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Profile evaluation request [#permalink] New post   23 Apr 2014, 15:38
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From China, currently Canadian.

BSc Geochemistry, Peking University China GPA 3.5? (I can't remember exactly)
MSc Geology, University of Victoria, Canada GPA A-, one scientific paper published in American Mineralogist

Working experience from 2007-now, always in the mineral exploration industry with different companies
junior geologist-project geologist-exploration manager
(I consider myself have motivation and leadership skill as demonstrated in my working experience)

GMAT 760 Q51 V41 IR8

Language:
Mandarin (native language)
English
French (beginner)

Have take some finance and management courses.

I guess I need to work on my extra curriculars profile? Not really sure what to put in here.

Ultimate goal: gain finance knowledges and business skills and expand network in order to equip myself for becoming CEO of a mining company one day

Schools: London business school, I am also interested in top schools in US such as Harvard, MIT etc, but I am not sure whether I am shooting too high. I am 30 years old. female.

Any feedback and advice is sincerely appreciate.
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Re: Profile evaluation request [#permalink] New post   28 Apr 2014, 00:14
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From China, currently Canadian.

BSc Geochemistry, Peking University China GPA 3.5? (I can't remember exactly)
MSc Geology, University of Victoria, Canada GPA A-, one scientific paper published in American Mineralogist

Working experience from 2007-now, always in the mineral exploration industry with different companies
junior geologist-project geologist-exploration manager
(I consider myself have motivation and leadership skill as demonstrated in my working experience)

GMAT 760 Q51 V41 IR8

Language:
Mandarin (native language)
English
French (beginner)

Have take some finance and management courses.

I guess I need to work on my extra curriculars profile? Not really sure what to put in here.

Ultimate goal: gain finance knowledges and business skills and expand network in order to equip myself for becoming CEO of a mining company one day

Schools: London business school, I am also interested in top schools in US such as Harvard, MIT etc, but I am not sure whether I am shooting too high. I am 30 years old. female.

Any feedback and advice is sincerely appreciate.


Hey there,
Well you have a very interesting profile to begin with. You come from an industry that is pretty rare in MBAs which makes your profile attractive. You are female and Chinese but with international experience. For extra currics, you will need to have SOMETHING, but I'm sure with a wee bit of digging you may be able to pull something up.

To start with though, I'd ask you about the sense of your goals: They are great. But how do you see them happening? Meaning what is the short- long- and mid-term path that will lead you to do this? Where does one move from being exploration manager? What are the next steps for you? And how do you see the MBA helping you along this path?

With your grades and experience and GMAT I think you can reasonable stick to Top 10 programs, although I would recommend applying to more than just HBS and LBS.

Let me know if you have any other questions/comments/whatever,
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Jon
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Re: Profile evaluation request [#permalink] New post   28 Apr 2014, 18:23
Hi John,

Thank you very much for the evaluation. Your advice is very insightful. I guess I really need to think about the steps for achieving my goals. Thanks again.

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Re: Profile evaluation request [#permalink] New post   29 Apr 2014, 06:10
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Hi John,

Thank you very much for the evaluation. Your advice is very insightful. I guess I really need to think about the steps for achieving my goals. Thanks again.

Amy


Hey Amy,
Happy to help,

For your goals, actually here's a little tip: Look at ACTUAL CEOs of mining operations, and mimic their trajectory (at least as your goals). It will at the very least make them concrete, if not give you an actual idea of how to do that.

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Re: Profile evaluation request [#permalink] New post   30 Apr 2014, 08:25
thanks a lot JF
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