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Joined: 20 Nov 2017
Posts: 13
Given Kudos: 9
Location: India
Concentration: Strategy, General Management
GPA: 2.96
Request for a Profile-Evaluation
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07 Jul 2021, 08:59
Hi Experts,
Could you please evaluate my profile for the MBA programs with strong Strategy and Consulting programs and/or backgrounds? Targeting R1 / R2.
1. Demographics - 28, Indian, Female
2. Educational Qualification:
- Under-Graduation: BTech (Mechanical Engineering) from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
- GPA: 7.39/10
3. GMAT: N/A (Yet to take GMAT by July-end, targeting 700 to 720)
- Suggest a safe score range, considering to manage getting scholarships.
4. Work Experience (Total 5 years) – India
- Techno-functional Consulting Experience (2.9 years) in a Partner company for SAP Ariba
o Vertical: Business Network Integrations for Buyers across the European Continent.
o Positions:
Senior Consultant (Promotion within 21 months)
Consultant
o Recognitions:
Piloting the senior job—role prospects for my company with SAP Ariba, new spectrum of service-partnership. Only-one in company to have been selected for the feat.
For Outstanding Performance by the Client company. Received Company and Client Appreciations for the several projects.
Appointed as Subject Matter Expert for team of 12 members by Client.
Worked and accomplished over 180 Integrations over a span of 20 months successfully.
- Techno-functional Consulting Experience (2 years) in a small company for SAP MM
o Vertical: SAP Material Management module
o Position: Associate Consultant
- International Exposure:
o Worked primarily and secondarily with all the European Clients. The crux of the situation is that Physical location was India but work-wise strictly International.
o The intra-company and intercompany cross-functional teams across my company, along with that of clients’ and the project-stakeholders’, were spread throughout the European continent.
o Clientele and projects spanned across United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and France.
- Industrial Internship: Cummins India Limited, Pune
o Project: Shipment-Process Optimization under the Supply Chain Management stream.
o Designed like a mini-ERP for the firm. It was critically acclaimed by supervisors.
o Later, it qualified as a Six-Sigma project. Also, implemented real-time in the firm.
5. Extra-Curriculars:
- Academic:
o Participated in the SAE India BAJA’ 14 (ATV Manufacturing Contest)
Provided assistance for powertrain transmission systems in BAJA SAE Team KIIT.
Managed the Planning, DFMEA, Project-management, costing and marketing-aspect.
o Designed and created prototype of a Solar Car, in collaboration of team.
o Participated in various workshop like prototype-creation of RC Aircrafts.
- Non-Academic:
o Awarded the SPECIAL MENTIONS award at the OEC Model United Nations, 2014. Earlier, participated in the KIIT MUN 2014 as the delegate of Myanmar in the UNGA SPECPOL.
o Volunteered teaching Mathematics at the KISS (KIIT’s Initiative for the welfare and development of Tribal children)
o Coordinator at the Mechanical Annual Fest YANTRIKI, 2015. Earlier, entertained audience in YANTRIKI, 2013.
o Also, had the privilege to entertain the Governor of State with a performance.
6. Interests and Hobbies:
- Oil-Painting and sketching, Reading and currently, exploring writing-blogs and also an amateur bird-watcher.
7. Post MBA Goals:
- Primary - Want to transition from Technical-Consulting Role to the Management Consulting and Strategy roles.
- Intermediate and Long-term – Progress into core leadership roles. Eventually, into the senior leadership and pivotal roles.
8. Target Schools: LBS, Warwick, Cass, JCBS, IESE, ISB, IIM-B, IIM-A
- Open to suggestions based on the current-profile and desired career-progression.
9. Questions-
a. Is my profile good enough to be considered for these colleges?
b. Are these reasonable choices?
c. Are there any schools that are better suited for my career choices and profile?
d. Can you suggest achievable schools with my current profile? What are my safe target colleges?
e. What are the other areas of improvement? What are the major weaknesses in the profile?
Thanks!