{"id":19790,"date":"2013-07-21T13:17:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=19790"},"modified":"2013-07-21T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T20:17:15","slug":"harvard-business-school-engaged-community-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/harvard-business-school-engaged-community-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Business School: Engaged Community Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Harvard_Khariv_Oksana\"<\/a>This is not about \u201ccommunity service\u201d -- it\u2019s not about doing halo-worthy things in your free time. (Though neither HBS nor I will discourage that, and \u201cengaged community citizenship\u201d and \u201ccommunity service\u201d certainly can overlap.)<\/p>\n

Community service is an activity that you do<\/strong>; engaged community citizenship is a quality that you embody<\/strong>. Doing community service does not automatically mean you possess the quality of engaged community citizenship.<\/p>\n

Harvard Business School<\/a> explicitly seeks this quality in its applicants \u2013 announced in bold letters on its \u201cWho are we looking for?<\/a>\u201d page.<\/p>\n

Plaudits to HBS for the directness and clarity. Yet it\u2019s a complex idea. Let\u2019s see exactly what \u201cengaged community service\u201d means by examining each element.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Engaged:<\/strong> Showing up. Participating, with your heart and mind as well as your actions. When you ask questions or make a comment, it\u2019s not just for participation brownie points; it\u2019s thoughtful, pertinent, contributing. You share doubts and fears as well as offer solutions. You know how to listen, you do listen<\/em>, and you synthesize what you hear. You check your ego at the door, knowing it\u2019s not about you, it\u2019s about the issue or project or process.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Community:<\/strong> Your organization and your team or department within it. Your social circle. Your sports team and\/or religious group and\/or music ensemble and\/or hobby club. Your service organization. Not least, your school \u2013 including the HBS classroom. It is also your neighborhood. And your country. It\u2019s the people around you on the subway platform. It\u2019s every group formal or informal with which you have a connection.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Citizenship:<\/strong> A sense of responsibility. A sense of ownership. The values that inform and drive your engagement with your community. First and foremost, you care<\/em><\/strong>. About the community at large, the people within it, and, yes, yourself. You act on that caring and<\/em> your actions reflect that caring. Therefore, you are ethical<\/em> and honest<\/em>. You are reliable<\/em> and generous<\/em>. In a nutshell: You can be counted on to pitch in and do the right thing for your community.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Actually, the quality of engaged community citizenship is something that any b-school adcom will value. So how do you express it effectively in your applications<\/a>? Use example and anecdote. For HBS, focus on in it in your responses to your \u201cThree most\u2026\u201d questions in the body of the app. Also, try to bring it out in your resume and your interviews. Ask your recommenders to highlight it.<\/p>\n

If you have it \u2013 let it enhance your candidacy.<\/p>\n

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\"Cindy<\/a> By Cindy Tokumitsu<\/a>, author of numerous ebooks, articles, and special reports. Cindy has advised hundreds of successful applicants in her fifteen years with Accepted. She can help you assess your strengths and weaknesses and develop a winning MBA admissions strategy. She is a member of the Association of International Graduate Application Consultants.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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