, not you. Leaders often focus on themselves but this is a short term achievement. If their focus is solely themselves, then they may become an expert or professional, but not a leader. I know that a great leader is the person who encourages and grows people and forges the way for them. I may not have all the answers, but I have my journey and I'm very willing to share it.
As a student I was very hard-working and determined; simply doing the tasks assigned to me was never enough. I have an innate drive to go above and beyond and a perpetual desire to be outstanding. Rather than focusing all my time on studying and achieving good grades at university, I put some time aside to work on extra-curricular projects which would develop me professionally. For instance, the Erasmus Study Mobility Program was very popular among university students; however my lecturer, believing I should go for an advanced alternative, asked me to consider the Erasmus Internship Mobility Programme, which I accepted. No student or lecturer at my university had ever undertaken this programme so I became the pioneer of the complex application processes involved for my university, and furthermore, after having completed the 3-month internship programme in a London-based translation company, became the guest speaker at Erasmus events promoting the programme. Many students across Turkey were inspired by my talks and became very keen to apply, so in between such events I have spent the last year assuming a mentoring role for students preparing them for their foreign internships.
After finishing my degree, I organized a graduation ball for over 100 people and then returned to my hometown. Most of the fresh graduates chose to find a job as soon as possible, but I was keen to gain more developmental experience and discovered the European Voluntary Service (EVS) programme. I volunteered for a Europe Direct desk at the Municipality of Bologna for 1 year and returned to my country for work as an EU Project Assistant for a reputable private company in Izmir. I was highly effective at pre-empting problems, but when they did occur I saw them as an opportunity to improve the service. My duties in this post chiefly involved the coordination of a wide range of events and interpreting when required between three languages. Occasionally I held group talks on my EVS experience which provided people with the opportunity to ask questions and request my recommendations.
I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had so far in life which have rewarded me with the confidence to be a representative and motivational speaker to large audiences and to people on a one-to-one basis.
one essay at time please
