Mei-Ling (Melanie)
Chen

Melanie is from Taiwan. She studied her MBA at NTU and now works as Sales manager at Trio Technology Co Ltd in Taipei…

"My managerial skills and attitudes changed at NTU. I became more respectful and accepting of different opinions and ways of doing things. There is no doubt about it, NTU was a worthwhile investment in terms of my career outcomes.

"NTU is friendly and supportive to students. I really appreciated the pre-sessional (PEAP) English course I did before the MBA started. Those lessons and those teachers on the English course helped me to quickly adapt my study skills for doing the MBA.

"My advice to other students would be - don’t forget that personal development is as important as academic achievement. In the workplace, professional skills are the criteria for a job position but personal attributes such as good 'EQ' (emotional intelligence), interesting hobbies and a good attitude differentiate one person from another.

"Here is another top tip for you: 'Opportunity favours the prepared mind. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail'."