Hi,
AdityaKumar75,
Thank you for your post!
First, I would like to say you have a good amount of relevant work experience, and your profile seems quite strong academically. You did well, scoring a 700 on your GMAT, and If you could just back a score of 730+ in your retake, you could target the top B-schools, including the famed M-7 schools. Moreover, you have a good overall GPA, and if you can back them up with substantial examples of leadership, decision-making, and analytical skills in your long tenure, it would be more than okay on your academic front.
Coming to your profile, you have described your roles and responsibilities and critical projects well and were promoted to South Asia Marketing Manager in a short span; hence, I believe you won't be short on stellar leadership examples. So, to put in your experience, I would like you to explain more about your diverse experiences, skillset developed, professional accolades (including any leadership awards ), and the impact generated during your diverse tenure. Furthermore, if you have been switching roles during your career progression, you need to give strong reasons for your timing, decision to switch, aspirations, and how it aligns with your future goals! For your reference, I suggest you go through our article on
How you can justify your career switch to pursue an MBA for a career change, this would help provide insights and help you jot down the pros and cons of making a career switch. Also, you have a good amount of international experience and amazing growth in the startup, which would be greatly valued at this stage and would give you a chance to expand new horizons to start an interesting conversation with the adcom.
Coming to ECAs, you need to add some relevant volunteering and community work, and even some hobbies will do. Mention your contribution, the challenges faced, leadership roles played, the impact generated, and the relevant skills developed through your ECAs to bank upon them! Moreover, you have very well described your post-MBA goals; that's something we see very rarely! Now all you need to do is dive a little deep and link your past experiences with your post-MBA goals. There are very few people who really have clear, unique motivations behind pursuing an MBA, and you seem one among them. Next, make sure you specify how each school can help fill gaps in your profile and lead you to your life goals. For schools, you can target schools even like Stanford and Wharton, and for your safe list, you could add Kellogg, Booth, and CBS.
Overall you have a competitive profile and a good chance at and a good chance at any top B-school if you apply early. So, I suggest you apply for round 1 instead of waiting for round 2 deadlines. Now, as you belong to the petrochemical industry, Columbia (CBS) would be a good choice for you. Moreover, since recently we have helped an applicant get into Columbia, and she was also from Oil & gas, we could help you to build a strong profile aligned with the school values as I see much potential in your profile. The only thing you need is a bit of guidance and fine polishing around the rough edges! If you'd like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and further help you with shortlisting MBA programs; feel free to
book a free session with us at your convenience.
Let's prepare a 2-month action plan for Round 1Cheers!
Neha Hadke
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neha@mbaandbeyond.com AdityaKumar75 wrote:
Hi Team,
I would really appreciate if you could take a look at my profile and give feedback.
Introduction:-
Aditya Kumar, Indian Male (26) with 5+ years of work exp in petrochemical industry in sustainability domain.
Targeting 2023 Sep Intake
Education :-
Class X GPA 10/10
Class XII 93%
B Tech from IIT Kharagpur GPA 8.25/10
Majors in Mechanical Engineering and Minors in Economics
GMAT :- 700 Q49 V35 (planning to retake , target 720-740)
College Experience :-
Changed my stream from Mining to Mechanical engineering at the end of first year based on extra-ordinary academic performance.
Honorary award after graduation from IIT Kharagpur for Social and Cultural achievement in college, won several medals for drama and theatre performances.
Led case study and ad-design team of college to win medals in internal and external competitions
Work experience:-
I am working in ExxonMobil, one of world's largest energy companies. I have worked in different functions and geographies in the last 5 years.
- 2017-2018 worked in supply chain as EMEAF(Europe, Middle east and Africa) Logistics and Distribution analyst
optimizing costs and improving quality and performance. Did 2 month assignment in Brussels, Europe headquarters working with senior management to develop the corporate plan of >100M$
- 2018-2019 worked in supply chain as Global Sales and Operations Analyst
focusing on inventory management and sustainable and efficient supply chain models. Did 2 month assignment in Singapore, Asia Pacific headquarters working with global leaders of the company
- 2019-2021 moved from supply Chain to market development as Project Manager
developed sustainable packaging solutions for construction industry in India, creating light weight industrial bags reducing >10,000 Tons of plastic waste and creating sustainable business for all value chain partners
-2021- present promoted to South Asia Marketing Manager
Developed circular business models promoting recyclable solutions with major global companies like P&G, Kimberly Clark, HUL, Becton Dickinson, BBraun etc
Managing a cross functional(sales, marketing and technology )and cross regional (India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia) team for the last 1 year
Post MBA goal :-
I wish to continue working in the field of sustainability, but broaden the scope and impact of my work. I want to work in geographies like UK, US and Europe where focus on sustainability, carbon neutrality and clean energy is fast paced and aggressive. I want to gain more skillset other than supply chain and marketing to become a well rounded leader in this field. I will like to get connected to the right network through the college alumni working in this domain which can give me entrepreneurial mindset in this industry. To summarize, I wish to become either a corporate leader or an industry expert in the field of sustainability and I feel MBA from the right college can give me the accelerated growth required.
Advice/guidance needed :-
1. Shortlisting colleges as per my post MBA goals - factors to consider
2. What should be the ideal GMAT score for the colleges shortlisted
3. What are the things to highlight for impactful essays and LORs
4. Applying in R2 vs R1 (if the GMAT score doesn't improve)
Do let me know in case any further inputs are needed.
Looking forward to your response and appreciate you taking time out for this.
Thank you!
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06 Jul 2022, 12:36
