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cosmopolitan
30 Nov 2013, 08:33
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Hi there,
I've been thinking of getting an MBA at some point in my life for a very long time.
This summer I made the decision that I'd start preparing now and apply next year (2014) for 2015 intakes.
I've been studying for the GMAT since August and am scheduled to take my test in two weeks (targeting 720-740)
What I want to do after the GMAT is to actively work on improving my resume and with it my chances of being admitted to a Top10-school.
Now a little bit about myself:
- 28y at time of application, European background (Turkish roots, born & raised in Germany)
- Spent a high school year in the United States
- Finished high school in Germany, completed my mandatory military service and then moved to Hong Kong
- The German educational system differs from others, as you can opt to study in the "dual education system" and attend Business School part-time, while also working in a company, which sponsors the studies. Did this for two years and became a certified "Management Assistant in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management" (German word is "Berufsausbildung"). I remained with my company in Hong Kong for another 2.5years while obtaining my top-up Bachelors degree from a European university that's got an offshore campus in HK.
- I got my Bachelor as a top-up on the basis of my vocational training, while I was working full-time, with a 3.6 GPA, second class upper honors.
- Moved to Mainland China afterwards, where I currently still am. I'm responsible for a European company's operations in China and managing a team of 40 people.
By the time I'll matriculate in 2015 I'll have had 7 - 9 years of work experience. I'm stating it as a range as I'm not sure if the first two years, when I was working 3.5 days and attending school 1.5 days per week, are counted towards the full time work experience by schools.
I consider myself very career-motivated and currently live in a smaller city basically for my work.
This being said, my biggest problem with my resume is that I don't have any extracurriculars or voluntary work experience to state.
I speak three languages fluently and currently try to improve my Mandarin, which is just on a small-talk-level.
One of my goals for the next 12 months is thus finding a tutor to take language lessons. I believe it would disqualify me if I were interviewed by a business school but couldn't speak enough Mandarin after having lived in China for four years.. I have to admit learning languages is one of my bigger weaknesses.
Does anybody have suggestions what else I could do to tune my resume and improve it?
Although I'll try to work out my international exposure as my main strength there are several flaws, or question marks on my resume and I'm not sure whether they could have a negative impact on my chances with H/S/Kellogg/INSEAD and the like:
- Completed my undergrad in 18 months, since it was a top-up degree (although issued by a known European university)
- No pedigree names on my CV; neither big schools, nor any McKinseys, Goldmans and banks
- No voluntary work, no ECs as my main focus is on work
Besides improving my Mandarin should I spent time and money on courses that I could mention (e.g. Green Belt Sig Sigma) or try to find some hobbies or dedicate time to some other extracurriculars?
Any advice is well appreciated!!!
Many thanks in advance!
I've been thinking of getting an MBA at some point in my life for a very long time.
This summer I made the decision that I'd start preparing now and apply next year (2014) for 2015 intakes.
I've been studying for the GMAT since August and am scheduled to take my test in two weeks (targeting 720-740)
What I want to do after the GMAT is to actively work on improving my resume and with it my chances of being admitted to a Top10-school.
Now a little bit about myself:
- 28y at time of application, European background (Turkish roots, born & raised in Germany)
- Spent a high school year in the United States
- Finished high school in Germany, completed my mandatory military service and then moved to Hong Kong
- The German educational system differs from others, as you can opt to study in the "dual education system" and attend Business School part-time, while also working in a company, which sponsors the studies. Did this for two years and became a certified "Management Assistant in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management" (German word is "Berufsausbildung"). I remained with my company in Hong Kong for another 2.5years while obtaining my top-up Bachelors degree from a European university that's got an offshore campus in HK.
- I got my Bachelor as a top-up on the basis of my vocational training, while I was working full-time, with a 3.6 GPA, second class upper honors.
- Moved to Mainland China afterwards, where I currently still am. I'm responsible for a European company's operations in China and managing a team of 40 people.
By the time I'll matriculate in 2015 I'll have had 7 - 9 years of work experience. I'm stating it as a range as I'm not sure if the first two years, when I was working 3.5 days and attending school 1.5 days per week, are counted towards the full time work experience by schools.
I consider myself very career-motivated and currently live in a smaller city basically for my work.
This being said, my biggest problem with my resume is that I don't have any extracurriculars or voluntary work experience to state.
I speak three languages fluently and currently try to improve my Mandarin, which is just on a small-talk-level.
