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I am currently a junior at Menlo College pursuing an International Business Management degree. I chose to pursue in business because I want to work in the nonprofit industry. I found the love for nonprofits while I was volunteering in high school. I participated in every community service club in my high school. I accumulated over a thousand of service hours within three years. I realized that I really enjoy and have the passion for helping others. I wanted to keep this passion for my future career. Without much help with my college direction, I decided that business was the only way for myself to lead the nonprofit industry. After this past year, I realized that business wasn’t the best fit for me and that it wasn’t the only way to the nonprofit …show more content…

Business is essential to what makes the world go around. It’s something I can take with me with whatever I do and help better understand how the world functions. I only have one more year left so I plan to graduate in 2018. After graduating with a B.A. in business, I want to take a break for a few months and then enter into the Peace Corps. Participating in the Peace Corps has been one my goals since high school because I want to gain hands-on experience and knowledge from other cultures and help communities in need. After the Peace Corps, I hope it brings me opportunities of travel and learning about people. I fear for my future because I don’t know what lies ahead of me concerning my career and jobs. It’s a good type of fear that challenges me to work hard because I don’t want to let people and myself so I can reach my full potential. I know whatever I end up doing with my career, it will involve helping people and have an impact on others in a positive …show more content…

I participate in survivor programs because I want to be the best person I can be. There are many challenges and obstacles in life and being a burn survivor can add more challenges. These events help me face and overcome these challenges. Without these programs, I would have never become the person I am today. I have learned to challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone and do what scares me. I took an internship this summer that challenges me every day which is talking to strangers. I am an intern as an international charity fundraiser. I talk to random strangers every day about the cause of the charity and try to get them involved. A year ago, I could never imagine myself talking taking an internship that involves talking to different people all day. I’ve always been so scared to have to make the first step to engaging in a conversation. These survivor programs and the people who volunteer to help us is what has helped me prepare to even to take the risk of this internship. I will admit that there is a lot of aspects of my life that I’m still working on such as trust and vulnerability. It’s a working progress but without these programs, I wouldn’t even have realized it’s something I need to work on so I can be the best version of

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Currently, I am enrolled in the undergraduate program in business with an economics minor at Notre Dame of Maryland University. My passion to learn, innovate, collaborate and work have resulted in various employment opportunities which have helped shape my technical skill set and strong work ethic. I am highly motivated by the opportunity to learn. In terms of teamwork, I have learned from experience the importance of exposing one’s strengths and weaknesses to the team to allow the team to effectively capitalize on their members for the resulting synergy.

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Volunteering for the Peace Corps for at least one year would be a beneficial experience eighteen year old. It will add to their college application as well as a reference and for employment networking. Volunteer will be provided with a monthly living and housing allowance. Travel to a new country, learning a new language (cross-cultural experience), full medical and dental coverage is also provided.

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As I learned about the nonprofit organization United Way and all it does for the local community, specializing in education, income, and health, I knew I wanted to be apart of something this meaningful. Seeing with my own eyes the impacts this organization has on people makes me crave assisting others to a larger extent. With the degrees I obtain, I will aim to be employed by United Way or another nonprofit organization. Helping those in dire need while being able to effectively communicate with them as well as co-workers are where I see myself in a professional

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