Planning & Leadership
How did you make the decision to move abroad? Talk about how you made
the decision. Include any information regarding any volunteering, involvement with social groups such as Girl Gone International city chapters, activities you participated in and things you did to engage with your host country’s culture and society.
Task Think of examples of
when you have successfully done
the following –
• Successfully gained cooperation in situations where you had
no direct authority – how did you
influence your peer group
• Organised a social event which
brought together different
cultures
• Arranged a travel itinerary, e.g.
inter-railing
• Rose to new challenges when
given new and unfamiliar tasks
and responsibilities
• You were nominated as a project
leader for an important task or
initiative
• Gain new knowledge from
experiences
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