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GMAT - 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) with 10 years of work experience

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GMAT - 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) with 10 years of work experience [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2014, 06:22
Hi,

I wrote GMAT today and scored 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) I have a total experience of close to 10 years with 6 years in IT service companies (Infosys and Wipro) and 4 years in product development company (CA technologies). I also have an experience of close to 2 years at client's location in US.

I have worked in various roles such as Software engineer, Technical analyst, technical lead and principal software engineer.

As far as acads go, I have 76% in my B.E. degree. I don't really have any major extracurricular to show on my application though.

Could you kindly evaluate my profile and let me know what you think. My target is IIM - A or IIM - B. Please do suggest on other colleges that suit my profile.

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Niraj
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Re: GMAT - 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) with 10 years of work experience [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2014, 07:08
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nirajupadhyay wrote:
Hi,

I wrote GMAT today and scored 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) I have a total experience of close to 10 years with 6 years in IT service companies (Infosys and Wipro) and 4 years in product development company (CA technologies). I also have an experience of close to 2 years at client's location in US.

I have worked in various roles such as Software engineer, Technical analyst, technical lead and principal software engineer.

As far as acads go, I have 76% in my B.E. degree. I don't really have any major extracurricular to show on my application though.

Could you kindly evaluate my profile and let me know what you think. My target is IIM - A or IIM - B. Please do suggest on other colleges that suit my profile.

Regards,
Niraj


Hey Niraj,
Well what are your criteria for selecting schools? Where do you want to attend your MBA? What is your post MBA goal? On the basis of your GMAT alone, you should have at least a shot at the IIMs, although you should apply to at least 5-6 schools, really.

What do you think?
Best,
Jon
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Schools: IIMA IIMC IIMB
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Re: GMAT - 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) with 10 years of work experience [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2014, 21:54
JonAdmissionado wrote:
Hey Niraj,
Well what are your criteria for selecting schools? Where do you want to attend your MBA? What is your post MBA goal? On the basis of your GMAT alone, you should have at least a shot at the IIMs, although you should apply to at least 5-6 schools, really.

What do you think?
Best,
Jon


Dear Jon,

Thank you for responding.

I want to apply to IIM - A, B, C, ISB, INSEAD and NUS although I would prefer to do my MBA from India. From my limited research, I found that IIMs have a great reputation, great courses and faculty, strong alumni base and cost for the MBA is lesser than the cost for schools abroad.

The part that I am struggling with most is my post MBA goal. Honestly, it's been 10 years since I started working but I never gave a serious thought towards what I like doing and my short term or long term goals. Now since the need has arisen for me to think in those terms, I am trying to figure them out.

One aspect that I am clear about is that I would like to remain associated with technology (not necessarily coding) after my MBA. People management does not really excite me. So, I would be grateful if you can shed some light on the types of roles that I can target for post MBA keeping my interest in mind.

Regards,
Niraj
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Re: GMAT - 740 (Q49 V41 IR8 AWA awaited) with 10 years of work experience [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2014, 13:38
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nirajupadhyay wrote:
JonAdmissionado wrote:
Hey Niraj,
Well what are your criteria for selecting schools? Where do you want to attend your MBA? What is your post MBA goal? On the basis of your GMAT alone, you should have at least a shot at the IIMs, although you should apply to at least 5-6 schools, really.

What do you think?
Best,
Jon


Dear Jon,

Thank you for responding.

I want to apply to IIM - A, B, C, ISB, INSEAD and NUS although I would prefer to do my MBA from India. From my limited research, I found that IIMs have a great reputation, great courses and faculty, strong alumni base and cost for the MBA is lesser than the cost for schools abroad.

The part that I am struggling with most is my post MBA goal. Honestly, it's been 10 years since I started working but I never gave a serious thought towards what I like doing and my short term or long term goals. Now since the need has arisen for me to think in those terms, I am trying to figure them out.

One aspect that I am clear about is that I would like to remain associated with technology (not necessarily coding) after my MBA. People management does not really excite me. So, I would be grateful if you can shed some light on the types of roles that I can target for post MBA keeping my interest in mind.

Regards,
Niraj


Well Niraj,
Then you are likely barking up the right tree with the Indian business schools. Cause actually most Indian MBA grads complain that their MBAs are too focused on tech and not enough on management. But for you that's an advantage!

Another thing you might want to consider is some sort of technical degree to get you forward. Like Maybe an MIS, or MS in CS, if tech is really your thing.

Best,
Jon
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