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18 Feb 2017, 00:01
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Dear Experts,
Kindly evaluate my profile for the top MBA Schools.
Name: Nitish Agarwal
Years of Experience: 5
Target Schools: Insead, LBS, Tuck, Stanford, ISB
University: B.Tech in Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
GPA:8.35/10
Multiple positions of leadership held across 4 years of university. In the final year, led the placement team to ensure placement of 1200+ students achieving record placement numbers.
Published a technical paper in reputed journal.
Work Experience:
1) Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger, 3+ years experience from 2013 Jan to 2016 Apr
- Was Team Lead for planning and execution of Wireline Services in high-volume exploration & development projects for O.N.G.C. Mumbai High
- Worked in a multi-disciplinary, multi national, client facing project management role with 100% ownership of functions such as QHSE, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, Equipment Maintenance, Logistics, Invoicing, Training & Development
- Prepared training modules for trainees, successfully launched a new service and trained peers on execution, received client appreciations for a project and internal awards as wells
- Short stints of work/ training abroad
2) Business Development Head, CECO, 6 months from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016 (Part Time Job during GMAT prep)
- Started a branch office for a small business that sells sunglasses on ecommerce platforms
- Created processes to manage inventory, taxation and invoicing along with increasing portfolio 5x times and reducing delivery time by half with sales increase of 150%
3) Self Employed, Family Trust Manager, 1 year June 2016 to present
- With the aim of attaining financial independence for four households, founded a real estate & wealth management company to initiate financial restructuring of family owned assets & businesses with net worth 700M INR
- Negotiated a real estate sale of 25 acres agricultural land and resolved multiple legal hinderances
- Currently investing the sale proceeds across all sorts of financial product (performed asset allocation & succession planning for my family)
- Learning the nuances of investing and managing a portfolio of 4million USD, currently generating 70 lacs INR as passive income with the rest of monies poised for 12% yoy appreciation
- Also in progress is construction of residential building project
Extracurriculars:
Funraising coordinator at a pan India NGO
Travel Blogger, Photographer, Scuba Diver
GMAT: 720 Q49, V40 (2016)
Hope the above info gives you a detailed picture of my profile. I have been specifically worried about getting references as largely I have been self employed for the last 1 year and literally have my family as my client. My previous job stints should get me 1 stellar recommendations. I am also worried as my self employment experience does not strictly qualify as professional work experience, will I be on the losing end? And with the current profile, do I have a chance at Insead/ Tuck?
Regards
Nitish
Kindly evaluate my profile for the top MBA Schools.
Name: Nitish Agarwal
Years of Experience: 5
Target Schools: Insead, LBS, Tuck, Stanford, ISB
University: B.Tech in Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
GPA:8.35/10
Multiple positions of leadership held across 4 years of university. In the final year, led the placement team to ensure placement of 1200+ students achieving record placement numbers.
Published a technical paper in reputed journal.
Work Experience:
1) Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger, 3+ years experience from 2013 Jan to 2016 Apr
- Was Team Lead for planning and execution of Wireline Services in high-volume exploration & development projects for O.N.G.C. Mumbai High
- Worked in a multi-disciplinary, multi national, client facing project management role with 100% ownership of functions such as QHSE, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, Equipment Maintenance, Logistics, Invoicing, Training & Development
- Prepared training modules for trainees, successfully launched a new service and trained peers on execution, received client appreciations for a project and internal awards as wells
- Short stints of work/ training abroad
2) Business Development Head, CECO, 6 months from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016 (Part Time Job during GMAT prep)
- Started a branch office for a small business that sells sunglasses on ecommerce platforms
- Created processes to manage inventory, taxation and invoicing along with increasing portfolio 5x times and reducing delivery time by half with sales increase of 150%
3) Self Employed, Family Trust Manager, 1 year June 2016 to present
- With the aim of attaining financial independence for four households, founded a real estate & wealth management company to initiate financial restructuring of family owned assets & businesses with net worth 700M INR
- Negotiated a real estate sale of 25 acres agricultural land and resolved multiple legal hinderances
- Currently investing the sale proceeds across all sorts of financial product (performed asset allocation & succession planning for my family)
- Learning the nuances of investing and managing a portfolio of 4million USD, currently generating 70 lacs INR as passive income with the rest of monies poised for 12% yoy appreciation
- Also in progress is construction of residential building project
Extracurriculars:
Funraising coordinator at a pan India NGO
Travel Blogger, Photographer, Scuba Diver
GMAT: 720 Q49, V40 (2016)
Hope the above info gives you a detailed picture of my profile. I have been specifically worried about getting references as largely I have been self employed for the last 1 year and literally have my family as my client. My previous job stints should get me 1 stellar recommendations. I am also worried as my self employment experience does not strictly qualify as professional work experience, will I be on the losing end? And with the current profile, do I have a chance at Insead/ Tuck?
