Profile evaluation request -Indian male/ GMAT 710

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Hi

I am Aditya Pande. I just gave my GMAT and got a score of 710 (Quant 50, VA 35, IR 6, AWA 5.5). I am looking for 2016 admissions

Indian/ manufacturing sector(supply chain) / GMAT - 710 / Average academics /work ex - 3.5 years by dec 2015

Following is my educational background:-
10th - 79.8%
12th - 82.2%
Co - curricular - participated in various adventure camps, represented school in regional level swimming competition, Short Story written by me was displayed to public in Delhi Haat during AIDS awareness week selected among 5 schools, participated in various quizes and occasional painting and dramas, was house vice captain in 12th standard.

Engineering - 8.54/10 from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (an autonomous institute under University of Pune) comes in top 3 of University.
Co - curricular - participated in various national level technology fests in robotics, organised An event Micromind in College techfest, Part of college editorial team, was part of college NGO (but dont have any certificate for this), participated in national level paper presentation event

I have already one MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management studies , Symbiosis International University in Operations Management - 2.942 /4 (CGPA)
Co - curriculum - came 3rd in a strategy event called estrategia in SIBM business festival (national level event), Part of noesis the operations club, volunteered at Pranay an NGO, part of placement brochure presentation team, part of Group Discussion / Personal Interview team for 2011 admissions.
Internship 
1. KIMS specialty hospital - analysis of security at the hospital and do manpower optimization (2 months)
2. Larsen & toubro - supply chain revamping project (3 months)

I am currently working in Tata Chemicals Limited as Deputy Manager - Strategic Sourcing & Vessel Chartering (August 2014 - Present). In this capacity i am looking after commodity import of almost 2 million MT per year of different types of coal, limestone etc and am responsible for chartering vessels and movement of material from load port to discharge port. I am involved in all contractual negotiation activities and market MIS. I have undertaken project realising significant company savings.

Earlier I was working as Deputy manager - Packaging, Automation & Quality Assurance in Tata Chemicals(July 2013 - August 2014) . In this capacity i was looking after 5 packing centers catering to regional and national demand of 13 SKUs of different products. Complete end to end value chain mapping and management was done by me for these 5 packing units. In this capacity 3 quality supervisors directly reported to me and more than 300 workers were indirectly under me.

Prior to that i was Management Trainee with Tata Chemicals Limited. In this period i have done a project with NGO for 4 months (working in sales, inventory management system), a 4 month project with Agricultural business in market research and benchmarking project and 4 months with consumer products business to improve efficiency of southern region packing centers
Awards: best management trainee project
Gold medal in Business excellence stewardship training
Awarded certificate of recognition for reducing downtime and maintenance cost.
I am also certified six sigma green belt

I intend to apply to 
ISB
INSEAD
NUS
Carnegie mellon- tepper
Cornell - johnson
MIT - Masters in SCM
Keenan Flager – UNC
Mcdonnaugh Business school - Georgetown
Ross School of business
I want to further specialize in International SCM and get into a consulting firm

Can you please advice to which programs should i apply and if my earlier MBA will be a hinderance in admission process.

bryantmichaels · Answer

Typically, schools will frown on applicants who already have the MBA and SIMS is a full time, two year MBA programme, so you definitely run the risk of being told no. The reason for this is because schools don't like filling seats with students who have already had their "shot" and failed to achieve their post MBA goals. The MBA is considered a terminal degree, so nobody should have two MBA degrees on their resumes. This would also damage your job search and raise questions from potential consulting firm employers. Having said that, if you can convince the schools your first MBA was not comparable to what you endeavor to get from their programs, you might have a chance, but then you are diminishing the other degree, so it's kind of a catch 22. I would way without the other MBA, your profile looks good. Remember they will count your work experience all the way up to matriculation, not just to application, so you will be getting credit for an extra year. As for the "elephant in the room" (the fact you already have an MBA on your resume), it would probably be a good idea at this point to reach out to the individual schools on your list and ask the admissions committee representatives directly how your education would be viewed.

adityapande · Answer

thanks a lot bryant

i do agree that my first MBA would be a hurdle. But, i did it straight out after engineering and did not have any work ex prior to that. Also, the degree was not from a top college and course did not have any quantitative base or international exposure. That is what i am gunning for in a global MBA from one of the better known universities.

i have checked with quite a few universities including kenan flagler, cornell, darden, rotman (canada), emory and they say that i am eligible for applying and first MBA will not be an hurdle till the time i justify it properly.

I have a query, in my current workex i have shifted between functions within the same company e.g first year was trainee period and i had experience with working with an NGO, our companies agricultural division (market research project), FMCG division (managing multiple packaging facilities) in this i continued for around 1.5 yrs and then i shifted to chemical division in strategic sourcing and vessel chartering department. Mainly it has been supply chain oriented. i have earned recognition/awards in each one of them
  will this within company shifting be looked negatively by schools??  
 
Secondly apart my list can u suggest some other schools to apply to- i want to enter consulting post mba mainly focus on supply chain and strategy.

your input would be greatly appreciated

thanks 
Aditya

bryantmichaels · Answer

Aditya-

With business schools sending 30-40% of their graduates into consulting, you really can't go wrong with any accredited program as preparation for that field. It's far and away the most common career path post MBA. This should take some of the pressure off your decision making process and allow you to really focus on where you fit best. Georgia Tech has a good supply chain reputation, as does Chicago and Vanderbilt. Again, you can probably not go wrong in picking a school for this preparation. One thing you might consider is to reverse engineer your post MBA employment plan by researching which schools are hosting your target recruiters for job interviewing and/or where do your target consulting companies most often recruit for MBAs. This might help you narrow it down.

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