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24 Aug 2019, 12:57
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi there an apologies -- I didn't realize that I had new requests here until I came back to GMATClub for another random reason!
Regarding your profile, it's not a competitive profile right now. 2 year is not enough experience, and if it's in IT / programming then it's very hard to stand out (and anecdotally your GMAT will need to be above a school's average).
If your family business makes good money (say, in the millions of US dollars) then I'd advise you to go work there, drive some big positive change initiatives, while also getting that GMAT score up by at least 100 points.
The reason the company needs to be a decent size is that if it isn't big then the adcom will worry about your ability to repay the $170k - $200k cost of getting the degree.
In sum, spend the next few years getting strong leadership experience and also getting the GMAT score up considerably, and then apply at that time.
Thanks!,
Maria
Regarding your profile, it's not a competitive profile right now. 2 year is not enough experience, and if it's in IT / programming then it's very hard to stand out (and anecdotally your GMAT will need to be above a school's average).
If your family business makes good money (say, in the millions of US dollars) then I'd advise you to go work there, drive some big positive change initiatives, while also getting that GMAT score up by at least 100 points.
The reason the company needs to be a decent size is that if it isn't big then the adcom will worry about your ability to repay the $170k - $200k cost of getting the degree.
In sum, spend the next few years getting strong leadership experience and also getting the GMAT score up considerably, and then apply at that time.
Thanks!,
Maria
ChanakyaVarma
Hi Maria,
Just wanted to know your thoughts on my profile.
24 Male from India
under grad in Engineering
Work Experience
Have 2 years of work experience in an IT company as a programmer analyst.
Extra curricular
Playing Sports
-Have certificate for playing and winning competitions in college level for soccer, chess and athletics
- captianfor the college chess team
Participated in a couple of events and volunteered in organizing the same.
- Eg., National level Tech fest held at our college
Goals post MBA
Take care of my family business along with starting up my own company.
education scores
grad - 7.3
Plus 2- 91.6
Xth - 7.8
GMAT - 620
My main concern in my low gmat and work exp.
Haven't worked in the family business yet.
Fear that i fall into the typical Indian applicant pool
Want to get into Sloan, NYU and top notch schools offering best value for leadership potential and strategy
Just wanted to know your thoughts on my profile.
24 Male from India
under grad in Engineering
Work Experience
Have 2 years of work experience in an IT company as a programmer analyst.
Extra curricular
Playing Sports
-Have certificate for playing and winning competitions in college level for soccer, chess and athletics
- captianfor the college chess team
Participated in a couple of events and volunteered in organizing the same.
- Eg., National level Tech fest held at our college
Goals post MBA
Take care of my family business along with starting up my own company.
education scores
grad - 7.3
Plus 2- 91.6
Xth - 7.8
GMAT - 620
My main concern in my low gmat and work exp.
Haven't worked in the family business yet.
Fear that i fall into the typical Indian applicant pool
Want to get into Sloan, NYU and top notch schools offering best value for leadership potential and strategy
24 Aug 2019, 13:09
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi there -- (and again, I did not notice that I had some requests for profile reviews here - apologies for the delay!)
...and man, it seems like the job you've been doing this past year in Dubai is pretty awesome -- if you're driving growth and also helping land 10% of their initial venture investment (if I'm understanding correctly) -- what a strong start!
You've only been there one year -- do you think you'd have an opportunity to make a LOT MORE impact there if you stayed there for another 1 - 3 years and REALLY grew it out?
I say this because 3 years of experience is a bit below the average, and your first two years of experience as a software developer seem "fine" but also extremely common.
I personally think this "story" would be more competitive with more experience (and more "wins") at the new company under your belt. Also, waiting another 2 - 3 years would give you ample time to increase your GMAT score.
If you still want to apply this year, then of course you'd need to focus "The story" around the key learnings and leadership experiences from your past year at the startup.
Thanks,
Maria
...and man, it seems like the job you've been doing this past year in Dubai is pretty awesome -- if you're driving growth and also helping land 10% of their initial venture investment (if I'm understanding correctly) -- what a strong start!
You've only been there one year -- do you think you'd have an opportunity to make a LOT MORE impact there if you stayed there for another 1 - 3 years and REALLY grew it out?
I say this because 3 years of experience is a bit below the average, and your first two years of experience as a software developer seem "fine" but also extremely common.
I personally think this "story" would be more competitive with more experience (and more "wins") at the new company under your belt. Also, waiting another 2 - 3 years would give you ample time to increase your GMAT score.