Regards
Nitish
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18 Feb 2017, 21:14
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Dear Experts,
Kindly evaluate my profile for the top MBA Schools.
Name: Nitish Agarwal
Years of Experience: 5
Target Schools: Insead, LBS, Tuck, Stanford, ISB
University: B.Tech in Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
GPA:8.35/10
Multiple positions of leadership held across 4 years of university. In the final year, led the placement team to ensure placement of 1200+ students achieving record placement numbers.
Published a technical paper in reputed journal.
Work Experience:
1) Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger, 3+ years experience from 2013 Jan to 2016 Apr
- Was Team Lead for planning and execution of Wireline Services in high-volume exploration & development projects for O.N.G.C. Mumbai High
- Worked in a multi-disciplinary, multi national, client facing project management role with 100% ownership of functions such as QHSE, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, Equipment Maintenance, Logistics, Invoicing, Training & Development
- Prepared training modules for trainees, successfully launched a new service and trained peers on execution, received client appreciations for a project and internal awards as wells
- Short stints of work/ training abroad
2) Business Development Head, CECO, 6 months from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016 (Part Time Job during GMAT prep)
- Started a branch office for a small business that sells sunglasses on ecommerce platforms
- Created processes to manage inventory, taxation and invoicing along with increasing portfolio 5x times and reducing delivery time by half with sales increase of 150%
3) Self Employed, Family Trust Manager, 1 year June 2016 to present
- With the aim of attaining financial independence for four households, founded a real estate & wealth management company to initiate financial restructuring of family owned assets & businesses with net worth 700M INR
- Negotiated a real estate sale of 25 acres agricultural land and resolved multiple legal hinderances
- Currently investing the sale proceeds across all sorts of financial product (performed asset allocation & succession planning for my family)
- Learning the nuances of investing and managing a portfolio of 4million USD, currently generating 70 lacs INR as passive income with the rest of monies poised for 12% yoy appreciation
- Also in progress is construction of residential building project
Extracurriculars:
Funraising coordinator at a pan India NGO
Travel Blogger, Photographer, Scuba Diver
GMAT: 720 Q49, V40 (2016)
Hope the above info gives you a detailed picture of my profile. I have been specifically worried about getting references as largely I have been self employed for the last 1 year and literally have my family as my client. My previous job stints should get me 1 stellar recommendations. I am also worried as my self employment experience does not strictly qualify as professional work experience, will I be on the losing end? And with the current profile, do I have a chance at Insead/ Tuck?
Regards
Nitish
Kindly evaluate my profile for the top MBA Schools.
Name: Nitish Agarwal
Years of Experience: 5
Target Schools: Insead, LBS, Tuck, Stanford, ISB
University: B.Tech in Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
GPA:8.35/10
Multiple positions of leadership held across 4 years of university. In the final year, led the placement team to ensure placement of 1200+ students achieving record placement numbers.
Published a technical paper in reputed journal.
