Admissions Special: Volunteer Work

by DJNY 20:08 0 comments

The most important aspects of your profile relates to your social contribution. Your MBA application needs to touch upon these 3 aspects:

·                     Professional (Promotions, Recognition, Referrals/Recommendations, etc.)

·                     Social (Volunteer  work, social campaign contribution, sponsoring someone in need, etc.)

·                     Academic(GMAT Score, GPA, etc.)

If you're like me you probably did not get a lot of time to personally contribute to your favorite social cause. Maybe you were just able to contribute a few hours or days. Maybe you were just able to contribute monetarily. But, every once in awhile there comes a time when you cannot hold yourself back. For example, the recent disaster in Nepal prompted me to take action. I wanted to be there as soon as possible, but was convinced to wait for a few weeks while the professionals carry out emergency and disaster relief work. Instead, I took up the task of promoting campaigns online and mobilizing resources locally.  In my desperation to contribute, I discovered many new ways to make an impact:

·                     Become an online volunteer: You can visit http://www.onlinevolunteering.org  and connect with numerous NGOs that require a helping hand.

·                     Register to be a UN volunteer: http://www.unvolunteers.org

·                     Help by starting/organizing or managing local fundraising events.

·                     Help an NGO manage online crowd-funding campaigns

·                     Become an activist and/or contribute intelligence related to a war zone or an area affected by natural disasters.

As you can see, there are many ways to contribute. We don't always have to be on the ground. Sometimes it is best to leave disaster relief work to the professionals.

 Of course, when the time comes, you can actually help in the field in the following ways:

·                     Lend a hand in relief camps.

·                     Help reconstruct houses and infrastructure.

·                     Conduct field surveys for an organization.

As you can see there are many ways to contribute. It will help your MBA candidacy, although that should not be the primary reason for volunteering. Volunteer work is very tough. So, you must try to contribute for a cause for which you are truly passionate.

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