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09 Mar 2012, 00:29
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Hiya,
Thank you for taking the time out to review my profile. Let me give you a brief on my resume so that you can have a better understanding of the same:
a) Work Experience: Currently working for an Indian investment bank as a PE/M&A analyst. I am planning to apply for 2013 batch and hoping to work till early 2013. I would have gained ~3 years of work experience (front end investment banking) which I think should prepare me to apply to a business school. I have worked on various deals, some of them have been the biggest in their sectors in India and also been part of the bank's business development exercise. Was solely responsible for originating a see side mandate for an Indian sugar company ($20 mn)
b) International Exposure: Apart from my one year stint in the UK during my masters (A top British Uni), I don’t really have any international exposure. Having said that, I do work with a lot of mid-market and boutique investments banks in US and UK which might count as “international exposure”.
c) GMAT: I have a GMAT score of 710
d) Social Involvement: I have worked with C.O.R.P for one year teaching English in a municipal school in Mumbai and a six month internship with a microfinance firm as a principal manager for new initiatives and business develoment covering rural areas and villages in the state of Rajasthan, India. Helped setup special help groups and also led firms communications with international peers and VC funds
e) Investment banking background: Mid-market investment banks in India give a better profile and exposure to its analysts as compared to their peers in the US and Europe. I have worked on live deals and also been a part of the business development exercise of the bank which is rare in global banks or US banks where analysts have a limited role.
f) Education: BA (Economics) Top of the class and university topper at Mumbai University, one of the oldest and prestigious arts and science college in India. Masters in Finance and Economics from a top British b-school.
g) Schools short listed: - Wharton Business School
- Yale SOM
- MIT Sloan
- Chicago Booth
- Kellogg
- Tepper School
- Columbia
- Duke
- Darden Virginia
I am still confused about schools in the UK (LBS, Judge and Oxford) and how much work experience they require since the average age in those schools is way higher than their American peers.
Please do let me know if my choice of schools is apt for my resume. Your thoughts will be deeply appreciated. Thank you again for all your help and support.
Hoping to hear soon from you.
Thank you for taking the time out to review my profile. Let me give you a brief on my resume so that you can have a better understanding of the same:
a) Work Experience: Currently working for an Indian investment bank as a PE/M&A analyst. I am planning to apply for 2013 batch and hoping to work till early 2013. I would have gained ~3 years of work experience (front end investment banking) which I think should prepare me to apply to a business school. I have worked on various deals, some of them have been the biggest in their sectors in India and also been part of the bank's business development exercise. Was solely responsible for originating a see side mandate for an Indian sugar company ($20 mn)
b) International Exposure: Apart from my one year stint in the UK during my masters (A top British Uni), I don’t really have any international exposure. Having said that, I do work with a lot of mid-market and boutique investments banks in US and UK which might count as “international exposure”.
c) GMAT: I have a GMAT score of 710
d) Social Involvement: I have worked with C.O.R.P for one year teaching English in a municipal school in Mumbai and a six month internship with a microfinance firm as a principal manager for new initiatives and business develoment covering rural areas and villages in the state of Rajasthan, India. Helped setup special help groups and also led firms communications with international peers and VC funds
e) Investment banking background: Mid-market investment banks in India give a better profile and exposure to its analysts as compared to their peers in the US and Europe. I have worked on live deals and also been a part of the business development exercise of the bank which is rare in global banks or US banks where analysts have a limited role.
f) Education: BA (Economics) Top of the class and university topper at Mumbai University, one of the oldest and prestigious arts and science college in India. Masters in Finance and Economics from a top British b-school.
g) Schools short listed: - Wharton Business School
- Yale SOM
- MIT Sloan
- Chicago Booth
- Kellogg
- Tepper School
- Columbia
- Duke
- Darden Virginia
I am still confused about schools in the UK (LBS, Judge and Oxford) and how much work experience they require since the average age in those schools is way higher than their American peers.
Please do let me know if my choice of schools is apt for my resume. Your thoughts will be deeply appreciated. Thank you again for all your help and support.
Hoping to hear soon from you.
09 Mar 2012, 09:00
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Sorry forgot to mention about my post MBA plans:
I plan to venture into private equity. Funds that focus on upcoming and untapped sectors like Education and Micro finance in India. This way i can leverage my investment banking back-round tracking the education sector and my micro finance stint to add value to these "niche" funds.
I also plan to continue as an external adviser to the micro finance company i worked with and help them in their expansion plans which are already underway.
I plan to venture into private equity. Funds that focus on upcoming and untapped sectors like Education and Micro finance in India. This way i can leverage my investment banking back-round tracking the education sector and my micro finance stint to add value to these "niche" funds.
I also plan to continue as an external adviser to the micro finance company i worked with and help them in their expansion plans which are already underway.
09 Mar 2012, 16:15
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Sarvesh,
You seem to have a good profile, and most importantly you know what you want. Your work experience is good, although I would rate the number of years (3) as slightly on the lower side. You can make up for this with a strong application.
You are working in IB and want to move to a different role in the same industry. Considering you’re doing well in your career, why d you need an MBA now? This is a very important question that you need to answer convincingly. Also, a lot of students coming into top B-schools interested in finance careers would have the taken the CFA-level1 at least.
Having a large and strong network is very important for having a successful IB career. I would also add Wharton to your list. Have you also considered the MiM (Masters in Management) program at LBS?
Applying wide is good – consider applying to 7 schools at the least.
Good luck!
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You seem to have a good profile, and most importantly you know what you want. Your work experience is good, although I would rate the number of years (3) as slightly on the lower side. You can make up for this with a strong application.
You are working in IB and want to move to a different role in the same industry. Considering you’re doing well in your career, why d you need an MBA now? This is a very important question that you need to answer convincingly. Also, a lot of students coming into top B-schools interested in finance careers would have the taken the CFA-level1 at least.
Having a large and strong network is very important for having a successful IB career. I would also add Wharton to your list. Have you also considered the MiM (Masters in Management) program at LBS?
Applying wide is good – consider applying to 7 schools at the least.
Good luck!
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