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| What do you enjoy about your job? What aspects of your job are the most exciting or interesting? | ||
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I enjoy] the satisfaction of accomplishing
something different every day, the challenges of
helping people solve their own problems in their
own context [and] meeting immediate needs in an
emergency. [I enjoy] absorbing different
cultures and perspectives as a precondition to
success, and transferring knowledge and
experience across those cultures to find
innovative and creative solutions to seemingly
intractable problems. |
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| Why did you choose to pursue an MPA/MPP degree? | ||
| Overseas
development requires both a management
perspective, as well as an approach to
motivation, relationships, and success that goes
beyond ordinary business skills |
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| How did you select your graduate school? | ||
| Faculty,
opportunity, access. Look for a school that will
give you a wide range of experience, a flexible
curriculum and a faculty that has actually
implemented what they teach. |
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| How do you feel your MPA/MPP is helping you to make a difference? | ||
| The
degree [not] only opens the door, but it [also]
provides a great springboard to many different
career options. As an example, [I went] from
transforming agriculture in Rajasthan to feeding
80,000 people in a famine in southern Africa.
Few other degrees provide the basis for such a
wide range of career moves. |
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| How would you characterize your personality? | ||
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Team worker * Good under pressure *
Compassionate * Creative * Teacher * Persistent
* Organized * Committed * Flexible * Fast-paced
* Curious * Independent * People person *
Diplomatic * Driven * Courageous * Analytical *
Entrepreneurial * |
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| Contact Tom Vincent with questions regarding his graduate experience: | ||
| Email Tom | ||