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It becomes evident that for the longest time; my strategy for constructing my Resume and Cover Letter was illustrated in the wrong way. Lacking appeal, I had clearly failed to hit the benchmark of the ideal structure and language utilized. Not only did I not use LinkedIn, but I also never bothered to create statements to reflect the job I was actually applying for. Instead, I provided lists of job titles ranging from President to Director for ‘this club and that club’. At the end of the day, when I arrived at Sauder, it became clear that everyone was a President and Director in their high school. The standard for everything elevated, substantially. It was my duty to learn the biggest lesson, the use of a CAR Statement — the way to present myself properly and well. Clearly, I wouldn’t have been able to do this any better without the help of COMM299.

My proudest achievement occurred less than 24 hours ago at the same place that our COMM299 lecture is located. With over $4,500 worth of prizes at stake, four teams battle against each other in the form of presentations towards industry professionals from the financial world. It was the Venture Capital and Private Equity Competition. Throughout the past three weeks, countless hours have been allocated to this three-round competition. During our preliminary round, my team — Top Guns Capital — began two days prior to the deadline. With persistence and a desire to win, my hard-working team and I managed to advance. During the second round, we had to valuate four entrepreneurial ideas; with a passionate mindset, Top Guns made it to the finals. Everything was on the line now; we were going against a well-experienced team of intellectuals. Despite HR conflicts within our team, we overcame them and became stronger. This was probably my first presentation to important figures of the industry, but I was confident that my team’s effort allocated to exploring everything from LBO, DCF, Comps, and Precedent’s and learning how to fill out a term sheet. Together, we succeeded. We won. We won the $2,000. From gaining exposure to financial valuation, I gained a much larger scope of experience with reaching the final round — and this, was my proudest achievement of far.