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Sample Personal Statement for Human Resource Management
In this age of information, economic globalization is subjecting
the entire world to an irresistible, all-encompassing and profound
transformation. Any single nation has the likelihood to exceed the
boundaries of its domestic market, and its natural and human resources
to realize an optimum allocation of resources on the international
level. By now, a pattern of multinational competition has developed
and China’s accession into the WTO has provided it with a rare
opportunity to integrate into the international mainstream economies
and to realize its immense development potential. But at the same time
China is bound to an important obligation—its solemn promise to abide
by all the rules and regulations of trade as agreed upon by all the
WTO member countries. Under such circumstances, it is necessary for
China to open its market according to prevalent international
conventions and practices and bring its mode of economic operation and
management, along with relevant laws and regulations, into an
international framework until absolute conformity is achieved.
Against such a larger background, the physical and geographical
concept of the nationality of an enterprise has been virtually
eliminated. The intensification of international competition is bound
to create resource allocation on a global scale. How to implement
cross-population and trans-cultural management system and
comprehensively elevate international competitiveness is a challenging
subject that enterprises in developing countries like China have to
face. It is precisely based on this recognition that I, now on the
verge of completing my undergraduate program, plans to pursue a
master’s program in management whereby I may study and research on how
international economy operates and how multinational companies apply
their effective management.
My four-year undergraduate program in Broadcast and Television
Journalism at the Department of Journalism and Information
Communication of XX University of Science and Technology has enabled
me to acquire an open mentality, acute insights and rich practical
experience. I have been the top student of my class, not only because
of my consistent No. 1 ranking in terms of academic performance but
also because of my role as major organizer of a number of
extracurricular activities related to journalistic practices. As vice
head of our university’s TV station, I produced a great number of
special feature programs. I interned at a local newspaper office and
at XX Provincial TV Station, winning a provincial-level award for my
journalistic reporting. I was the assistant producer of a special show
about XX Province in a serial program “Across China” by XX’s Phoenix
Cable TV. Through playing different roles, as a student of journalism
and working as journalist and TV producer, I have developed an
important academic foundation, effective management skills and
interpersonal communication. In addition, I have a unique advantage—I
have done a second degree in English for Science and Technology. Those
factors will be important for my working toward a more advanced degree
program.
As a sophomore, I started my bi-degree program in business
administration. I prized this important opportunity as I discovered
that it is the subject in which my true interest lies. In this
program, I have systematically studied all the relevant management
courses including Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Market
Planning. My academic performance in this program is equally
satisfactory. In May 2002, as one of a few student delegates, I
participated in the Third MBA Development Forum of China held in the
City of XX. I helped my advisor prepare his presentation and I also
interviewed leading scholars and experts on MBA in our country. This
experience significantly deepened my understanding of management and
broadened academic perspectives.
My distinguished academic performance in the first three years has
qualified me for a direct master’s program in journalism in my Alma
Mater. However, I am very clear about my academic interest and my
future career objectives. Therefore I have relinquished the offer in
favor of applying for a more advanced education in management. As a
discipline western in origin, management science is undoubtedly a
field of study whose teaching and research western universities are
most good at. Therefore, I am determined to apply for a Master’s
program The London School of Economics and Political Science，arguably
the better of the best western universities in social sciences. Your
esteemed university enjoys a unique academic position and an
unparalleled academic reputation in the western world, with a large
number of leading scholars working in their respective fields.
Situated in London where one can witness distinctive cultural
parallelism, it will not only teach me the most updated professional
knowledge but also ample sociological understanding of its cultural
diversity.
In my proposed study, I will contribute my research talents because I
possess experience of participating in a major research project. For
an entire year from December 2002 to December 2003, as the sole
undergraduate of the research group, I took part in the Study of XX
City’s Specialized Water Management System, which is part of the
country’s “863” key scientific and technological research program
undertaken by XX Bluewater Science and Technology Company. I performed
field study of the water resources in the XX region of XX City and the
wealth of statistics that I collected and codified provided valuable
reference materials for the entire research group. In addition, I
proposed that BOT（Build-Operate-Transfer）could be employed to
construct a small-scale waste-water treatment plant. The most
important role I played was the substantive research I carried out for
the topic on Lake Management System and the research report that I
co-authored. Prof. XXX, the leader of the research group, praised me
as “demonstrating impressive professional dedication and sound
research potential, with strong analytical and problem-solving
abilities.”
I have lived a colorful extracurricular life. Learning dancing in my
childhood, I became the leader of the dancing team of our university’s
art troupe, and launched traveling performances in neighboring
provinces. Representing XX Province, I participated in China’s First
National Dancing Contest for University Students, at which I won the
third prize. Moreover, as a key member on the Student Management
Committee of our university’s library, I organized a campus-wide
book-reading festival. In 2001, as one of the five delegates of our
university, I attended the New Millennium Administrative Elites
Training Program jointly sponsored by XX Chinese University and XX
General Chamber of Commerce. I have been working as a secretary at the
International Exchange Department of XX University of Science and
Technology where I am responsible for receiving foreign delegations,
offering consultations and arranging lectures and academic conference.
Based on those experiences, I will continue contributing my
extracurricular talents.
In this age of increasing specialization, I hope to develop myself
into a specialist on human resource management with the best training
from one of the world’s best academic institutes. Therefore, receiving
a quality education from XX will be a vital step to my personal and
career development and to the fulfillment of this long-cherished
aspiration of mine. |
