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29 May 2014, 04:59
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After giving GMAT within 2.5 month scoring a 690 and deciding to apply to only 1 school last year, I would like to think I am a little wiser than before:)
Here is my profile
Indian Male 29 years old(NO IT BACKGROUND
)
Masters in Management from a Tier 2 University (Human Resources Majors)
Bachelors in Commerce(Accounting)
Work experience:(Will complete 5 Years by applications)
Currently working with a Retail Distributor as a Brand Manager for a French Cosmetics and Skincare brand, Pan India. Lead a team of Beauty Consultants.
International Work Experience with a leading Retail Chain as an Assistant Buyer for 11 Countries in Middle East(Dubai).
Assistant Merchandiser for a leading Indian Retailer in India.
Have an experience of working with people from different backgrounds and diverse cultures.
Shifted industry within six months of post grad degree(was very difficult to convince people to hire me in a Marketing Role after getting a degree in HR, but did it anyways, since marketing is the place for me)
Extra-curriculars:
Except for participating in College plays and Dance( Undergrad years) nothing much.
2 things that didn't go well during ISB interview :
1. I am doing decently well in my current job so how MBA would add value, since If i want to be in retail i am on the right track
2. Why a second masters( My first masters was in Human resources and I decided to shift to marketing & sales function in a different firm, immediately after working i an HR role for 2 months. (Too Fickle???)
Below is the list of colleges I will be targeting for 2015 intakes, this is a first list of 10 schools of which I am going to shortlist 6 :
No School
1 LBS or
1 INSEAD
2 HKUST
3 Kellog (Confused about this, 2 years and also high investment level, I have kept Kellogs because its the best in marketing)
4 Cambridge Judge
5 SAID
6 Warwick
7 Cranfield
8 Bocconi
9 ISB
10 NUS
I have selected these school on the basis of their faculty for marketing, companies recruiting for marketing and strategy courses. I am going to retake GMAT and target a score of 750+ to improve my chances. I consider 1-4 as stretch, 5-7 as Reach and 8-10 as Match.
With so many experts at GMATCLUB, I would love to know your point of view on this list and my chances with them.
Here is my profile
Indian Male 29 years old(NO IT BACKGROUND
)Masters in Management from a Tier 2 University (Human Resources Majors)
Bachelors in Commerce(Accounting)
Work experience:(Will complete 5 Years by applications)
Currently working with a Retail Distributor as a Brand Manager for a French Cosmetics and Skincare brand, Pan India. Lead a team of Beauty Consultants.
International Work Experience with a leading Retail Chain as an Assistant Buyer for 11 Countries in Middle East(Dubai).
Assistant Merchandiser for a leading Indian Retailer in India.
Have an experience of working with people from different backgrounds and diverse cultures.
Shifted industry within six months of post grad degree(was very difficult to convince people to hire me in a Marketing Role after getting a degree in HR, but did it anyways, since marketing is the place for me)
Extra-curriculars:
Except for participating in College plays and Dance( Undergrad years) nothing much.
2 things that didn't go well during ISB interview :
1. I am doing decently well in my current job so how MBA would add value, since If i want to be in retail i am on the right track
2. Why a second masters( My first masters was in Human resources and I decided to shift to marketing & sales function in a different firm, immediately after working i an HR role for 2 months. (Too Fickle???)
Below is the list of colleges I will be targeting for 2015 intakes, this is a first list of 10 schools of which I am going to shortlist 6 :
No School
1 LBS or
1 INSEAD
2 HKUST
3 Kellog (Confused about this, 2 years and also high investment level, I have kept Kellogs because its the best in marketing)
4 Cambridge Judge
5 SAID
6 Warwick
7 Cranfield
8 Bocconi
9 ISB
10 NUS
I have selected these school on the basis of their faculty for marketing, companies recruiting for marketing and strategy courses. I am going to retake GMAT and target a score of 750+ to improve my chances. I consider 1-4 as stretch, 5-7 as Reach and 8-10 as Match.
With so many experts at GMATCLUB, I would love to know your point of view on this list and my chances with them.
29 May 2014, 11:03
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This advice really only applies to American MBA programs, I'll let other people opine on the rest but:
1: Coming from India, you really need to get your GMAT score up if you want to get into a Kellogg level school, its super competitive even outside the IT crowd. Even for an American, 690 is low.
2: Be careful about going into marketing as an international - many americans companies don't sponsor internationals, and there is an institutional bias against them since it's felt that won't intuitively understand the cultural landscape of Americans.
1: Coming from India, you really need to get your GMAT score up if you want to get into a Kellogg level school, its super competitive even outside the IT crowd. Even for an American, 690 is low.
2: Be careful about going into marketing as an international - many americans companies don't sponsor internationals, and there is an institutional bias against them since it's felt that won't intuitively understand the cultural landscape of Americans.
29 May 2014, 11:42
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mgg234
This advice really only applies to American MBA programs, I'll let other people opine on the rest but:
1: Coming from India, you really need to get your GMAT score up if you want to get into a Kellogg level school, its super competitive even outside the IT crowd. Even for an American, 690 is low.
2: Be careful about going into marketing as an international - many americans companies don't sponsor internationals, and there is an institutional bias against them since it's felt that won't intuitively understand the cultural landscape of Americans.
1: Coming from India, you really need to get your GMAT score up if you want to get into a Kellogg level school, its super competitive even outside the IT crowd. Even for an American, 690 is low.
2: Be careful about going into marketing as an international - many americans companies don't sponsor internationals, and there is an institutional bias against them since it's felt that won't intuitively understand the cultural landscape of Americans.
Thanks for your advice.
I am still not sure about Kellogg, but I have still kept it as a target school cuz of the strong marketing curriculum. After working in 2 different markets in Asia I understand the importance of consumer preferences and identifying with the local culture. Having said that my target is not to work in US but having the network to come back to work in Asia pacific and in future Europe. Does it acts as a hindrance if your post MBA goal is to work in a completely different region?
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