Admissions_Writer 8 | - Freelance Writer
Feb 26, 2019 | #1
From a young age I displayed a yearning for knowledge of how the world worked. I remember asking my mother why grass was green and how did birds fly. This was to set the tone of my educational and career growth later in life.
As a child, my mother and grandmother challenged me intellectually on a routine basis I had an inquisitive personality; constantly asked my mother questions. Patiently, she answered them. Early on, my family knew that I was a bright child and would pursue multiple activities to satisfy my yearning for knowledge. We browsed museums and played learning games. Exploring the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. was one of my favorite experiences. In elementary school, I was involved in the gifted and talented program; my mother paid close attention to my academic development. I was in the gifted and talented program in elementary school.
Being from a small country town, most of my high school graduation class of 39 found jobs in agriculture or as laymen in nearby petrochemical facility, while some went on to take over their families' small business. Most of my past classmates are content with this lifestyle, where the norm is to marry early and have children immediately thereafter. My aspirations were to explore the world and learn what is beyond the small town environment; continuing my yearning for knowledge and seeking to feed my hunger for exploration, into a world much larger than my limited perspective.
As my friends were aiming to find jobs operating or maintaining the local petro-chemical facilities, my goal was to learn how to build and design them, not merely to work on them. Now my ambitions are to be the person who decides to build them or decides how to operate them to maximize profits.
From a young age I was influenced by my family's tradition of hard work and entrepreneurship. My great-grandfather began working as a layman for *insert company name here* in the 1940s, and in 1980 he retired as the night superintendent of the entire refinery, the same refinery I was to join later as an economic strategist. After retiring, my grandfather was hired as a consultant to refinery startups. His aspirations led him to build a business outside of his day job, and by the time I was born in 1987, he was already a successful businessman and owned several hotels and restaurants. As a child, I accompanied him to work to see how he managed his businesses. I noticed that he treated everyone fairly because he believed everyone deserved dignity and respect. He emphasized to me the value of honesty and integrity, and taught to treat others as I would have others treat me. Today, that is my personal credo.
I began creating my own career by earning a degree in chemical engineering and then embarked on a career in the petrochemical industry, which consisted of several technical jobs in companies in the field. During an industry downturn, and at a time when my interview skills were poor, I found a job as a contractor in the oilfields. I later became a contractor in a petrochemical facility that was assessing safety facilities and developing operating system code for chemical processes. Within a few months, the petrochemical operating company *I will insert company name* hired me as a direct employee.
After two successful years there, an employee of a larger oil company in town *I will insert company name* invited me for an interview. After taking the time to learn interviewing skills and interviewing successfully, I was offered a higher salary with a highly-respected international oil company, at the same site my great-grandfather began working at in the 1940s. I moved up the ranks within the company, beginning with technical assignments and moving into long-term economic decisions and strategies. When the company decided it was short on engineers with strong technical skills, it offered me a technical leadership position. I found that I enjoyed being a leader, but that I'd rather step out of the technical realm and delve into the business arena, and thus I again began to search for opportunities that fit these career goals.
And thus, five years after joining *I will insert company name*, I found a job as a business manager and business analyst for *I will insert company name*, a large petrochemical corporation, at one of its flagship petrochemical sites. The job allows me to see the entire site as a business entity, reviewing the gross margin, expenses, and capital investments, and to see the entire operation as a whole.
My career goal is to become a leader in the oil and gas industry. With a bachelor's of science in chemical engineering and nine years of experience in the oil products manufacturing sector, I believe I am well-prepared for this important step.
This next step is to earn an MBA degree from a top Executive MBA program. The degree will enable me to further my goals in becoming a leader in the oil and gas industry. I chose to apply to Duke's Executive MBA program because it is one of the best programs in the nation, and Duke is one of the best science and engineering schools in the world. This combination of science, engineering, and management is integral to the success of any leader in the petrochemical industry.
As a child, my mother and grandmother challenged me intellectually on a routine basis I had an inquisitive personality; constantly asked my mother questions. Patiently, she answered them. Early on, my family knew that I was a bright child and would pursue multiple activities to satisfy my yearning for knowledge. We browsed museums and played learning games. Exploring the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. was one of my favorite experiences. In elementary school, I was involved in the gifted and talented program; my mother paid close attention to my academic development. I was in the gifted and talented program in elementary school.Being from a small country town, most of my high school graduation class of 39 found jobs in agriculture or as laymen in nearby petrochemical facility, while some went on to take over their families' small business. Most of my past classmates are content with this lifestyle, where the norm is to marry early and have children immediately thereafter. My aspirations were to explore the world and learn what is beyond the small town environment; continuing my yearning for knowledge and seeking to feed my hunger for exploration, into a world much larger than my limited perspective.
As my friends were aiming to find jobs operating or maintaining the local petro-chemical facilities, my goal was to learn how to build and design them, not merely to work on them. Now my ambitions are to be the person who decides to build them or decides how to operate them to maximize profits.
From a young age I was influenced by my family's tradition of hard work and entrepreneurship. My great-grandfather began working as a layman for *insert company name here* in the 1940s, and in 1980 he retired as the night superintendent of the entire refinery, the same refinery I was to join later as an economic strategist. After retiring, my grandfather was hired as a consultant to refinery startups. His aspirations led him to build a business outside of his day job, and by the time I was born in 1987, he was already a successful businessman and owned several hotels and restaurants. As a child, I accompanied him to work to see how he managed his businesses. I noticed that he treated everyone fairly because he believed everyone deserved dignity and respect. He emphasized to me the value of honesty and integrity, and taught to treat others as I would have others treat me. Today, that is my personal credo.
I began creating my own career by earning a degree in chemical engineering and then embarked on a career in the petrochemical industry, which consisted of several technical jobs in companies in the field. During an industry downturn, and at a time when my interview skills were poor, I found a job as a contractor in the oilfields. I later became a contractor in a petrochemical facility that was assessing safety facilities and developing operating system code for chemical processes. Within a few months, the petrochemical operating company *I will insert company name* hired me as a direct employee.
After two successful years there, an employee of a larger oil company in town *I will insert company name* invited me for an interview. After taking the time to learn interviewing skills and interviewing successfully, I was offered a higher salary with a highly-respected international oil company, at the same site my great-grandfather began working at in the 1940s. I moved up the ranks within the company, beginning with technical assignments and moving into long-term economic decisions and strategies. When the company decided it was short on engineers with strong technical skills, it offered me a technical leadership position. I found that I enjoyed being a leader, but that I'd rather step out of the technical realm and delve into the business arena, and thus I again began to search for opportunities that fit these career goals.
And thus, five years after joining *I will insert company name*, I found a job as a business manager and business analyst for *I will insert company name*, a large petrochemical corporation, at one of its flagship petrochemical sites. The job allows me to see the entire site as a business entity, reviewing the gross margin, expenses, and capital investments, and to see the entire operation as a whole.
My career goal is to become a leader in the oil and gas industry. With a bachelor's of science in chemical engineering and nine years of experience in the oil products manufacturing sector, I believe I am well-prepared for this important step.
This next step is to earn an MBA degree from a top Executive MBA program. The degree will enable me to further my goals in becoming a leader in the oil and gas industry. I chose to apply to Duke's Executive MBA program because it is one of the best programs in the nation, and Duke is one of the best science and engineering schools in the world. This combination of science, engineering, and management is integral to the success of any leader in the petrochemical industry.