Intern
Joined: 24 Dec 2013
Posts: 23
Given Kudos: 74
Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Operations
GMAT 1: 600 Q48 V25
GMAT 2: 650 Q48 V31
GMAT 3: 620 Q44 V31
WE:Other (Transportation)
Please evaluate – Indian/M 25/automotive marketing/3.5+ yrs exp
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03 Feb 2015, 11:59
Hello Stacy!
I would be highly grateful if you can evaluate my profile for my target B-schools. Also it would be great if you could suggest more B-schools befitting my profile & career goals.
Nationality: Indian (M 25)
Work Exp: 3.5 years as on date (2.5 years with an Indian car manufacturing firm & the rest till date with Honda Cars of India). No international stint or deputation so far.
Role: been working within marketing vertical as area manager for after-sales operations. I act as a single point of contact between channel partners (car dealers) and the organization, hence acting as an execution arm of the company. Dealers under my control have annual business turnover of ~5 Million USD from their several car service outlets, employ roughly 200+ people in them and geographically span over 3 states. I am accountable for the growth of my dealers’ businesses and their compliance to the organization’s standards of customer satisfaction.
Maintaining strong business relationships with channel partners, end customers & aftermarket partners is the crux of my job.
My experience so far can vaguely be compared to general management (a lot of direct leadership and people management experience; highly data-driven decision making and execution). I wish to break the mold & specialize with an MBA in marketing/strategy or operations management.
GMAT: took in last Dec after a chaotic prep and scored 600 (Q48, V25, AWA 5.0, IR 5). I shall be re-taking it within next 2 months and targeting a minimum of 720.
Undergrad Profile: GPA 6.15/10 (not so good grades in Quant courses); majored in mechanical engineering from an NIT (government run, tier-2 engineering college in India, consistently ranked 15~20 in the national list)
My extra-curricular/CSR achievements are not so distinguished.
Additional Certifications/Courses: None (Please suggest one which could strengthen my case or compensate my low undergrad GPA)
Post-MBA goal: to work in any of the following capacities:
Example 1 – Marketing/Market Research/Brand management/Product planning in an automobile company
Example 2 – Consultant in a major market research/strategy consulting firm (specializing in automotive consulting would be a cherry on top)
Example 3 – Marketing/Product management/Operations management at an E-commerce firm
Example 4 - Marketing/Product management/Operations management at a tech start-up involving car based product (likes of Uber, Lyft, Getaround, Beepi, Tred, Joyride etc)
Target Schools:
Highly ambitious – U Michigan Ross, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, NWU Kellogg, ISB India
Moderately ambitious – UNC Kenan Flagler, UT Austin Mc Combs, IU Kelley, Purdue Krannert
Safe – Vanderbilt Owen, Michigan State Eli Broad SOB, U Georgia Terry, U Maryland Smith (latter 2 for their marketing research reputation)
I plan to apply in R1 for Fall 2016 Intake.
Thank you!