The challenge really was that when my first government job, when I was applying for my first government job, it was really challenging situation as all these thoughts were getting on to me and I was really thinking that if I could do it or not but the step I took to overcome those that challenge and handle my thought was something really exceptional I think because I had to work eight and ten hours per day and even gets a less amount of sleep than usually I do so I really work hard for it and who my cousin who was a government officer really helped me with all these things and told me how to prepare myself for the test and for the interview, what key parts I should study about and what key things I should get to know more. But when I did it, when I cleared my test and then my interview and when I receive an appointment letter it was this exceptional and something really amazing feeling that I couldn’t describe but I was so overwhelmed and I was above the sky I really felt proud of myself and I was thinking that my parents would be really proud of me because no one really in my cousins of my age did what I did so yeah It really made me proud and I really felt good and for the first time in my life I thought that I achieved something really big and it would make my career more soothing and more amazing so yeah that’s it I guess. Thank you for letting me speak and giving me time.
Band 6+: Describe a time when you overcame a significant challenge. You should say: - What the challenge was - What steps you took to overcome it - Who helped you And explain how it changed you.
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The challenge really was that when I was applying for my first government job, it was a really challenging situation as all these thoughts were getting to me, and I was really wondering if I could do it or not. The steps I took to overcome that challenge and handle my thoughts were something exceptional, I think, because I had to work eight to ten hours per day and even get less sleep than usual. I really worked hard for it. My cousin, who was a government officer, really helped me with all these things and told me how to prepare for the test and the interview, what key parts I should study, and what key things I should know more about. When I cleared my test and then my interview, and when I received the appointment letter, it was exceptional and an amazing feeling that I couldn't describe. I was so overwhelmed; I felt like I was on top of the world. I really felt proud of myself, and I thought my parents would be proud of me because no one in my cousins' age group had done what I did. It really made me proud, and I felt good. For the first time in my life, I thought I had achieved something significant, and it would make my career more fulfilling and amazing. So, that's it, I guess. Thank you for letting me speak and giving me time.
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