Hello,
Can anyone let me know my chances at the following schools for my profile or suggest some schools for
the experience I have. I am not interested in the part time executive MBA programs and MBA programs
with a cohort of less than 5 years of Average work experience.
1. Nanyang Technical University - Singapore
2. XLRI- India
3. Warwick Business school - UK
4. Cranfield School of Management -UK
• GMAT 660 (q43 /v38/IR2/AWA4.0) – I still cannot digest my quant score
• Why MBA? To be frank I do not have any clarity. Let me take a stab at it
o Short term -To get in to Account Management/ Business Development roles within Technology industry
o Long Term – To get in to executive role within my industry
o General goal -To have an understanding of core management subjects .Please note that I learn better with a group of people in a class and not by reading books myself.
o General goal -To differentiate myself from the Huge pool of professionals in Indian IT industry at my level and experience
• 10th - Tamil Nadu Matric- 92.4%
• 12th – Tamil Nadu HSC -95.6%
• B.Tech (Hons)-Electrical Eng From a NIT - 7.59/10 (CGPA)
• Total years of experience – 9 Years and 9 months (11 years when I start college)
• Companies worked for
o A major European consulting firm
o A major US Bank and Investment management firm
o A major indian IT mid tier company. Presently employed with them
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• Current Job title – Technical Manager and have lead and managed small teams
• Nature of work experience
I have
o Worked on Application Development in Areas of Enterprise Application Integration and Business Process Management
o Worked on Application Maintenance and Support in Areas of Enterprise Application Integration and Business Process Management
o Played various roles such as Module Lead ,Technical Lead, Business Analyst, Onsite Transition Lead, Onsite Client Manager throughout my career
o Worked on IT applications related to Telecom , Wealth and Investment Management and Insurance industries
o Worked with customers in US , Netherlands ,Germany and UK.
o Worked with Teams of different geographies and nationalities throughout my career.
• Career Progression
o Trainee > Software Engineer > System Analyst = Senior Software Engineer > Technical Lead > Technical Manager
o Promoted to System Analyst within 16 months in the industry.
o Promoted to Technical Manager around 2 years working as a Team Lead
• Notable Career Features
o Among <5% of employees selected for Employee retention bonus
o Among <5% of employees rated 5/5 in Performance appraisal for 2 years
o Winner of quarterly Silver Award.
o Winner of A Team award
o Winner of Hats-off award
o Winner of Master Mind award
o Rated 4/5 in Performance appraisal for past 3 years
• International Experience
o UK – 3 years (Presently in UK)
o Netherlands – Around 1 year
o Germany – 2 months
• Extra-curricular : (Don’t know if these even matter)
o College
Elected representative of Training and Placement Cell.
Selected Member of Cultural and Dramatic society
Selected Member of NSS
Selected Member of Member of Fine Arts club for engineering student
o After College Hobbies (No social/voluntary work. I became selfish, introverted prick)
Swimming
Badminton
-Arun