Work Experience:
1) Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger, 3+ years experience from 2013 Jan to 2016 Apr
- Was Team Lead for planning and execution of Wireline Services in high-volume exploration & development projects for O.N.G.C. Mumbai High
- Worked in a multi-disciplinary, multi national, client facing project management role with 100% ownership of functions such as QHSE, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, Equipment Maintenance, Logistics, Invoicing, Training & Development
- Prepared training modules for trainees, successfully launched a new service and trained peers on execution, received client appreciations for a project and internal awards as wells
- Short stints of work/ training abroad
2) Business Development Head, CECO, 6 months from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016 (Part Time Job during GMAT prep)
- Started a branch office for a small business that sells sunglasses on ecommerce platforms
- Created processes to manage inventory, taxation and invoicing along with increasing portfolio 5x times and reducing delivery time by half with sales increase of 150%
3) Self Employed, Family Trust Manager, 1 year June 2016 to present
- With the aim of attaining financial independence for four households, founded a real estate & wealth management company to initiate financial restructuring of family owned assets & businesses with net worth 700M INR
- Negotiated a real estate sale of 25 acres agricultural land and resolved multiple legal hinderances
- Currently investing the sale proceeds across all sorts of financial product (performed asset allocation & succession planning for my family)
- Learning the nuances of investing and managing a portfolio of 4million USD, currently generating 70 lacs INR as passive income with the rest of monies poised for 12% yoy appreciation
- Also in progress is construction of residential building project
Extracurriculars:
Funraising coordinator at a pan India NGO
Travel Blogger, Photographer, Scuba Diver
GMAT: 720 Q49, V40 (2016)
Hope the above info gives you a detailed picture of my profile. I have been specifically worried about getting references as largely I have been self employed for the last 1 year and literally have my family as my client. My previous job stints should get me 1 stellar recommendations. I am also worried as my self employment experience does not strictly qualify as professional work experience, will I be on the losing end? And with the current profile, do I have a chance at Insead/ Tuck?
Regards
Nitish
Nitish,
Thank you for the profile details. Your profile is interesting and you have some great experiences. I helped a handful of applicants from Schlumberger (also wireline engineers) get into top schools and I can tell you how your profile will compare given the entrepreneurship work. The first thing to do is think about the career story given the transitions.
From what I see here, I like LBS, INSEAD and ISB for you, whereas I would want a higher GMAT score for the others. Feel free to reach out to discuss your profile further and how we could work together. scott@personalmbacoach.com
Good luck!
Best,
Scott
20 Feb 2017, 07:04
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nagarwal191
Dear Experts,
Kindly evaluate my profile for the top MBA Schools.
Name: Nitish Agarwal
Years of Experience: 5
Target Schools: Insead, LBS, Tuck, Stanford, ISB
University: B.Tech in Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
GPA:8.35/10
Multiple positions of leadership held across 4 years of university. In the final year, led the placement team to ensure placement of 1200+ students achieving record placement numbers.
Published a technical paper in reputed journal.
Work Experience:
1) Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger, 3+ years experience from 2013 Jan to 2016 Apr
- Was Team Lead for planning and execution of Wireline Services in high-volume exploration & development projects for O.N.G.C. Mumbai High
- Worked in a multi-disciplinary, multi national, client facing project management role with 100% ownership of functions such as QHSE, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, Equipment Maintenance, Logistics, Invoicing, Training & Development
- Prepared training modules for trainees, successfully launched a new service and trained peers on execution, received client appreciations for a project and internal awards as wells
- Short stints of work/ training abroad
2) Business Development Head, CECO, 6 months from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016 (Part Time Job during GMAT prep)
- Started a branch office for a small business that sells sunglasses on ecommerce platforms
- Created processes to manage inventory, taxation and invoicing along with increasing portfolio 5x times and reducing delivery time by half with sales increase of 150%
3) Self Employed, Family Trust Manager, 1 year June 2016 to present
- With the aim of attaining financial independence for four households, founded a real estate & wealth management company to initiate financial restructuring of family owned assets & businesses with net worth 700M INR
- Negotiated a real estate sale of 25 acres agricultural land and resolved multiple legal hinderances
- Currently investing the sale proceeds across all sorts of financial product (performed asset allocation & succession planning for my family)
- Learning the nuances of investing and managing a portfolio of 4million USD, currently generating 70 lacs INR as passive income with the rest of monies poised for 12% yoy appreciation
- Also in progress is construction of residential building project
Extracurriculars:
Funraising coordinator at a pan India NGO
Travel Blogger, Photographer, Scuba Diver
GMAT: 720 Q49, V40 (2016)
Hope the above info gives you a detailed picture of my profile. I have been specifically worried about getting references as largely I have been self employed for the last 1 year and literally have my family as my client. My previous job stints should get me 1 stellar recommendations. I am also worried as my self employment experience does not strictly qualify as professional work experience, will I be on the losing end? And with the current profile, do I have a chance at Insead/ Tuck?
