Hello,
First to answer your concern - " I have a career gap of 5 months as my parents were unwell and I had to leave my job to look after them both. Wanted to understand how this will impact my profile. "
Technically, this has no direct impact on your profile. It happens and it is important to take care of your family. There are many aspects allied to this however, like - Are you still on a break? Are you rejoining work? How have you utilised your time? If you have a reasonable discussion around these aspects, it's fine.
For the rest your grades are good, GRE score is also good ( the average at PGPX has been 323). With 4.5 years of experience in digital and mainline marketing at prestigious firms like Ogilvy and FCB, your professional profile is robust. Your experience as an Account Manager, leading campaigns, and managing a team aligns well too.
The career gap is not a deterrent if well explained. Hope this helps.
All the best!
lalliemoon
Hi, please evaluate my profile:
X - 90.42 (ICSE)
XII - 83.08 (State Board)
BCom - 73.52 (State Uni- Top 10 college)
MCom - 80 (State Uni - Top 10 college)
College extra curriculars:
1. Head of the marketing dept of the MUN club, Jt. Secretary of the Management Club, Editor - English of the Annual College Magazine, Head of PR of the Marketing Club
2. Won story writing contests, academic prizes for individual subjects, trophy for the being the best writer of college, published 2 research papers
Work experience: 4.5 years
I have a career gap of 5 months as my parents were unwell and I had to leave my job to look after them both. Wanted to understand how this will impact my profile.
Industry: Digital and Mainline marketing
Company: Ogilvy, FCB (India offices)
Impact: Worked on Retail, finance and FMCG brands.
Current position - Account Manager
Led the end to end execution of campaigns
Was the key spoc on the accounts managed
Came up with strategy/ideas/insights for campaigns managed
Led a team of 3 solution driven executives
Other Hobbies:
1. MMA - Certified Black Belt
2. Writing - Blog with over 40K followers on Instagram, published in several anthologies
Goals: To transition over to the brand side as a brand manager post an MBA
Current GRE score - 325
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