Financialdecision influences both individuals and organisations and an understanding offinance seems to me to be one of the most important ways in which resources canbe generated and managed. Individual decisions of saving or spending, businessincentives, even government policy is based on finance. I believe a degreerelated to finance will help me excel in many different fields of workincluding accountancy, business, economics and management. Coming fromBangladesh, the same financially deprived Less Economically Developed Countryas Dr. Yunus, I have been inspired by his ideas about microfinance. Hisunconventional approach to lending money to entrepreneurs who were too poor toqualify for a traditional bank loan have motivated me to seek a financialdegree so that I can have a career which can make a positive difference inpeople's lives.
I was fortunateenough to get a summer work experience placement at the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland. I worked with the finance andbudgeting department dealing with the voluntary repatriation of refugees andasylum-seekers to South Sudan which is one of their major operations. I wasrequired to organize and administer staff and budget data and create a largespreadsheet by extracting data from staffing components of different countries.The aim was to analyze current budgeting for 2008 and 2009 and be able toeasily identify areas of under or over staffing. I also gained work experiencein accounting and finance by working with the finance department at Faith RegenFoundation, a charity organization. Here I learnt about book keeping,organizing petty cash receipts, creating expenditure spread sheets and SAGEsoftware. I have also applied to the American Express bank for a workexperience placement during the summer of 2008 to further my understanding ofthe world of finance.
I currently havea part time job at Barratts working as a Sales Advisor and this has helped meto become more confident and to get experience of working in a team. I havelearnt about budgeting to ensure efficiency whilst maintaining profits andabout the applications of financial tools in every day life. My job requires meto socialize with all sorts of people from different backgrounds and ages andto handle situations in a professional and mature manner. I believe that thiswill help me adjust to a university environment.
I feel that my ALevels in Mathematics, Economics and Sociology have given me a sound backgroundfor my chosen course. They require the ability to interpret data, bothquantitative and qualitative and to be able to solve problems; qualities whichI believe will be helpful for university level study. Economics in particularhas helped widen my understanding of firms, economies and government policymaking and has made me realize the importance of finance in society and howcapital may function as an incentive. I really enjoyed studying market systemsand the monetary policy. My free time is taken up by horse riding, reading,writing and web design. I volunteer at a disabled riding centre and thesatisfaction I feel every time I see a disabled child really enjoyingthemselves and laughing is enormous. I am currently working towards the '100Hours Volunteer Reward Scheme'. I enjoy reading and analysing literature and amvery keen on creative writing. I write short stories, two of which have beenpublished in a respected teen newspaper. I also took part in the ProSharecompetition.
I am keen toextend my knowledge, skills and understanding while learning from others andworking with them. I feel that university is definitely the experience whichwill help me to do this. I am aware that the world of finance, business andeconomics is ever changing and my chosen degree subject will prove to bechallenging but I look forward to over coming those challenges.
I was fortunateenough to get a summer work experience placement at the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland. I worked with the finance andbudgeting department dealing with the voluntary repatriation of refugees andasylum-seekers to South Sudan which is one of their major operations. I wasrequired to organize and administer staff and budget data and create a largespreadsheet by extracting data from staffing components of different countries.The aim was to analyze current budgeting for 2008 and 2009 and be able toeasily identify areas of under or over staffing. I also gained work experiencein accounting and finance by working with the finance department at Faith RegenFoundation, a charity organization. Here I learnt about book keeping,organizing petty cash receipts, creating expenditure spread sheets and SAGEsoftware. I have also applied to the American Express bank for a workexperience placement during the summer of 2008 to further my understanding ofthe world of finance.
I currently havea part time job at Barratts working as a Sales Advisor and this has helped meto become more confident and to get experience of working in a team. I havelearnt about budgeting to ensure efficiency whilst maintaining profits andabout the applications of financial tools in every day life. My job requires meto socialize with all sorts of people from different backgrounds and ages andto handle situations in a professional and mature manner. I believe that thiswill help me adjust to a university environment.
I feel that my ALevels in Mathematics, Economics and Sociology have given me a sound backgroundfor my chosen course. They require the ability to interpret data, bothquantitative and qualitative and to be able to solve problems; qualities whichI believe will be helpful for university level study. Economics in particularhas helped widen my understanding of firms, economies and government policymaking and has made me realize the importance of finance in society and howcapital may function as an incentive. I really enjoyed studying market systemsand the monetary policy. My free time is taken up by horse riding, reading,writing and web design. I volunteer at a disabled riding centre and thesatisfaction I feel every time I see a disabled child really enjoyingthemselves and laughing is enormous. I am currently working towards the '100Hours Volunteer Reward Scheme'. I enjoy reading and analysing literature and amvery keen on creative writing. I write short stories, two of which have beenpublished in a respected teen newspaper. I also took part in the ProSharecompetition.
I am keen toextend my knowledge, skills and understanding while learning from others andworking with them. I feel that university is definitely the experience whichwill help me to do this. I am aware that the world of finance, business andeconomics is ever changing and my chosen degree subject will prove to bechallenging but I look forward to over coming those challenges.
