JonAdmissionado
Scotty595
Hi All,
After a bit of a profile evaluation to see which B-schools I may be able to get into at this stage - Top US/UK/European preferred!
-New Zealand national
-4 years corporate exp.
-3 years consulting exp. (IBM New Zealand & a boutique MC firm in Sydney, Australia).
-Finance undergrad at a NZ university(3.75/4 GPA).
-Currently studying towards my Masters of International Business at The University of Sydney, which I will complete prior to MBA starting.
-Lived in China for a year to learn to speak mandarin (needs a bit of brushing up now though!).
-Studied in Hong Kong for an exchange semester.
-Sitting GMAT shortly, but official GMAT tests put me at around 700 (Q47, V40, IR8) - I'll re-sit if anything less than 700.
Thanks in advanced!
Hey there,
I’d love to help you out but without more info it’s gonna be hard. Most importantly: What do you DO? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars? Which school did you graduate from?
All of these will play important roles in your evaluation.
Best,
Jon
And feel free to drop us a line for a more full-on Free Consultation:
Thanks Jon,
At work I'm at Assistant Manager Level (Just below "Engagement Manager" in a typical consulting structure), I started as a 1 year intern at IBM, moved to consultant role for 1.5 years, moved city and did some project management contract work for 1/2 year, and now have moved on to a smaller consulting firm as an Assistant Manager.
Leadership at work has revolved around project team management.
Great achievements could include: Dean's list for undergrad, coming from a background of single-parent with no previous university education and getting my degree, travelling to China with limited knowledge of Mandarin to learn it.
Extra curricular: I'm on the committee of a Australia/China youth organisation, held career (IBM specific) talks with university students while there, helped run community "hack-a-thon" type activities, apart from that nothing major I can think of at the moment.
Undergrad College: Massey University
Postgrad (To be completed): The University of Sydney
Hope this helps for a quick background.
I'm still just starting research, so I want to get a bit more sorted in my head around timelines etc before I make any further moves, but I'll drop a line when I'm ready.