please evaluate my profile

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Hi there,

As this is not my application to any MBA college, I'll try not to decorate my profile, but just lay down the facts. Facts that will help me to get a fair profile evaluation.

To start with I'm an Indian male of 31 years, and having total of 6 years of work experience, all in IT-mostly technical work. Currently leading a team of 6 people.

Although I never travelled abroad for work, but have worked for international clients and with international MNCs, so have good exposure in working with people of diverse background, and across different geographies.

My academic background is not very attractive-88% in high school, 79% in senior secondary and 65% in my engineering.

Coming to extra-curricular activities, I've done many social activities, fond of doing planation, do my bit in reducing carbon footprint, but have no credential to showcase my contributions towards society. I do have some certificates which I earned during my graduation, but they are not of national or international level.

Now why MBA and which course,

I have at least 30 years of career ahead of me, and I do not want to spent it all just doing, coding and 'production support' (pure technical work). I want to move into business consulting, and achieve greater heights in management. also I will also not hide that I want to land into fat paycheck that usually a MBA graduate from good college gets

I'm considering to try for full time 1 year EMBA programs in India and abroad in US and EU.

If my managers, colleagues, friends are to be believed, I do have very good oratory skills, fair communication(both written and spoken) skill. Along with this based on my initial result of GMAT prep test, I can get a GMAT score of 700-710.

Having said all this, please let me know my chances of securing admission in reputed colleges like IIMS and ISB(in India) and other colleges in US and EU. It will be really appreciated if you can suggest a list of colleges that I should target.

Thank you in advance.

I'm considering to try for full time 1 year EMBA programs in India and abroad in US and EU. If my managers, colleagues, friends are to be believed, I do have very good oratory skills, fair communication(both written and spoken) skill. Along with this based on my initial result of GMAT prep test, I can get a GMAT score of 700-710. Having said all this, please let me know my chances of securing admission in reputed colleges like IIMS and ISB(in India) and other colleges in US and EU. It will be really appreciated if you can suggest a list of colleges that I should target. Thank you in advance.

Admissionado · Answer

Hello there, and thanks for your post.
Well, with what you have written it is very hard to say. I don't have a GMAT, I don't know what you did, who you worked for, how many promotions you got, where you studied, what achievements you have. Right now, from what you have written your profile can go either way, but basically I don't know enough yet about you to evaluate it's strengths or weaknesses, all I know is that you worked 6 years in IT and have some leadership (very good).

Soooo, if you can write me back in excruciating detail, then I may be able to better help you!

vineetanand · Answer

Apologies for presenting half baked stuff. I've not taken the GMAT as of now. I'm putting lots of efforts, and targeting a score of 700-710.
Please find below the details of my profile,

Please find below the summary of my profile
• Total work experience of 6 years in IT industry as a Database Consultant
• Leading a team of 6 people. My team comprise of people from different parts of the country
• Proficient in international framework such as ITIL. Also got certified in ITIL v3 foundation
• Expertise in understanding client’s problem, requirement gathering and providing efficient solutions
• Good written and oral communication skill 
• Got two promotions in my current company within a span of 3 years
• Consistently getting the highest rating for straight 3 years, in annual appraisal
• Have worked with companies like TechMahindra, Wipro and HP and clients like KRAFT,CITI,GM,GE
• Have received several written appreciations for my work from my clients, managers and colleagues.
Education:
Earned bachelor in technology in Electronics and Communication with 65% from state university in India
Awards:
I have won several awards for individual contributions within my company. These awards are given to top 100 individual contributors in each division of the company. My division has around 3000 employees 
Also I participated and won few technical contest during my graduation
Score Cards:
Got 85 percentile in a week’s preparation in CAT 2009
No GMAT score as of now
Social Activities:
I’ve planted more than 100 saplings in my village.
Contribute regularly in CSR initiatives organized by my company
Interests:
Travel, Photography and books

Please let me know if I'm still missing something, which will help for a better evaluation. Also do suggest a list of colleges which should be in my profiles reach.
Thanks again for your time.

Admissionado · Answer

Great! Thanks for the detail!
So the first thought I have is whether you should be doing an EMBA or full-time MBA. At 30, you are on the cusp. An EMBA will be easier to get into (probably), but an MBA might better help you make a jump to another industry (if this is your goal... you haven't yet written about that).

Soooo, in the US, assuming a GMAT of 710, I think you can go for some of the top schools that are outside of the Top 10. So: Ross, Kenan-Flagler, Cox, Olin, Goizueta... I think ISB will be a bit on the tough side (although you can still try), and IIMS should be a wee bit easier, but still tough.

The question is: HOW will you differentiate yourself? There will be many applicants with a profile that is similar to yours, but who have graduated from a better school, or have a better employer on their resume (like MS, Google)... so how will you compete with them? What unique or impressive factor will make you stand out?

Otherwise, when you DO apply, I would suggest that you de-emphasize your Tech experience ( you don't want to sound like someone who is solely a Techie) and emphasize any leadership, as well as your promotions, and great rankings at work.

Hope this helps!

vineetanand · Answer

yes, this helps. thank you.

good references and a very good gmat score(710+), promotion details are all that I can carry at the time of applying. also I feel, it will be a good idea to seek help of an expert to design my profile

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Admissionado · Answer

Sounds good! In the meantime put all your energies into that GMAT and see what you can come up with.

Good luck!

And drop in with a post when you have your score.

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