Hello, friends. I am applying for Chevening and doing that thousands are doing now.
Hope, you can help me as I need some fresh view. Last time your comments helped me to improve my essay. I believe, this time you can help me too. I must admit I am not really sure what do they want us to show here.
My study in China is literately a result of networking. Years ago I helped Chinese students to adapt in Moscow, just because I wanted to make their life easier and when I was choosing the university in China, one of them helped me with applying to his own university for master courses. That moment I realized that networking takes an important role in the Chinese culture, so I understood that I need to enter every level of the closed Chinese community. In China It is called "guanxi", the network of people, who can help you and whom you can help. That system is built during all your life and you can benefit from it either instantly or years later. I have to enhance this skill from day to day. I had to learn how to talk, act and think to know them better. Now I am very close with Chinese society and know people with absolutely different backgrounds. I even had to start notebook with their names, so I would be sure I do not forget any important date, as this is crucial in China. Later with the help of my Chinese friends I got close with my university department supervisors and with their support international student association was founded, which now includes all the foreigners of our university and guides them in any situation. That helped me to meet and know people, who dreams to work with China. I believe that soon we may meet as business partners. I have already helped some of them with internships and contacts.
At the same time most of the Chinese top managers and decision makers have studied abroad, especially in the UK. That is one of the reasons why I want to join Chevening community, I believe, I can meet Chinese students, who study now in the UK and make them a part of my network, as most of them will become top managers and important decision makers. And according to my experience in China knowing right people in any Chinese related business allows you to achieve your goals faster.
I believe that my existing network connections and experience will let me help and guide those, who only in the beginning of their work with Chinese companies, as that has a lot of pitfalls and tricks to learn.
Hope, you can help me as I need some fresh view. Last time your comments helped me to improve my essay. I believe, this time you can help me too. I must admit I am not really sure what do they want us to show here.
My study in China is literately a result of networking. Years ago I helped Chinese students to adapt in Moscow, just because I wanted to make their life easier and when I was choosing the university in China, one of them helped me with applying to his own university for master courses. That moment I realized that networking takes an important role in the Chinese culture, so I understood that I need to enter every level of the closed Chinese community. In China It is called "guanxi", the network of people, who can help you and whom you can help. That system is built during all your life and you can benefit from it either instantly or years later. I have to enhance this skill from day to day. I had to learn how to talk, act and think to know them better. Now I am very close with Chinese society and know people with absolutely different backgrounds. I even had to start notebook with their names, so I would be sure I do not forget any important date, as this is crucial in China. Later with the help of my Chinese friends I got close with my university department supervisors and with their support international student association was founded, which now includes all the foreigners of our university and guides them in any situation. That helped me to meet and know people, who dreams to work with China. I believe that soon we may meet as business partners. I have already helped some of them with internships and contacts.
At the same time most of the Chinese top managers and decision makers have studied abroad, especially in the UK. That is one of the reasons why I want to join Chevening community, I believe, I can meet Chinese students, who study now in the UK and make them a part of my network, as most of them will become top managers and important decision makers. And according to my experience in China knowing right people in any Chinese related business allows you to achieve your goals faster.
I believe that my existing network connections and experience will let me help and guide those, who only in the beginning of their work with Chinese companies, as that has a lot of pitfalls and tricks to learn.