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(1)Compared to other people in general, how would you rate your leadership ability? Please briefly explain in the space provided why you chose that answer. I believe there are two things a leader should have: concern and responsibility. Regularly, I talk to my fellows to know what they think about their work, and helped them find their positions. While work I will never give up and always try my best.(2)Please describe your career objective and what you have done to date to achieve it. I choose financial advisor as my career way. I havent prepared much for it but everything I have done I treated it seriously.I choose auditing as my career way. Because auditing will provide me an opportunity to know many different companies and industries. I am an active and easy-going boy. I would like to cooperate with people from various backgrounds. Meanwhile I learned all of CPA courses and attended the examination in Sep, 2006. The CPA certification is one of my targets in the coming year.(3)Please include any other information which you may consider relevant to your application. As being a senior manager of financial profession in ten years is my goal, I choose Ernest and Young as my career starting. Because E&Y is a top firm in Auditing, I can learn many things through work. So if I become an EY people, I would do as best as I can. Meanwhile I am a fast learner I can handle my work in a short time. If you need any detail information please feel free to contact me.(4)Please give a brief summary of your current recreational and leisure activities, including sports and hobbies.I am an outgoing and energetic boy. I love playing sport games especially football. Usually I play football on weekends with my friends. Though currently I am busy preparing for athletic championship, I just walk around campus after meals for half an hour. Besides reading is also my favorite leisure activity. Whenever listening to music is my best choice to rest myself.(5)What clubs and societies are you a member of and in what capacity?I join the Students union at college. From Sep.2005 to June.2006 I am vice head of the Secretariat department in student union in university. My responsibility was that organizing and operating the student events at college level and taking charge of the department and arranging work.(6)What factors have influenced your career choice?There are many factors have influenced my career choice, but most significant one are my major and favorite. I study accounting for more than 5 years, being affected in such surroundings, I have developed a sharp business sense. Meanwhile computer skills are always my strong point, so Data analysis and processing become the subjects I interested in and good at. As the result I decided to embark on accounting or audit profession. Maybe character is also important, I am active and easy-going so working with people is my strongpoint.(7)Outline your career ambitions and objectives.I decide to take financial advisory as my job. Though I am not qualified to enter such professional occupation now. So at first I will join an enterprise that related to finance. The best way is recruited by some firms like KPMG which is the top one in audit. Working in audit department I can understand how finance industry runs. After 2 or 3 years of working, I would gain enough experience and money for further study.2 or more years later, with knowledge and experience, I will turn to advisory industry. At the end of ten years I hope to be a senior manager in advisory profession. Life is really a long way, so at this moment I only plan my ten years career way.(8)Describe your greatest success or a situation in which you exceeded your own expectations. I have organized several activities, the one impressed me most is the first one totally run by myself .It is the 4th Students Union Cup competition, which is a traditional game at campus level of our university and lasts the whole March.I was the chief leader at that activity, the significant responsibility for me was to run the game prosperous. Indeed I worked under great pressure, everything from plan to awarding ceremony was arranged by myself, there always were problems, one after another I almost got mad. By the helping of my fellows, I cleared them all successfully. From it I learned two useful things apply to working: plan and manage time. Well planning is the only way to avoid disorganized. And manage time properly could have things done as planed.The greatest success was let the whole university in a basketball mood. Schoolmates attended the match as many as they can for example players fans or spectators. They even mentioned it the year after.(9)Describe a recent project you have worked on which demonstrates your determination to complete challenging tasks and your ability to work with others. (10)Why are you applying for this position?PricewaterhouseCoopers is a world famous Audit Firm. Working in Pwc will be very challenging. I like challenge. Besides I can gain much experience which will be useful for my further study. In my opinion transaction is the most interesting subjects in economics. The responsibilities of this position are supply financial advisory to customer, it really suits me.