GMAT Essays (AWA)

“Work greatly influences people’s personal lives – their special interests, their leisure activities, even their appearance away from the workplace.”

People spend many hours per day in the workplace. Thus, many people believe that the work has large impacts on their personal lifestyles, favorites, and even appearance. From my point of view, however, people’s special interests, hobbies and appearance actually determine their jobs because they show what people are good at, what people favor of, and what the most suitable for them are.

Firstly and foremost, people who participate in many kinds of activities know that what they can do and what they cannot. For example, I realized my communication skill when I joined the high school’s debate club. Nevertheless, I was not good at persuasive ability because I could not sell the souvenirs during debate club’s fund raising campaign. Passing through these experiences, I know that I could never be salesperson, but do job which was involved in speech and communication instead.

Secondly, some people are versatile, yet leisure activities and personal interests help to clarify what they truly enjoy to do. I experienced this myself. I won the debate competition. However, I realized that I prefer speaking nice to negating other people’s thoughts. I felt uncomfortable every time I ignored others’ opinion. Hence, my career would not be related to fighting others by speech such as lawyers and politicians.

Finally, people’s appearances choose the right jobs for them. I love talking to many people, love to be nice with others, and also like to help people out. However, such careers as doctors, lawyers, philanthropists are not appropriated with me whose personality is smiling and sociable. Therefore, I turned to be a Customer Service Specialist which can be involved in people from different backgrounds, communicate with them and service to them altogether. By my interests, personal abilities and appearance, I found out that this job is suitable for me indeed.

In conclusion, people shape their own works, not works define what people are. People would enjoy their working lives as I do if they realize that they have potential to perform which tasks very well, that they love to do so and ultimately they feel that they are suitable for the occupations.