Write an essay explaining why you are interested in pursuing this specific master’s degree and why you are a strong candidate for the program. Your response should be three pages, typed, and double-spaced. Please address the following questions in your response:

1. What are the specific academic and professional qualities you possess that could help you excel within this program?

2. What goals do you hope to achieve if you are accepted into this program?

Along with these questions, I have started a small draft for you to continue with. There is not much but it is what I started.

I can provide more information about myself upon request.

-I served 7 years active in the U.S. Marine Corps. 3 years reserve in the U.S. Air Force
-Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
-Current Police Officer for 5 years

1. It has been said that the rules for success are written outside the organization but competitive advantage must be found within the organization. Explain this statement. Support your thoughts.

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External analysis indicates what the organization should be doing, however, managers must look inside the organization for competitive advantage.

Finding strengths that are competitively relevant involves more than a listing of strengths. Each strength must be evaluated to ensure it is of value to stakeholders, is something rare that the organization possesses, is difficult for competitors to copy, and can be sustained.

Leaders must evaluate the organizations weaknesses to ensure they do not constitute a competitive disadvantage.

Competitive disadvantages, without corrective action, place the organization in danger of extinction.

Competitive advantage is not an excuse for complacency; the things that made an organization great in the past may be the very things that will cause problems in the future.

Continuous innovation is necessary for long-term success.