farhanc85 wrote:
Hi Linda,
Thank you for your numerous feedback on this forum. Read quite a few of them and its been really helpful.
Personal:
Male. 28 Years, Indian
Academics:
GMAT: 690 (Q 49, V 34)
Masters in Management from a Tier 2 University (Human Resources Majors)
Bachelors in Commerce(Accounting)
Work experience:(Will complete 4 Years by applications)
Currently working with a Retail Distributor as a Brand Manager for a Cosmetics and Skincare brand, Pan India. Lead a team of Beauty Consultants.
International Work Experience with a leading Retail Chain as an Assistant Buyer for 11 Countries in Middle East(Dubai).
Assistant Merchandiser for a leading Indian Retailer in India.
Have an experience of working with people from different backgrounds and diverse cultures.
Shifted industry within six months of post grad degree(was very difficult to convince people to hire me in a Marketing Role after getting a degree in HR, but did it anyways, since marketing is the place for me)
Extra-curriculars:
Except for participating in College plays and Dance( Undergrad years) nothing much.
Confused regarding school choices.
Applying to ISB, Oxford(SAID), LBS
Thinking of Johnson, Tepper, Duke, Penn State, Kennan and INSEAD.
Applying in Jan/March
POST MBA Goals : Luxury Retail or Consumer Goods Industry(Basically Marketing Profile / Marketing Consultancy)
Looking forward to your reply.
Thanks
I really think you must consider HEC Paris.
While you have a chance at all your target programs, INSEAD, DUKE, and LBS are stretches. YOu are more competitive at the other programs on your list. You mayalso want to consider Kelley, more for consumer goods than luxury.
You might be interested in this podcast with an NYU Stern grad who went into luxury and beauty marketing:
https://blog.accepted.com/2013/08/08/int ... ria-burke/ or this for Indian applicants:
Against the Odds: MBA Admissions for Indian Applicants .
Best,
Linda