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17 Jul 2014, 16:10
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Hello,
I request you to please go through my profile and help me understand the ground reality about my preparedness for the MBA schools. Planning to apply in ’15 for the batch starting n ‘16
GMAT: Not taken (Please suggest on the score I should target)
Target: Batch of 2016
Education:
B.Tech from IIT Bombay, India; GPA – 8.1/10; Graduated in ‘12
(Ranked in top 0.2% among more than 1.5 million students in IIT Joint Entrance Exam)
Work Exp: Total: 2 years and 2 months (will be 4 years total at the time of joining ‘16 batch)
1. India’s largest e-commerce company, Flipkart (2 years, India)
• Joined as a Management Trainee and promoted to Assistant Manager, Supply Chain in 9 months (fastest promotion in the company)
• End to end supply chain and project management exposure: worked on supply chain processes, products, analytics and strategy (as an internal consultant) to scale-up operations from 15k shipments/day to 100k shipments/day in 2 years
• Prepared and presented 6 business cases relating to growth, efficiency and cost to senior management; received a rating 4/5
2. An international retail franchise, M.H. Alshaya, Business Solutions Engineer (2 months - Present, Kuwait)
• Working on a variety of projects such as supply chain solutions for Victoria Secrets in franchise model, business reporting metric design for all fashion and footwear retail brands
• Majorly an internal consultant role to link the business side of every brand with other teams such as finance, logistics, IT etc.
Professional certifications:
1. Green Belt, Six Sigma from American Society for Quality
2. CFA Level 1 Candidate for December 2014 exam
Internship:
1. PwC India, Telecom Strategy Consulting, Summer Associate (3 months)
• ERP transformation project for one of the world’s leading telecom companies acquiring an arm of the British Telecom
• Awarded a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) for a full time job as a consultant
Extracurricular Activities:
1. Head of fund raising and sponsorship team for the college cultural festival
(Asia’s largest 4-day college cultural festival with a footfall of 72k and a total budget of INR 20 million)
2. Hostel sports secretary
3. Organized blood donation camps and street plays during college for awareness on women exploitation
4. Captain of U-15 city team to win the handball tournament in the state
5. Participated in a lot of football tournaments and won a few
6. Conducted a joint study with Texas A&M University to optimize energy models for rural electrification for a project.
7. Active member of the toastmasters club in Kuwait
After MBA goals:
Short term: Management consulting role in a top consulting firm.
Long term: Leadership role in a Fortune 100 company.
Target Schools: Not done extensive research about the schools. Please suggest.
Sincerely,
TN
I request you to please go through my profile and help me understand the ground reality about my preparedness for the MBA schools. Planning to apply in ’15 for the batch starting n ‘16
GMAT: Not taken (Please suggest on the score I should target)
Target: Batch of 2016
Education:
B.Tech from IIT Bombay, India; GPA – 8.1/10; Graduated in ‘12
(Ranked in top 0.2% among more than 1.5 million students in IIT Joint Entrance Exam)
Work Exp: Total: 2 years and 2 months (will be 4 years total at the time of joining ‘16 batch)
1. India’s largest e-commerce company, Flipkart (2 years, India)
• Joined as a Management Trainee and promoted to Assistant Manager, Supply Chain in 9 months (fastest promotion in the company)
• End to end supply chain and project management exposure: worked on supply chain processes, products, analytics and strategy (as an internal consultant) to scale-up operations from 15k shipments/day to 100k shipments/day in 2 years
• Prepared and presented 6 business cases relating to growth, efficiency and cost to senior management; received a rating 4/5
2. An international retail franchise, M.H. Alshaya, Business Solutions Engineer (2 months - Present, Kuwait)
• Working on a variety of projects such as supply chain solutions for Victoria Secrets in franchise model, business reporting metric design for all fashion and footwear retail brands
• Majorly an internal consultant role to link the business side of every brand with other teams such as finance, logistics, IT etc.
Professional certifications:
1. Green Belt, Six Sigma from American Society for Quality
2. CFA Level 1 Candidate for December 2014 exam
Internship:
1. PwC India, Telecom Strategy Consulting, Summer Associate (3 months)
• ERP transformation project for one of the world’s leading telecom companies acquiring an arm of the British Telecom
• Awarded a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) for a full time job as a consultant
Extracurricular Activities:
1. Head of fund raising and sponsorship team for the college cultural festival
(Asia’s largest 4-day college cultural festival with a footfall of 72k and a total budget of INR 20 million)
2. Hostel sports secretary
3. Organized blood donation camps and street plays during college for awareness on women exploitation
4. Captain of U-15 city team to win the handball tournament in the state
5. Participated in a lot of football tournaments and won a few
6. Conducted a joint study with Texas A&M University to optimize energy models for rural electrification for a project.
7. Active member of the toastmasters club in Kuwait
After MBA goals:
Short term: Management consulting role in a top consulting firm.
