AugustAcademy wrote:
Hi Powarparamveer,
Good to hear from you. Great EC's. This will be a value add to your application.
With regards to your overall candidature, this is what I see:
1) You belong to a crowded applicant category.
2) Your GMAT is in line for what is expected for Rotman. However, as a member of a competitive applicant pool (Indian IT Guys), a higher GMAT will be beneficial. GPA is about average - though I don't think it will have a huge impact - positive or negative.
3) With regards to your work experience, it is good that you have been promoted frequently. That shows that your company values your contribution. The question here is - how does this track record compare with that of your peers?
4) What kind of products have you built? How does it connect with your target industry? How relevant is your current area of application to the business world, to your target industry, and to the MBA experience in gerenal?
5) What about your leadership at work?
Your answers to 3, 4 and 5 above will determine the strength of your application to Rotman. Outside of Rotman, you should be able to consider most top Canadian Business Schools.
All the best. Feel free to reach out using the link below if you wish to talk to us.
Best
Karthik
powarparamveer wrote:
Hi
I belong to the Indian IT male category. I took my GMAT in may 2016 and scored 690(V40,Q44). This was my 3rd and best attempt at GMAT.
My profile is as follows:
1) Total work experience of 5 years with a product based Japanese company in Bangalore as Senior Software Engineer. Got 3 promotions in 5 years.
2) Got 9 months of international experience as I worked onsite in Japan. I worked in strategy based role in Japan and my work was to negotiate with Japanese clients on release dates of my product and features to be accomodated. I also used to work on risk management . I also had to negotiate with Australian clients for coordination. Also, I got my first official managerial experience during my stay in Japan as I had to manage my offshore team of 13 members and check the progress of work. I also had to coordinate between onsite and offshore members.
3) Studied in top 25 engineering colleges in India and got GPA 7.5
4) Got 86% in 10th standard and 84% in 12th standard
Extra curriculars:
1) Played cricket tournaments for company.
2) I made a lot of contributions in Japan by promoting game of cricket. I used to represent Shizouka prefecture(Tokai area) in cricket and played in Japan Cup(national level cricket tournament in Japan) too. I used to play in a diverse team with players from Australia, Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka along with Indians. We also encouraged Japanese people to get involved in cricket. At start, there was only one Japanese who used to play for us. By the end of my term in Japan, we had almost four Japanese people playing for us.
3) I, along with my teammates, also made contributions to Japanese society by setting up our cricket club in Japan. We also raised funds of approximately 1,000,000 yen with the help of Japanese government(local City Halls) to purchase cricket equipment for our team and setup cricket grounds. Also, with the help of Japanese government, we were able to setup two cricket grounds in Japan where our club can practice cricket and the game can be promoted among locals too. We were handed over the possession of one of the grounds last year and the work of the second ground is still in progress.
4) Learnt N5 level Japanese. I am able to read, write and understand basic Japanese.
5) Worked for approx 2 years for different NGO's.
6) Represent my team in office while discussing issues faced by team infront of higher management.
Can you please let me know my chances in Rotman?
If not Rotman, what are the other options in Canada that will be best for my profile and score?
Hi Kartik
Thanks a lot for evaluating my profile. Please find the answers for the questions 3,4 and 5 below:
3) With regards to your work experience, it is good that you have been promoted frequently. That shows that your company values your contribution. The question here is - how does this track record compare with that of your peers?
>> The promotions in our company are relative, If you perform better than the others, then you get promoted more frequently. I got promoted 3 times in 5 years and these were more frequent promotions compared to my peers. Also, I got the opportunity to go to Japan in a strategic based role to negotiate with my clients. This is something usually done by senior management and people with above 10 years of work exp. I got this opportunity purely on merit basis.
4) What kind of products have you built? How does it connect with your target industry? How relevant is your current area of application to the business world, to your target industry, and to the MBA experience in gerenal?
I have built softwares for Printers. As I want to become product manager, I need full ownership of the product I am working on: from technical to business side. So, I am looking for an MBA to act as a bridge between my existing technical experience and the business acumen I aspire for. I will working as a product manager in a product based company(that develops printers) after my MBA.
5) What about your leadership at work?
During my onsite stay in Japan, I got my first official managerial experience during my stay in Japan as I had to manage my offshore team of 13 members and check the progress of work. I also had to coordinate between onsite and offshore members. Other than this experience, I have represented my team infront of senior management to discuss the issues my team is facing at work. Also, there are some other instance when I had taken unofficially the leadership role to get work done on time.
Outside Rotman, I am planning to apply to Ivey, Queens,McGill and UBC in Canada? Do you think these would be good choices?
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