If you still want to apply this year, then of course you'd need to focus "The story" around the key learnings and leadership experiences from your past year at the startup.
Thanks,
Maria
rajavskm
Hi @ApplicantLab/Maria!
Could you please help evaluate the below-mentioned profile:
Qualification: B.E. (Hons.) in CS from BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (6.94 CGPA)[Avg. in BITS Pilani is 6 CGPA as compared to 7 in other top institutes] (BITS Pilani is among the top 5 institutes in India, and has the lowest acceptance rate)
10+2(97% score), 10th (9.6 CGPA)
Work Experience (Duration, Role, Company, Industry)
3 years experience
current:
V.P Sales & Marketing for the Middle East Region, Partner (Based out of Dubai) of a 100 member sized startup in Advanced Technology Domain -AR/VR/MR (since 2018 Sept)
previous positions held:
AVP Business Development, Noth India Region( Based out of India)
Business Development Executive(Based out of India)
previous company and role: (2016-2018)
Software Development Engineer at a UK based MNC, that operates to provide insights in digital marketing for its clients (worked based out of India)
Test Score
GMAT 710 (Q50 V35 IR-8 AWA-5)
Interested in: Full-time MBA
Geography / Class Start Year preference:
The USA for classes starting in Fall 2020
Detailed Profile:
Professional:
Part of the 3 member executive team(Leading a 20-30 sized team) responsible for expanding business in the Middle East Region as the VP Sales & Marketing, Middle East Region, also partner to the company-on boarded multiple clients including Dubai government
Base job function: B2B sales of advanced technology franchises of virtual reality products in niche markets such as India and the Middle East(A challenging thing but aced it)
Responsible for funding of around a million dollars for the company (10% of the total fundraised)-( AVP Business Development))
Part of the Indian expansion strategy team responsible for formulating the business expansion strategy in India (AVP Business Development)
Responsible for the sale of 15 B2B franchises across the country generating a direct revenue of over 0.54 million USD ( Business Development Executive).
Previous Company and role:
Responsible for ingestion and management of all the data of the digital marketing insights company with revenue of 300M USD, a data-driven marketing insights company
Extra-curricular:
Professional:
Elected twice as the Vice-President Education(also founding) at a corporate Toastmasters club, a 35 members club that went on to win the district level impromptu speech championship. My introduction of J.A.M in the club activities gained citywide recognition and played an important role in producing elegant impromptu speakers
Awarded the prestigious "competent leader" certification for my leadership and contribution to toastmasters
College Level:
Selected for representing the state of Rajasthan in National Level Sports(Martial Arts)[Started learning only in University but went on to win tournaments and get selected for nationals, a rare case]
Won Silver in the national sports fest organized by the college
Part of the University Team- also taught self-defense classes to students and women as a community activity as part of the team
Joint Secretary for a fest organizing dept. (50 members, Dept. responsible for registrations and security during all the three fests of BITS Pilani)-Responsible for recruitment and internal operations of the department, assigning roles, keeping the members of the dept. happy. Brough out simple innovation that brought better results in the productivity of and harmony among members.
Joint Secretary for Community Association (The largest regional association in University with 400 registered members)-Responsible for planning and coordinating all events that represent the community culture of a region)
Cheif campaigner for a general secretary candidate who went on to win the second place(of 5)- A special story where I was brought in when the candidates' team disbanded due to some circumstances and I had to build the campaign from scratch, also featured in the alumni magazines later
2 projects under a renowned MBA professor at BITS Pilani, to research self-perception of students about their innovation levels and how to improve the same(also some other courses related to management-Principles of Management, HRD, Creative Thinking, etc.
Volunteer for university-wide Blood-donation camps and some other activities
I believe my background and perception would add value and diversity to any class at the top MBA colleges. I'm looking to enter either the tech or consulting industry after my MBA and to enter a class where I could learn from people with a diverse background instead of from more people like me.
My long term goal is to start a tech company and would prefer a class where there is a good mix with a balance of both tech and non-tech backgrounds to network with.
I realize that my GMAT is low compared to similar undergrads from India, but I'm willing to concentrate on representing my profile to business schools in the best way possible and can hope at best it would compensate for my relatively low GMAT. Taking GMAT again is something that wouldn't be possible given my commitments and existing time taken.
Do let me know if some other info would better help you in evaluating my profile.
