Dear Jon,
I really enjoy ur posts, fun to read and very useful
Thanks in advance for the evaluation.
GMAT Score: 690 (Q48V37) on 14th mar,2013
Education:Born and brought up in New Delhi , India.
Secondary and senior secondary - xth and xii th standard - 86% and 82% , Grade 'A' in both standards.
undergrad - B.tech in computer sciences from Gautam Buddh Techincal University- 4yrs - 64% - first div
PMP certified in good standing since 2010 (Project mgmt professional - PMI)
Certificate Program in Management of Software Development (CPMSD) from Indian Institute Of Management (IIM) Calcutta, WB, India.
IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3) Foundation from Cabinet Office, UK.
A couple more certification.
Work Experience:Working at HP Services Singapore (earlier in Ericsson/ HCL tech) as a senior consultant. I have about 7 yrs of exp.
worked in US/Hongkong/Singapore/India, and can show achievements/ progress made in my career.
Job profile - IT Consulting/ pre sales/ CRM / Project management ...handled big multi million $ project.
Also I have worked extensively in multi cultural work env with people from different backgrounds and geographies.
LT/ST Goals: My professional objective is to make a career in Business strategy and planning. My short term career objective is to augment my leadership skills, gain expertise in business strategy and planning, global consulting, sales and marketing.
I have been planning my finances and making progress towards my career goals for the past 3 years, and In terms of experience and financial capability, I believe now is the right time in my career to go for an MBA.
Weakness:Weakness is that my undergrad is NOT from a TOP univ, Its an avg\above avg state univ. Although i have tried to get industry level certifications like PMP \other mgmt certifications, to mitigate this.
Target Schools:I want to be very practical while i apply to US MBA Schools. Please could you suggest a few safe and few target schools for me?
Perhaps a couple of reach schools too?
Best Regards
Nicky