ariel wrote:
hirendhanak wrote:
Hi Experts,
I have a few queries , can someone help me in the same. I am indian having an experience of nine years in Financial Services.
Functionally , i have been into Business Development , and have remained at leadership position for almost six years out of total experience of nine years.
My undergrads are in Business Admin and are strong enough, no issues with application essays ( have enough things to say ) or references too.
Now my questions are
1) How much importance does the b-school give to international exposure in job experience ?
2) If the job profile itself doesn't require international experience then how do they rate the job experience earned so far ? because i am not from IT field wherein you get more opportunities to work across globe.
3) I did my one year programme from IIM Calcutta, which was a part time sort of programme , truelly speaking it didnt make any value addition so should i show it in my application or not ?
Thanks
1) International experience is always nice to have. If you're applying to US schools however, lack of international experience is less likely to matter compared to European/Asian schools.
2) I'm not sure I understand this question. They could always ask, "if you're so set on getting international experience why not change firms?" - not that they would ask that, but just playing devil's advocate. In your situation, I would recommend that you emphasize your leadership experience and team work - those are the biggies. Sounds like you might have managed people during your tenure with the firm - great! A lot of applicants don't have that - highlight it. Another point you will want to address is: why now? You've been on the job for nine years - they're going to want to know why you're applying now. You don't want them to think you've reached a plateau and have nowhere to go from here.
3) What program was that?
Thanks ariel for your prompt reply
Yes , out of my experience of nine years i have managed people for nothing less then seven years.. and i shall surely work out an application highlighting the rich leadership experience. I am into Financial Services and, when it comes to Business development in Financial Services , not a single person across industry gets any exposure in international market, the job profile is performing locally only, so i always fear that lack of international experience doesn't hamper my application.
the one year programme i did was a non residential programme where lectures were delivered through video conferencing.. but the programme didn't have anything to deliver , and honestly it did not make any value addition except a certificate.
I wish to get into consulting and thats the reason i wanna do my MBA now, but a few of my friends( who are currently B school students ) said that such shift from Business Development to Consulting are rarest. what is your opinion on this ?