sehdev0202
Profile Evaluation
Nationality – Indian
Gender – Male
Age – 24
GMAT – 740
Education - Bsc.
Distance PGDM International Business Experience - Working with Accenture as Quality Analyst for last 3 years.
I have worked on various projects for some major financial institutions such as Bank of America, Sunlife Financials and Citi Bank.
Volunteers experience - I have been involved as a SCOUT since my school days. I led various rallies on rural education and betterment in India. I led a successful fund raising campaign for an govt. registered Orphanage house.
Question: My brother runs a small restaurant in Germany, he is planning to expand his business.He needs someone who can help him out. So,I am planning to visit Germany to help my brother in his restaurant business. Will this managing a restaurant business experience be helpful to me in my profile evaluation? Or should I stick to my regular job at Accenture?
Hi Sehdev,
I would ask you to first introspect on what you are looking for and trying to get out of an MBA. In traditional sense, yes bigger brand names may help you in B School applications but you would be better served if you knew what you wanted more clearly. Perhaps the restaurant experience can help you better if you are thinking of entrepreneurship, operational roles down the line.
I always advise candidates to not rush into MBA. Do few things you love and figure out if MBA makes sense. In case you have done this introspection and wish to get into a top school and a traditional MBA career afterwards, I agree with other advice offered here.
A question that might help you to start introspecting is - Did you enjoy working with these banks and corporations when you were at Accenture? What kind of responsibilities do you enjoy?
Hope you are catching my drift.
I'm a big believer in MBA but only when done at the right juncture in your career.
More on this here -
Why should anyone do an MBA - Quora