(11)Why do you think you are suitable for this position, and what differentiates you from other candidates?First of all I am a student of Economics School. I have learnt theories about finance and business. Besides my personality fits this jobs requirement. People often describe me as an energic and outgoing boy. I always smile as I believe smiling can put everybody in a happy mood. I love working with others and get on well with others. Especially working under pressure is my strongpoint. (12)Please describe your mentioned activities in detail including the time frame, your responsibilities and the reference. You may also describe your greatest achievement and the greatest lesson you learned in this role, and how they would apply to your working life. Please give your answer in English. I have organized several activities, the one impressed me the most is the first one totally run by myself. It is the 4th Students Union Cup competition, which is a traditional game at campus level and lasts the whole March.I was the chief leader practically at that time, the most important responsibility for me was to run the game prosperous. Indeed I worked under great pressure, everthing from plan to awarding ceremony was arranged by myself, there always were problems, one after another. From it I learned two useful things apply to working: planning and managing time. Well planning is the only way to avoid disorganized. And manage your time properly could have things done as planed. Now if more than one things I have to do, I know which is the priority, and arrange them in proper.The greatest achievement was let the whole university in a basketball mood. Schoolmates attended the match in various kind for example players fans or spectators. They even mentioned it the year after.(13) Please indicate in English the details of internship / work experience including the name of the organization, time frame, your roles and responsibilities.During this August, I worked in Asia-pacific International Trade Co., Ltd of GETDD as an intern. This is an state own company whose annual trading payment exceeds 60 million US dollars. My job is to assist the import of automobiles accessories. I had to prepare all needed documents for customs and payment transfer.During Jan-Feb 2004 I worked in CTR as a part-time editor. I wasresponsible for recording program on selected channel, editing and adding the new one intodatabase. Meanwhile I should takecare of the recording machines and deal with video tapes. During the period I stayed the efficiency of my department had increased 50% .(14)Please give an example of a time when you developed a new or different solution to a problem. Why did you think the problem needed a new solution? How did you develop the new solution? What feedback did you receive on how it is working? (15)Please give an example of a career goal that you set yourself. How did you choose the goal that you were aiming towards? What did you do to achieve the goal? How did you feel about working towards the goal? Answer 1:Two years ago I attended the Graduate Entrance Examination. I get a bachelors degree in communication engineering. But I am interested in management and I want to become a professional manager in the future. So I decided to change my major and get higher education on management. Due to the fierce competition, strong learning skill is required. I set up a detailed schedule for preparation and followed it every day. In order to promote the efficiency, I found a person who has the same goal with me and we studied together. We shared all the information and helped each other to solve the difficult problem. When my partner felt depressed I encouraged her. She also give me much help in learning Math. We both passed the examination and I got the highest score in my major. Answer 2:This year I attended the TOEIC test on May. I hope I can get the highest level, that means at least 860 points. But I set my goal up to 900 points, as it is said higher target greater success.50 days before the test, I do two sets of simulating test per week. And I also listen to English online radio and read comments on news paper everyday. It was a good training that I found a useful way for my listening.Finally I got 860 points. Working towards goal is really significative, and you could benefit from it when you summarize afterwards.Sometimes it is difficult to keep the commitments we make to others. Describe a situation where this happened to you. Why was it difficult? How did you decide what to do? What was the impact of this decision? Answer 1:Working for “Challenge Cup” Business Plan Competition was really a tough matter. This April I was preparing the plan together with my team. After five days hard working, we were all exhausted. So I promised that we did not need to work in the weekend that we could have a good rest. However the teacher who was in charge of this competition informed me that the dead line was changed for some reason. There was only four days for us to complete our plan and summit it. So we have to cancel the entertainment in the weekend. I held a short meeting for the team to tell them the information. I asked them why we participated in this competition and what our goal was. Though very tired, they were encouraged by my enthusiasm. All the members decided to work hard for it. Then I announced the working arrangement.We cooperated very well and finished it before the deadline. Our plan was so excellent that we won the gold prize in Tianjin and the national bronze prize.Answer 2:Working in Students Union is really a tough matter. Last March there was our hosted football game lasted the whole month. All members were exhausted. So the president promised me my department did not need to attend the work on April. However there was a traditional activity called all cultures gathered in JiNan and a dancing competition both hosted by our organization for some reasons held in the same day. We have to work.In the weekly meeting before telling my fellows the mission I asked them why they attended Students Union. After a round of sharing they knew their responsibility, then I announced the working arrangement. At that day They were not so cheerful but they work as hard as before.Please describe an occasion when you received some feedback? What was the feedback and what was your reaction? Which book impressed you most and why? Which world leader inspired you most and why? Last year after the freshmens push-and-pull games I hold a weekly meeting. I asked fellows to say