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My name is Sonal,
and I am an associate

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in the Corporate
and Investment Bank.

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I am a part of the
Credit Risk Team.

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My department undertakes
annual reviews,

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monitoring clients that
the bank has lent out to.

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Just to make sure that
we, as an organization,

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are still comfortable
with that lending.

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I have been with
the same department

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for the last five years,

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but just because you are
working in the same department

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doesn't mean you are
doing the same role.

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I worked with the
Diversified Team,

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the Telecom Media
and Technology Team,

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and I'm leading the Real Estate
and the Transportation Team.

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This is not all just luck.

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I had a conversation with my
manager about how I would

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like more responsibilities
to manage a team.

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I think you have done
a fantastic job last time,

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the campus 
presentation.

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Thank you.

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My manager said
that you need to be

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the absolute best
at what you do.

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And if you do that, then we
will make sure that you achieve

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what you want 
to achieve.

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And that's what I did.

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From a young age, my true
passion has been dancing.

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As soon as music plays,
my feet start tapping.

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I am a trained classical dancer.

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Every single weekend, I spend
about three or four hours,

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just dancing the Bharatanatyam,

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which is an Indian
classical dance.

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It's not to everyone's taste,
but to me it is pure honey.

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I know that I am just one small
part of the organization,

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and my contribution might
be a drop in the ocean,

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but that drop is important.

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I matter.

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I'm an essential part
of this organization.

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My managers
convinced me of that.

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The people around me
convinced me of that.

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The work that I do
convinces me of that.

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I matter to J.P. Morgan as much
as J.P. Morgan matters to me.