Thanks and regards,
Raj
Could you please help evaluate the below-mentioned profile:
Qualification: B.E. (Hons.) in CS from BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (6.94 CGPA)[Avg. in BITS Pilani is 6 CGPA as compared to 7 in other top institutes] (BITS Pilani is among the top 5 institutes in India, and has the lowest acceptance rate)
10+2(97% score), 10th (9.6 CGPA)
Work Experience (Duration, Role, Company, Industry)
3 years experience
current:
V.P Sales & Marketing for the Middle East Region, Partner (Based out of Dubai) of a 100 member sized startup in Advanced Technology Domain -AR/VR/MR (since 2018 Sept)
previous positions held:
AVP Business Development, Noth India Region( Based out of India)
Business Development Executive(Based out of India)
previous company and role: (2016-2018)
Software Development Engineer at a UK based MNC, that operates to provide insights in digital marketing for its clients (worked based out of India)
Test Score
GMAT 710 (Q50 V35 IR-8 AWA-5)
Interested in: Full-time MBA
Geography / Class Start Year preference:
The USA for classes starting in Fall 2020
Detailed Profile:
Professional:
Part of the 3 member executive team(Leading a 20-30 sized team) responsible for expanding business in the Middle East Region as the VP Sales & Marketing, Middle East Region, also partner to the company-on boarded multiple clients including Dubai government
Base job function: B2B sales of advanced technology franchises of virtual reality products in niche markets such as India and the Middle East(A challenging thing but aced it)
Responsible for funding of around a million dollars for the company (10% of the total fundraised)-( AVP Business Development))
Part of the Indian expansion strategy team responsible for formulating the business expansion strategy in India (AVP Business Development)
Responsible for the sale of 15 B2B franchises across the country generating a direct revenue of over 0.54 million USD ( Business Development Executive).
Previous Company and role:
Responsible for ingestion and management of all the data of the digital marketing insights company with revenue of 300M USD, a data-driven marketing insights company
Extra-curricular:
Professional:
Elected twice as the Vice-President Education(also founding) at a corporate Toastmasters club, a 35 members club that went on to win the district level impromptu speech championship. My introduction of J.A.M in the club activities gained citywide recognition and played an important role in producing elegant impromptu speakers
Awarded the prestigious "competent leader" certification for my leadership and contribution to toastmasters
College Level:
Selected for representing the state of Rajasthan in National Level Sports(Martial Arts)[Started learning only in University but went on to win tournaments and get selected for nationals, a rare case]
Won Silver in the national sports fest organized by the college
Part of the University Team- also taught self-defense classes to students and women as a community activity as part of the team
Joint Secretary for a fest organizing dept. (50 members, Dept. responsible for registrations and security during all the three fests of BITS Pilani)-Responsible for recruitment and internal operations of the department, assigning roles, keeping the members of the dept. happy. Brough out simple innovation that brought better results in the productivity of and harmony among members.
Joint Secretary for Community Association (The largest regional association in University with 400 registered members)-Responsible for planning and coordinating all events that represent the community culture of a region)
Cheif campaigner for a general secretary candidate who went on to win the second place(of 5)- A special story where I was brought in when the candidates' team disbanded due to some circumstances and I had to build the campaign from scratch, also featured in the alumni magazines later
2 projects under a renowned MBA professor at BITS Pilani, to research self-perception of students about their innovation levels and how to improve the same(also some other courses related to management-Principles of Management, HRD, Creative Thinking, etc.
Volunteer for university-wide Blood-donation camps and some other activities
I believe my background and perception would add value and diversity to any class at the top MBA colleges. I'm looking to enter either the tech or consulting industry after my MBA and to enter a class where I could learn from people with a diverse background instead of from more people like me.
My long term goal is to start a tech company and would prefer a class where there is a good mix with a balance of both tech and non-tech backgrounds to network with.
I realize that my GMAT is low compared to similar undergrads from India, but I'm willing to concentrate on representing my profile to business schools in the best way possible and can hope at best it would compensate for my relatively low GMAT. Taking GMAT again is something that wouldn't be possible given my commitments and existing time taken.
Do let me know if some other info would better help you in evaluating my profile.
Thanks and regards,
Raj
24 Aug 2019, 13:27
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi there and apologies -- I hadn't realized that I had a bunch of new questions on this thread until I randomly stopped by and now see that I've missed a bunch of questions!
Ok, so an issue with non-profit career plans as "the story" is that AdComs worry that they are not sincere; ie that the applicant is only saying something in an effort to SOUND good, thinking that it will win them over (I'm not questioning your sincerity, just realize that it can sometimes seem like a cynical ploy)
In your case, you've done the pro-bono consulting project for one year, which is good -- at least it demonstrates a genuine interest in helping and at least an introductory understanding of the challenges / constraints / etc a non-profit faces.
