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Hello,

I would really appreciate any feedback on my profile:

- White male, 26
- GMAT 680 (44Q, 40 V)
- GPA 3.46 in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University
- Work experience - 1.5 years at a large German conglomerate and 3 years at an aerospace "start-up"

Looking at UCLA FEMBA program.

Interested in making a career switch into supply chain consulting.

Thank you in advance!

CriticalSquare · Answer

Hi there,

Thanks for sharing your background. A few follow-up questions - what is your work experience in? What did you do? What was your role? What did you achieve? What about your involvement/community service activities? And finally, why a FEMBA as opposed to a 1-year or a part-time MBA?

bazzymic · Answer

Thank you for the response. Here is some of the additional info you asked for:

Work experience:
1.5 yrs as a buyer at a large raw material company
3.0 yrs as a buyer at an aerospace "startup" - defined the first strategy for the commodity I owned

Community service:
I don't have any significant form of community service after UG.

Why FEMBA:
Main reason is financial benefit of being able to keep working, without having the program take longer than 3 years.

CriticalSquare · Answer

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you're goal is to switch careers, which is more geared towards a full-time MBA program. One thing you'll want to consider is how everything will play out for you upon graduating from a FEMBA. It's definitely still possible to find a new career opportunity through on-campus recruiting, but it's just not as likely. So, be sure to do the due diligence and ensure that there is a path for you to switch careers through that program.

One thing I'm not seeing clearly (these forums aren't the best place to go in depth about this anyway) is your story. How are you connecting the dots from your previous work experience to your goal of being a supply chain consultant? What skills are you leveraging from one experience to the next? How does your experience at a startup play in to this? These are all things you'll want to incorporate in your application.

Your involvement is super light, so that will be a bit of a flag. One way to compensate is to demonstrate your leadership and volunteer work at your employer. These are all things that show your desire to go above and beyond the call of duty to make a positive impact.

Hope this information helps! If you have any questions on how we can help you, feel free to sign up for a free consultation below. Thanks and best of luck!

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