Advice on IT consulting experience
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04 Nov 2014, 16:11
Hello!
I am an Indian male with a bachelors degree from a top 20 Indian university and a masters degree from a top 30 American university, both in Mechanical Engineering. After my masters degree i took on a business analyst role in the IT industry here in the US. I am employed by a small consulting company and have been working onsite at some big insurance clients for the past year. I was initially trained for a period of one month and then my resume was marketed to clients by my consultancy.
I have plans to do an MBA in the next 2/3 years from a reasonably good (top 30/40) institute and was wondering how admission committees will look at my experience. Will the fact that i am not employed Full time by the companies i work with go against me? With 3 years before i plan to matriculate, i guess the next 6-12 months are crucial if i have to change to a full time job. Also, i have passed my CFA level 1, but havent had any luck getting a job in finance. Is just passing the CFA exams without any experience in finance, seen as an advantage during the admissions process.
My profile in brief-
BSME - 3.3 GPA - Top 20 Indian University
MSME - 3.2 GPA - Top 30 US University
Certifications in Six Sigma, Scrum.
GRE-1450/1600 (havent written my GMAT yet)
Some volunteer work in the US (local foodbank, working with inner city youth)
Target programs: Carlson, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Kelly, Rice, Olin and maybe UNC. (This isn't a definitive list)
Also, i have been saving for the tuition and wont need any help financially.
Thank You!