While I do tend to prefer a "tight" story around one main cause (to show genuine passion for / dedication to one particular topic), I think in your case you could say that this pro-bono project has really opened your eyes to the fact that your passion for consulting and your passion for non-profits can indeed be combined into one career path, that of non-profit consulting (e.g. for an organization like the Bridgespan group).
Does this help?
Thanks!,
Maria
Ok, so an issue with non-profit career plans as "the story" is that AdComs worry that they are not sincere; ie that the applicant is only saying something in an effort to SOUND good, thinking that it will win them over (I'm not questioning your sincerity, just realize that it can sometimes seem like a cynical ploy)
In your case, you've done the pro-bono consulting project for one year, which is good -- at least it demonstrates a genuine interest in helping and at least an introductory understanding of the challenges / constraints / etc a non-profit faces.
While I do tend to prefer a "tight" story around one main cause (to show genuine passion for / dedication to one particular topic), I think in your case you could say that this pro-bono project has really opened your eyes to the fact that your passion for consulting and your passion for non-profits can indeed be combined into one career path, that of non-profit consulting (e.g. for an organization like the Bridgespan group).
Does this help?
Thanks!,
Maria
tantantun
Hi Maria!
I am currently in the early stages of navigating through the Vision module. For the non-profit objective, you mention it is best to have a specific cause, as well as demonstrable experience. I think this is very helpful advice and wanted to get your thoughts on how I was thinking of approaching my vision.
I have been in boutique consulting for 2.5 years now, doing strategy and operations work with a lot of different industries and firm sizes. I really enjoy consulting, though I question how much fulfillment I would get from the typical MBB partner track post MBA. In this firm, I am leading our pro-bono program, providing consulting services on a pro-bono basis. To date, we have only done one project, which has now lasted a year (ongoing). I have really enjoyed this, as I am of the belief that if you want to save the world, you should do what you are best at (i.e. I love animals but I'm not a vet, so I think of what am I really good at that would help a vet save animals). This pro-bono initiative is a step in the right direction, and has helped inform what I'd like to do long-term.
I've always worked for small businesses, which I loved because I get to learn tremendously from working directly with owners, and getting my hands dirty in a wide array of topics. I've also done a fair bit of volunteering throughout my life, but this is the first time I am using my career to volunteer. My past experience includes tutoring/mentoring, dog walking, orphanage, web design, etc., so quite varied.
To sum up, would you say consulting for NFP a specific enough vision, if I expand upon all the opportunities I saw in my time at NFPs for driving operational improvements, defining good strategies, etc. - all things their limited staff does not necessarily have time to do but could drive huge impact. I was thinking of doing this as an independent consultant long-term, which would make me affordable, but also means I don't need to let go of the aspects of consulting I currently love as I evolve in my career.
Thank you so much for your time and I love the website!
I am currently in the early stages of navigating through the Vision module. For the non-profit objective, you mention it is best to have a specific cause, as well as demonstrable experience. I think this is very helpful advice and wanted to get your thoughts on how I was thinking of approaching my vision.
I have been in boutique consulting for 2.5 years now, doing strategy and operations work with a lot of different industries and firm sizes. I really enjoy consulting, though I question how much fulfillment I would get from the typical MBB partner track post MBA. In this firm, I am leading our pro-bono program, providing consulting services on a pro-bono basis. To date, we have only done one project, which has now lasted a year (ongoing). I have really enjoyed this, as I am of the belief that if you want to save the world, you should do what you are best at (i.e. I love animals but I'm not a vet, so I think of what am I really good at that would help a vet save animals). This pro-bono initiative is a step in the right direction, and has helped inform what I'd like to do long-term.
I've always worked for small businesses, which I loved because I get to learn tremendously from working directly with owners, and getting my hands dirty in a wide array of topics. I've also done a fair bit of volunteering throughout my life, but this is the first time I am using my career to volunteer. My past experience includes tutoring/mentoring, dog walking, orphanage, web design, etc., so quite varied.
To sum up, would you say consulting for NFP a specific enough vision, if I expand upon all the opportunities I saw in my time at NFPs for driving operational improvements, defining good strategies, etc. - all things their limited staff does not necessarily have time to do but could drive huge impact. I was thinking of doing this as an independent consultant long-term, which would make me affordable, but also means I don't need to let go of the aspects of consulting I currently love as I evolve in my career.
Thank you so much for your time and I love the website!
) I would also like to use this opportunity to get your opinion on my profile and chances.
