Hello Jon ,
Please evaluate my profile and highlight the roadblocks i might face in getting admits
. Below are the Highlights of my Profile:
Pool: Indian/Male/IT
(on the up side I am not a developer/tester; working as a IT Business Consultant)
GMAT: 650, Q49, V 28, IR 5, AWA: 5 (Planning to re-take the GMAT in first week of November)
GPA: 7.18/10, from National Institute of Technology(Next big thing after IIT's)
Work Experience: 4.2 years in Infosys working now as Technology Analyst. Our Client is 2nd Largest Agri-Company to optimize its operations and system performance.
Below are few highlights of my Work-Ex:
• Got promoted in Oct 2014. Have received timely promotions due to my performance and client appreciations.
• Managed a team of 6 to implement and automate the Track & Trace functionality for a client which helped in improving logistics and reverse logistics, reducing counterfeiting of goods and enabling loyalty program.
• Worked on a team of 25 to implement the Singapore hub project, a project that reduced the tax levied on the goods.
• Worked on a team that implement a Master data solution which eliminated redundant data storage on 13+ source systems and improved the overall quality of the master data. This resulted in huge reduction in system maintenance and infrastructure costs as well as in man-hours used in data maintenance in all source systems.
• Consistently involved in walk through meetings with business and onsite colleagues to pro-actively stream-line the process and application, decrease the downtime and improve the stability of system.
• Received SPOT (Special Performer of the Team) award for showcasing competency and meeting the deliverables.
• Received appreciation for mentoring and inducting 2 batches of new joiners.
• Scored a GPA 4.97/5.0 in Infosys training program (considered one of the toughest in Business).
Extra-Curricular activities:
• Regular blood donor.
• Head organizer of LAN gaming tournament, the biggest event of a nationwide technical fest.
• A fitness enthusiast. Have been hitting the gym for last 2 years(not sure if this comes as an extra curricular )
Career Goals: I strongly believe that my work ex maps properly with my goal of getting an MBA degree in SCM. Going forward, I want to see myself in Business consulting industry.
Targets and Challenges:Target Schools: Broad, Smeal, Smith, Marshall, Kelley. Particularly, Broad since it is ranked 2nd in SCM. Sloan seems to a stretch with my current profile. Hence, settling for the next big college.
• I want to get international exposure.
Challenge: IT industry, Indian Male, Engineering and lacking in Extra-Curricular.
Offsetting the GMAT score(hoping it will cross 700 mark in 2nd attempt), where do you think my profile stands. I am planning to apply to the colleges in R2. So, will approach the essay as per your analysis.
I will really appreciate if you can give me some pointers to portray my existing profile in a better way.(A showman can turn an ordinary thing into something extra-ordinary
)
Finally, really appreciate you spending time to evaluate my profile.
Regards,
Pranav.