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18 Mar 2020, 09:00
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Hi,
I would appreciate expert advice on my profile and the schools/programs I should target.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 34 (DOB: 6 Feb 1986)
Total Work Ex: 128 Months full time (most of it in Real Estate)
International Ex: 73 months in China
10th — 81%
12th — 87%
UG: Bachelor in Engineering - Computer Engg — 71%
PG: Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (equivalent to Masters in Engineering) - 83%
GMAT: 740 (Q50, V40, IR8, AWA5)
Language Proficiency: English, Hindi, Mandarin (HSK II level)
Work Experience Details: I worked for 11 months as Software Engineer before joining PG. Post PG, I worked in Real Estate Procurement for almost 10 years and had 4 promotions. During this tenure, I spent 6 years in shanghai where I setup an International procurement office and led it. While leaving this company, I was working as AVP and had a team of 10 associates. I will be joining a Procurement Consulting Organization soon. In addition to this, I have 5 months internship experience.
Others: At school, I had held positions of Secretary and Vice President of Student community. At UG college, I was a part of team which had developed and maintained University website. At PG college, I was coordinator of Entrepreneurship Cell and member of Event Management team. At work, I have been involved in Organizational CSR programs and was leading infrastructure development projects (certificate available). I was a part of Key associate group and had received Spot Award one time. I love travelling and have traveled to 16 countries. I do not have notable achievements in sports/arts.
Career Goal: My goal is to move out of Procurement and get into Corporate Strategy or Business Consulting. I'm looking for a short duration MBA (1 yr/Executive) and therefore targeting colleges like Insead/LBS/Kellog's (1 year)/Oxford/Cambridge.
I would appreciate expert advice on my profile and the schools/programs I should target.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 34 (DOB: 6 Feb 1986)
Total Work Ex: 128 Months full time (most of it in Real Estate)
International Ex: 73 months in China
10th — 81%
12th — 87%
UG: Bachelor in Engineering - Computer Engg — 71%
PG: Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (equivalent to Masters in Engineering) - 83%
GMAT: 740 (Q50, V40, IR8, AWA5)
Language Proficiency: English, Hindi, Mandarin (HSK II level)
Work Experience Details: I worked for 11 months as Software Engineer before joining PG. Post PG, I worked in Real Estate Procurement for almost 10 years and had 4 promotions. During this tenure, I spent 6 years in shanghai where I setup an International procurement office and led it. While leaving this company, I was working as AVP and had a team of 10 associates. I will be joining a Procurement Consulting Organization soon. In addition to this, I have 5 months internship experience.
Others: At school, I had held positions of Secretary and Vice President of Student community. At UG college, I was a part of team which had developed and maintained University website. At PG college, I was coordinator of Entrepreneurship Cell and member of Event Management team. At work, I have been involved in Organizational CSR programs and was leading infrastructure development projects (certificate available). I was a part of Key associate group and had received Spot Award one time. I love travelling and have traveled to 16 countries. I do not have notable achievements in sports/arts.
Career Goal: My goal is to move out of Procurement and get into Corporate Strategy or Business Consulting. I'm looking for a short duration MBA (1 yr/Executive) and therefore targeting colleges like Insead/LBS/Kellog's (1 year)/Oxford/Cambridge.
22 Mar 2020, 13:37
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Hi khnavneet,
Thanks for sharing your profile with us! You have an impressive amount of work experience (including internationally outside your home country, which is always a plus). However, that same asset will most likely prove to be your biggest obstacle in an MBA application as well. In terms of both age and work tenure, you're pretty far above the average for most top MBA programs, so I agree that you'll be best off targeting executive MBA programs. One-year full-time MBA programs like all the European schools that you mentioned are a possibility, but your profile fits best with either one-year programs that are specifically targeted towards mid-career professionals (like the Stanford MSx) or executive MBA programs, which tend to be part-time (evenings or weekends).
For any of these programs, your most critical task will be persuading admissions committees (AdComs) why *now* is the time for you to get an MBA, after a decade in real estate, and why it makes sense for you to switch careers to corporate strategy or business consulting. Why didn't you make this switch sooner? Why are you drawn to corporate strategy or business consulting, and what skills / experience do you have that will be transferable to these new career fields? What specifically do you need to learn or acquire in business school to help you make that switch? The longer an applicant has been in the workforce before applying to business school, the more compelling his or her answers to these questions need to be in the personal essays. If you have recommenders who can speak to these questions in their letters as well, that will also help your case.
I hope this is helpful! If you'd like to chat further with us, please feel free to set up a free consultation via www.admissionado.com. Best of luck!
Doris
Thanks for sharing your profile with us! You have an impressive amount of work experience (including internationally outside your home country, which is always a plus). However, that same asset will most likely prove to be your biggest obstacle in an MBA application as well. In terms of both age and work tenure, you're pretty far above the average for most top MBA programs, so I agree that you'll be best off targeting executive MBA programs. One-year full-time MBA programs like all the European schools that you mentioned are a possibility, but your profile fits best with either one-year programs that are specifically targeted towards mid-career professionals (like the Stanford MSx) or executive MBA programs, which tend to be part-time (evenings or weekends).
For any of these programs, your most critical task will be persuading admissions committees (AdComs) why *now* is the time for you to get an MBA, after a decade in real estate, and why it makes sense for you to switch careers to corporate strategy or business consulting. Why didn't you make this switch sooner? Why are you drawn to corporate strategy or business consulting, and what skills / experience do you have that will be transferable to these new career fields? What specifically do you need to learn or acquire in business school to help you make that switch? The longer an applicant has been in the workforce before applying to business school, the more compelling his or her answers to these questions need to be in the personal essays. If you have recommenders who can speak to these questions in their letters as well, that will also help your case.
I hope this is helpful! If you'd like to chat further with us, please feel free to set up a free consultation via www.admissionado.com. Best of luck!
Doris
