{"id":20166,"date":"2013-08-11T09:10:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=20166"},"modified":"2013-08-11T04:38:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T11:38:03","slug":"mba-applicant-blogger-interview-with-piyush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-applicant-blogger-interview-with-piyush\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Applicant Blogger Interview with Piyush"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Piyush\"<\/a>We\u2019d like to introduce you to Piyush, author of the blog, <\/em>Piyush Jain: Science, Technology & Sports<\/a>, and applicant to top b-schools in the U.S. and the U.K. Thank you Piyush for sharing your MBA adventure with us! We wish you lots of luck!<\/em><\/p>\n

Accepted: First some basics: Where are you from? What and where did you study as an undergrad? What is your favorite book (fiction and\/or nonfiction)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyush:<\/strong> I am originally from India but was brought up in the Gulf countries. I graduated from University of Westminster, London with a BSc. Hon in Biotechnology. I am mostly interested in non-fiction books and Moneyball is my favorite book.<\/p>\n

Accepted: What stage of the application process are you up to now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyush:<\/strong> I planned my MBA journey<\/a> last year and am currently on track to submit most of my applications in Round 1. I appeared for GMAT<\/a> in early July and since then, I have reflected deeply on my experiences and shortlisted my schools.<\/p>\n

Accepted: What would you say is the weakest part of your profile? What steps are you taking to improve on that weakness<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Piyush:<\/strong> The weakest<\/a> part of my profile is that my work experience till date is in three different industries (government, retail, and engineering\/technical products), making it hard for the admission committee to connect the dots.<\/p>\n

Since I definitely wish to attend a b-school next year, and I really cannot change my past work experiences, I will put forward a strong application, clearly articulating my long and short term goals<\/a> and how these work experiences have led me to want to pursue my career goals.<\/p>\n

Accepted: What is your current job? Do you plan on staying in that industry post-MBA or moving to a new field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyush:<\/strong> I am currently working as a senior business development executive with JGB International, a Gulf multinational company, which deals in mechanical and instrumentation engineering products. My job involves developing new sales channels for the company.<\/p>\n

Entrepreneurship<\/a> is close to my heart and in the long run I wish to be associated with mature and innovative tech or healthcare startup.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Where are you applying to b-school?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyush:<\/strong> I am applying to Harvard Business School<\/a>, MIT Sloan<\/a>, Kellogg School of Management<\/a>, London Business School<\/a> and Fuqua School of Business, Duke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Are you applying Round 1 or Round 2 or both?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyush:<\/strong> I will apply to 3 schools in Round 1 and 2 schools in Round 2<\/a>. However, I will only submit my application when I am confident that I have put together the strongest application possible for a particular school.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Can you tell us about your blog? Who is your audience? What do you hope to gain from the blogging experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyush: <\/strong>My blog\/website, which also serves as my identity on the Internet, dates back to 2009, and I write, on average, about 8 posts each month. I blog about my daily encounters and interests that include technology, travel experiences, Middle-East, startup experiences, interesting individuals, Indians abroad, viral information and English Premier League.<\/p>\n

My audience ranges from MBA aspirants, Middle-East inquisitives, football fans and friends and family. My blog not only helps me give life to my thoughts but it also shares my little learnings with the Internet community.<\/p>\n

Do you want to be featured in Accepted.com's blog, Accepted Admissions Blog? If you want to share your MBA\/EMBA journey with the world (or at least with our readers), email us at mbabloggers@accepted.com.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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