One of my goals for the next 12 months is thus finding a tutor to take language lessons. I believe it would disqualify me if I were interviewed by a business school but couldn't speak enough Mandarin after having lived in China for four years.. I have to admit learning languages is one of my bigger weaknesses.
Does anybody have suggestions what else I could do to tune my resume and improve it?
Although I'll try to work out my international exposure as my main strength there are several flaws, or question marks on my resume and I'm not sure whether they could have a negative impact on my chances with H/S/Kellogg/INSEAD and the like:
- Completed my undergrad in 18 months, since it was a top-up degree (although issued by a known European university)
- No pedigree names on my CV; neither big schools, nor any McKinseys, Goldmans and banks
- No voluntary work, no ECs as my main focus is on work
Besides improving my Mandarin should I spent time and money on courses that I could mention (e.g. Green Belt Sig Sigma) or try to find some hobbies or dedicate time to some other extracurriculars?
Any advice is well appreciated!!!
Many thanks in advance!
01 Dec 2013, 05:24
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Hey dude,
Great that you are thinking about things so early. If only everyone was as wise as you!
It's funny how you say that with three languages you are terrible at learning languages. You should come stay in the US for a few years and see how people speak!
But no worries. I don't think any business school will care that you don't speak Mandarin (although by all means go ahead and learn it. It might be mighty useful). Your work experience seems quite good and your leadership of 40 is STELLAR!!! So lean HEAVY on that baby when you write your essays. It's really fantastic and very very few candidates will have that much leadership. For the volunteer work, allright it would be better if you had more, but you still have a year, so maybe it's time for you to find something to do? It doesn't have to be toooo hard either. Maybe there's some sort of initiative you can launch at your firm? Sometimes you don't have to have a LOT of volunteer work, but it's always great to have SOMETHING.
That having been said, without the pedigree of big firm/big school, H/S/W are gonna be very very tough, so I'd suggest you expand your options to consider Top 20 schools. I think at INSEAD you should be quite strong because they love Euro candidates with Asian experience (fits perfectly with the school and they are open to folks with less pedigree).
So your two missions for now are to:
1. Beat the heck out of the GMAT
2. Find some sort of volunteer mission/position.
And then once those two things are on the way you can begin to worry about schools and essays
Best,
JF
Great that you are thinking about things so early. If only everyone was as wise as you!
It's funny how you say that with three languages you are terrible at learning languages. You should come stay in the US for a few years and see how people speak!
But no worries. I don't think any business school will care that you don't speak Mandarin (although by all means go ahead and learn it. It might be mighty useful). Your work experience seems quite good and your leadership of 40 is STELLAR!!! So lean HEAVY on that baby when you write your essays. It's really fantastic and very very few candidates will have that much leadership. For the volunteer work, allright it would be better if you had more, but you still have a year, so maybe it's time for you to find something to do? It doesn't have to be toooo hard either. Maybe there's some sort of initiative you can launch at your firm? Sometimes you don't have to have a LOT of volunteer work, but it's always great to have SOMETHING.
That having been said, without the pedigree of big firm/big school, H/S/W are gonna be very very tough, so I'd suggest you expand your options to consider Top 20 schools. I think at INSEAD you should be quite strong because they love Euro candidates with Asian experience (fits perfectly with the school and they are open to folks with less pedigree).
So your two missions for now are to:
1. Beat the heck out of the GMAT
2. Find some sort of volunteer mission/position.
And then once those two things are on the way you can begin to worry about schools and essays
Best,
JF
cosmopolitan
02 Dec 2013, 19:12
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Hi Jon,
Thank you very much for your quick reply!
INSEAD is on my list (which I still haven't completed) but ideally I'd prefer a 2-year program instead.
For now I'll follow your advice and make the best of my GMAT and come up with some volunteer options.
Volunteering worries me more than the GMAT, given that I simply can't come up with anything; at work we're busy with working non-stop thus I'll try to find something outside of work.
I'll get back to you once I have a satisfactory GMAT score
All the best!
Thank you very much for your quick reply!
INSEAD is on my list (which I still haven't completed) but ideally I'd prefer a 2-year program instead.
For now I'll follow your advice and make the best of my GMAT and come up with some volunteer options.
Volunteering worries me more than the GMAT, given that I simply can't come up with anything; at work we're busy with working non-stop thus I'll try to find something outside of work.
I'll get back to you once I have a satisfactory GMAT score
All the best!