Long term: Leadership role in a Fortune 100 company.
Target Schools: Not done extensive research about the schools. Please suggest.
Sincerely,
TN
PersonalMBACoach
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18 Jul 2014, 21:20
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Thanks for the detailed post, makes it easier to provide feedback. First, you have a very impressive profile and have a great chance of getting into some top schools. If you wanted to, you could even apply this year. Waiting is not a bad strategy as your candidacy will only improve with another year, but if you were anxious you would have a decent chance this year as well.
Your experience at Flipkart is impressive. I am familiar with the company as I have worked with them and there are some great stories to tell from that experience. While you don't have a top tier feeder consulting name on your resume, the responsibility and the company will certainly help separate you to some extent from the pack of technical consultants / engineers who are competing for the same spots.
Why did you switch jobs? It doesn't seem on paper as the 2nd job was a big promotion, but perhaps there is more to the story.
GMAT: As you have read everywhere, target 700+, and for someone like you I would imagine you could and should get a 730-740. Not a dealbreaker if you don't, but it would back up your otherwise strong story.
Schools: You have a number to choose from given your experience and desired roles after school. I would recommend looking into these and seeing which ones feel right. Talk with alums, read about the programs and classes, and you can always reach out to me for my off the record thoughts on the programs.
- Wharton
- HBS
- Columbia
- Kellogg
- MIT Sloan
- NYU Stern
- Yale SOM
I can give you further thoughts on the wide spectrum of schools, but you have a good chance at some at the top.
Your profile is impressive and you have a good shot at the top schools, provided everything else comes together with your overall story and brand messaging. Its worth doing some advance planning so your application is buttoned up and ready to go.
-Scott Edinburgh
Personal MBA Coach
[email protected]
www.personalmbacoach.com
--Free consultation & application strategy discussion
Your experience at Flipkart is impressive. I am familiar with the company as I have worked with them and there are some great stories to tell from that experience. While you don't have a top tier feeder consulting name on your resume, the responsibility and the company will certainly help separate you to some extent from the pack of technical consultants / engineers who are competing for the same spots.
Why did you switch jobs? It doesn't seem on paper as the 2nd job was a big promotion, but perhaps there is more to the story.
GMAT: As you have read everywhere, target 700+, and for someone like you I would imagine you could and should get a 730-740. Not a dealbreaker if you don't, but it would back up your otherwise strong story.
Schools: You have a number to choose from given your experience and desired roles after school. I would recommend looking into these and seeing which ones feel right. Talk with alums, read about the programs and classes, and you can always reach out to me for my off the record thoughts on the programs.
- Wharton
- HBS
- Columbia
- Kellogg
- MIT Sloan
- NYU Stern
- Yale SOM
I can give you further thoughts on the wide spectrum of schools, but you have a good chance at some at the top.
Your profile is impressive and you have a good shot at the top schools, provided everything else comes together with your overall story and brand messaging. Its worth doing some advance planning so your application is buttoned up and ready to go.
-Scott Edinburgh
Personal MBA Coach
[email protected]
www.personalmbacoach.com
--Free consultation & application strategy discussion
19 Jul 2014, 02:35
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Hi there,
You have an impressive profile. Your academics, work experience and extra curricular are really good. You have made a good decision to apply in 2015 for the class of 2016. By that time you will have approx. 4 years of work experience and that is what most of the US B-Schools look for. So, based on your profile and your short term, long term goal I would suggest you to target B-Schools like Kellogg, Dartmouth Tuck, Michigan Ross, Kenan Flagler and Darden. And to get into such B-Schools you should target scoring 710+ GMAT Score.
Meanwhile, start building up your profile and start making contacts with the alumni and adcom of your targeted B-Schools.
You may also try your chances of getting admit in a top business school by trying this amazing Your chances for B-School tool https://bit.ly/1pGnz0o
Hope that helps.
Cheers!
You have an impressive profile. Your academics, work experience and extra curricular are really good. You have made a good decision to apply in 2015 for the class of 2016. By that time you will have approx. 4 years of work experience and that is what most of the US B-Schools look for. So, based on your profile and your short term, long term goal I would suggest you to target B-Schools like Kellogg, Dartmouth Tuck, Michigan Ross, Kenan Flagler and Darden. And to get into such B-Schools you should target scoring 710+ GMAT Score.
Meanwhile, start building up your profile and start making contacts with the alumni and adcom of your targeted B-Schools.
You may also try your chances of getting admit in a top business school by trying this amazing Your chances for B-School tool https://bit.ly/1pGnz0o
Hope that helps.
Cheers!
