At the very beginning, I would emphasize that I am living and working in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam where business growth has been increasing day-by-day. It is expected that in a near future the business environments in this area will follow the steps of developed countries and therefore the management must possess internationally broad views and visions, as well as better managerial skills. That is the reason why I am applying for the MBA program offered by your institute. And because my under-graduation major is International Business, I expect to continue a further education with concentration on International Business.
I need a good MBA education to: (1) give me a macro framework for analyzing international business markets, (2) expose me to smart, young businesspersons who aspire to develop a continuous learning process to cope with a fast-paced growing society. Although I am now working as a Sales Manager, I understand that if I don’t have my knowledge enriched, I would be certainly lagging behind. Moreover, during the summer holiday, I would like to find some summer jobs to learn about the U.S. actual business environments and to realize the differences between the U.S. and Vietnam business operations.
My long-range objective originates from a fact that most of the top managers in multinational companies in HoChiMinh City are foreigners. I wondered why Vietnamese people didn’t possess those attractive positions. My friends working in Human Resources Departments in some multinational companies told me that those types of management required businesspersons with an international business education in order to think and make decision with internationally broad views and visions. So my long-term goal is to obtain a top managerial position in such companies. I will challenge myself in the future career path and an MBA education is one of my means to help me pursue my dream.
I find myself suitable for taking an MBA program because I have various interests which help me realize more aspects of the world. One of my interests is traveling. I have traveled to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and China. In each short trip, I have paid much attention to the economic development of those countries as well as the business environments. I have also explored their cultures and compared them with those of my country.
I appreciate their working industrial styles and high working morale which I think are the keys to their success, world recognition and admiration. Besides traveling, I am interested in reading business journals where I have found some useful implications for my own job. I usually keep a keen eye on the new products launched in the market so that I won’t fall behind the present environment.
I have been working as the Sales Manager for HoChi Minh City Chemical Company, a manufacturing company, for two years. One of my opportunities is that I have been working with many departments in the company as well as the divisions in the factory. They can be listed as Accountings, Finance, and Human Resources in the company and Engineering, Maintenance & Repairs, Quality Control, Logistics at the factory. I have earned a lot of experience and got more technical sense.
Thanks to those I have got from my friends and co-workers, when my company had a new investment with a new factory set up in 2002, I played a role as a coordinator between our technicians and Taiwanese supplying partners (Lih Shan Machinery Factory Co., Ltd). At that time, I joined in most of the processes from importing equipment, assembling the production line, checking and acceptance. I have also got some management sense due to my diversified job.
I want to attend at Rochester Institute of Technology as a result of the following: (1) The College of Business is accredited by AACSB and has earned a high reputation. I can believe that I will get a good education there. (2) The MBA program has a wide range of concentrations while I am much interested in International Business. (3)
Orientation gives me an opportunity to get to know your classmates, staff and faculty, as well as to become familiar with the expectations and procedures of the College of Business. (4) English Language Center will help me overcome the difficulties in language before I officially take the graduate courses (if admitted). I will take at least one 11-week program if having the opportunity to enter into the College of Business.
I would like to apply for the MBA program offered by Rochester Institute of Technology as I recognize the necessity to enrich my knowledge and pursue my aspiration as well as the appropriation to your requirements. I am waiting for your evaluation and early response.
