Hi Experts/Fellow test takers,
I need a suggestion from you all regarding one of the issues i am facing!
Indian Male!
GMAT- 660(Q 49, V 31), striving to break the 700 mark. GMAT in 20 days or so!
Working in Oil refinery in Procurement and Contracts function as "Manager"!
Work Ex- 5 yrs exactly.
Issue- I have recently received an offer letter for "Senior Manager" in Oil trading function in my same company which shall be effective from 1-Jan-19.
My question is i am appearing for ISB round-2, so will it matter that i get promoted before i sit for the interview(of ISB) or is it okay to get promoted and mention it in my Apps(about the promotion) before joining the department.
Will it anyhow help to go and work for a month or so in the new dept and then appear for interview!
(I have the flexibility of joining the Senior function either on 1-Dec-18 or on 1-Jan-19)
Goal-Getting a GMBA/Operations/SCM MBA from ISB!
Moderators-
mihir0710,
GmatDaddy,
warriorguyMuch thanks in advance for your support!
In my humble opinion, please go ahead with the promotion. From what I understood, you are in the process of filling the application form. Lets says you have 50% probability of getting shortlisted for interviews. Going by past trends of applications they receive and assuming that 660 GMAT score is not complemented by some outstanding work or extracurriculars, then this probability will drop down to very low levels.
Every organization has different schemes for awarding designations and most companies are going 'Lean'. So you can't compare a 'Senior Manager' from PSU or O&G from an 'Associate' in Tech firm. It could be possible that 'Associate' is doing more qualitative work (backed by quantitative data) than the 'Senior Manager'. We all know that in most PSUs promotion till a certain level happen by the virtue of time spent in that PSU unlike IT where there is no set pattern.
Going by my personal experience, OG and PSU find it difficult (not impossible, just that struggle is more) to land up a job in other domains unless backed by solid complements.
So in all probability, you may not even get shortlisted for ISB and you would have to wait for another year. Don't let go of this opportunity at work. Take your promotion and fill out the application form and see what happens. Converting a shortlist is also a huge task.
All the best.