Business Management Personal Statement: Skills and Career Aspirations

This is a personal statement from an individual named Alexandra Butnariuc expressing their desire to pursue a degree in Business Management. Alexandra highlights their lifelong interest in law and business, particularly financial matters, and their passion for understanding modern society. They discuss the importance of teamwork and leadership skills, which they hope to develop through the course. Alexandra mentions their existing communication and organizational skills, participation in the School Business Games, and experience as a team leader in an Enterprise activity. They also emphasize their commitment to continuous learning and their ambition to become a successful business manager, aiming to develop key management skills and gain practical knowledge of the business world. Alexandra believes a Business Management course is a challenging yet satisfying path to developing personal qualities and achieving their aspiration of starting their own business. The statement includes references to books and journals about crafting effective personal statements.

PERSONAL
STATEMENT

MAIN BODY
My name is Alexandra Butnariuc. I live in 54, Heath Road, Coventry, United Kingdom. I
have always been a very studious and determined individual, this made me realise that I want to
pursue my degree in the field which I have interest. My hobbies are reading books, watching
films and listening music. I have developed a habit from childhood of reading newspaper which
keeps me updated about the current situations and conditions of the world. From beginning, I
have interest in the subjects related to law and business. I have a keen interest in the financial
matters and the other business sectors. This is the reason, I want to pursue my degree in Business
Management. I enjoy studying the topics of business and management and also gain in-depth
knowledge about the concepts. I believe the reason for my passion towards the subject is due to
my interest in understanding the fundamentals of the modern society. I am keen on learning all
aspects of business which will give me an idea of teamwork and leadership skills. This course
will help me in learning how to manage individuals and how to make essential decisions. The
skills which I have developed over the years are communication and organisation skills. The
communication skill will help me in giving presentation or managing a team in the future. The
organising skills will assist me in properly managing the team in a systematic manner. My
enthusiasm for this course was fired initially by participating in the School Business Games. I
have realised this, all these things are essential and have guided and assisted me in my academic
studies. It will also be beneficial in making me a productive and efficient business management
student. I particularly enjoy the relation between the business and day to day issues of society.
The aim of career is to become a good business manager which manages the team and work
properly. This course will help me in developing key management skills which will add value in
my personality. It will help me in gaining useful knowledge which will make me a potential
candidate for future opportunities. I will get to know about the practical aspect of business world.
I have also taken part in various activities and jobs. I took part in an Enterprise where I quickly
achieved the position of team leader within a short span of time. I made sure that my team
members work in a systematic manner and collaborate with each other for achieving the desired
objective. I have continued to educate myself as I would like to become more fluent. I believe
that it will be of great importance in negotiating and conversing in Business Management. I think
that I have proven myself to be a dedicated and determined student with the ability to perform

well in all across the aspects of management. I am very eager to expand my knowledge of the
various concepts of Business at the degree level as it will assist me in further developing my
potential in the business world. I have chosen to apply for a Business Management course
because I believe it is a very challenging course which will give me great satisfaction and also
help me in developing my personal qualities. I aspire to start my own business one day in the
future. I am looking forward to the world of business management in the university. I believe that
I am a right person to pursue the Business Management course and I will be very pleased to
complete the degree.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Gopalakrishnan, G., 2020. Perfecting your personal statement. In Secrets of Success: Getting into
Medical School (pp. 105-126). CRC Press.
Reichard-Brown, J.L. and Lam, C., 2022. Writing a Personal Statement Gets Personal: Preparing
Pre-Health Professions Students for the Process of Writing and Polishing Their Essays.
In Handbook of Research on Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional
Student (pp. 234-248). IGI Global.
Sirlin, C.B., 2018. The LI-RADS adventure—a personal statement. Abdominal Radiology, 43(1),
pp.1-2.