Hi
coolabinash,
I don't think that 10 years is a dealbreaker; the key is to make sure that you are marketable for the goal you outline in your essays. So if you are going for investment banking in NYC this might be a problem because they really target younger candidates. So make sure your goal is realistic for your age and experience, at least on paper.
I would recommend Indian applicants to look at September at this point - the standards for R3 are a bit higher now that the seats are being filled - your GMAT is a bit under the average and weak for an Indian applicant, so, would love to see you bring that up as much as possible, have R1 advantage, and have as much time as possible to do deep introspection, research your goals, and research INSEAD.
Unless you are on a long vacation at work, taking a single-minded approach, 3 weeks is not enough time to do a quality job on 7 essays, your CV, talking points for recommenders, video question prep. Obviously IIT is great - love the international work experience. Make sure to articulate a habit of leadership and contribution. This is a frequent miss - but contribution has so much to do with your overall value proposition.
If you must have an internship, than January is the only option, however. If you are going for consulting, this is not necessary. But if finance, it's compulsory.
Hope this helps!
Farrell
PS - I had a candidate with 10 years get passed over for an interview this cycle, but offered a spot in their EMBA program - so I feel we did a good job articulating his work experience; however he had bad grades/test scores/contribution track record and not much in the way of international motivation. We declined the offer; he is headed to IESE for the full-time program in September, waiting on scholarship info, he's excited and delighted.
coolabinash wrote:
Guys,
Does INSEAD has any disadvantage for candidates with 10 years of work experience? Profile - Indian male, Undergrad from IIT, worked & lived across India,china, Europe and now in USA since 2 years, working with a big consumer product company as group manager, GMAT 700. Thinking of applying to INSEAD but confused between R3 of Jan 2020 vs R 1 of Sep 2020 intake. I will have 10 year experience by Sep 2020 and 9.5 years by Jan 2020.
Any suggestions?
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