【正文】 rtant to you like training courses, financial help with further study and so on.What specific goals, including those related to your occupation, have you established for your life?I want to be working for an excellent pany like yours in a job in which I am managing information. I plan to contribute my leadership, interpersonal, and technical skills. My longrange career goal is to be the best information systems technician I can for the pany I work for.3. How has your college experience prepared you for a business career?I have prepared myself to transition into the work force through realworld experience involving travel abroad, internship, and entrepreneurial opportunities. While interning with a private organization in Ecuador, I developed a 15page marketing plan posed in Spanish that remended more effective ways the pany could promote its services. I also traveled abroad on two other occasions in which I researched the indigenous culture of the Mayan Indians in Todos Santos, Guatemala, and participate din a total language immersion program in Costa Rica. As you can see from my academic, extracurricular, and experiential background, I have unconditionally mitted myself to success as a marketing professional.4. Please describe the ideal job for you following graduation.My ideal job is one that incorporates both my education and practical work skills to be the best I can be. Namely bining my education in finance with my working knowledge of customer service operations, entrepreneurial abilities, puter skills, and administrative skills. I want to utilize my analytical expertise to help people meet their financial goals. This is exactly why I am convinced that I would be a very valuable member of the Merrill Lynch team.What influenced you to choose this career?My past experiences have shown me that I enjoy facing and overing the challenge of making a sale. Without a doubt, once I have practiced my presentation and prepared myself for objections, I feel very confident approaching people I don39。t know and convincing them that they need my product. Lastly, I like sales because my potential for success is limited only by how much of myself I dedicate toward my goal. If any profession is founded on selfdeterminism, it surely must be sales.At what point did you choose this career?I knew that I wanted to pursue information systems technology about my sophomore year in college. It was then that I realized that my hobby (puters) was taking up most of my time. My favorite courses were IT courses. I also realized that I was doing puteroriented workstudy that I enjoyed so much I would have done it for free. What specific goals have you established for your career?My goals include being a Certified Financial Advisor so I can obtain a better working knowledge of financial research analysis, which would allow me contribute to my client base as a better financial consultant since I would have that extra insight into the panies they are seeking to invest in. Also this is the foundation block to advancing my career to portfolio manager or even branch office manager.What will it take to attain your goals, and what steps have you taken toward attaining them?I39。ve already done some research on other workers at Merrill Lynch to see how they achieved similar goals. I know that Merrill Lynch encourages the pursuit and will reimburse for tuition of a graduate degree. I plan on pursuing a MBA to give me an even more extensive knowledge of business and financial analysis. How did you handle a challenge? * During a difficult financial period, I was able to satisfactorily negotiate repayment schedules with multiple vendors. * When the software development of our new product stalled, I coordinated the team which managed to get the schedule back on track. We were able to successfully troubleshoot the issues and solve the problems, within a very short period of time. * A longterm client was about to take their business to a petitor. I met with the customer and was able to change how we handled the account on a daytoday basis, in order to keep the businessWhen you39。re asked what your greatest weakness is, try to turn a negative into a positive. For example, a sense of urgency to get projects pleted or wanting to triplecheck every item in a spreadsheet can be turned into a strength . you are a candidate who will make sure that the project is done on time and your work will be close to perfect.Weakness * When I39。m working on a project, I don39。t want just to meet deadlines. Rather, I prefer to plete the project well ahead of schedule. * Being organized wasn39。t my strongest point, but I implemented a time management system that really helped my organization skills. * I like to make sure that my work is perfect, so I tend to perhaps spend a little too much time checking it. However, I39。ve e to a good balance by setting up a system to ensure everything is done correctly the first time. * I used to wait until the last minute to set appointments for the ing week, but I realized that scheduling in advance makes much more sense. Strength * When I39。m working on a project, I don39。t want just to meet deadlines. Rather, I prefer to plete the project well ahead of schedule. * I have exceeded my sales goals every quarter and I39。ve earned a bonus each year since I started with my current employer. * My time management skills are excellent and I39。m organized, efficient, and take pride in excelling at my work. * I pride myself on my customer service skills and my ability to resolve what could be difficult situations. How well can you work in stressful situations? * Stress is very important to me. With stress, I do the best possible job. The appropriate way to deal with stress is to make sure I have the correct balance between good stress and bad stress. I need good stress to stay motivated and productive. * I react to situations, rather than to stress. That way, the situation is handled and doesn39。t bee