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I work with a global telecom company(Ericsson) as a Technical Leader. I handle the software development, team management and stakeholder management for my team of 8 engineers. The features that I have developed are currently in use by some of the largest telecom operators in the world – AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Reliance Jio, Airtel, etc.
Details:
Undergrad School: Visvesvaraya Technological University
Undergrad Major: Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication
GPA: 3.56
GRE: 340/340(Q:170, V:170, AWA: 6)
Age: 31, Ethnicity: Indian
Extracurriculars: I actively write on platforms like Quora and Medium. I have written over 730 articles on Medium with over 4 million views. I have written over 4000 answers on Quora with over 12 million views. I have also written and published my own novel on Amazon Kindle., I have worked as a volunteer product manager alongside my full time job for an Australian social impact startup and helped scale the number of users to 10X in 1 year., I have worked as a volunteer product analyst alongside my full time job for a US startup that helps people understand the basics of movement and makes them understand the perils of prolonged sitting.
Work History:
Title: Technical Leader
Industry: Technology
Company: Global
Length of Employment: 9 yrs, 1 mos
Big Life Wins:
I was successfully able to help an Australian startup scale their product to 10X users within a year. I helped in redesigning their UI which improved user retention by 30%. I have written articles for prominent publications like Vox.
Post MBA Goal:
I intend to work as a Product Manager at a Tech giant post my MBA.
Schools:
Target School: Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, ISB
Details:
Undergrad School: Visvesvaraya Technological University
Undergrad Major: Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication
GPA: 3.56
GRE: 340/340(Q:170, V:170, AWA: 6)
Age: 31, Ethnicity: Indian
Extracurriculars: I actively write on platforms like Quora and Medium. I have written over 730 articles on Medium with over 4 million views. I have written over 4000 answers on Quora with over 12 million views. I have also written and published my own novel on Amazon Kindle., I have worked as a volunteer product manager alongside my full time job for an Australian social impact startup and helped scale the number of users to 10X in 1 year., I have worked as a volunteer product analyst alongside my full time job for a US startup that helps people understand the basics of movement and makes them understand the perils of prolonged sitting.
Work History:
Title: Technical Leader
Industry: Technology
Company: Global
Length of Employment: 9 yrs, 1 mos
Big Life Wins:
I was successfully able to help an Australian startup scale their product to 10X users within a year. I helped in redesigning their UI which improved user retention by 30%. I have written articles for prominent publications like Vox.
Post MBA Goal:
I intend to work as a Product Manager at a Tech giant post my MBA.
Schools:
Target School: Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, ISB
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Hi RobertStephen8291, thank you for your post.
Overall I think you have a strong profile, especially with your target goal of product management at a tech giant. You bring the software engineering experience of course, team management/collaboration experience, global company experience, and some startup exposure too through your side projects. I really like the initiative you have shown there, and that exposure through your 'extracurriculars' should be quite helpful in differentiating your profile. Especially since the startups are in different regions. I also am impressed by all the writing you've done, as that's good to show communication skills outside of a technology setting and some creativity too. Lastly, you have an excellent GRE score.
The main thing that worries me is your experience level / age, as that is a bit higher than average for most US programs. I think you have good chances at UCLA still (and ISB), but worry most about your chances at GSB (which is the most selective school anyway!). I wonder if you'd be a better fit for Stanford's MSx program? Worth checking out.
Hope that helps and good luck!
Kate
Overall I think you have a strong profile, especially with your target goal of product management at a tech giant. You bring the software engineering experience of course, team management/collaboration experience, global company experience, and some startup exposure too through your side projects. I really like the initiative you have shown there, and that exposure through your 'extracurriculars' should be quite helpful in differentiating your profile. Especially since the startups are in different regions. I also am impressed by all the writing you've done, as that's good to show communication skills outside of a technology setting and some creativity too. Lastly, you have an excellent GRE score.
The main thing that worries me is your experience level / age, as that is a bit higher than average for most US programs. I think you have good chances at UCLA still (and ISB), but worry most about your chances at GSB (which is the most selective school anyway!). I wonder if you'd be a better fit for Stanford's MSx program? Worth checking out.
Hope that helps and good luck!
Kate
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