Hi all - Looking for some guidance here. I feel that April is pretty late to apply to HEC. Is it worth applying to this deadline with my profile listed below?
Background and nationality: 29 year old Indian male - Principal supply chain consultant with a firm that has over 700 employees worldwide, with 5 years of professional experience, working 3 years in the US and 2 years in India
Undergrad Information: BE in Production Engineering from one of the best private engineering schools in the state (Tamil Nadu) - 8.0 / 10 - graduated in the top 10% of my class, won best outgoing project award
Graduate Info: MS in Industrial Engineering with a supply chain focus from Penn State - GPA 3.46 / 4 - published a paper in a large journal as a part of my thesis which was presented in France and shortlisted for the best paper award
GMAT: 710 (91%), verbal 40 (91%), quants 48 (71%), AWA 5.5 (81%), IR 8 (92%) - test taken in April 2017
Work experience and leadership -
Worked for 3 years in the US and 2 years in India
Managed a variety involving design and implementation of supply chain solutions for businesses across multiple verticals.
Job functions involve handling Customer Sales Order Fulfillment, Inventory Management, Demand and Supply Planning, and Inventory Management for clients.
Instrumental in signing on and retaining 7 clients resulting in revenues of around $5 million.
Recognized for my efforts and I received the Best Consultant, 2019 award out of over 400 employees in India.
Mentor to 8 junior consultants in the company.
Community and others -
Volunteer with the Open Door Foundation, teaching science and math to disadvantaged girls from Grades 9-10.
Actively donate to support education, giving away a part of my yearly salary to organizations such as Make a Difference which focuses on educational development of underprivileged children
Also volunteered with Akshaya Nidhi (the for-profit wing of Akshaya Patra), working on market research of new products and upscale of existing product lines
Post MBA goals - Move into strategy and management consulting and leverage the knowledge gain into my father’s tea export business.
Anything else? -
Avid quizzer, and play Ultimate Frisbee and Tennis
At the age of 18, was one of the co-founders of the only quiz club in my city in South India - an organization that is now 80 members strong
President of my college's quiz club leading 25+ students
Conducted communication skills workshops for students from rural backgrounds in my college
Acted in plays and was actively involved in theater during college