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Request for Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   29 Jun 2021, 01:02
Demographic
Indian, Male, 25

Education
B.Tech ( Mechanical Engineering ), 64%, Uttrakhand Technical University 2012-2016.

Work Experience
Total 66 months
Jan,2016 to Jan,2020 > Started as an intern and got promoted to Business Head for a Sports Management Startup. PnL, Revenue, Hiring, Strategy ownership. Owned multiple internal and external projects. Worked directly with the cofounders.
Feb,2020 to Dec, 2020 > Enterprise Sales for an AI-SaaS startup. Early employee, owned sales process, and responsible for various clients and deals. Worked with cofounders to execute revenue strategies.
Oct,2020 to Jun,2021 > Started a travel company, ran and generated revenue for 6-8. Bootstrapped in the start, scaled up, almost raised money, then got hit by pandemic and had to scale down drastically. Will continue this as a side hustle.
Jul, 2021 onwards > Got a job in early-stage B2B SaaS startup. Will own sales process for a market.

Industries - AI-SaaS, B2B Saas, Travel & Tourism, Sports and Recreations, Consumer Tech.
Internation Exposure - At my first job, I was responsible to create a Sports community for expats in NCR.

GRE/GMAT
Not appeared yet. Is the sole purpose for the next 3-5 months.

Extracurricular Activities
Played school nationals, university-level football. Still play semi-pro and amateur leagues.
Volunteered with Sports related NGOs.
Sketch 10-12 comic strips every year.
Have a semi-active blog on startups, businesses, and economics

Post-MBA Goals
1. Work in consulting. Why? Because I have an unbridled curiosity for understanding the world of business. And consulting will let me get my hands dirty across industries, domains, and geographies in a much shorter period of time.
2. Stay in Europe. Why? Because I find myself talking to, meeting with people that are from Europe, and engaging in cultural, historical, culinary, and musical conversations with them. I want to experience that on a more comprehensive level. Plus I will get to play and watch more football.
3. Be Truly Global. Why? I want to have a career where every couple of years I have an opportunity to live in a new country.

Target School
INSEAD, France
LBS, UK

Other Info
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Would love to get clear feedback on what is missing ( apart from a good GMAT score, of course ) and how to fill the gaps?
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Re: Request for Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   29 Jun 2021, 10:45
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Q: Would love to get clear feedback on what is missing ( apart from a good GMAT score, of course ) and how to fill the gaps?

Besides coming from a competitive demographic (which you can't change), the biggest issue in your profile are the many jumps you have made since graduating from university. From February 2020 to July 2021 you have three different roles at three different companies. You need to think about explaining this trajectory in a way that does not reflect poorly on you. Of course, that's easier said than done!

Your post-MBA goals need a lot of refining. You are on the right path, but the reason for consulting, Europe and and global all need to be deeply personalized. Most people can lay claim to these same ambitions. I am sure you will execute that in your essays, but be wary of a cliche line of thinking.

Your ECs looks fairly good, but I would need to know more to help you determine whether you might benefit from adding one more thing to your resume.

As you consider your upcoming application, please reach out to us for a free consultation so we can learn more about your background and tell you more about our consulting services.

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Re: Request for Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   29 Jun 2021, 11:29
Thanks for the response.

A few follow-up questions here.

1. Regarding clear post-MBA goals, I agree and shall make them more unique and personalized in the near future. Good point on avoiding cliches. Having said that my question is, aren't these valid reasons people go into consulting or want to work across new geographies. Me, aiming at consulting and new geography is a result of a lot of introspection, talking to people who have ' been there, done that ', and my personal belief that I will ace consulting. It is not because I heard or learnt about consulting from various sources and just want to pursue it because of the prestige. Please share your opinion.

2. Regarding the gap, I had a startup idea that I wanted to work on and hence had to quit my job at the end of 2020. Everything got messed because of COVID in India which makes it look like I jumped from place to place. Now in Jul 2021 after scaling down my company I am looking for jobs in early-stage startups to be better at developing businesses and because I am an entrepreneur at heart. Does this make sense, please share your opinion.

Would startup and entrepreneurial background be a strength if I can portrait it better?
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Re: Request for Profile Evaluation [#permalink] New post   29 Jun 2021, 15:44
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ghugtyal:

Responding in kind:

1. Yes, those are 100% valid reasons to go into consulting. The issue is you're asking about this in the context of getting into school. You have to take those reasons and personalize them several times over. They all have to relate to your long-term career goal. The schools know many go into consulting. The question is why is personally beneficial to you? What specific skills and experiences will you acquire by having a few years of consulting under your belt?

2. It make sense, but you have to recognize that these essays don't afford you a ton of time to explain every move. Yet at the same time, you have to explain your moves otherwise it raises eyebrows. If we were to work together, I would help you craft a narrative using both your main essays and your optional essay to cover your entire career trajectory in a smooth, clear and convincing way. The startup/entrepreneurial narrative could be potentially a good umbrella, but again must be very focused on you!
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