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Indian School of Business (ISB)
2006 Application Essays - Tips and Suggestions
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Essay 3a. ISB places a lot of emphasis on teamwork. Tell us about your experiences in working as a part of a team. Your essay should talk about the difficulties that you faced and how you overcame them. (300 words)
The objective here is to project your team skills.
Some teamwork fundas that might help you:
- Just because you work in teams does not make you a good team player.
- You can project team skills even if you haven't had the opportunity to work in teams.
- The objective is to show your understanding of what it means to work in teams. Theoretical discourses about working in teams do not work. Projecting specific team values through references to personal or professional experience is important.
Companies recruit team players because they are so much more effective at work than those who like to get things done on their own.
Most of us think too highly of ourselves which makes it difficult for us to trust others. Have you ever said, "That guy is going to mess it up, so I'm safer doing it on my own." If you have, you are going to find it difficult to project your team skills.
Good team players understand that every individual is different. They look to make the most of this diversity. They build an understanding on the strengths of others working with them and make use of their strengths for the benefit of the common goal they are working to achieve.
Addressing the ISB team essay
In the ISB team skills essay, you would have to fulfill two objectives. First, to project your team values. Second, to show your ability to create an environment that supports team work.
We suggest here two possible approaches to address this essay.
Even though you may have had the right team values, others working with you may not have valued working as a team as much as you. When this was the case how did you make your team work effectively.
There is another way to approach this question. There was a problem which seemed insurmountable. It became easy after everyone worked as a team. Show how and why, you and the others gelled well as a team and achieved or overachieved your objectives.
There are so many other ways. Think one of your own, or use one of our suggestions.
Do not worry if you are not part of an organized team in your company. You are likely to be reporting to a boss, and you are likely to be working with a customer or people in other divisions of your company. People who you work with to accomplish your work goals can be viewed as virtual team members. Your interaction with these people can provide opportunities to project your team skills.
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Writing suggestions for other 2006 ISB Essays1, 2a, 3a, others.
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