Regards
Nitish
Kindly evaluate my profile for the top MBA Schools.
Name: Nitish Agarwal
Years of Experience: 5
Target Schools: Insead, LBS, Tuck, Stanford, ISB
University: B.Tech in Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
GPA:8.35/10
Multiple positions of leadership held across 4 years of university. In the final year, led the placement team to ensure placement of 1200+ students achieving record placement numbers.
Published a technical paper in reputed journal.
Work Experience:
1) Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger, 3+ years experience from 2013 Jan to 2016 Apr
- Was Team Lead for planning and execution of Wireline Services in high-volume exploration & development projects for O.N.G.C. Mumbai High
- Worked in a multi-disciplinary, multi national, client facing project management role with 100% ownership of functions such as QHSE, Service Delivery, Quality Assurance, Equipment Maintenance, Logistics, Invoicing, Training & Development
- Prepared training modules for trainees, successfully launched a new service and trained peers on execution, received client appreciations for a project and internal awards as wells
- Short stints of work/ training abroad
2) Business Development Head, CECO, 6 months from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016 (Part Time Job during GMAT prep)
- Started a branch office for a small business that sells sunglasses on ecommerce platforms
- Created processes to manage inventory, taxation and invoicing along with increasing portfolio 5x times and reducing delivery time by half with sales increase of 150%
3) Self Employed, Family Trust Manager, 1 year June 2016 to present
- With the aim of attaining financial independence for four households, founded a real estate & wealth management company to initiate financial restructuring of family owned assets & businesses with net worth 700M INR
- Negotiated a real estate sale of 25 acres agricultural land and resolved multiple legal hinderances
- Currently investing the sale proceeds across all sorts of financial product (performed asset allocation & succession planning for my family)
- Learning the nuances of investing and managing a portfolio of 4million USD, currently generating 70 lacs INR as passive income with the rest of monies poised for 12% yoy appreciation
- Also in progress is construction of residential building project
Extracurriculars:
Funraising coordinator at a pan India NGO
Travel Blogger, Photographer, Scuba Diver
GMAT: 720 Q49, V40 (2016)
Hope the above info gives you a detailed picture of my profile. I have been specifically worried about getting references as largely I have been self employed for the last 1 year and literally have my family as my client. My previous job stints should get me 1 stellar recommendations. I am also worried as my self employment experience does not strictly qualify as professional work experience, will I be on the losing end? And with the current profile, do I have a chance at Insead/ Tuck?
Regards
Nitish
Hey Nitish!
Overall you have plenty of great stuff in your profile -
You are an IITan, you are non-IT!!! (yay!), you have fantastic grades! And an excellent GMAT!
So plenty of good stuff here.
However, I do have some hesitations about your work experience. It's not bad, but it's also not fantastic. I also don't get your choices of career changes, nor do I understand why you want to go to an MBA and what this has to do with your family business. IF you can come up with a great story, it will help you lots.
I think overall, if you applied to a nice spread of schools in the Top 20, you would do fine.
I hope this helps! And feel free to drop us a line for a free consultation, if you want to dig deep into the details.
Best,
Jon Frank
