Profile Evaluation Request: Family retail business manager
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11 Nov 2020, 20:44
Thank you for taking a moment to review my profile.
· Demographics: White/Latin, Male, 29 y/o
· Education: Bachelors in Political Science, Minor in Philosophy, Associate degree Computer Science.
4 year college GPA - 3.1 (very poor first two years, very strong finish), community college GPA - 3.9 (focused on taking Quant classes and analytics).
· GMAT: Official GMAT practice test currently at 710, planning to take at the beginning and end of December.
· Work experience: 8 years:
---> First two years as Sales manager for family run retail shop (~3 million average sales)
---> Last six years as General Manager
---> consistent location growth
· Extracurricular activities:
1. Athletics - Cycling, Triathlons, Boxing, Weightlifting
2. College Mock Trial club team
3. Political Science Honor society
4. College professional rock band (played local venues)
5. Painting/Wargaming miniature social club
· Post-MBA goals:
Work in Bay Area Tech. preferably as a Business Analytics manager, or PM. I live in the Bay Area, have numerous personal connections in technology which I could leverage, and my wife already has a strong career as a PM.
· Already considered schools:
Carnegie Mellon
Indiana University
Georgia Insitute of Technology
Arizona State University
UC Davis
University Of San Francisco
Questions:
-What should my targeted schools be to cultivate a strong degree in technology, given my background.
-Are there steps I should be considering to present myself better, given a small business background not directly related to the field I wish to pursue.
Thank you so much for your time.