Hi Sir/Madam,

Can you please evaluate my profile.

Male - 30 years old.
Academic Details-
• 10th – 80.83%
• 12th – 76.4%
• Bachelor of Technology - 8.56/10 (1st Class Honours) from Manipal University, India
• MSc: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore : 3.94/5
• GMAT Score – VA46/QA50 (770)
Work Experience: Approx 6 years.
• 2 years - Technical Engineer at Power Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd (India)
• 2 years: Electronics Engineer II at ASM Pacific Technology, Singapore
• 1.5 years: Senior Reliability Engineer at ASM Pacific Technology, Singapore (Current)

Research Experience:
• 1 year at Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N), Singapore during my Masters

Certifications:
• The Radiation Protection Act Certificate (NEA, Singapore)
• ACEPLAS: ESDTRSSD270904-001 Certificate (Singapore)
• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Certificate (Neville Clarke, Singapore)
• MUTBI, Innovation Centre Manipal: Practical Electronics Workshop Certificate (India)
• Blaze Energy Efficiency Contest: Schneider Electric (India)
Academic Achievements:
• Stood among top 5% student of Electrical and Electronics at Manipal.
• Customized a Water Level Sensor using PID Controller organized under Synergia
• Secured 3rd rank in LED Lighting System event organized under Techtatva
• Secured AIR-707 in the Global Mathematics Talent Search Examination (ROHTAK-124001)

Extracurricular-
• Executive Technical Head -2012 of Akshya Urja Club, Manipal, India
• HR in SYNERGIA -2010 (Renewable Energy Fest, Manipal, India)
• Volunteer of organizing committee of the event TECHTATVA.
• Earned certificate for 10km race challenge organized by Singapore Cancer Society 2020
• Awarded medal for 10km race challenge organized by Singapore Cancer Society 2019
• Awarded medal for 10km race challenge organized by Singapore Cancer Society 2017
• Performed exceedingly well the All India Inter School and Club Yoga Championship
• Involved as a member of the Okinwan Goju Ryu Karate at Ranchi Academy of Martial Arts
• Awarded Merit certificate in COIN EXPO organized at Jamshedpur, India.
• Volunteered in events organized by Help Age India.

I would appreciate if you could give me some advice.

Thanks in advance

kr91abhishek, a few thoughts on your profile evaluation and a few queries:

1. The academic arc will be your clear claim to fame. Both Manipal and NTU have good pedigree and your strong GPA there will be nicely complemented with the impressive GMAT score. The technical certifications won't really matter much unless there is some selectivity involved around those which you are able to communicate in your applications. So use those correctly, if at all.
2. The work experience, which in many ways is the very foundation of your candidature, is not very clear. It's tough to evaluate it just basis your designation which give a feeling of being purely technical. While that's still alright, you'll have to think about how you stand out and showcase understanding of the bigger picture. The relatively niche nature of your employers too will have to explained and contextualized well. International experience always helps for European MBA programs.
3. MBA after 30 is tricky. From an years of experience perspective though, you should be fine. What are your post-MBA plans? What schools/deadlines are you targeting?
4. The ECs during college time look ok and after that, feel to be more at a hygiene level. Think about the impact of your work and try to capture that well.

Hope this helps some. Feel free to reach out directly (on email in signature below) for any other doubts/help.

Cheers,
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Hey kr91abhishek,

You come across as an academically strong candidate owing to your GPA of 8.56/10 in undergraduate and 3.94/4 in post-graduate. Moreover, NTU is a very prestigious school and its brand name aids in strengthening your profile as elite B-schools tend to favour candidates from top schools of each country. As for your GMAT, a score of 770 is definitely pretty competitive and thus opens the doors for you to target most of the top business schools.
Coming on to your work experience, you have 5.5 years of work experience which is quite extensive and apt for targeting an MBA. Moreover, a big brand name certainly plays a part in bolstering your profile, as you’d be facing competition from applicants from big4 companies. To differentiate yourself from the applicant pool, you can talk about the kind of projects you have undertaken, the impact you created and your career progression with major learning takeaways. At ASM Pacific Technology you may have dealt with various international clients which highlights your calibre for the program and your prowess in managing global clients and projects, thus, you should focus on the quality of your work and how you went above and beyond and bloomed in the role.

Moving on, extracurricular participation plays an important role in strengthening your applications as B-schools are on the hunt for all-rounder profiles. Seeing your extra-curricular activities, I’d say you have varied undergrad endeavours on this end, which portrays your proactive attitude. Besides this, you can also take up some courses and certifications that can showcase your inclinations towards the field of management and your drive to upskill yourself. All in all, these varied skills can contribute towards you being a great future leader which would automatically impress the adcoms.

Coming on to the schools you can target, here are a few suggestions:

Dream (chances of acceptance are 40-50%): Wharton, NYU, Insead, Berkeley, LBS, HEC
Competitive (chances of acceptance are 70%): USC Marshall, Michigan, Duke, McCombs

All said and done, to increase your chances more, you need to pay extra attention to your application which consists of your Essay, LOR and Resume as they carry 30% of an impact on your chances of bagging admit. A strong application is also the way through which you can highlight your strengths and give apt justifications for your weaknesses to smooth over any flaws in your profile. Moreover, a strong application sets you apart from the rest of the competition and hence it is imperative that you use this tool in your arsenal to the best of your advantage.

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Hope this helped!
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