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22 Jun 2019, 05:11
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I was hoping if you can help me out with my profile evaluation.
Profile:
10th - 94.4%
12th - 84.8%
B.Tech - BIT Mesra (2010-14) - 7.46/10 (GPA)
After B.Tech I worked for a year at EXL Service as a Business Analyst.
MBA - IIFT Delhi (2015-17) - 2.91/4.33
Summer Internship - Flipkart (Interned with India's second biggest e-commerce company for 2 months with their Digital Marketing team)
Post MBA Job -
1. McKinsey & Company - RA (Part of the team SCS i.e. Specialized Client Services. Working directly for the world's biggest CE manufacturer working on their Marketing and Strategy business problems) May'18 - Present
2. LAVA International - Young Leader Program (Jun'17-April'18). LAVA is an Indian smartphone manufacturing company. I was working as a 'Cost and Innovation Manager' which involved the aspects of Project Management
I took the GMAT last month and scored a 760.
In the past I've scored a 99.41%ile in CAT (99.99%ile in Quant) in 2014 and a 99.34%ile in IIFT entrance exam (100%ile in Quant). These are the top MBA entrance exams in India
Co/Extra Curriculars-
1. Worked on 2 start-ups previously - One in the Sports field and the other in Education sector. Both digital services. However had to quit since McKinsey doesn't allow working for own/shared profit generating companies
2. Led the marketing and strategy club of my college during my MBA
3. National Finalist of a national level competition held by HUL
4. National Finalist of a national level competition held by L'Oreal
5. Winner of multiple national level scholarships
7. Have been involved with an NGO 'Prayas'. My work there includes mentoring underprivileged kids. Originally worked there for 1 month on an internship. However, have been involved with the kids voluntarily ever since
8. Have strong interests in online gaming and poker and have won several tournaments around it
9. I love traveling and have visited 16 countries till now
My target B-schools include INSEAD, Kellogg, MIT, Wharton, Cornell, IMD, IE, Cambridge and Michigan Ross
I'm planning on applying for colleges in 2020. So that by then I'll have over 4 years of work-ex.
I'm looking at top 15 B Schools across US or Europe, of course knowing a lot of B-Schools don't entertain 2nd MBA applicants
Additionally, what extra curricular activities can I hone in this time frame to be a suitable candidate by the time I'm applying?
Reason for doing an MBA are 3 -
I want to get into Strategy Consulting. Even though I'm currently working with McKinsey, it is the Knowledge Centre I'm working from. The positive is that I'm directly working with the client and assisting them. The client is one of the top CE firms of the world.
Another reason is that I'm associated with the Consumer Electronics domain since LAVA and here as well. I want to explore other industries but given my current track I don't think that it is feasible through a job switch only
Get more geographical exposure. Also since my first MBA was almost right after my undergrad, I feel I missed out a lot on experiential learning and peer-to-peer learning (since my class had almost the same level of industry exposure)
Would mean a lot if you reply. Thanks
Profile:
10th - 94.4%
12th - 84.8%
B.Tech - BIT Mesra (2010-14) - 7.46/10 (GPA)
After B.Tech I worked for a year at EXL Service as a Business Analyst.
MBA - IIFT Delhi (2015-17) - 2.91/4.33
Summer Internship - Flipkart (Interned with India's second biggest e-commerce company for 2 months with their Digital Marketing team)
Post MBA Job -
1. McKinsey & Company - RA (Part of the team SCS i.e. Specialized Client Services. Working directly for the world's biggest CE manufacturer working on their Marketing and Strategy business problems) May'18 - Present
2. LAVA International - Young Leader Program (Jun'17-April'18). LAVA is an Indian smartphone manufacturing company. I was working as a 'Cost and Innovation Manager' which involved the aspects of Project Management
I took the GMAT last month and scored a 760.
In the past I've scored a 99.41%ile in CAT (99.99%ile in Quant) in 2014 and a 99.34%ile in IIFT entrance exam (100%ile in Quant). These are the top MBA entrance exams in India
Co/Extra Curriculars-
1. Worked on 2 start-ups previously - One in the Sports field and the other in Education sector. Both digital services. However had to quit since McKinsey doesn't allow working for own/shared profit generating companies
2. Led the marketing and strategy club of my college during my MBA
3. National Finalist of a national level competition held by HUL
4. National Finalist of a national level competition held by L'Oreal
5. Winner of multiple national level scholarships
7. Have been involved with an NGO 'Prayas'. My work there includes mentoring underprivileged kids. Originally worked there for 1 month on an internship. However, have been involved with the kids voluntarily ever since
8. Have strong interests in online gaming and poker and have won several tournaments around it
9. I love traveling and have visited 16 countries till now
My target B-schools include INSEAD, Kellogg, MIT, Wharton, Cornell, IMD, IE, Cambridge and Michigan Ross
I'm planning on applying for colleges in 2020. So that by then I'll have over 4 years of work-ex.
I'm looking at top 15 B Schools across US or Europe, of course knowing a lot of B-Schools don't entertain 2nd MBA applicants
Additionally, what extra curricular activities can I hone in this time frame to be a suitable candidate by the time I'm applying?
Reason for doing an MBA are 3 -
I want to get into Strategy Consulting. Even though I'm currently working with McKinsey, it is the Knowledge Centre I'm working from. The positive is that I'm directly working with the client and assisting them. The client is one of the top CE firms of the world.
Another reason is that I'm associated with the Consumer Electronics domain since LAVA and here as well. I want to explore other industries but given my current track I don't think that it is feasible through a job switch only
Get more geographical exposure. Also since my first MBA was almost right after my undergrad, I feel I missed out a lot on experiential learning and peer-to-peer learning (since my class had almost the same level of industry exposure)
Would mean a lot if you reply. Thanks
23 Jun 2019, 23:09
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A few thoughts and suggestions for you Pranav11246:
Hope this helps some.
Cheers,
- The basic profile fundamentals are developing well and the McK brand will help. That being said, being part of the erstwhile McKC can make it a bit tough to transition into MBB. So it might mean rethinking the entire professional arc itself.
- The post here should help you get a sense on the pros and cons of a second MBA. Always good to double check once with your target programs about second MBA - schools' stance does tend to vary on that from time to time.
- For INSEAD, international experience matters. The overall ECs arc you have looks good and should help though. Some thoughts on which extracurricular activity matters in MBA admissions.
- You may also want to think about profile building in a logical and planned manner since you are giving yourself time for it. Suffice it to say that there is a lot of potential and make sure you leverage that well.
Hope this helps some.
Cheers,
23 Jun 2019, 23:22
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Thank you so much, MG!
This was indeed quite helpful. Would love to get in touch with MBA Crystal Ball for the Profile Builder part. Do realize need to get a bit more structured with the ECs to supplement the story line.
Regarding your note on transition to MBB, would it be a issue post the second-MBA as well!?
Best regards,
Pranav
This was indeed quite helpful. Would love to get in touch with MBA Crystal Ball for the Profile Builder part. Do realize need to get a bit more structured with the ECs to supplement the story line.
Regarding your note on transition to MBB, would it be a issue post the second-MBA as well!?
Best regards,
Pranav
