arman18 wrote:
Hi,
New to this forum, found everything on here to be very helpful!
I am a 25 yo Indian male with a degree in Mechanical engineering from a top 5 private university in India.
Aiming for the September '18 intake at INSEAD, my GMAT score is 740:
Q 49, V 42 IR 8
I currently have 3 years of work ex with Michelin, having worked at their Headquarters in Clermont Ferrand, France for 21 months. I returned last year to the Indian office as manager of a team of 6 people in the RDI division. Very unusual circumstances and a glowing reco from my French boss resulted in me being made the leader of this team, the youngest manager for sure in Michelin India, perhaps all of Asia but I can't be very sure.
I speak Hindi, English and French fluently, and interact with people from over 10 nationalities at work (most frequently with French, American, Thai and Chinese colleagues), and have traveled to a host of countries in Europe.
The office I work in currently has a host of expats that I work directly with, mostly French, some American and a tiny percentage of Thai and Japanese people.
How good are my chances? I do not have much (any) volunteering experience I can speak of, and whilst I do have some hobbies (Reading, traveling, gym, 10m air rifle shooting, some Martial arts in the past), I have none that I've been super involved with. Average academic record, equivalent to a 76% score in my undergaduate degree.
I'd appreciate any comments, suggestions you might have.
Hi Arman,
You have a competitive profile for INSEAD. Apart from the community service element, you have all the necessary elements to make a great profile. Your GMAT score, international work ex, good brand name of resume, clear career progression even with less than average no.of years of work ex, multi lingual, leadership experience and so on. It's never too late to get involved with community.
Having worked in France already, you take a load off the career management team and instil confidence in them about your employability. Now all depends on your preparing a stellar application package. Good Luck !
Best,