Hello
rjerathThough your work profile looks good with decent achievement, I see two problems you must overcome.
The smaller problem is compensating for a lower than average GMAT. This is not a deal breaker and should not be a problem at Canadian schools, IIM-I/L, XLRI, MDI. Might be a slight issue at ISB, IIM A/B/C.
The bigger issue at hand is showcasing a need of an MBA at this stage of your career. With 14 years of experience, you will not only be expected to show exceptional maturity, but your shortlist of schools also must happen accordingly, since your experience is considerably higher than the avg of the class and you will be an outlier. For example, in the the case of IIMB- the website clearly state that they are looking for people with 5-12 years of experience. In this case your chances might be low at IIMB. Same way you should research your list of schools (and even those not on your list) to first finalize what schools you will be applying to.
My next recommendation to you is to get on this quickly as we are in the first week of August and most deadlines are barely a month away. Writing an application takes 4-8 weeks (depending on your schedule) and you have 4 weeks or less. (ISB date is 15 Sep, IIMA is 3 Sep, IIMB is End Aug. For others too it is mostly mid Sep)
So if you are still shortlisting schools and reviewing profile, it might become difficult to submit in R1 for most schools. So work backwards and plan a calendar.
Should you have any further questions, let me know.
Best
Varun Sharma+919137133507
MBAkarma.comGMAT Score Predictorinfo@mbakarma.comrjerath wrote:
Let me add more info...
I have given my GMAT yesterday. I have got a score of 680(Q49,V34,IR 8).I might go for another try depending on the suggestion i get.
I am mainly interested in 1 yr to 15 months MBA courses.
Academics:
1 B.Tech CSE Hons from GGSIPU with 76%
2. Class XII: 65 %(PCME)
3 CLass X: 70 %
I have a gap of 2 years between my class XII and B.Tech
Targeting Class of 2019:
College Preferences:
India
ISB,IIM-A,B,C,L,I , XLRI,MDI(not necessarily in this order)
Canada:
Queens, Schulich, Rottman
USA & Europe: Pls. suggest as I think Ivy league, and top 20 are not possible with GMAT 680.
Work Experience:
I have 14+ years of experience in Telecom and Application Development Domain. I have worked on multiple projects and have been on numerous short term onsite assignments to Samsung(Poland,Seol ),Intel(Germany,Suwon),InterDigital ( Canada) offices for work related assignments.
My Last Designation: Technical Project Manager
Achievements:
1) Patent filled and accepted in US on Mobile Data
2) Multiple team awards for commitment towards work.
3)QA process compliance award
Extra Curricular Activities:
1. My hobbies are Playing cricket, chess and debating on Indian politics.
2. I teach couple of students from poor families at my home on weekends...i am not sure if that can help my profile in any way!!!
I do not have any significant awards/achievements that can be shown as a proof...
Goals: I want to join back in mid-level management profile in preferably top-notch MNCs like Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Oracle...
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05 Feb 2018, 23:05
