申請MBA的留學(xué)申請信如何寫是令很多申請人頭疼的一件事情，尤其對于一些頂尖的商學(xué)院，個人陳述的寫作就顯得尤為重要，它是你能否被錄取的關(guān)鍵因素。下面我們就給大家介紹一下申請哈佛商學(xué)院MBA的個人陳述，是關(guān)于描寫失敗的。
經(jīng)歷挫折或失敗
“描述你經(jīng)歷的一次挫折、失意或是失敗。你是如何掌控局面的?你從中學(xué)到了什么?”
如果無需付出任何努力就可以獲得你想要的一切，那么生活將變得單調(diào)乏味。上述問題想要考查你是如何面對逆境的，其中關(guān)鍵的一點就在于你如何將自己經(jīng)歷的挫折轉(zhuǎn)變成積極的東西。在陳述的時候，注意不要一味地描述受挫的事情本身——即使你的描述栩栩如生——而是應(yīng)該將更多的筆墨集中在你處理問題的方式以及你從中得到的教訓(xùn)上。
下面這篇申請哈佛商學(xué)院MBA的個人陳述就是一個非常好的例子——作者在處理問題的過程中體現(xiàn)出了其主動性、適應(yīng)性、自知之明和堅強的性格。這個故事說大也大，說小也小。當(dāng)你在選擇自己的故事時，不要擔(dān)心找不到那些驚天動地的故事，因為招生委員會的評委們看重的其實是你的理解能力和反省能力，所以事件的大小并不是太重要——你沒有必要把自己描述成一只在灰燼中涅磐重生的鳳凰。
描寫失敗的文章并不是要挖掘你性格中的弱點，相反，它的目的是通過陳述展示你的性格。文章的結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)該簡明清晰，陳述應(yīng)該包括故事的背景、挫折、結(jié)果、教訓(xùn)、解決方案以及你未來將如何把你的心得付諸實踐。
我們都曾遭受過打擊、都曾被愛情拋棄、都曾經(jīng)歷過考試的失敗……我們對這一切應(yīng)該心存感激，因為失敗意味著我們曾經(jīng)努力過，我們的勇氣體現(xiàn)在吸取教訓(xùn)的能力上。寫這樣一篇文章是讓你有機會講述自己如何重振旗鼓，如何找到新的愛情或者如何在考試中最終出類拔萃的。英國偉大的領(lǐng)袖溫思頓·邱吉爾爵士有句話說得非常好——“解決了困難，就贏得了機會”。你可以利用這次機會向評委們展示你的這一信念。
優(yōu)秀英語范文：
During my first consulting project, I was asked to construct a sales plan for an insurance company. The first step was to meet Adam, the director of sales, to discuss forecasting assumptions. A list of questions in hand, I knocked on the door. To my surprise, Adam was very formal in his reception. He did not understand why we were meeting, so I explained that I would be creating sales plans. At that point, he became outright hostile, he barked out his nonanswer to my questions and informed me he was very busy preparing sales plans. Before I could suggest cooperation, I was ushered out, and the door slammed behind me. Too shocked to react to the secretary's condescending smirk, I attempted to grasp why a textbook opportunity for teamwork became such a spectacular failure. What had I done to attract such hostility? I had just wanted to help. I called my engagement manager to complain, but he just accused me of handling the situation poorly. I was crushed and convinced that I was not cut out for consulting.
To this day, I am not sure why Adam was so hostile. Retrospectively, I can only guess that he was insulted and threatened, because no one had formally requested his assistance. Instead, a twenty-two-year-old appeared in his office, ready to perform one of his most challenging tasks.
Adam and I never became friends, but the incident profoundly affected the way I communicate. Now, every time I interview a client, I begin by exploring and allaying any fears the person might have. I explain the project's rationale and seek a frank reaction. The rapport thus established makes the interviewees comfortable enough to share private opinions. This very human interaction not only secures me with quick yet profound insights, but also relationships that often far outlast consulting project.
對這篇申請MBA的個人陳述點評：
這是一篇非常好的描寫失敗的文章，原因之一就是文章重點描述的并不是一個完美的結(jié)局。與此形成對照的是，很多文章講述的焦點是一路坎坷，到頭來寫的卻是一個成功的故事。在這篇文章中，作者的態(tài)度坦率真誠，他坦言自己把與亞當(dāng)?shù)囊娒娓愕靡粓F糟。雖然作者沒有直言，我們大概可以猜測出他和亞當(dāng)從來就沒有過什么建設(shè)性的工作關(guān)系(我們不管他們后來是否成為了朋友)。由此而言，這篇文章是合乎邏輯的關(guān)于失敗的文章。當(dāng)你在描寫自己的失敗經(jīng)歷的時候，不要把時間浪費在“粉飾”糟糕的結(jié)果上，而是要先把事情的真相說出來，接著再往下寫。
當(dāng)然，文章最關(guān)鍵的一點就是作者從這次經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到了什么?答案是：他學(xué)到了很多。我們看到了作者的心路歷程。他的第一想法是認(rèn)為自己天生就不適合做咨詢，但是經(jīng)歷這次失敗以后，他也徹底改變了與顧客的溝通方式。結(jié)果文章的重心從失敗轉(zhuǎn)移到了如何建立關(guān)系和相互的信任上。作者曾經(jīng)自卑過，但他從失敗中走了出來，變得成熟了，在與高層領(lǐng)導(dǎo)打交道時表現(xiàn)得更加的游刃有余。在一個機構(gòu)里能夠應(yīng)付自如并能以優(yōu)雅和坦誠的方式應(yīng)對不同層次的困難對話，這種能力將使作者在哈佛商學(xué)院和未來的職業(yè)中受益匪淺。