something about our performance and work. One of them said that they did not know what they are responsible for, so they could only do works when asked to. I was astonished because I havent met this before. I always knew my duty and did everything I should. So at the next activity I divided them into several groups, each group had their own duty and target. Meanwhile I told them this was a team work, everything should be done by every one of them. That turned out to be an effective way.The book impressed me the most is .It is the first time I concerned for my future after I read it. I tried to find out what I really want and where is my way. The world leader inspired me the most is Zhu Rongji, the former president of our government. He was willing to and working hard towards make common people live better although there are thousands of obstacles. What I learned from him is when we have difficulties in achieved our target we should do all we can to clear them off. Or we would regret the rest of our lives.Which of the following best describes your willingness to relocate during the course of the Management Trainee Programme? I am happy to relocate several times during the Programme Please indicate your reasons for your choice.I like travel. Working in different cities and cooperating with people from different background will be a wonderful experience for me. I believe that I will enjoy the relocation.Please describe your mentioned activities in details including time and your responsibilities.Feb, 2002-Feb,2003 I was the Public Relation Minister of Student Union. I managed a debating competition in Tianjin University. Together with the members in my department, I got many sponsorship for some activities and invite some media to report our activities.Nov, 2005-Apr, 2006 I was the Project Manager in SIFE Team in Tianjin University. I managed the project of college student business, solicited $1000 sponsorship from HSBC.I Designed the fist “Free Manager Competition” in Tianjin, printed promotional materials. Nov, 2003-Jun, 2004 I took the role of Media manager in Outdoor Club in Tianjin University. I was one of the members who initiated the establishment of Outdoor Association. I managed the First Outdoor Festival in Tianjin University and solicited RMB 2000 sponsorship for the activity. I Organized the “Traversing the Baiyangyu Wild Great Wall” activity and initiated book donation for rural children.In no more than 300 words, please tell us about a time when you set yourself a really challenging goal. What was the situation? Why was it challenging to you? What were the obstacles you faced in achieving this goal? How did you approach this and what outcomes did you achieve?I participated in the National “Challenge Cup” Business Plan Competition in China in May,2006. Our team had to finish a Business Planning in a very short time. We found a good project which makes improvement in producing a kind of pesticides. We decided to write a Business Planning about opening a company which owns the patents of producing this pesticides. But our team members knew little about pesticides market. So it was challenging to me. In order to finish it before the deadline, I worked very hard with my team. We looked through all the information we could access on the Internet and in the Journals. Besides, we phoned someone to get expert advice. Then we analyzed lots of information to evaluate the market and designed the promotion policy. At last, we finished it through our effort and we won the Golden Prize in Tianjin and the National Bronze Prize.In no more than 300 words, please tell us about a recent situation when you have acted upon an opportunity to make, raise or save money, or maximized the results you achieved with available resources. What was the situation? What did you do? What was the outcome?I participated in SIFE team in Tianjin University. Working together as a team and through the mentoring of faculty advisers, we apply our university experiences to develop and implement educational outreach program that educate individuals in their communities about the principles of market economics and success skills. In order to promote our activity we need some money.I thought that maybe some big companies may interest in out activity so we wrote to them to introduce our program and ask for some sponsorship. Our team prepared very good documents for the application. At last we solicited $1000 sponsorship from HSBC and our program was succeed. In no more than 300 words, please tell us about a time when you had to solve a complex problem. What was the problem? What steps did you take to identify a solution? What was the outcome?When I was an intern in Quality Assurance Department in Tianjin OTIS elevator limited company in Jul, 2006, I was in charge of a Achieving Competitive Excellence improvement project in Sales Cell. We found that in enter for bidding process sales would miss some projects biding for the lack of information. First I collected and analyzed the T/B data, then chose some prioritizing process to improve. After that we hold a meeting with some sales man to discuss the root cause. Using fishbone chart, NGT and 5 why, we finally found out three causes and took some corrective actions. As a result, the T/B ratio fell down and the project succeeded. What is your definition to SUCCESS?success has just as many faces as any other possible theme, depending on the society in which it is measured, and the character of the person who measures it. Success is achieving something you have set out to do and wanted to do. So first you should set a career target and then you should try your best to accomplish it. Success is Loving Your Work success is looking forward to the beginning of each day. Its genuinely enjoying what you do. My work is competitive, creative, constantly changing, challenging, rewarding and most of all fun, he says. That is why