Step 2

Step 2 : 6-12 Months Prior To Application Deadline

To make sure not to miss the application deadline, you are advised to prepare the documents at least 6 months prior to the deadline.

Other than the application form and transcript, you have to submit the following documents upon application in general:

Score report of graduate admission test and English proficiency test

Resume For Further Study

Score report of graduate admission test and English proficiency test

In general, universities require overseas applicants to submit TOEFL or IELTS score as a proof of their English proficiency.

GMAT score is one of the admission requirements for many business postgraduate programmes in overseas countries; whereas GRE score is one of the admission requirements for many non-business postgraduate programmes.

You can attend refine your test-taking skills, and register for required graduate admission tests by visiting the following official websites:

TOEFL

Official Website

IELTS

Official Website

GRE

Official Website

GMAT

Official Website

Recommendation letters

A powerful recommendation letter should be written by a person who can give you a positive evaluation on your academic, work performance, and personal characteristics.

If you would like to ask your teachers to write you a good letter, make sure they meet the following criteria:

Who can positively evaluate your academic performance, especially the major that you are applying to
Who can evaluate your potential to succeed in postgraduate study
Who knows you well and can discuss your personalities and capabilities

To allow your teachers to write a good letter for you,

you should prepare sufficient information in advance for their reference.

You should prepare sufficient information in advance for their reference.

For example,

your postgraduate study plan
goals and future aspiration
your resume
transcript
relevant information about the postgraduate programmes.

At last, remember to thank your teachers for help.

Personal statement

The purpose of personal statement is to tell the admission committee about what you think. They cannot know deeply about who you are from the other application documents (such as transcript, recommendation letters) except personal statement.

To stand out from the application pool,

you should tell the admission committee in your personal statement about the reason for applying for postgraduate programme, and what interests you in that programme.

Besides, in your personal statement, you can show them your unique personality traits, such as leadership skills, motivation, communication skills. These are the key factors for getting offer from universities.

Before you start writing the personal statement,

try to brainstorm some stories and experience which can highlight your achievement and uniqueness.

The points below can help you to develop material for your personal statement.

Academic achievement

Honors
Academic awards

Experience

which shows that you are equipped with knowledge of a particular field

Internship
Research experience

Extra-curricular activities

that demonstrate your characters and abilities

Volunteering
Community organizations

A personal statement is consists of three parts:

Introduction

Briefly explain your career goals, motivation and interests for further study.

Body

Connect your education and work experience with the motivation of pursuing further study.
Discuss your research interest (if applying for research-based master’s or PhD programme).

Conclusion

Describe your future plan after study.
Briefly conclude the key points of the personal statement.

Sample (English Only)

Energetic, dynamic and complicated are the three adjectives that I describe the hospitality industry. It involves challenges, changes and competitions wherever and whenever. As a student who loves to challenge my limits, I am deeply attracted by the nature of this fast-growing industry especially when I performed my internship in an international hotel group few months ago. It was my honor to be part of the Revenue Department where I learned how the strategic decision of selling rooms to the right guests helped to boost revenue. This experience inspires me to take the managerial role in a 5-star hotel in the future, and also one of the reasons that drives me to pursue the master’s degree in Management Hospitality in your university, in which it would be an essential step towards my career ambition.

My several academic achievements received in these years attest to my excellence and perseverance in study. In my bachelor’s degree programme, I have gained a strong foundation in hospitality and convention management at both operational and managerial levels. I have found myself engaging in analyzing the real case studies on the hospitality industry, in which it helps me to improve strategic thinking skills. Under the guidance of my supervisor, I participated in a research project investigating the tourist behavior and their travel motivations. I was fascinated by the new discoveries in research which allowed me to understand how the data could help in making strategic decision on attracting high value travelers. Out of my interest in and passion for hospitality management, I grasped the opportunity to participate in the summer exchange programme in the University of XX where I took the course on Global Hospitality Operations. From the sharing of renowned professors and industry professionals, I learned the insights on emerging hospitality sectors and expand my horizon on the management style of international hotel industry. I keen on learning advanced knowledge that can help me to succeed in hospitality career.

During the past few months, I have started my first career experience in an international hotel group as a trainee at the Revenue Department. I am impressed by how the management demonstrates efficient operations and implements effective strategies that lead the property to stay competitive in this tough business environment. Not only do I learn technical skills on data analysis and revenue forecast, but I also gain insight on how to facilitate collective collaboration across the departments. The internship experience gives me inspiration on how to run the student association more effectively as a Vice President. With the aim to allow my fellow schoolmates to get the first-hand information on hospitality industry, I have been working hard with the President to motivate members to establish mentoring programme that helps to connect them with the alumni. The process is challenging yet enjoyable, and it enhances my interpersonal and communication skills. I have found myself fully immersed in this exciting and vibrant industry and I am eager to learn more about the management skills that are essential to my future development.

As a person who has always been very goal-oriented, I am looking forward to taking a further step towards becoming an outstanding leader in hotel industry. My eager for pursuing further study in hospitality management becomes stronger when I come across the comprehensive and high-standard modules of this postgraduate programme. I am attracted to the specialization in revenue management, which allows me to learn mastery-level knowledge on relevant management principles. Moreover, through networking with people in the same field and talking with the experts of the industry, I strongly believe that I can gain a broad understanding of different components in hospitality and shape myself to be an outstanding leader in one of the largest international hotel groups.

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Resume for further study

Not all universities require a resume in the admission application. However, the information on your resume can help your teachers to write recommendation letters.

To make it concise and easy-to-read,

you should keep it to no more than 2 pages. You should write a resume with the following items in reverse-chronological order:

Here is an example of resume

for postgraduate programme application with some writing tips. You can design your own resume which can better demonstrate your experience and strengths.